Pictured: Students explore the 2026 Embracing Our Differences exhibition at Sarasota’s Bayfront Park during a docent-led tour. The 2027 exhibition will be on display Jan. 16 through April 18 at Bayfront Park and Feb. 12 through March 14 at St. Pete Pier

After welcoming nearly 450,000 visitors in 2026, Embracing Our Differences (EOD) returns in 2027 with its 24th annual international outdoor art exhibition, featuring 50 billboard-sized works of art and thought-provoking quotations celebrating inclusion, kindness and respect. The free exhibition runs January 16-April 18 at Sarasota’s Bayfront Park, where it has been a fixture on the downtown waterfront since 2004. The opening celebration is Saturday, January 16, 1-3 p.m. In St. Petersburg, the exhibition moves to a prominent new location, St. Pete Pier, February 12-March 14, with the opening celebration on Friday, February 12, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Pictured: Students explore the 2026 Embracing Our Differences exhibition at Sarasota’s Bayfront Park during a docent-led tour. The 2027 exhibition will be on display Jan. 16 through April 18 at Bayfront Park and Feb. 12 through March 14 at St. Pete Pier