historic fort at Fort DeSoto Park,
built in 1898 for protection during
the Spanish American War. Visit
www.pinellascounty.org/park.
MARKETS & FESTIVALS
St. Pete is a city of outdoor festivals,
held nearly year-round. One of the
highlights is the Saturday Morning
Market, held weekly in the parking
lot of Al Lang Stadium from October
to May, and in Williams Park from
June to August. The market is one
of the largest in the Southeast
and popular with the locals for its
great fresh produce, artisan crafts,
food and live music. Visit www.
saturdaymorningmarket.com.
You’ll also find the work of local
artisans and crafters at the city’s
many indie markets, including the
monthly St. Pete Indie Market on
Baum Avenue, the weekly Royal
Palm Market at Intermezzo Coffee &
Cocktails and The Night Market at 3
Daughters Brewing. Don’t miss the
Second Saturday Art Walk, a popular
monthly event where downtown
shops stay open till 9 p.m., and
artists in the Warehouse Arts
District open their studios
to visitors. Visit www.stpeteartsalliance.
org/artwalk.
Listen to great music at
one of the many outdoor
music festivals, such as
Reggae Rise Up in March,
the Tampa Bay Blues Fest
in April and the Florida
Orchestra’s Classic Pops in the
Park in October. You can also
get your groove on at First Friday,
HIDDEN GEMS
It’s always fun to find a
few off-the-beaten path
places to visit. Here are a
few not-to-miss gems.
1 Friday night
shuffleboard at the
historic St. Pete
Shuffleboard Court
2 Yoga at Green Bench
or 3 Daughters Craft
Breweries
3 The historic Greek
statues in the Snell
Isle park
4 Boyd Hill Nature
Park’s night hike
5 Haslam’s Bookstore,
still family owned
since the 1940s.
6 Gizella Kopsick Palm
Arboretum, a two-acre
park with palm trees from
around the world.
St. Petersburg Shuffleboard
Club
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