Sarasota Events & Things to Do

Fall means it's time for Oktoberfest! No matter where it is celebrated, there are a universally common staples: lively music, mouthwatering food, and big, big pints of beer.

We are pleased to announce CANDance: Dancing with Our Stars will be celebrating its 19th glorious year on October 20, 2018 at Art Ovation Hotel where we have lined up a brilliant cast of locals who will entertain you with a fun-filled dances.

Sarasota Pride Official Girls afterparty

Kettle of Fish Productions present "A Birthday Celebration of Tom Petty" featuring Kettle of Fish and Diana Catherine Oakley.

Buy Bob Dylan Tickets at Van Wezel Hall | Order Tickets Today!

Westfield Siesta Key presents Unplugged, our twice weekly music series!

Noche Latina with UnidosNow is a night to celebrate our students, alumni and their dreams of going to college.

Sarasota Bridal Workshop

Halloween Music and Craft time

A unique experience at Sarasota Architectural Company. Fabulous food provided by premier caterer Simply Gourmet.  

Join us for SARASOTA'S LARGEST FUNDRAISER FOR MENTAL HEALTH! A unique experience at Sarasota Architectural Company. Fabulous food provided by premier caterer Simply Gourmet.  Beer donated by Gulf Coast Eagle Distributors and wine and great musical enterta

Out of the Blue is the most highly attended event in our community aiding those living with mental illness. More than 400 people attended in 2017!

Please join us in celebrating the launch of the Junior League of Sarasota’s newest cookbook: Simply Sarasota ~ From Fresh to Fabulous!

Cubby James Jam Night by Cubby James

Rocky Horror Picture Show Spooktacular at Sarasota Sky Bar

Green Path Veterans Farm to Table Dinner by Transition Sarasota

Brandi's Wish Foundation proudly invites you to our 8th Annual Brandi's Wish Silver Lining Social!

The Sarasota Ballet’s first program of the Season opens 26 October 2018 at the FSU Center for The Performing Arts and will feature Iconographic

Autism Family Center of Florida is Partnering with Sarasota Jungle Gardens to help raise money for Local families affected by Autism. Autism Family Center has many programs to help families in our local community with Autism Safe Events, Support Groups,

Great Trick or Treat events at the Farmers events. Such enjoyable events that you won't miss. Come and join plus enjoy together with the farmers!

Whether it’s Popeye or Pocahontas, put on a costume, pick up a putter and help raise money for Sarasota’s littlest learners.

Boos at the Bazaar

Fall means it's time for Oktoberfest! No matter where it is celebrated, there are a universally common staples: lively music, mouthwatering food, and big, big pints of beer.

Tour and rum tasting at Siesta Key Rum (of Drum Cicle Distilling), Florida's oldest craft distillery! Participants are encouraged to COME EARLY (2:30pm) to taste rums (helps participants put some of the tour in context - seriously).

Under a darkened sky, near a roaring bonfire, experience Burlesque Bizarre with Sarasota's highly acclaimed and premier burlesque/vaudeville revue: Black Diamond Burlesque.

To present a broad spectrum of the world's finest performing artists in order to meet the diverse cultural needs of all of Southwest Florida's residents and visitors.

Define Ryhythm Presents: Define Halloween

It's Sarasota's 5th Annual Doggie and Kittie Halloween Festival. 1st, 2nd & 3rd Place Cash Prizes, Refreshments, Raffles, Music, Games, Exhibits & Treats.

Selby Spooktacular is a playful, family-friendly event.

The Sarasota Opera House is an historic theatre, now opera house, located at 61 North Pineapple Avenue in Sarasota, Florida. The vision of a local man and the first mayor of the town, A. B. Edwards.

The station is inviting the public, ages 16 and up, to come "Haunt the New House!"

Starve a Vampire - Halloween Blood Drive

Are you ready to get into the Halloween spirt at Sarasota's Premier Networking Event, Marketing on Main! Then you will want to grab your donation-based ticket, or ticket to set up a hands-on experience by grabbing a showcase. Highlights: There will be an opportunity to

Area stores and restaurants will also be holding special Halloween promotions. Also, to the venue, When shopping and dining have commenced, enjoy beautiful Lido beaches. Be there and join the celebration!

Clambake is always a wonderful gathering on the spectacular New College Bayfront, featuring New England fare, a breathtaking sunset, and many opportunities to meet and mingle.

Join us for the fourth annual St. Jude Presents: Foodlosophy, a Sarasota Culinary Experience. Guests will enjoy a creative, delicious and nutritious meal designed and prepared by some of Sarasota’s best chefs and local farms.

Frank Stella emerged as part of a generation of American artists excited by, driven and challenged by Abstract Expressionism.

Create your own adventure!. Our diving charters offer you an up close look at life under the surface. For a truly personal experience, rent your own sport or fishing boat and explore our scintillating waters alone.

Wow! Woman Expo by Powell Promotions

Fall Festival at The Harvest is an event you won’t want to miss! Bring your family and join us for the best free fall event in Sarasota,. A memorable event and looking forward to a great evening of more fall fun with our Harvest family!

Oak & Stone Craft Beer Fest Featuring The Expendables by Oak & Stone

Together, we celebrate supporters who fund scholarships that change lives. We celebrate students who earn degrees and give so much back to our community.

The Sarasota County Council of Neighborhood Associations — CONA will celebrate its fifty-seventh anniversary with a fundraising party at Michael's Wine Cellar in Mid-Town Plaza.

The Dabbert Gallery is proud to present an exhibition of eight of our premier Gallery artists as they explore the power of color as a compelling emotional force.

Lyle Lovett & Robert Earl Keen are coming to Sarasota and will be performing to VAN WEZEL PERFORMING ARTS HALL. TICKETS are available at an affordable price. GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!

To provide a quality home for other local cultural organizations that present their programs here.

Traditional college career fairs produce similar outcomes for both employers and students: a lot of time spent with minimal, if any, results. If you walked away with one or two resumes from exceptional candidates, that would be a good day, right?

Join us for the second of an ongoing series about the formation of our community’s new contemporary art museum.

Join the Kiwanis Club of Sarasota at our 5th Annual Veterans Day Breakfast, benefitting Green Path Veterans Farms. 

The award-winning Signature Luncheon of Wine, Women & Shoes benefits the Parenting Program of Forty Carrots Family Center. An ultimate girls' day out, the day includes shopping from exclusive vendors and a professional fashion show.

SarasotaMOD Weekend 2018 Sarasota Architectural Foundation Friday, November 9, 2018 at 12:00 PM - Sunday, November 11, 2018 at 8:00 PM (EST) Sarasota, FL