The Summer Cabaret Festival features the
best of local theater talent. venicestage.com
Sarasota Beer Fest features unlimited samples
of more than 80 beers, plus food pairings.
sarasotabeerfest.com
Englewood Pioneer Days Festival celebrates
history with a festival and parade.
Englewoodpioneerdays.com
Let’s Eat, Englewood is a culinary adventure
with local restaurants serving multicourse
meals. englewoodchamber.com
Fabulous Independent Film Festival is
Sarasota’s exclusive LGBT film festival.
fabulousiff.com
The World Rowing Masters Regatta is World
Rowing’s largest regatta for 2018.
wrmr2018.com
Shoptember You can indulge in some fall retail
therapy at one, or all, of Sarasota’s numerous
shopping districts. visitsarasota.com
Eat Like a Local Restaurant Week, hosted
by the Sarasota-Manatee Originals, features
delicious meals around town.
Eatlikealocal.com
Don’t miss Big Mama’s Collard Green Festival
celebrating Cajun, Creole and Southern-style
cuisine. transitionsrq.org
Morton’s Firehouse Chili Cookoff supports
the Sarasota Fire Fighters Benevolent Fund.
sffbf.org
Celebrate LGBT pride at Sarasota Pridefest.
sarasotapride.org
Fruitville Grove Pumpkin Festival features
tricks, treats, a pumpkin maze and more.
fruitvillegrove.com/festival
The Chalk Festival draws famous chalk
and street artists from around the world.
chalkfestival.org
Sarasota MOD Weekend celebrates midcentury
modern architecture.
sarasotamod.com
Sarasota Medieval Fair is campy, Arthurian
fun for the entire family.
sarasotamedievalfair.com
Master sand artists descend on the No. 1 beach
in the U.S. for the Siesta Key Crystal Classic
sand sculpting competition.
siestakeycrystalclassic.com
Englewood Beach Waterfest is fun for the
whole family and features boat and paddleboat
races. englewoodbeachwaterfest.com
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The need for speed overtakes Sarasota during
the Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix Festival,
featuring 15 racing events, a festival and more.
sarasotapowerboatgrandprix.org
Enjoy a day of kayaking and music on the river
at the Myakka River Kayak Festival.
snookhaven.com
Englewood Firecracker Festival boasts
one of the biggest 4th of July fireworks
displays in the area.
lemonbaysunriserotary.com
The Sarasota Improv Festival brings the
laughs at Florida Studio Theatre.
floridastudiotheatre.org
Fruitville Grove
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/venicestage.com
/sarasotabeerfest.com
/Englewoodpioneerdays.com
/englewoodchamber.com
/fabulousiff.com
/wrmr2018.com
/visitsarasota.com
/Eatlikealocal.com
/transitionsrq.org
/sffbf.org
/sarasotapride.org
/festival
/chalkfestival.org
/sarasotamod.com
/sarasotamedievalfair.com
/siestakeycrystalclassic.com
/englewoodbeachwaterfest.com
/sarasotapowerboatgrandprix.org
/snookhaven.com
/lemonbaysunriserotary.com
/floridastudiotheatre.org