Hope Spot Festival

About the Event

Join us for this free, eco-friendly, and zero-waste event celebrating the Florida Gulf Coast Hope Spot! This family-friendly event highlights ocean conservation and sustainable practices. Enjoy art and craft vendors, live music, hands-on activities, live animals, and educational exhibits focused on sustainability, reducing plastic waste, protecting wildlife, and preserving the essential ocean ecosystems that support our lives.

This event is presented by City of Dunedin and Blue-Green Connections.

LIVE ANIMALS

ARTS & CRAFTS

MUSIC

LOCAL AUTHORS

HANDS-ON ACTIVITES

Schedule

9:00 AM - Event Entrance near Dunedin History Museum Entrance

Pinellas Trail & Downtown Dunedin Cleanup

Keep Pinellas Beautiful and Committee on Environmental Quality & Sustainability

10:00 AM - Lari White Pavilion (south of History Museum)

“The Science of BioDigesters: Turning Waste into Energy” Dr. T.H. Culhane

10:30 AM - Lari White Pavilion (south of History Museum)

LIVE ANIMALS

“Celebrating Native Reptiles” Blue-Green Connections & Tarpon Springs Aquarium

11:00 AM - Dunedin History Museum (west entrance)

“Caladesi Memories” & Book Signing Local Author: Terry Fortner

12:00 PM - Dunedin History Museum (west entrance)

"Tampa Bay Living Shorelines” Ecosphere Restoration

12:30 PM - Lari White Pavilion (south of History Museum)

LIVE ANIMALS “Birds of Prey” Tampa Bay Raptor Rescue

1:00 PM - Lari White Pavilion (south of History Museum)

“Sustainability is for Everyone” & Book Signing Local Author: Lael Giebel

1:30 PM - Dunedin History Museum (west entrance)

“The History & Preservation of Honeymoon Island” Local Historian Vinnie Luisi of Dunedin History Museum

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