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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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...
- 7:30pm
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 - 4:00pm
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
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...
- 10:00am - 11:00am
Sundays start fresh at the Farmers' Market at Lakewood Ranch, located at Waterside Place in Lakewood Ranch. Come experience this curated gathering of the best flavors in the region, including organic produce, baked goods, pet products, flowers, and prepared foods from 75+ vendors.
- 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
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 - 1:00pm
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...
- 1:00pm
Hair is the rock musical that started it all. This joyous rebellion proudly reclaims love as the heart of what it means to be American. Packed with music that is beautiful, irreverent, and deeply evocative, the quirky, all-inclusive vibe doesn’t shy away from poignant social commentary. This...
- 2:00pm
Grace and beauty combine in an alluring program featuring Key Chorale and The Sarasota Ballet’s Studio Company and Trainees. The elegance and dreaminess of Eric Whitacre’s Five Hebrew Love Songs, and his setting from the beloved children’s book Good Night Moon, contrasts with the cinematic drama...
- 4:00pm - 6:00pm