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!
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Venice, FL Sports Card Show – Nov. 26-28, 2021: Our Inaugural "Fall Classic" Sports Card Show will be held at the Hotel Venezia (425 US 41 By-Pass North, Venice, FL 34285) in beautiful Venice, FL. Dealers will be buying...
- 9:00am - 5:00pm
In this special Orchid Show workshop with Selby’s expert horticulturist, participants will visualize bold and whimsical colors, patterns, and designs, giving rise to a unique piece of botanical art that features rare orchids as the stars of the show. The Orchid Show and special epiphyte...
- 10:00am - 1:00pm
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
Gear up for the SunCoast
Renaissance Festival 2021
NOV. 6-7, 13-14, 20-21, 27-28 2021
Gather one and all for the SunCoast Renaissance Festival at the Sarasota Fairgrounds in Sarasota, Florida.
A full cast of colorful characters fills the lands with music, dancing, and more....
- 10:00am - 6:00pm
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
A brand-new rendition of everything that makes the holidays in Sarasota special. With all-new songs and sketches, audiences should get ready to celebrate the holidays – Florida style – palm trees with decorations, swimming in the sea, sand snowmen, and more. An annual Sarasota holiday tradition...
- 11:00am - 12:00pm
A brand-new rendition of everything that makes the holidays in Sarasota special. With all-new songs and sketches, audiences should get ready to celebrate the holidays – Florida style – palm trees with decorations, swimming in the sea, sand snowmen, and more. An annual Sarasota holiday tradition...
- 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Arts Advocates Member Exhibit – Marjorie Sayer
Saturdays, November 20 – Saturday, December 11, 2-5 p.m.
Arts Advocates Gallery, The Crossings at Siesta Key, 3501 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34239
Painter Marjorie Sayer experiments with the figure and landscape in different...
- 2:00pm - 5:00pm
SARASOTA PREMIERE!
Broadway’s COME FROM AWAY is a Best Musical winner all across North America!
This New York Times Critics’ Pick takes you into the heart of the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. Cultures clashed...
- 2:00pm
The Venice Holiday Parade returns to downtown Venice this year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, Nov. 27.
The parade officially begins at 6:30 p.m. at the corner of Park Blvd. and W. Venice Ave (south side). It will proceed on the north side of W. Venice Ave. after crossing over Harbor...
- 6:30pm