The Old Southeast Neighborhood Association has traditionally held a number of seasonal gatherings such as the summer sailboat race and cookout and a December holiday party, as well as several annual events.
For more details on each event click on the links below.
Join us for a community meeting on February 23, 2023 to hear about city updates, upcoming OSNA events, and participate in discussion with your Old Southeast neighbors.
OSE's Huge Annual Community Yard Sale is back on Saturday, March 11, 2023 from 9 a.m.––1p.m.! Multiple families selling treasures and specialty items. Come find a variety of old and new must-haves and have fun meeting the people of Old Southeast.
“Love your Neighborhood” Cleanup Event
Join your neighbors for CareFest on Saturday March 18, 9 AM – 1 PM and help beautify Old Southeast! We will meet at Old Southeast Market to clean up Thrill Hill, Third Street, the marina area, 22nd Ave and Bay Street and Beach Drive. These are the main traffic areas where trash and debris is left.
Join Old Southeast Neighborhood Association for Happy Hour on Thursday, March 30th from 5 - 7 pm at The Chattaway, 358 22nd Ave S.
A big thank you to Frances Gatz and Roger Telschow who organized and hosted the first-ever Old Southeast Plant Sale in early April 2021. The generous duo donated over 200 potted plants, and they welcomed other plant lovers throughout Old Southeast to do the same, as they shared that all proceeds from the sale would benefit the Old Southeast Neighborhood Association.
Every year in April, neighbors of the Old Southeast Neighborhood bring their plants and cuttings to the shade-filled parking lot of The Chattaway Restaurant for the annual Plant Swap.
You will find seedlings, cuttings, and plantings donated by those in our neighborhood. Many of the beautiful landscapes around our neighborhood feature plants obtained from this free event. Bring your own and exchange for another plant cutting you like. The plant swapping is free of charge. Event will be held in The Chattaway parking area.
Hop your little ones over to Old Southeast for an egg-cellent Easter celebration! Festivities will include hunting for hundreds of prize-filed eggs in Lassing Park, a magical special guest, potluck picnic, and of course a visit with the Easter Bunny!
Every June OSNA celebrates the kick-off of Summer with a Summer Social. All neighbors are invited to attend. Is a great opportunity to meet your neighbors, talk with OSNA board members, meet our community Police Officers, K9 units, Fire Fighters and more. Please bring food to share as this will be the center attraction.
On Saturday, October, 22, 2022, OSNA will be sponsoring the Old Southeast Artist Enclave Tour from 10am-4pm! Come see why the City of St. Petersburg named our Old Southeast neighborhood an official Artist Enclave where artists can create and market their arts or crafts!
The Old Southeast Neighborhood is magically transformed during the month of October. Glowing ghosts loom over houses. Bungalows boast front yards full of skeleton bones. From wicked witches to creepy cobwebs, Old Southeast is filled to the brim with Halloween spirit. Tis the season to eat, drink and be scary!
November 12, 2022 at 6:00 PM
After the walk, there will be socializing, donuts and drinks. Each year, we host a Lantern Walk. The walk begins at the Bayboro House located at 1719 Beach Drive SE, St. Petersburg, FL. We walk a few blocks around the neighborhood and then return to Beach Drive for donuts and socializing.
Saturday, November 12, 2022 at 9am-Noon
The celebration of volunteering and giving back to the community is a Fall Tradition in the Old Southeast Neighborhood. Community members are invited to participate in local CareFest projects.
The Old Southeast Neighborhood Holiday Party is one annual event you do not want to miss. Traditionally held on the second Saturday of December, hundreds of neighbors mix and mingle at this holiday hootenanny featuring a potluck dinner, a deejay and dancing, a raffle, and an appearance by the man in red himself - Kris Kringle.
For three years OSNA has put on a new event in December –– the Holiday Golf Cart Parade Extravaganza. Influenced by the desire to spread holiday cheer amid lockdown measures during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Holiday Golf Cart Parade Extravaganza has become a popular way to celebrate outdoors. Fun, quirky, decorated carts spirit Santa’s wagon around the neighborhood spreading holiday cheer and children’s treats.
OSNA plans to bring back the parade, party, and Golf Cart Decorating Contest in 2023.
SAVE THE DATE DEC. 9, 2023
Santa’s helpers are still tinkering with the final festive details, but we guarantee fun for all! Stay tuned for more information about the 2023 Holiday Golf Cart Parade Extravaganza later this year.
Scroll down to see highlights from 2022’s event!
2022 Recap
In 2022, OSNA added a Party in the Park following the Golf Cart Parade in Lassing Park. More than 200 OSE locals gathered for food, drinks, photos with Santa, kids’ activities, and more! OSNA also collected many items in donations for Toys for Tots. This event would not have been possible without the volunteer work of our neighbors, and OSNA urges more folks to get involved in 2023 to keep the new tradition alive and merry!
Check out some of the highlights from the party below and the winners of the Golf Cart Decorating Contest.
Tuesday, December 13, 2022 and Saturday, December 17, 2022 at 6pm
Hosted annually by the Bayboro Community, the Live Nativity event occurs in December the weeks prior to Christmas. Christmas is the time when we remember the birth of Christ.