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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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Fresh Fridays
June 2, 2023
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June 2, 2023

The Downtown Improvement District’s Fresh Fridays is back for its final event of the season on Palm Avenue! Come rain or shine, on June 2nd, the freshest block party around will be a party filled with the SOUNDS OF SUMMER.

Dance the night away with live music experts, Bay Kings Band!...

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  • 7:00pm - 10:00pm
1255 N Palm Ave
Sarasota, FL 34236
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Artist Showcase 1: Romance and the City
June 8, 2023
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June 8, 2023

The opening concert of the 2023 Sarasota Music Festival showcases the Romantic era’s rich lyricism. Inspired by Robert Schumann’s love of fairy tales, his wonderous Märchenbilder features new faculty violist Paul Neubauer. Manhattan’s sights and sounds travel to Florida in GRAMMY-nominated...

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  • 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Holley Hall
709 N Tamiami Tr
Sarasota, FL 34207
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Festival Friday 1: Scenes and Seasons
June 9, 2023
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June 9, 2023

Music’s evocative storytelling powers take center stage in a program of intimate works with big impact. Stunningly gifted violinist Melissa White evokes the cuckoo’s voice, a sleeping goatherd, and the roaring and thundering of hail in “Summer” from Vivaldi’s beloved Four Seasons. Czech composer...

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  • 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Sarasota Opera House
69 N Pineapple Ave
Sarasota, FL 34236
Donald Harrison Jazz Quartet Concert
June 9, 2023
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June 9, 2023

Donald Harrison Jazz Quartet | Friday, June 9, 8 p.m. | Doors open at 7 p.m.*

Tickets: $30 members; $33 not-yet-members; $17 students (13+)

New Orleans-born saxophonist Big Chief Donald Harrison is a musician/composer who master musicians consider a master of every era of jazz,...

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  • 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Fogartyville
525 Kumquat CT
Sarasota, FL 34236
Saint Tone Rock Pop & Country Original Music Showcase
June 9, 2023
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June 9, 2023


Fri June 9th Back by Popular Demand at the Troll Music Listing Room in Venice, FL from 8-10pm Singer / Songwriter Tony Saint Tone will perform his blend of Rock, Pop, and Country music . The Saint Tone Original Music Showcase is a high energy fun show that takes the audience on a musical...

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  • 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Troll Music
628 E Venice Ave, Venice, FL 34285
Venice, FL 34285
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Festival Saturday 1: Pastorale
June 10, 2023
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June 10, 2023

Tales of the verdant countryside unfold under the baton of Yaniv Dinur in the first orchestral program of the 2023 Festival. Exuberant and joyful, Felix Mendelssohn’s incidental music to A Midsummer Night’s Dream depicts the magical forest world of elves and fairies and the raptures of young...

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  • 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Sarasota Opera House
69 N Pineapple Ave
Sarasota, FL 34236
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Rising Stars 1
June 11, 2023
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June 11, 2023

Festival fellows perform movements from their favorite chamber works. This concert includes music by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Valerie Coleman, and more.

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  • 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Holley Hall
709 N Tamiami Tr
Sarasota, FL 34236
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Artist Showcase 2: Gold Standard
June 15, 2023
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June 15, 2023

Stories of dedication and perseverance set a “gold standard” in this chamber showcase. Sato Matsui’s Goldenrod pays tribute to beloved SMF flutist Carol Wincenc’s “Golden Jubilee,” celebrating the anniversary of her remarkable 50-year career. Written in 1946, Polish composer Mieczysław Weinberg’...

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  • 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Holley Hall
709 N Tamiami Tr
Sarasota, FL 34236
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Festival Friday 2: Appalachian Spring
June 16, 2023
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June 16, 2023

Aaron Copland’s heartfelt portrayal of a day in the life of a newly married pioneer couple lies at the heart of a program bursting with lush lyricism. The Pulitzer Prize-winning score to Martha Graham’s ballet Appalachian Spring will be heard in its original 13-instrument version. New SMF...

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  • 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Sarasota Opera House
69 N Pineapple Ave
Sarasota, FL 34236
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Festival Saturday 2: Sound Stories
June 17, 2023
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June 17, 2023

Past and present intertwine as Kazem Abdullah, one of the most exciting American conductors on the scene today, makes his SMF conducting debut with a program filled with brilliant orchestral color. Art and music meld in Ottorino Respighi’s enchanting Botticelli Triptych, a marvelous musical...

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  • 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Sarasota Opera House
69 N Pineapple Ave
Sarasota, FL 34236

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