September 20th & September 21st, 2025
27th Annual Punta Gorda Sullivan Street Craft Festival (Punta Gorda, FL)
Saturday & Sunday, 10AM- 4PM
Welcome to the 27th Annual Punta Gorda Sullivan Street Craft Festival. Please read all information below to help the show run as smoothly as possible.
Set Up
Please do not set up until all barricades are in place. Check-in is at Marion and Sullivan. There is NO unloading or parking in the grass lot at Sullivan and West Olympia - please be sure and abide by this - the property owner will be watching and will tow anyone who parks there, even to unload. Set up will begin at 5:30 A.M. on Saturday morning. All vehicles must be out of the show area by 8:30 A.M. and set-up must be completed by 9:15 A.M. Your booth must be open and ready for business each day of the festival by 9:30 A.M. If you are coming in later for set up, a dolly is recommended. PLEASE BRING YOUR VEHICLES IN AND OUT THE LEGAL WAY OF TRAFFIC. If you have not arrived by 7:45 A.M. on Saturday, we will consider you a “no show” and you will be at risk of losing your space. For the courtesy of others, please do not smoke near your booth or your neighbors’ booths for set up, breakdown or show hours. Please remember that you can only display the category that you were juried in for. For example, unless you were juried in for jewelry, you can't display jewelry. (Please refer to our rules and regulations list.) Your booth display should match the booth display picture that was submitted with your Zapp/paper application. There are no exceptions to this rule. If you have any display changes prior to the festival, you must resubmit your booth image for approval.
Please do not screw, drill, or stake into the ground. We have received property complaints regarding storage on site. It is essential to minimize your storage space. Please place any empty packing materials in your vehicle. If you require additional storage, consider configuring your booth to accommodate it. The properties do not allow storage items, boxes, and bins scattered around. Carts with fitted covers are permitted but may need to be stored away from your booth. Additionally, boxes and crates should not have tarps or other materials draped over them. Our events take place in upscale areas, and both properties and merchants expect a tidy appearance. Please keep this in mind while setting up and only retain what is necessary for the duration of the show. For you and your neighbors’ safety, your booth, display and art must be properly weighted and secured (40lbs per leg required).
Show Coordinators
Phil and Sindi Karman (booth #50)
Staff
Sean Curran (booth #24), Paul Cross (booth #61 & #62), Sebastian Blaszkowicz (booth #66 & #67)
American Craft Endeavors Emergency Contacts
For all emergencies, please email Emergency@ArtFestival.com (monitored 24 hours a day). If you do not have access to email, please text 561-973-8199. DO NOT TEXT THIS NUMBER ASKING FOR YOUR SPACE NUMBER.
During the weekend, we communicate via text. Please be sure we have your current cell phone number on file. You will receive a text prior to the show, and you may respond with any questions or emergencies. Please do not opt out of these texts as this is the way we communicate with our exhibitors over the weekend.
Port O Let Location
Two portolets plus one handicapped located on corner of Olympia and Sullivan Street in grass at vacant lot, on the outside of the sidewalk. There is one more portolet and one handicapped in alley besides the Punta Gorda Womens Club Building, 118 Sullivan Street.
Navigational Address
331 Sullivan St. Punta Gorda, FL 33950
Parking
Do not park in car wash. NO OVERNIGHT PARKING ALLOWED ON SITE. There is NO unloading or parking in the grass lot at Sullivan and West Olympia - please be sure and abide by this - the property owner will be watching and will tow anyone who parks there, even to unload. There is NO parking in Peace River Veterinary Clinic lot- this is reserved for patrons only due to lack of parking in area.
NO OVERNIGHT PARKING ALLOWED IN CITY LIMITS OF Punta Gorda AND ON SITE!
Daytime Parking:
White Lotus
109 E Olympia Ave, Punta Gorda, FL 33950
A parking permit (in your email confirmation) or business card must be displayed in the vehicle’s front windshield, identifying the artist. Failure to do this can result in the towing of your vehicle.
RV, Trailer, Oversized Vehicle & Overnight Parking: There is NO OVERNIGHT PARKING within Punta Gorda city limits. Here list of local RV Parks:
6800 Golf Course Blvd, Punta Gorda, FL 33982
Phone: (941) 637-4677 or (800) 637-9224
3701 Baynard Drive, Punta Gorda, FL 33950
Phone: (941) 202-1238
This is not official, and we have not made arrangements, but in several past shows, exhibitors have parked overnight at Walmart in the area.
Breakdown
Breakdown will begin at 4 p.m. on Sunday, but vehicles will not be allowed in until the show coordinator gives the O.K. Although security will be provided, we strongly urge you to take your items out of your booth on Saturday night. Your tent will stay up on Saturday night. Everyone is responsible for cleaning up their space at breakdown (i.e., cable ties, cigarette butts and garbage).
Tent Rentals
The Tent Guys
James LeBlanc
561-374-1783
The Tent Guys is a full-service tent rental company specializing in art tents and Pro Panel rentals. They eliminate the hard part of set up by taking care of the set up and break down of tents.
License plates
Please be sure we have your current license plate information. If you are renting a vehicle this weekend, please email us the plate number and state. We keep license plate information on file in the event we need to ask you to move your vehicle before it will be towed. If you have someone helping you with set up and breakdown and they have their own vehicle, they must abide by our rules and park in exhibitor parking. Please be sure to inform us of their license plate information as well.
