Very Soon! Historic Roser Park Art Festival '08

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November 8th (Sat) 10am-5pm
November 9th (Sun) 10am-4pm
Roser Park Drive & 10th Ave. S
Behind Bayfront Medical Center
• FREE entrance
• FREE parking available in Bayfront Parking Garage with golfcart transportation to the festival

Bigger than ever with over 70 artists, painters, craftsmen and an estimated 10,000 visitors from all over! Live music, food and drinks, a kids’ art station, historic walking tours, and an atmosphere of celebration in the beautiful and scenic backdrop of the Historic Roser Park Neighborhood. Proceeds from the event go to the Ronald McDonald House and neighborhood preservation.

What's new this year?
Children’s Art Station for children’s arts and crafts. Manned by Boy Scout troop 316 of Clearwater and their Troop Leaders. We will also have a balloon artist and face-painting available. The Children’s Art Station will be decked out in children’s arts and crafts and blue and white balloons. Boy Scout troop 316 will provide arts and crafts supplies; Jenny and Eddie Jacobs are setting up a bounce house, tents and a popcorn machine!

Live music from some of the best entertainers and musicians in town!
Sat 11am-1pm Urban Gypsies
Sat 2pm-4pm Maxi-Madelyn Wood
Sun 11am-1pm Incredible Crisis
Sun 2pm-4pm Acho Brother

We would like to thank our sponsors in advance as well: The City of St. Petersburg, The St. Pete Times, Washington Mutual Bank, Creative Loafing, and Watermark.

You can contact Catherine Nivens at 727-822-7582 for more information regarding the event.

Upcoming Event: Historic Roser Park Tour of Homes April 2009

The 7th Annual Roser Park Tour of Homes takes place Saturday, April 11, 2009, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in St. Petersburg, Florida. Sponsored by the Historic Roser Park Neighborhood Association, this year's event showcases seven (7) homes including the Worldwide Home Stagers Project, the Ronald McDonald House and a guided walking tour of the neighborhood’s unique Outdoor Museum. Tickets are $12 available on the day of the tour or on our website. Free parking is available in the medical parking garage at 8th Street and 7th Avenue South in St Petersburg. For information: (727) 898-9229.


Roser Park was the first section of St. Petersburg to be designated a national historic district. Established by developer Charles Roser in 1911 as one of St. Petersburg’s first “streetcar suburbs,” the neighborhood is distinguished by its brick streets, venerable oaks and beautiful old bungalows, all laid out along a winding creek on hilly terrain unique to the region. The architectural styles include Prairie, Spanish Revival, Dutch Colonial, “airplane” and double-gabled bungalow, with many of the homes dating to the 1920s. The acclaimed outdoor museum features 28 placards which visitors can follow for a self-guided walking tour through early St. Pete history. Guided tours will also be offered during the Tour of Homes.