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Sundays at The Bay featuring The Barabra King Quartet

Sun, Dec 6 · 4:30 PM

Sundays at The Bay featuring The Barabra King Quartet

The Oval at The Bay

North River Manatee County Community Conversations Training Session

Mon, Dec 7 · 4:00 PM

North River Manatee County Community Conversations Training Session

Worthington for Events

SunPro Installation & Service Technical Training • December 8-9, 2026

Tue, Dec 8 · 8:00 AM

SunPro Installation & Service Technical Training • December 8-9, 2026

2041 58th Ave Cir E

Thu, Dec 10 · 7:00 PM

Big Daddy Weave

Robarts Sports Arena

Cinema at The Bay: It's a Wonderful Life (80th Anniversary)

Thu, Dec 10 · 7:00 PM

Cinema at The Bay: It's a Wonderful Life (80th Anniversary)

The Oval at The Bay

Moderns that Matter: The Bay Architecture Tour

Fri, Dec 11 · 10:00 AM

Moderns that Matter: The Bay Architecture Tour

Chidsey Library Building

ArtSELF: Sound & Story Concert Series with Matthew Ragas and The Geniuses

Fri, Dec 11 · 5:00 PM

ArtSELF: Sound & Story Concert Series with Matthew Ragas and The Geniuses

Art Center Sarasota

Meet Clyde Butcher

Sat, Dec 12 · 10:00 AM

Meet Clyde Butcher

Clyde Butcher Venice Gallery & Studio

Holidays at The Bay Community Celebration

Sat, Dec 12 · 4:00 PM

Holidays at The Bay Community Celebration

Sarasota Indie Market & Plant Swap

Sun, Dec 13 · 10:00 AM

Sarasota Indie Market & Plant Swap

Salt Your Soul Gift Co.

Sundays at The Bay featuring Cover Girl Band (NEW!)

Sun, Dec 13 · 4:30 PM

Sundays at The Bay featuring Cover Girl Band (NEW!)

The Oval at The Bay

Aging Proudly December- an informative and empowering wellness series

Thu, Dec 17 · 5:00 PM

Aging Proudly December- an informative and empowering wellness series

1888 Brother Geenen Way

Cinema at The Bay: Love Actually

Thu, Dec 17 · 7:00 PM

Cinema at The Bay: Love Actually

The Oval at The Bay

SBA Christmas Hoops

Fri, Dec 18 · 7:00 PM

SBA Christmas Hoops

Sarasota, FL (venue announced soon)

SMH-Venice OB Tour

Sat, Dec 19 · 5:00 PM

SMH-Venice OB Tour

Sarasota Memorial Hospital – Venice

Sundays at The Bay featuring Ace Suggs (NEW!)

Sun, Dec 20 · 4:30 PM

Sundays at The Bay featuring Ace Suggs (NEW!)

The Oval at The Bay

Sun, Dec 20 · 8:00 PM

Drag Queen Bingo

McCurdy's Comedy Theatre

Sundays at The Bay featuring The Copper Piano | Dueling Pianos (NEW!)

Sun, Dec 27 · 4:30 PM

Sundays at The Bay featuring The Copper Piano | Dueling Pianos (NEW!)

The Oval at The Bay

Parrish Basic CERT Training

Tue, Jan 5 · 6:00 PM

Parrish Basic CERT Training

Del Webb BayView ~ Driftwood Amenity Center 8810 Barrier Coast Trail, Parrish 34219

Bistro Pop-Up Night — January

Wed, Jan 6 · 6:30 PM

Bistro Pop-Up Night — January

Bistro Sarasota Art Museum

Sarasota Bradenton Home Show

Fri, Jan 8 · 10:00 AM

Sarasota Bradenton Home Show

Robarts Arena at the Sarasota Fairgrounds

ART OPENING: Nancy Thursby: Witness to the Scene

Fri, Jan 8 · 6:00 PM

ART OPENING: Nancy Thursby: Witness to the Scene

Contemporary Realism

Fri, Jan 15 · 5:00 PM

Contemporary Realism

Thomsen Fine Art

ART OPENING: Where Meaning Gathers

Fri, Jan 15 · 6:00 PM

ART OPENING: Where Meaning Gathers