The Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival fills Seville Square with more than 200 juried painters, potters, sculptors, jewellers and other artists over three days. Live music plays from the main stage, heritage artists demonstrate traditional crafts, and the Children's Arts Festival has free hands-on projects. Admission is free. Pets are not allowed, and downtown parking is tight, so plan to walk in from a distance.
Before you go
- Enter Seville Square between Government Street and Bayfront Parkway, bounded by Adams and Alcaniz Streets
- Children's Festival hours are 10 AM to 4 PM Saturday and 10 AM to 3 PM Sunday
- Park at a paid downtown lot or a garage and walk in, and use the Winterfest trolley if it is running
- Leave pets at home
What we checked, and when
Read off the venue's own page on 2026-09-29.
The festival's own page states that admission to the festival is free. Food, art purchases and posters or t-shirts are extra and no prices are published.
Not confirmed: A military rate. We searched and the venue publishes none. That is not the same as there being none, so it is worth asking.
Pets are not permitted at the festival under a city ordinance.
Downtown parking fills early on festival weekends.