Events & Festivals
There's always something happening on Florida's Gulf Coast. Find out what events will be going on during your stay, or take a look at some of our favorite annual festivals!
Note: Due to COVID-19 regulations from Federal, State or County governments, events may be postponed or cancelled. Please refer to the event and/or the event host's website for the most accurate and up-to-date information regarding each event.
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Limelight Market happens every 3rd Saturday in the outside courtyard of The Bazaar on Apricot...
- 10:00am - 3:00pm
Come out and shop 30+ local vendors all from the Sarasota/Bradenton area! From freshly brewed coffee to candles to cookies, there will be something for everybody. Shop local boutiques, jewelry, athletic wear, handcrafted soaps, SPF clothing, gifts, art, plants, food, locally made lotions, and...
- 10:00am - 2:00pm
Selby Gardens’ annual Orchid Show brings together two of Sarasota, Florida’s most renowned legacies —orchids and the circus. Presented in collaboration with the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art (The Ringling), The Orchid Show 2021: Aerialists from the Tree Top to the Big Top!, is presented...
- 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fall means it's time for Rocktoberfest! No matter where you celebrate Oktoberfest, there are common ingredients: lively music, mouthwatering food, big, big pints of beer, family and fun.October 15-17, 2021, Paragon Festivals with the Downtown Sarasota Enrichment Association and their special...
- 12:30pm - 10:00pm
Taking place in Mary’s Chapel at Selby Gardens' Historic Spanish Point campus, Make Thee an Ark is a new play set 300 years in the future in a New Ark floating above an undersea Florida. Moored to an old oil rig, the New Ark harbors what may be the last vestiges of humanity after global warming...
- 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Countless musical genres emerged during the first half of the 20th Century, and there was only one place you could find them all: The Jukebox. In this jazzy music revue, The Swingaroos put a dynamic twist on the Jukebox’s greatest hits, including “Get Your Kicks On Route 66,” “Heart and Soul,”...
- 2:00pm - 3:30pm
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Oct. 6-9, 12-16 at 2:00pm
Oct. 10, 16-17 at 2pm
Jeff and Hunter, two struggling writers, hear about a new musical theatre festival, however, the deadline for submissions is a mere three weeks away. [title of show] -- taken from the space on the festival's application...
- 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Join us for a CannaFest pre-festival party!
Oasis, in downtown Sarasota is the place to be on October 16th. This exclusive event will be limited to 200 tickets.
Tickets are DONATION based and will benefit In the Pink, a local Sarasota non-profit supporting women with cancer....
- 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Countless musical genres emerged during the first half of the 20th Century, and there was only one place you could find them all: The Jukebox. In this jazzy music revue, The Swingaroos put a dynamic twist on the Jukebox’s greatest hits, including “Get Your Kicks On Route 66,” “Heart and Soul,”...
- 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Countless musical genres emerged during the first half of the 20th Century, and there was only one place you could find them all: The Jukebox. In this jazzy music revue, The Swingaroos put a dynamic twist on the Jukebox’s greatest hits, including “Get Your Kicks On Route 66,” “Heart and Soul,”...
- 6:00pm - 7:30pm