More than 120 garden and plant vendors will participate in this year’s Green Thumb Festival | City of St. Pete

St. Petersburg’s annual celebration of nature, gardening, and environmental education will return next month for its 40th installment.

The Green Thumb Festival will take place at Walter Fuller Park, 7891 26th Avenue North, on Saturday, April 25th and Sunday, April 26th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.

The weekend-long event is free and open to the public.

Hosted by the City of St. Petersburg’s Parks and Recreation Department, the two-day festival is the city’s official Arbor Day celebration and one of the largest gardening events in the Tampa Bay area.

More than 120 garden and plant vendors will participate in the event, offering everything from native plants and tropical flowers to trees, herbs, and landscaping supplies.

The festival also features environmental exhibits, educational workshops, and hands-on activities focused on gardening and sustainability.

The Green Thumb Festival will take place at Walter Fuller Park on Saturday, April 25th and Sunday, April 26th | City of St. Pete

This year’s event will include the Garden Club of St. Petersburg’s annual flower show, free plant and seedling giveaways, an “Ask an Arborist” panel, gardening tool sharpening services, arts and crafts for children, and a free mulch delivery raffle for St. Pete residents.

Food trucks and local vendors will also be on site throughout the weekend.

The festival traces its origins to 1986, when the St. Petersburg Parks Department launched an Arbor Day celebration at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve.

Over the decades, the event has grown into a major community gathering with annual attendance often reaching around 30,000 visitors.

Parking for the festival will be available at Azalea Middle School, the Azalea Youth Soccer League complex, and behind the Walter Fuller Recreation Center.

A free trolley will shuttle attendees to and from the festival grounds.

More information about the 2026 Green Thumb Festival is available at stpeteparksrec.org.