St. Pete Reads Lit Fest

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Address: The Woodson African American Museum of Florida 2240 9th Avenue S, Saint Petersburg, FL, 33712, US
Telephone: +17273284822

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📚 Books • Culture • CommUNITY!
🌍 Literacy Festival for Youth + Families
🪩 Nov. 7, 2026📍Woodson African American Museum of Florida
A Cultured Books Literacy Foundation event

10/23/2026

✨ St. Pete Reads! Lit Fest 2026 FEATURED EVENT ✨

🎨✨ We are excited to welcome award-winning illustrator R. Gregory Christie to St. Pete Reads! Lit Fest!

Join Mr. Christie at 3 PM for Draw with R. Gregory Christie, a hands-on drawing workshop where youth and families can create alongside him.

Mr. Christie will also join the Al Downing Tampa Bay Jazz Association for a special reading of Jazz Baby, written by Lisa Wheeler and illustrated by Mr. Christie, with live jazz accompaniment. 🎷📚🎨

Come draw with Mr. Christie, hear Jazz Baby brought to life with live jazz and spend some time with the artist behind so many books we love!

| Mr. Christie has illustrated more than 70 books for children and young adults, including Jazz Baby, The Book Itch, No Crystal Stair, Bad News for Outlaws, Coretta’s Journey and Freedom in Congo Square.
His work has earned the 2026 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award for The Library in the Woods, a Caldecott Honor, six Coretta Scott King Honors, an NAACP Image Award and two New York Times Best Illustrated Book awards.
His art reaches beyond the page, too. Mr. Christie designed the 2013 Kwanzaa stamp for the U.S. Postal Service and has created album art for musicians including John Coltrane, George Benson and Joe Sample.

Photo credit: Bonnie J. Heath

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St. Pete Reads!® Lit Fest

Saturday, Nov. 7 | 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
The Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum of Florida
2240 9th Ave. South, St. Petersburg

FREE • Public • All Ages

🎟️ Register for your free ticket:
https://stpetereadslitfest.eventbrite.com

The 2026 festival is made possible with support from Pinellas Community Foundation, Allegany Franciscan Ministries and the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County, and is supported in part by Creative Pinellas. This arts experience is made possible by a Creative Pinellas grant through Pinellas County arts tourism funding. https://www.facebook.com/events/1383396993143127/

10/19/2026

✨ St. Pete Reads! Lit Fest 2026 FEATURED EVENT ✨

📚✨ We are excited to welcome award-winning author Carole Boston Weatherford to St. Pete Reads! Lit Fest!

Join Ms. Weatherford at 12 PM for Storytime, followed by a moderated conversation and book signing.

Come hear Ms. Weatherford read, learn more about the stories behind her work and stick around to meet her and get your books signed! 📚💙

| The daughter of a printer, Ms. Weatherford says she was practically born with ink in her blood. She started writing at just 6 years old and has since authored more than 70 books for children and young adults, telling stories rooted in African American history, culture, family and social justice.

Her work has earned two NAACP Image Awards and nine American Library Association Youth Media Awards, including a Newbery Honor, Coretta Scott King Award and four Caldecott Honors.

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St. Pete Reads!® Lit Fest
Saturday, Nov. 7 | 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
The Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum of Florida
2240 9th Ave. South, St. Petersburg

FREE • Public • All Ages

🎟️ Register for your free ticket:
St. Pete Reads! Lit Fest registration

The 2026 festival is made possible with support from Pinellas Community Foundation, Allegany Franciscan Ministries and the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County, and is supported in part by Creative Pinellas. This arts experience is made possible by a Creative Pinellas grant through Pinellas County arts tourism funding.

10/17/2026

We are so excited to welcome you back for the 5th annual St. Pete Reads! Lit Fest 2026

Y’all! This year, we’re welcoming Carole Boston Weatherford, R. Gregory Christie, Mary Corbett of The Florida Orchestra and the Al Downing Tampa Bay Jazz Association!

Come meet authors and illustrators, discover new books, enjoy stories with live music, make art and take part in workshops led by local artists and students.

And we have some new things happening this year, too! Bookish 'N Bonita and Word Is Bond Books are hosting a Book Swap — bring a book you’re ready to pass along and find something new to take home. 📚♻️

We’re celebrating FIVE YEARS of Lit Fest, so come spend the day with us in the Legacy Garden at The Woodson. Bring the fam, grab a lawn chair or blanket and get ready to read, create and connect!

St. Pete Reads!® Lit Fest
Saturday, Nov. 7 | 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
The Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum of Florida
2240 9th Ave. South, St. Petersburg, FL 33712

FREE • Public • All Ages

🎟️ Let us know you’re coming and grab your free ticket:
stpetereadslitfest.eventbrite.com

St. Pete Reads! Lit Fest is created and produced by Cultured Books Literacy Foundation, Inc.

The 2026 festival is made possible with support from Pinellas Community Foundation, Allegany Franciscan Ministries and the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County, and is supported in part by Creative Pinellas. This arts experience is made possible by a Creative Pinellas grant through Pinellas County arts tourism funding.

10/16/2026

This afternoon, as we prepare for St. Pete Reads! Lit Fest 2026 we stopped by The Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum of Florida with Bookish and Bonita and Word Is Bond Books for an insightful tour with Woodson’s Program Manager, Taylor McCray Honor.

One of the things we love about holding St. Pete Reads! Lit Fest at The Woodson is that your day doesn’t have to stop in the Legacy Garden. The museum gallery will be open from 10 am -2 pm during Lit Fest, so make time to step inside and see Many Voices, One Nation – Our Community currently on view.

