Oct 16, 2025 - Things to Do

St. Pete's SHINE Mural Festival sets dates, announces artists

Kathryn Varn

A mural of a woman with black hair and black beads looped around her neck looking at the viewer with her hand caressing a brown bull. The mural is decorated with palm fronds. — A mural from last year's SHINE fest by St. Pete artist Cristi López. Photo: Kathryn Varn/Axios

St. Petersburg's world-famous SHINE Mural Festival is set for next month, and organizers have begun announcing this year's lineup of artists.

Why it matters: The festival — in which local, national and international artists paint murals over 10 days at various public locations — has added more than 150 murals to St. Pete and put the city on the map for public art.

State of play: The 11th annual celebration is set for Nov. 7-16, during which art enthusiasts can watch muralists at work around the city. (Might we recommend checking it out via bike?)

The schedule also includes a rooftop kick-off party (tickets start at $125) and a finale celebration at FloridaRAMA ($15).

The latest: Organizers this week announced the first slate of participating artists: Isac Gres, Sara Salem, Karel García and Cecilia Lueza.

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