The Jacksonville Beach festival's first St. Pete edition runs Nov. 13–15 at Spa Beach Park. Sunday is free.
By Joseph Jackson | ST. PETERSBURG (Nov. 6, 2026)
The short version
Fin Fest runs Friday through Sunday, Nov. 13–15, at Spa Beach Park at the St. Pete Pier.
Fitz and The Tantrums and Plain White T's play Friday. Friday tickets start at $19; kids 12 and under get in free with a paying adult.
Sunday is a free Family Fun Day with hands-on ocean activities, talks and food.
A music festival built around ocean conservation lands on the St. Pete Pier next weekend. Fin Fest runs Nov. 13–15 at Spa Beach Park, with two nights of bands, an ocean-education village and a free family day Sunday, according to Visit St. Pete/Clearwater.
It's the first St. Pete edition of Florida Fin Fest, which started in Jacksonville Beach. The team behind the Reggae Rise Up festival produces it, I Love the Burg reported. The Jacksonville Beach festival is free; the St. Pete version charges for Friday and Saturday.
Who's playing?
Friday, Nov. 13: Fitz and The Tantrums, Plain White T's, Vundabar, Beach Weather, Hotel Fiction, Dani Rucker and Rohna.
Saturday, Nov. 14: Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners, Sun Room, Bay Ledges, Evening Elephants, Tounds, Shevonne & The Force, Speak Easy and The Annie Dukes.
Sunday, Nov. 15: a DJ and live bands in the evening, according to the event listing.
What's the ocean part?
The Education Village opens at noon Friday and Saturday. It has an underwater virtual reality experience, touch tanks and hands-on lessons about marine life, plus talks from scientists and conservation groups, according to Visit St. Pete/Clearwater. Speakers and panel topics haven't been announced.
What does it cost?
Friday general admission: from $19 with entry before 6 p.m.
Two-day general admission: $69
Two-day VIP: $114; Premium VIP up to $194 with fees
Kids 12 and under: free with a paying guardian
Sunday: free
VIP passes allow one re-entry a day. General admission doesn't.
When is it open?
Friday and Saturday: Education Village noon–10 p.m.; concerts 2–10 p.m.
Sunday: noon to about 9 p.m. (listings differ by half an hour; check the festival site)
Getting there
Paid parking is in the Pier's Dolphin and Pelican lots, with a six-hour limit. The Sundial garage, the Al Lang lot and downtown meters are close. The free Downtown Looper and the Central Avenue Trolley both stop near the Pier.
It's rain or shine. No outside food or drink, chairs, umbrellas or tents. Dogs generally aren't allowed.
Fin Fest falls the same weekend as the Booker Creek Arts Festival and St. Pete Run Fest. See the full Tampa Bay events calendar.