A sunny outdoor festival scene in a park featuring a lounge area with modern, white, rounded furniture and tall, ribbed lamp structures set up on the grass. A crowd of attendees sits and relaxes on the chairs and sofas, while others walk through the event. In the background, rows of white vendor tents are visible under a clear blue sky, and a few dogs can be seen accompanying their owners.
Credit: Shopapalooza/Facebook

If you want to support local businesses more than billionaires and big box stores, now’s your best chance to cross everything off your holiday shopping list.

Shopapalooza is back for its 15th year to celebrate all things local. Held in Vinoy Park, the festival features more than 350 local businesses selling a wide range of handmade trinkets.

The two-day affair includes tons of food, live music and activities—including “KiddoPalooza,” a community paint by number, a pet fashion show, and of course, cuddly skunks. 

There is no cover for Shopapalooza, happening Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 29-30 in St. Petersburg.

Shopapalooza Festival! 15th anniversary!

Time Sat., Nov. 29, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sun., Nov. 30, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Location Vinoy Park, 701 Bayshore Dr. NE, St. Petersburg

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This article appears in Nov. 20 – 26, 2025.