On Saturday, I went to the Gasparilla Festival of the Arts in downtown Tampa. I always love to go every year. It’s a great place to meet up with family and friends, enjoy the fresh air and see some art. This year, it was held at the recently renovated Curtis Hixon Park. There were so many fantastic places to take pictures, but somehow I got distracted and this was the only shoot I got of my outfit. I decided to dress lightly and comfortably. The weather has started to turn warm, and my cashmere cardigan was actually a bit too hot at times. Still, I was comfy overall, and it was great to finally wear my Keen sandals again.
La Gran Arepa
One of the things I really look forward to at the Gasparilla Art show is the food. I always get the same two things every year. I start with an arepa, pictured above. These amazingly delicious things are essentially fried corn bread pancakes with mozzarella. So. fantastically. yummy. After I walk around for a bit, I always get some ice cream. They have a booth that takes a frozen ice cream bar (I chose cappuchino yogurt), dips it in melted chocolate, and then covers it with sprinkles, peanuts, or crushed oreos (I chose the later). I didn’t manage to get a picture of the ice cream, because I started eating it immediately.
I honestly wasn’t that impressed with most of the art at the festival this year, but there were several booths that caught my eye. One was a local artist, Nested Yellow. They sell gorgeous, nature-inspired jewelry on Etsy and at Tampa Street Market locally. I definitely plan on buying from them soon. There was also The Piper Sandal Company, which is a family owned small business that has been hand-crafting leather sandals since 1971. The sandals are gorgeous and made of high quality leather, and they will replace the leather straps for free when they wear out. At $119, they’re a pretty good deal. I also loved Marie Pierre Collection jewelry, which had some stunning silver cuffs.
Do you like to go to local arts festivals? What is your favorite aspect?
Cardigan: J Crew (via eBay)
Tee: Gap (via Revolve)
Jeans: Express (altered by me)
Sandals: Keen
Bag: Angry, Young and Poor
Necklace: Garage Sale
Bangles: Jill Popowich
Quote: Anatole over Paris.
You look cute and casual. I love local arts festivals and try to go to them when I can. They’re a good opportunity to see and be seen, eat delicious (albeit overpriced) food, and support local artists and artisans.
Diana, I love the outfit just as much asI love the background here, it looks stunning and the food as you described it, sounds yummy indeed!
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How fun! That looks delicious..
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OMG, I’m drooling over the Arepa…i’ve never heard of it before. It looks so yummy! and you’re wearing the great yellow cardigan…love it
oh my, the arepa looks awesome! I love walking around arts festivals. My favorite is probably State College’s Arts festival in central Pennsylvania. It is HUGE and has so many wonderful vendors.
I really like the yellow cardigan with the striped shirt – it looks great!
local art festivals are so fun, I like to see what other people are wearing and get a closer look at handmade jewelry and accessories.
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Thanks for the craft links, I’ll enjoy checking them out. And I have to say, your Arepa looks even more yummy than your outfit!
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That arepa looks delicious!
I love the bright sweater with the striped top — this is a cute spring outfit!
I love going to local art festivals — even if I don’t get much, I like walking around and seeing all this creativity everywhere. It’s pretty inspiring.
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Oh that looks so delicious! And i love the stripes with the yellow cardi!
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