A vibrant center for arts and culture.
St. Pete is the arts hub of the Southeast with a beating heart of creative collaborations. Whether it’s a mural covering the street-side of a business or a product launch hosted at a local brewery, St. Pete is a place where creativity thrives.
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St. Pete has "Big-Time Arts Scene"
— Conde Nast Traveler
"All About the Arts": Why You Really Need to Visit St. Petersburg, Florida
— Southern Living
St. Pete Best Place to Live in Florida; Top in U.S.
— Livability
Culture Continues Fueling Ascension Of St. Petersburg, Florida
— Forbes
Where creativity meets business.

Our arts scene was built from the ground up. Local artists have become real estate developers to help give rise to an entire creative district. Culinary trendsetters collaborate with museums. Galleries host underground art shows and pop up jewelry markets.

The St. Pete Arts Alliance fuels entrepreneurship opportunities for creatives.

St. Pete’s arts organizations receive generous support from St. Pete companies. Those same businesses find a powerful talent pool of innovative minds — drawn to the city by its ever-evolving creative culture.

Spend a day — or a few — at the museum.

In St. Pete you're rarely far from art—there are a dozen museums, 75+ galleries, and more than 500 outdoor murals throughout the city. The Waterfront Museum District attracts visitors from all over the United States and overseas to the Salvador Dali Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts.

In the Central Arts District, the world’s first permanent Dale Chihuly collection presented by the Morean Arts Center, Florida Holocaust Museum, the Florida CraftArt Museum, and the contemporary glass art Imagine Museum are within walking distance.

History lovers enjoy the St. Petersburg Museum of History, the Florida Holocaust Museum, and the Woodson African American Museum of Florida, while children are immersed in the Great Explorations Children's Museum.

Recent additions to the city’s stable of museums include the Museum of American Arts and Crafts Movement and the Tom and Mary James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art.

Outdoor art shines in the Sunshine City.
St. Pete feels like an outdoor art gallery, with more than 500 murals on display throughout the city. The SHINE Mural Festival brings artists from all over the world to use walls and the streets as their canvasses.
Put the spotlight on performing arts.

Every night of the week you could be in the audience, or even on the stage. Think 2,000-person in- and out-door venues, mid-size locales, listening rooms, and pop-up spaces in galleries.

National and international acts from Broadway to the Florida Orchestra perform at The Mahaffey Theater. Opera lovers adore the quality St. Petersburg Opera. The Palladium hosts a variety of musical and dramatic performances.

Theaters include the American Stage, freeFall Theatre and A Simple Theatre Company at Eckerd College. Local and mainstream live music fills the downtown air at open-air venue, Jannus Landing.

Everyone can find a way to make a mark and celebrate the arts in St. Pete.