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Old 11-01-2018, 07:30 PM
 
Location: Sarasota/ Bradenton - University Pkwy area
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Hi Everyone,

Hope you all have a great weekend, Here's the list of fun things I've found that are going on in the Sarasota - Bradenton - Venice area:



FRIDAY

Lakewood Ranch's Music on Main event -- live music, family friendly activities, 6 - 9 pm, LWR Main Street.

Food Truck Rally -- North Jetty Park, Casey Key Road, Nokomis, 5 - 8 pm. Music, games, food trucks.



FRIDAY & SATURDAY

Festival of the Skeletons -- art, food, music. Bradenton's Villages of the Arts. Fri 5:30 - 11 pm, Sat 11 am - 4 pm.


FRIDAY - SUNDAY

Sarasota Boat Expo -- boats, demos, fishing demos. Robarts Arena at the Sarasota county fairgrounds. Fri & Sat 10 am - 6 pm, Sun 10 am - 5 pm. $5/adult.

Gem, Jewelry & Bead Show -- at the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium, 10 am - 5 pm, $5/adult.



SATURDAY

Sarasota Farmers Market -- downtown at Lemon & Main, 7 am - 1 pm. Please note: market has moved temporarily to First Street & Lemon due to construction going on in the Lemon & Main area.

Central Sarasota Farmers Market -- corner Proctor & Beneva, 8 am - 1 pm.

Bradenton Farmers Market -- downtown Bradenton on Main Street, 9 am - 2 pm.

Sandblast -- sand sculpting competition at Homes Beach, Anna Maria Island, 9 am - 2 pm.

Mullet Smoke-Off -- mullet toss, mullet eating contest, music, arts & crafts vendors, plus BBQ & hot dogs for non-mullet eaters. Seabreeze Park on Terra Ceia Island, 11 am - 6 pm.

Ferrari's at St. Armand's Circle -- car show, 10 am - 4 pm.

Hispanic Fall Festival -- music, food, entertainment, dance. St. Jude Catholic Church, 3930 17th St in Sarasota, 10 am - 6 pm.

Harvest Fall Festival -- entertainment, bounce houses, marketplace vendors, food. Harvest Church 3650 17th St in Sarasota, 3 - 7 pm.

Biggest Food Truck Rally in Manatee County -- parking lot of Desoto Square Mall in Bradenton, 3 - 7 pm, $2/each. Food trucks, live band.

Moonlight Movies -- free movie on Siesta Key Beach, 948 Beach Rd at sunset, movie is "Moana." Bring lawn chairs or blankets.

Sarasota Yacht Club Invitational Regatta -- Both One-Design and PHRF Racing. One-Design classes: Flying Scot, VX One, Viper 640, Opti, Laser, 420, Open BIC. PHRF classes: Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker, Multihull, True Cruising, Pocket Cruiser, Racer Cruiser. Skippers Party on Friday. Entry includes two dinner wristbands for awards dinner. Pre-registration required to participate. www.sarasotayachtclub.org

Daylight Savings Time Ends tonight, be sure to set your clocks back one hour.




SATURDAY & SUNDAY

Venice Art Fest -- multiple displays of art for sale, Venice Ave in downtown Venice, 10 am - 5 pm.

Sarasota Medieval Fair -- knights, fair maidens, jousting, rides, games, food, Celtic music & artisan marketplace to name some of the events. Sarasota County Fairgrounds, 10 am - 5:30 pm. Adults $17.95, Students/Seniors $15.95, children 5 - 12 $8.95 and other age 5 get in free.




SUNDAY

Bridge Street Market --great farmers market option on Anna Maria Island, 10 am - 3 pm

Coquina Beach Market -- at the south end of Coquina Beach, 10 am - 4 pm (Not sure if open this week due to Red Tide.)

Siesta Key Farmers Market -- Siesta Village Plaza, 8 am - 2 pm

Siesta Key Drum Circle -- just before sunset at Siesta Key public beach, everyone welcome.

Ski-A-Rees ski show -- 2 - 3 pm, 1602 Ken Thompson Parkway (by Mote Marine).
Info at: Sarasota Ski-A-Rees Water Ski Show Team

Gulf Coast Cycle-Fest -- fun rides 20 - 104 miles in length, registration required. Lakewood Ranch's Main Street, 6:30 am - 3 pm.
Info at: https://www.smbc.us/content.aspx?sl=1018664008



Have a great weekend. Enjoy!
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Old 11-02-2018, 03:03 PM
 
Location: Bradenton/Sarasota FL
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Alrighty....this is the fun time of year
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Old 11-02-2018, 07:08 PM
 
Location: Sarasota FL
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If going to the Medieval Fair, be aware of the revenue generating cameras on Fruitville at Beneva, Lockwood, Tuttle.
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Old 11-02-2018, 07:26 PM
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Location: Pittsburgh
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If going to the Medieval Fair, be aware of the revenue generating cameras on Fruitville at Beneva, Lockwood, Tuttle.
Thanks for the warning.

Looking forward to getting down there and out of the daily rain. Even an hour of sun would help.

Thanks for posting this weekend fun list!
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Old 11-03-2018, 01:28 PM
 
Location: Free State of Florida
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Boat Expo was weak, and Ferrari's on the Circle had 1/2 the cars it had last year. Maybe all this income re-distribution is finally hitting the top 1%'ers.
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Old 11-04-2018, 02:46 PM
 
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Anyone else think of dudes from the 1980s having a cigarette smoking contest?
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