Theaters & Performing Arts

In search of coastal cuisine, cultural attractions, and enough sunshine to cure their lingering polar-vortex blues, a couple heads south for a week in Florida's cultural capital.

Key West is colorful and Miami is flashy, but when it came to planning a weeklong Florida vacation, my boyfriend and I didn't hesitate: Sarasota was our destination.

While visiting Sarasota County, be sure to enjoy these activities – whether rain or shine!

The old adage is "April showers bring May flowers," but in Sarasota, an area celebrated for its year-round sunshine and inviting beaches, rainy days can feel like a drag. However, even the grayest clouds have a silver lining. When spring showers and summer thunderstorms put a damper on your beach days, don't let the stir-crazy blues get the best of you and your family.

Get more out of your beach vacation from Sarasota County’s world-class visual and performing arts. 

Celebrate the magic of the season with dazzling holiday performances across the Sarasota area’s vibrant theaters and concert halls.

When the holidays roll around, Florida's Cultural Coast® takes center stage.

For its 67th season, Sarasota Opera brings back its Fall opera production and celebrates 100 years of the historic Sarasota Opera House.

Serenading its way into its 67^th season of bringing world-class opera to the Gulf Coast—also known fondly as Florida's Cultural Coast®—Sarasota Opera continues to bring passionate opera lovers from all over the world to witness the international talent brought to the stage of the historic