As the Seafood and music festival has grown, so has the venue location. The '26 rendition was…read moreheld at the Sarasota Fairgrounds on Ringling off Fruitville. Now known as Sarasota Seafood and Music festival. Lots of food- seafood, hamburgers and carnival fried food plus bands and many merchants. I got a plate of jambalaya (a bit too salty) but loaded with sausage and shrimp (good deal for $20). Lots of beer options to wash it down(beer vendors took credit cards). Free parking and admission although you need to buy tickets for food.

This Seafood Festival is much better than the Tampa one we went to…read more There is a new parking garage in town for .50 an hour and your dog is welcome. I think the walkways are too hot for their paws right now, however people have pets here. We ordered a 3 item platter to share with Grouper, Coconut Shrimp and Jambalaya. We were happy with the $24.00 price and the food was very good. The Grouper needed another minute of cook time, it was still fresh and mild. The Jambalaya had Mahi in it and Sausage which was flavorful. There is a stage with live music that adds to the events fun factor and admission is free!

This is a local carnival/festival for the church. Hey bring in tons of vendors and rides and…read moreusually host it three day weekend. Wristbands are the way to go there available for purchase at the church and of course at festival.

Absolutely one of the worst crab cakes I ever had. Seriously $20 for mush. Save yourself the entry…read morefee snd go to a local place for good food. i've been to county fairs that have better.

Hands down, the best local event I have been to in a while. The quality of vendors, in addition to…read moretheir pricing, was fantastic. True value for your money, specially if you took advantage of the VIP Mermaid tickets! I got to try samples from 6 different Florida distilleries, all which had at least 3-4 different samples to offer (some had many more) in addition to 1 (or 2!) full cocktails -- all included with your VIP ticket. Definitely snatching these next year again. Best yet? THE VENUE! I have been to too many local events that took place in locations not appropriate to fit the amount of patrons that attended. All the green spaces used for the event by the St Pete pier offered the right amount of space for everyone to spread out and enjoy the delicacies with fantastic views. 10/10!

I was very excited when I found out about this event and was looking forward to attend. This review…read moreis only about the Balloon Festival Grounds event as this Festival is part of a four day event filled with different options. As we arrived we noticed that it was very empty and with such a large location it's hard to go unnoticed. A few food trucks and jazz music were the main attractions. We decided to do the wine tasting and so glad we since there was not much to do otherwise. The wine tasting (sip & soar) was composed of 6 wines that you select from several options. Some of the options widely available at your grocery store. If you decide to ride a Balloon you must by a ticket and arrive early and perhaps that would have been the best of the Festival. I would like to try one of the other events like the Glow dinner in the future.

Husband got us VIP tickets for Nude Nite in Tampa. The early entrance was not worth the extra…read moremoney. We were done with all the exhibits within half hour. Most of the art was of nude women with only a handful of nude men. The venue had 4 restrooms. Three were for anyone to use & the fourth was for "women only". No "men only" restrooms. I don't like sharing restrooms with men. The venue also had very limited bench seating to rest if needed. I've been to NYC nude art shows, exhibits & museums with my husband and they are second to none.

I have gone to nude resort and it was a boring experience...but it was only 20 dollars spent so I…read moredidn't miss much

The Tarpon Springs Seafood Festival (aka Sponge Docks) was a great excuse to visit the area again…read more The festival is in the back half of the sponge docks area and was put together very well. Not only can you visit the open shops and restaurants, but therr is a huge food court of food trucks. Food was expensive and most people sold the same thing. We got catfish and fries from Bama's Famous Food Truck and it was good. Owner was friendly. Dole came through with dessert. And we got mini donuts near food court entrance. So good. There are lots of pets, people and fun things to buy from the multitude of vendors. The diversity was refreshing, and the creativity was the best I have seen in a while. Parking is a challenge for sure. A free trolley from a nearby park was appreciated but there was barely any parking spaces available at the park. We had to strong arm into a spot when someone left. Sorry, we were there first silver car. Overall a good time, with lots to see and eat and clean bathrooms. I enjoyed my time and will go again next year.

This is a really nice festival. There are numerous vendors selling lots of homemade crafts etc…read more There were also lots of vendors selling seafood, as well as other food items. We got the crab cake at one of the places and weren't impressed. It was all filler. There is a large tent that had live music and plenty of places to sit and enjoy the food.

Shrimp and grits. The grits were stone grits, they were seasoned to the point where they were…read moreyellow. And the shrimp was plump and juicy. Very delicious.!

Nice venue. Parking, even though free was delayed due to giving out a coupon to every car. Took…read moreabout 30 minutes in line to get there. Food was expensive and you had to buy currency at centralized stations to get food. Very inefficient. Great entertainment. Nice selection of vendors and services in the community represented.. Bring your patience to get in and your wallet if you want to eat.