Hope Spot Festival 2025
Florida Gulf Coast Hope Spot Festival
February 8th, 2025
Downtown Dunedin
10am - 2pm
FREE
Please note: this event has moved due to Hurricane Milton damage. The new location is in Downtown Dunedin next to the Dunedin History Museum
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.
For questions, please email [email protected], or call 727-298-3213.
We are proud to announce that our exhibitors will be using compostable and reusable supplies. All waste will be recycled or upcycled into compost, liquid fertilizer, and/or renewable energy! By visiting the Florida Gulf Coast Hope Spot Festival, attendees are supporting local, sustainable businesses and a shared mission to minimize waste and eliminate unnecessary plastics from our oceans and our planet.
Get Involved!
Become an Exhibitor
Please try back next year. We're full!! Are you an ocean focused organization or an eco-friendly exhibitor that has a product, activity, or educational experience? If so, apply for a booth today!
Scheduled Speakers
Get up close and personal with live native animals or hear your favorite speaker talk about the Florida Gulf Coast Hope Spot, turning waste into energy, permaculture, and more!
Become a Student Entrepreneur
Please try back next year. We're full!! Are you a K-12 student with an entrepreneurial spirit? Do you have a passion and product to sell? Apply for a booth today!
Join the Cleanup!
Help keep our waters clean! Join us for a 9am cleanup that starts and ends at the Hope Spot Festival!
Become a Sponsor
Our sponsors make our events possible! Many of our supporters are involved in conservation, restoration, and education activities.
Our Sponsors
Many thanks to our Sponsors who make these events possible!
Premier Sponsor - $5000+
Gold Sponsors - $1000+
Silver Sponsors - $500+
Our Supporters
This is just the beginning! Collaboration with supporting organizations and research institutions will continue to grow. We are fortunate to have a long list of supporters for the Florida Gulf Coast Hope Spot, many of whom are already involved in conservation, restoration, and education activities. Blue-Green Connections will coordinate brainstorming and information sharing sessions and facilitate the implementation of similar activities up and down the Florida Gulf Coast. Many thanks to all of these supporters!
