VENICE – The Venice Shark Tooth Festival,Venice is back this weekend after a three years absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The will be held at Centennial Park in Venice, Fl.
The festival, was started in 1992, had most recently been hosted as an April event at the Venice Airport Festival Grounds.
Admission to the 2023 version of the Shark’s Tooth Festival will be free, with events and vendors marking a return to its roots from more than three decades ago, including children’s fossil digs and educational programming at the Venice Gazebo provided by both Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium and the Florida Public Archaeology Network.
This year, the festival is scheduled for April 22-23 at Centennial Park.
FREE ADMISSION!
DATES
Saturday, April 22, 2023, 10am-8pm
Sunday, April 23, 2023, 10am-5pm
FESTIVAL LOCATION
Centennial Park, 200 West Venice Ave. Venice, FL 34285
FREE OFFSITE PARKING & TROLLEY
Venice Airport
Off-site parking on Airport Ave. E next to airport maintenance building- follow signs.
Park and ride the trolley to Centennial Park
VENDORS
Fossil Vendors
Craft Vendors
Jewelry Vendors
Exclusive Venice Sharks Tooth Festival shirt and merchandise
& MUCH MORE!
FOOD & BEVERAGE TRUCKS
Bacon Brands / Brew Burgers
El Guero Tacos
Hammerheads Catering
GitChewSum BBQ
Kona Ice
Quality Food International – Seafood Market
Susu’s Always Fresh
Taste the Vibez Jamaican Cuisine
Budweiser
Coca Cola
MUSIC
Karate in the Garage
Maiden Cane
Bryan Spainhower
Funky Munky Band
Prince Dubious
KIDS ACTIVITIES
Shark themed kids’ area
Face painting by Childlike Productions
Shark tooth hunting sponsored by the Venice Lions Club
Fossil Show & Tell – Fossil Recovery Exploration
Gulf Coast Mineral Fossil and Gem Club
Shark Painting by Aqua Silks Studio
Children’s book signing: Sharks in the Ocean by Katharine Baumgartner
EDUCATIONAL SPEAKERS
Gulf Coast Mineral Fossil and Gem Club
Chris Mandell, Co-Owner of Fossil Recovery Exploration, “Under Your Feet: A Focus on Educating Kids -and Adults- About Florida’s Rich Fossil History”
Jeff Heim, owner of Shrk Co.