Gecko Fest

Artsy Gulfport continues their whimsical salute to the Gecko with the Eighth Annual Gecko Fest. This family festival and walking parade celebrates the End of Summer and Labor Day weekend with color, whimsy, extraordinary entertainment and a street dance on Saturday, September 5, 2009. Gecko Fest is easily described as a whimsical combination of a family-oriented Mardi Gras, Renaissance Faire, and British Loony Parties gone Gecko in Gulfport, Florida. Enjoy the O-Fish-Al GECKO Goddess and the Gecko Court, the Gecko Governor, Belly Dancers Troupe Zahara and Hip Expressions, Barnaby the clown, Kim the magician, the Village Villains, Mime Your Own Business, The City of Imagination, West Coast Mutineers, and Bohemian Fire and more who will all be roaming the streets and entertaining the crowds!


Join in the Gecko Walking Parade at 6:00 pm! Wear Gecko hats, fish hats, colorful hats and costumes to celebrate the many colors of Geckos! Bring drums, rattles, noise makers, kazoos, musical instruments, balloons, decorated umbrellas - just use your imagination. Join in or be a spectator - this parade is full of colorful surprises and characters! At the end of the parade, prizes will be awarded for the best adults, children's and pets costumes!

Selected as "Best Bet," "Hot Ticket," "Hot Road Trip," AOLs top ten for Labor Day Weekend, and "Planet Pick," this locally cultivated festival is filled with whimsy and charm as is this quaint waterfront community. For further information, call (727)322.5217.

This quirky celebration brings together strolling street performers, main stage performers and over 170 vendors are expected at this years event with all types of weird and wonderful wares up and down Beach Blvd.
If you want to stay in one place...FREE live entertainment will be provided on three main stages from noon until 10:00 p.m. Additional activities include Sidewalk Chalk Art, A children's area, Face Painting, Drum Circle, Belly Dance Lessons and much more.

The Industrial Arts Center is proud to announce the facility's one year anniversary which will coincide with Gulfport's GeckoFest.


This FREE event is sponsored by the Gulfport Merchants Association, Bright House Networks, The St. Petersburg Times, GEICO, Gulfport Chamber of Commerce, Industrial Arts Center, Sail AWay Realty and the City of Gulfport. Proceeds will benefit the St. Petersburg Aids Walk.

The Gulfport Merchants Association, the GeckoFest characters, Gecko Goddess and the Gecko Governor hopes to see you there! Sun, wind or rain, we have always had fun. Make it a great day!


Parade at 6:00 pm! Wear Gecko hats, fish hats, colorful hats and costumes to celebrate the many colors of Geckos! Bring drums, rattles, noise makers, kazoos, musical instruments, balloons, decorated umbrellas - just use your imagination. Join in or be a spectator - this parade is full of colorful surprises and characters! At the end of the parade, prizes will be awarded for the best adults, children's and pets costumes!

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