Creative Loafing's Crafts & Drafts Back this Saturday for Third Year at St. Pete Shuffleboard Club

Join Creative Loafing and the Tampa Bay area's best artisan vendors and craft breweries for a day of good old fashioned fun on Saturday, December 3rd, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club (559 Mirror Lake Dr. N. in St. Pete).

This year's event will feature more than 50 of Tampa Bay's best local artisan craft vendors, a Beer Garden featuring a variety of craft beer favorites, food stations, DIY tie dye, face painting, Pet Zones featuring treats and water, complimentary activities and shuffleboard, and much, much more! This is a family- and pet-friendly event.

A portion of proceeds will benefit the Humane Society of Tampa Bay.

Attendees are encouraged to ride their bikes to Crafts & Drafts, where they can take advantage of a free bike valet by Two Wheel Valet brought to you by Coppertail Brewing Co. and Walk Bike Tampa.

Tickets for the third annual Crafts & Drafts are on sale now. The first 250 people in the door will receive a complimentary commemorative tote bag. General Admission is $5 both in advance and at the door. VIP is $25 in advance and $30 at the door and includes a VIP-only hour from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., two beer tickets good for full pours, bites, and a commemorative tote bag.

Featuring goods by:
Blossom and Shine
Bungalow Chicken Photography
Calusa Press Co.
Camila Gangotena
Crafting Callie
Dark Cycle Clothing
Dirty Fish Fabrication
Dollface
Evan Gatscher Studios
Everything So Pretty
Freak Show Follies
Hopcloth
iamsonotcool
Jack Squire Supply Company
KateKreatesArt
Kelley Love Designs
Labrie Designs
Loftipop
Lola's Handcrafted
Mandalina
Mezoculture
Miss Johnny Squirrel
Molly Dots Baubles & Bling
Nook106
Olive + Lemon Creations
Oppa Snout Designs
Orange Blossoms
Outspoken Rhino
Pergamo Paper Goods
PhoenixFire Designs
Pure and Simple Treats
Rane Made
Redheaded Stepchild Designs
Soaps and Such
Spring Green Handbags
Stoned and Charming
Sunshine Canning
Taco Jesus Hot Sauce
Terrarium Tales
The Genesis
The Indigo Owl
The Urban Canning Company
Treasured Chest
Upcycled Studio
Voss Botanicals
Wide Sky
& more to be announced

Featuring food by:
Black Crow Coffee
Chef Inspired Popcorn
In The Middle Food Truck
Jimmys Slider Truck
Jolly Porker
Sweet Life Cupcakes
& more to be announced

Featuring beer by:
3 Daughters Brewing
Beach Blonde Ale
81Bay Brewing Company
Lightning Lager, Reel Slo Irish Red, & Double Chocolate Milk Porter
Big Storm Brewing Co.
Helicity Pilsner & Dunder & Blixem
Cigar City Brewing Company
Jai Alai IPA
Cigar City Cider & Mead
Homemade Apple Pie Cider
Coppertail Brewing Co.
Unholy Trippel
Crooked Thumb Brewery
Florida Grapefruit Gose
Cycle Brewing
Fixie
Goose Island Beer Company
Winter Ale
Hidden Springs Ale Works
Deja Moo
Mad Beach Brewing
Kalypso (Key Lime)
New Belgium Brewing Company
Citradelic & Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ale
Pair O' Dice Brewing Co.
Hop Bet Red Ale
Rock Brothers Brewing
Lebrewski Scotch Ale
Sea Dog Brewing Company
Sea Dog Sunfish
St. Pete Brewing Company
Drop Dead GOURDeous Pumpkin Ale
Tampa Bay Brewing Company
Reef Donkey
The Brew Bus
You're My Boy, Blue
Two Henrys Brewing Company
Jalapeño Porter
& more to be announced

Featuring a Makers Zone with complimentary activities:
Coloring Station
makeme studio
DIY Tie Dye
Bring your own whites from home!
Morean Arts Center
& more to be announced

Creative Loafing has once again teamed up with Lyft to get attendees to and from the event safely. First-time Lyft users get their first ride free up to $20 by downloading the app, creating an account, and entering the code CLTAMPA in the 'Payment' section.

Thanks to our sponsors Big Storm Brewing Co., New Belgium Brewing Company, Whole Foods, Blossom Family Chiropractic, & Two Wheel Valet brought to you by Coppertail Brewing Co. and Walk Bike Tampa.

For more information on Crafts and Drafts, visit cltampabay.com/craftsanddrafts. Please use the following hashtag for all digital promotions: #CLCraftsandDrafts.

About Creative Loafing
Creative Loafing is an award-winning alternative, weekly newspaper and website committed to providing Tampa Bay with an independent perspective, up-to-the-minute local news, and a comprehensive listing of local happenings. Creative Loafing offers readers' unique monthly events and CL Deals, a locally focused platform featuring dining and event experiences at half-off their regular price. For more information about Creative Loafing, visit cltampa.com and cldeals.com.

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