Your Event & Getting Around Guide for this Weekend

Feb. 16, 2023

Event Spotlight

Localtopia
Saturday at 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Williams Park
350 2nd Ave. N.

Tampa Bay Collard Green Festival
Saturday at 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum
2240 9th Ave. S.

St. Petersburg Science Festival and MarineQuest
Saturday at 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
USF St. Pete Campus
104 7th Ave. S.

Historic Gas Plant District and Methodist Town Walking Tour
Saturday at 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
SunRunner Stop @ 1310 1st Ave S
1310 1st Ave. S.

Rays Fan Fest
Saturday at 11 am-3 pm
Tropicana Field
One Tropicana Dr.

Public Park Opening in The Deuces
Saturday at 11 a.m.
22nd St. & 9th Ave. S.

Parking

The Sundial (117 2nd St. N.) and SouthCore (101 1st Ave. S.) parking garages will be charging the Special Event parking rate of $10 for the day. Additional Parking will be located at the USF St. Pete parking garage, floors 2-4 (located at 250 5th Ave. S.). Rays Fest attendees can park in Lots 6 and 7 for free.

Accessible Parking:

• 1st St. S., between 6th Ave. S. and 8th Ave. S.

• 8th Ave. SE.

• 3rd St. S., west side of street across from Harbor Hall 

• USFSP parking garage

• Lots 1 at Tropicana Field

• Sundial and SouthCore garages

Getting There

Localtopia: Free shuttle from Lots 1 and 2 at Tropicana Field ((lots west of 16th St. between 2nd and 4th Ave. S.). The public can board the Star Trolley on 16th St. S. between 3rd Ave. and 4th Ave. S. and be dropped off at 2 Ave. N. and 4th St. Return trip is the same 2 spots.

Science Festival; Free trolleys run to the St. Petersburg Science Festival and MarineQuest all day Saturday from the SouthCore parking garage. 

Catch a ride with the SunRunner, PSTA's Bus Rapid Transit service. With service from St. Pete Beach to downtown St. Pete every 15 minutes at peak times and a designated traffic lane, the SunRunner is a quick, easy and FREE (until 5/1/23) way to get to the beach, downtown or anywhere in between. Find the schedule, stops and more information at psta.net/sunrunner.

Road Closures

Firestone Grand Prix

• All weekend: road closure on Bayshore Drive from 1st Ave. S. to Dali main entrance on Dali Blvd

• 1st St. S. will remain open over the weekend

Localtopia

• Friday, Feb. 17: road closure on 2nd Ave. N. from 3rd to 4th St.

• Saturday, Feb. 18: road closure on 3rd St. from 1st Ave. N. to 3rd Ave. N.; 2nd Ave. N. from 2nd St. to 4th St.

Collard Green Festival

• Saturday, Feb. 18: road closure at 9th Ave. S. from Jordan Park St. to 22 St. S. and 22 St. S. from 7 Ave. S. to 9 Ave. S.

Science Festival and MarineQuest

• Friday, Feb. 17: road closure on 2nd St. S. from 5th Ave. S to 6th Ave. S.; 6th Ave. S. from 3rd St. S. to 1st St. S.

• Saturday, Feb. 18: road closure on 1st St. S. from 6th Ave. S. to 8th Ave. S.

Saturday Morning Market

• Saturday, Feb 18: expect traffic delays around Al Lang Stadium