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Experience Sarasota County
April 2026
With year-round sunshine and mostly flat terrain, the Sarasota area is a bicycling and rollerblading dream for families...
February 2026
Tennis and pickleball are year-round passion plays here in Sarasota County. Perfect your backhand and ace your racquet...
December 2025
Spot native Florida birds year-round in Sarasota County—from Gulf beach shores to mangrove flatland and brackish estuaries. Birdwatching...
October 2025
Sarasota’s version of winter invites you outside—to play, explore and breathe deeply. You’ll find there’s no better time...
September 2025
Sarasota County’s meeting venues can delight and surprise your guests, provide them with a luxurious experience, educate them...
September 2025
With its rich artistic history and present-day arts scene, it's no surprise how the Sarasota area got its...
January 2025
Sarasota County is a growing destination for professional, amateur and recreational sports. Enjoy year-round, sunny skies, world-class facilities...
January 2021
From history to present-day, golf has been a permanent part of Sarasota's landscape, where you'll find there are...
January 2021
You missed the British Open, Wimbledon, and the Tour de France by just a hair ... or maybe...
December 2020
Golf has been a part of Sarasota County since 1885, when John Hamilton Gillespie arrived in Sarasota from...
July 2020
Nestled along the Gulf Coast of Florida, southwest of Orlando, south of Tampa and north of Naples, Sarasota...
July 2020
Paddling in North Port reveals 80 miles of freshwater canals – a relatively unknown world known as the...