The exhibition brings together Smithsonian resources with stories from our local community, connecting the history of St. Pete and the Gulf Coast to the larger American story.

Come for the books, stories, art and community outside, and take some time to experience the history, stories and culture inside The Woodson, too. 💙📚

Learn more about The Woodson:
https://woodsonmuseum.org

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St. Pete Reads!® Lit Fest
Saturday, Nov. 7 | 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
The Woodson African American Museum of Florida
2240 9th Ave. South, St. Petersburg, FL 33712

Free • Public • All Ages

🎟️ Grab your free ticket:
https://stpetereadslitfest.eventbrite.com

St. Pete Reads! Lit Fest is created and produced by **Cultured Books Literacy Foundation, Inc.

The 2026 festival is made possible with support from Pinellas Community Foundation, Allegany Franciscan Ministries and the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County, and is supported in part by Creative Pinellas. This arts experience is made possible by a Creative Pinellas grant through Pinellas County arts tourism funding.

10/08/2026

We're so excited to be back at the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum for St. Pete Reads! Lit Fest 2026 Nov. 7th!

10/08/2026

🎷 Musical Storytime | Al Downing Tampa Bay Jazz Association

The Al Downing Tampa Bay Jazz Association is back at Lit Fest, bringing live jazz to storytime with a reading of Jazz on a Saturday Night, written and illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon.

And for a special Musical Storytime, featured illustrator R. Gregory Christie will join the Al Downing Tampa Bay Jazz Association for a reading of Jazz Baby, written by Lisa Wheeler and illustrated by R. Gregory Christie.

Bring a lawn chair, grab a blanket and settle in for stories and live jazz with us! 🎷📚💙
Join us Saturday, Nov. 7!

Learn more: https://www.aldowningjazz.com/

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St. Pete Reads! Lit Fest 2026
Saturday, Nov. 7 | 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
The Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum of Florida
2240 9th Ave. South, St. Petersburg, FL 33712

Free • Public • All Ages

Advance registration is encouraged, and day-of registration will be available at the Welcome Table.

St. Pete Reads! Lit Fest is produced by Cultured Books Literacy Foundation, Inc.
The 2026 festival is made possible with support from Pinellas Community Foundation, Allegany Franciscan Ministries and the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County, and is supported in part by Creative Pinellas. This arts experience is made possible by a Creative Pinellas grant through Pinellas County arts tourism funding.

10/08/2026

🎨 CREATIVITY CORNER | NOMADstudio

NOMADstudio is back at St. Pete Reads! Lit Fest 2026 with all-day art making at the Creativity Corner!

From 11 am-4 pm, youth and families can drop in and create throughout the day. Make some art, try something new and add a little more creativity to your Lit Fest day. 🎨📚
Stop by the Creativity Corner and make with us!

Learn more: nomadstudio.org

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St. Pete Reads! Lit Fest
Saturday, Nov. 7 | 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
The Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum of Florida
2240 9th Ave. South, St. Petersburg, FL 33712

Free • Public • All Ages

Advance registration is encouraged, and day-of registration will be available at the Welcome Table.

St. Pete Reads! Lit Fest is produced by Cultured Books Literacy Foundation, Inc.
The 2026 festival is made possible with support from Pinellas Community Foundation, Allegany Franciscan Ministries and the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County, and is supported in part by Creative Pinellas. This arts experience is made possible by a Creative Pinellas grant through Pinellas County arts tourism funding.

10/07/2026

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT | Andrea Tanzi📚🌎

Welcome author Andrea Tanzi to St. Pete Reads! Lit Fest 2026!
Meet Andrea and discover Mila de Viaje, an illustrated adventure that follows Mila through the United Kingdom and Italy as she experiences new cultures, languages and friendships along the way.

Come meet Andrea and celebrate curiosity, culture and the joy of discovering the world through books at St. Pete Reads! Lit Fest on Nov. 7!

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St. Pete Reads! Lit Fest
Saturday, Nov. 7 | 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
The Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum of Florida
2240 9th Ave. South, St. Petersburg, FL 33712

Free • Public • All Ages

Advance registration is encouraged, and day-of registration will be available at the Welcome Table.

St. Pete Reads! Lit Fest is produced by Cultured Books Literacy Foundation, Inc.

The 2026 festival is made possible with support from Pinellas Community Foundation, Allegany Franciscan Ministries and the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County, and is supported in part by Creative Pinellas. This arts experience is made possible by a Creative Pinellas grant through Pinellas County arts tourism funding.

10/06/2026

DJ Donnie Luv 💋 is back on the ones and twos for St. Pete Reads! Lit Fest 2026! 🎶📚

DJ Donnie has been with us since the very first Lit Fest and will be bringing the music and keeping the energy going throughout the day.

Come ready to read, create and just have a good time with books on Saturday, Nov. 7! 💙📚

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St. Pete Reads! Lit Fest
Saturday, Nov. 7 | 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
The Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum of Florida
2240 9th Ave. South, St. Petersburg, FL 33712

Free • Public • All Ages

Advance registration is encouraged, and day-of registration will be available at the Welcome Table.

St. Pete Reads! Lit Fest is produced by Cultured Books Literacy Foundation, Inc.
The 2026 festival is made possible with support from Pinellas Community Foundation, Allegany Franciscan Ministries and the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County, and is supported in part by Creative Pinellas. This arts experience is made possible by a Creative Pinellas grant through Pinellas County arts tourism funding.

Address

The Woodson African American Museum Of Florida 2240 9th Avenue S
Saint Petersburg, FL
33712

Telephone

+17273284822

Website

https://www.culturedbooks.org/litfest

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