Even & Festivals MAY OCTOBER FAB Arts & Music Fest: fabaf.org Myakka River Blues Festival: snookhaven.com Sarasota International Dragon Boat Festival: mldb.gwnevents.com/ sarasota Big Mama’s Collard Green Festival: newtownnation.com Eat Local Week: transitionsrq.org Fruitville Grove Pumpkin Festival: fruitvillegrovefarm.com Gulf Coast PRIDE Festival: ppsrq.org Morton’s Firehouse Chili Cook-Off: mortonsmarket.com Tour de North Port: peoplefortrees.com JUNE Ringling Underground Suncoast Summer Fest: suncoastsummerfest.org World Oceans Day at Mote: mote.org JANUARY Forks & Corks Food and Wine Festival: eatlikealocal.com Seafood & Music Festival: paragonfestivals.com Sunday Polo: sarasotapolo.com Chalk Festival: chalkfestival.org Englewood Beach Waterfest: englewoodbeachwaterfest.com NOVEMBER FEBRUARY Party on the Pass: mote.org Sarasota Highland Games & Celtic Festival: sarasotahighlandgames.com Sarasota Ski-A-Rees: skiarees.com Spring Training: mlb.com/spring-training Thunder by the Bay: thunderbythebay.org Winter Opera Festival: sarasotaopera.org This year marks the 20th anniversary celebration of Sarasota’s most talked-about dining event! If you’re here June 1-14, 2025, be on the lookout for special events, menus and promotions. Living Arts Festival: sarasotarising.org Sarasota Medieval Fair: sarasotamedievalfair.com Sarasota MOD Weekend: sarasotamod.com Siesta Key Crystal Classic: siestakeycrystalclassic.com JULY Fourth of July Fireworks FST Improv Fest: floridastudiotheatre.org Siesta Key Crystal Classic AUGUST Venice Theatre Summer Cabaret Festival: venicetheatre.org MARCH Florida Creativity Conference: flcreativity.com Sarasota County Fair: sarasotafair.com Sarasota Jazz Festival: jazzclubsarasota.org Atomic Holiday Bazaar: atomicholidaybazaar.com Downtown Sarasota Pineapple Drop Holiday Night on St. Armands: starmandscircleassoc.com Lights in Bloom: selby.org Sarasota Holiday Boat Parade of Lights: suncoastcharitiesforchildren.org Venice Christmas Boat Parade: venicechristmasboatparade.com DECEMBER SEPTEMBER Englewood Pioneer Days: englewoodpioneerdays.com Fabulous Independent Film Festival: fabaf.org Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix: p1offshore.com APRIL Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open: sarasotaopen.com La Musica Chamber Music Festival: lamusicafestival.org Sarasota Film Festival: sarasotafilmfestival.com Venice Sharks Tooth Festival: venicesharkstoothfestival.com There’s always something happening on Florida’s Cultural Coast ® . Get in on the action and explore more upcoming events! 32 O cial Visitors Guide of Sarasota County ®
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