Floridiana Festival & Highwaymen Artist Show

The 9th edition of this popular event returns to Gulfport! A celebration of Florida's cultural and historical legacies, this annual show features an abundance of old roadside attraction kitsch, as well as vintage Florida art and old tropical decor. A special feature of this show is a chance to meet and mingle with the Florida Highwaymen artists!


Featuring Florida kitsch spanning the range from alligator ashtrays, flamingo figurines, and citrus-shaped radios, to postcards and other fun ephemera from the Sunshine State's old parks and hotels, the Floridiana Festival brings together premier exhibitors and collectors of vintage Floridiana. Serious collectors will enjoy the selection of citrus and cigar box labels, carved alligator canes, and souvenir sterling silver spoons and hotel china from Florida's "golden age of souvenirs," while more casual collectors of kitsch can find postcards of bathing beauties, alligator purses and other Florida fashion, including vintage Aloha shirts.


Special Features:
Meet and mingle with the Florida Highwaymen artists, who will be selling their beautiful Florida sea and landscape paintings. James Gibson, Issac Knight, Robert Lewis, Willie Reagan, Roy McLendon Sr. and Al Black are just some of the Highwaymen artists who participate in this show.
Exhibits by local area historical societies.
Meet Florida authors, including Larry Roberts, author of “Florida‘s Golden Age of Souvenirs: 1890-1930.“
Screenings of old Florida tourism flicks.
Screening of a Florida Highwaymen documentary.
Cash bar & food concession; free parking.
Admission: $6.00 adults/ Children under two years old are $3.00

Registration/information: Call 727-421-0441or visit www.hulahula.biz
or email hulahula@tampabay.rr.com