Port St. Lucie International Fest is 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at the MIDFLORIDA Event Center, with The Resolvers live. Free; bring canned food.

Last checked Nov. 1, 2026. Details come from the City of Port St. Lucie’s International Fest page, the city’s MIDFLORIDA Event Center listing and the county’s Visit St. Lucie calendar. This page is updated for each year’s festival at the same address.

Port St. Lucie International Fest is the city’s free festival of world cultures. The 2026 festival is 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at the MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Event Center, according to the city’s International Fest page. The county’s Visit St. Lucie calendar lists a fashion exhibit from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20. The city calls it award-winning; 2025 was its third year.

Updated Nov. 1: the city names The Resolvers as the live band and confirms the canned-food drive for the Treasure Coast Food Bank returns. The venue, confirmed Oct. 16, is unchanged.

Know before you go

  • When: Saturday, Nov. 21, 2026, 5 to 9 p.m.; fashion exhibit Friday, Nov. 20, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Where: the MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Event Center, 9221 SE Event Center Place, the city confirms
  • Cost: free admission; food for sale
  • Organizer: City of Port St. Lucie, International Fest page; city service line 772-871-1775

2026 details

The city’s own page confirms the date, the 5 to 9 p.m. hours, free admission and the MIDFLORIDA Event Center as the venue. It names The Resolvers for live music and lists Florida Blue, the Treasure Coast Food Bank and PSL Sports Club as sponsors. The county calendar adds the fashion exhibit. The city had not posted the dance acts, food vendors or field schedule when we checked on Nov. 1. Note the hours: the 2025 festival ran 3 to 9 p.m., and the 2026 listing starts at 5 p.m. We will update this page when the city posts its program.

What 2025 looked like

From the city’s 2025 program, held Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025:

On the outdoor stage: mariachi (Mexico), the Lee Koon Hung Kung Fu Association lion dance (China), Alaula Hula Dance (Polynesia), Latin dance, Kuumba Dancers & Drummers (Africa), Junkanoo (Caribbean), Bollywood dance (India), Palm Beach Pipes and Drums (Ireland) and Kryla Dance Theater (Ukraine). The night closed with 1964 The Tribute, a Beatles tribute band, from 7:30 to 9 p.m.

On the sports field: the Foundation for Scottish Athletics’ Highland Games, a dachshund race, and demonstrations by the St. Lucie Cricket & Sports Association and the Treasure Coast Junior Armada Rugby Club.

Inside the event center: the Arts & Ideas Experience, with live music, drumming and dance workshops, a cultural fashion exhibit in the art gallery, city booths and a world flower display by the Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens.

Food: the city named Lucky Chu Hibachi, Tacos Downtown, Assador Brazilian barbecue, Cosmic Churros & Ice Cream, gelato and One Burner Jerk among the vendors.

Cost

Admission is free, according to the city. Food and drinks are sold by the vendors.

Bring a can

The city asks guests to bring nonperishable canned goods for the Treasure Coast Food Bank, as it did in 2025.

Parking and closures

The city had not posted parking or road closure details when we checked. The festival uses both the event center building and its outdoor stage and sports field.

What to know

  • The program is subject to change, the city says.
  • The festival is a single evening; the fashion exhibit runs separately the day before.

What this means for you

Free, family-friendly and over in an evening: put Saturday, Nov. 21, on the calendar. Two weeks earlier, the same venue hosts the Treasure Coast Caribbean Food & Music Festival, and the city’s Christmas parade and tree lighting follows on Dec. 5.

Frequently asked questions

When is Port St. Lucie International Fest 2026?

Saturday, Nov. 21, 2026, from 5 to 9 p.m. at the MIDFLORIDA Event Center, 9221 SE Event Center Place, the city says. The county’s Visit St. Lucie calendar lists a fashion exhibit there on Friday, Nov. 20.

Is International Fest free?

Yes. The city lists admission as free; food is sold by the vendors.

What happens at Port St. Lucie International Fest?

The city names The Resolvers for live music in 2026 and had not posted the rest of the program on Nov. 1. In 2025 it lined up mariachi, lion dancers, hula, Bollywood, Junkanoo and Irish pipes on stage, Highland Games and a dachshund race on the sports field, international food vendors and a Beatles tribute concert.

Should I bring anything to International Fest?

Yes, a can. The city asks guests to bring nonperishable canned goods for the Treasure Coast Food Bank, as it did in 2025.