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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As we enter the festival’s 12th year, we are especially proud to present a premier line-up of 21 remarkable and diverse films that will impact, provoke, and move you. They are documentaries, narratives, tragedies and comedies, mysteries and love stories. Most have won awards and will have...
- 12:00am - 11:00pm
Fishing Clinic
Attend the fishing clinic to learn how to cast and bait the hook, tie knots, the differences between the fish, and other helpful tips. The clinics are perfect for first-time or beginner fishers. Proper distancing and precautions will be taken for the safety of all participants...
- 8:00am - 11:00am
Now in its 12th year, the Ringling College glass sculpture exhibition from the Richard and Barbara Basch Collection presents A Few of Our Favorite Things. This exhibition features some of the most exceptional examples of art glass and brilliant one-of-a-kind commissions by the greatest masters...
- 9:00am - 3:00pm
Collage as a technique and process of invention has played a decisive role in contemporary image making. From the beginning, it was associated with the revolt against painting as an art of imitation.
From Joseph Cornell’s curious found-object boxes to Tom Wesselmann’s fantastical, bold,...
- 9:00am - 3:00pm
In The Story I’ll Tell: The Mixtape, Curtis Anderson responds to the destruction of the black community that continues to plague this country from the lens of a black Christian man. Through several mini portraiture series, this exhibition highlights Nationalism, Race, Identity, Unity, and life...
- 9:00am - 3:00pm
Join us in The Gardens for a gentle guided workout based on the Nia fitness practice, which combines dance, martial arts and yoga. The class is adaptable for any age or fitness level. The four-series mindful movement session will help increase energy, flexibility, balance and joy. Wear loose...
- 9:00am - 10:00am
We are kicking off our 18th year with a virtual conference that is not only one weekend, but two packed weekends full of learning, growing, engaging and creativity.
We will have over 18 sessions and people joining us from all around the globe. We’ll provide diverse opportunities to:...
- 9:00am - 8:30pm
To help lift the spirits of community members as well as theater fans wherever they may be, Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe is pleased to offer streaming video of “Aunt Rudele’s Family Reunion.” Viewers will laugh out loud as WBTT founder and artistic director Nate Jacobs dons a dirty-blond wig,...
- 12:15am - 11:45pm
Since 2004, Embracing Our Differences has used the power of art and prose to promote diversity. One way it accomplishes this is through its annual, juried international outdoor art exhibition consisting of 50 billboard-sized works of art, each accompanied by an inspirational quote. The response...
- 7:00am - 11:00pm
Nationally recognized and known for his spectacularly colored landscape paintings, this survey exhibition celebrates the publication of Richard Mayhew’s first monograph. His vibrant depictions of America’s spiritual interior landscape subtly explore African American identity, jazz music, and...
- 9:00am - 3:00pm
