a free monthly block party with food,
drinks and live music. The city closes
Central Avenue between 2nd and
3rd Street and the party starts at 5:30
pm. Visit www.firstfridaystpete.com.
Bring a picnic and see great professional
theater outdoors at the annual
American Stage in the Park production,
held at Demens Landing every
April. Enjoy free outdoor movies in
downtown’s North Straub Park every
Thursday evening in May, sponsored
by the local historic preservation
group, Preserve the Burg. Visit www.
preservetheburg.org/walkingtours.
Take in great art at the St. Petersburg
Fine Art Festival in February, Mainsail
Art Festival in April, and Florida
CraftArt Festival in November.
Don’t miss the amazing Shine
Mural Festival celebrating the city’s
collection of 500 urban art murals in
October. Visit www.stpeteartsalliance.
org/shine-mural-festival.
Attend monthly book talks and literary
films at the James Museum
and Museum of Fine Arts. Enjoy
local talent at the St. Pete SunLit
literary festival in April with fun
events like the Literary Trivia
Night and Costume Contest. Find
your literary muse at the Tampa
Bay Times Reading Festival in
November and the Eckerd College
Writers in Paradise in January.
Visit www.writersinparadise.com.
EVERYONE WELCOME
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