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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On-road scenic bike ride through some of the most beautiful, natural settings that southwest Florida offers, including views of the Myakkahatchee Creek, sponsored by People for Trees, a non-profit native tree advocacy group . Choose 15, 35, or 65 miles. The Tour de North Port is NOT a race....
- 8:00am - 2:00pm
TerraNova Equestrian Center welcomes you to its inaugural event, The Event at TerraNova, Oct. 22-24. The Event at TerraNova showcases the Olympic sport of three-day eventing. Like an equestrian triathlon, eventing tests the abilities of horse and rider in three phases– dressage, cross-country...
- 8:00am - 5:00pm
Celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Month with Off the Handle Cycling studio for a charity ride on Sunday, October 24. The studio will be hosting two in-person rides, a traditional forty-five-minute class at 8:15 am, and a special forty-five-minute class at 9:30 am with live music from DJ Truth in...
- 8:15am - 11:30am
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
Enjoy a daily carnival with rides and games for all ages and favorite fair food, and a Fall Festival Saturday - Sunday from 11 am - 6 pm with family-fun entertainment and more.
Event parking and admission are free.
Unlimited ride wristbands (for riders 36 inches and taller) are $35...
- 12:00pm - 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,”...
- 2:00pm - 3:30pm
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 - 3:45pm
100 Pre-Qualified World Sailors will compete in the 50th Sunfish World Championship. The sailors come from Peru, Chile, Guatemala, The Bahamas, the US Virgin Islands, Aruba, Curacao, Ecuador, Bonaire, Columbia, Italy and the US. The sailing will be during the week culminating in an awards...
- 6:00pm - 2:00pm
The Sarasota Ballet’s 31st Season opens with the return of Martha Graham’s Appalachian Spring, a vibrant tribute to pioneer life and a hallmark display of Americana. Set to a score commissioned by Graham from Aaron Copland, this bucolic tale of a 19th century Pennsylvania farmhouse weaves four...
- 7:30pm - 9:30pm
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 - 3:45pm