Events Oct 20-22 Weekend

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It’s finally here!  This weekend is the Water Lantern Festival.  

This event combines the magic of friends, family, great food, and a beautiful array of twinkling lanterns on the waterfront. There is something to do for everyone at this beautiful event. You can enjoy various local food trucks, relax while listening to music, check out the local vendors, decorate lanterns, or even play a game of corn hole with your friends.

Friday, Oct 20

Sarasota Fall Carnival
Today, 5 – 11 PM
The Mall at University Town Center, 140 University Town Center Dr
Sarasota, FL

Back to Angola Festival 2023
Fri, Oct 20 – Sun, Oct 22
Manatee Mineral Spring Park, 1312 2nd Ave E
Bradenton, FL

Ellis Paul
Today, 8 PM
Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center, 525 Kumquat Ct
Sarasota, FL

Bri Rivera
Today, 6 – 10 PM
Marina Jack, 2 Marina Plaza
Sarasota, FL

Live music at the Freckled Fin: Kamryn Emory …
Fri, Oct 20 – Sat, Oct 21
5337 Gulf Dr
Holmes Beach, FL

Donny Brewer @ The Habitat House Concerts
Today, 6:30 PM
The Habitat House Concerts, 609 49th St W
Bradenton, FL

Joseph LoBrutto: Live! A Halloween Weekend
Fri, Oct 20 – Mon, Oct 23
The Spirit University, 373 Braden Ave
Sarasota, FL

The Rocky Horror Show
Oct 19 – 31
Manatee Performing Arts Center, 502 3rd Ave W
Bradenton, FL

Saturday, Oct 21

Water Lantern Festival 4:30 – 7:00 PM
Nathan Benderson Park, 5851 Nathan Benderson Cir
Sarasota, FL More info

Pumpkin Festival
Hunsader Farms, 5500 Co Rd 675
Bradenton, FL

Motorworks Brewing, 1014 9th St W
Bradenton, FL

Family Camping Adventure at Crowley
Sat, Oct 21 – Sun, Oct 22
Crowley Museum & Nature Center, 16405 Myakka Rd
Sarasota, FL

Storytime
Barnes & Noble, 4010 S Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL

Saturday Studios at Sarasota Art Museum
Sarasota Art Museum, 1001 S Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL

Music by Santiago Solo Sounds
Fiorelli Winery, 4250 Waterbury Road, Co Rd 675
Bradenton, FL

The Sarasota PRIDE Festival
Sarasota, FL

New Wine Worship Center Family Fun Day!
New Wine Worship Center, 4090 Tallevast Rd
Sarasota, FL

FST Improv Presents: Out of Bounds
Bowne’s Lab, 1265 1st St
Sarasota, FL

Lesa Silvermore @ Oscura
Oscura, 816 Manatee Ave E
Bradenton, FL

Hungarian Festival
Sarasota Fairgrounds, 3000 Ringling Blvd
Sarasota, FL

Vince Colaiocco 10am-1pm
Siesta Key Oyster Bar, 5238 Ocean Blvd
Sarasota, FL

Kenny Weiland & PJ Justice Live
The Reserve Retreat, 1322 N Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL

Live Music: Jezabelle
Motorworks Brewing, 1014 9th St W
Bradenton, FL

Jack’s Christmas *Blacklight
Painting with a Twist, 5917 Manatee Ave W Suite 209
Bradenton, FL

London Calling
Sarasota Opera House, 61 N Pineapple Ave
Sarasota, FL

Weekend BBQ
Sat, Oct 21 – Sun, Oct 22
Gas Express, 6829 15th St E
Sarasota, FL

Impact Theatre Kick-Off
Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota, 3975 Fruitville Rd
Sarasota, FL

The Sarasota PRIDE Festival “LGBTQ+ A LOT MORE”
600 Central Ave
Sarasota, FL

Live Music | Ektor Keys at Waterside Place
Waterside Place, 7500 Island Cove Terrace
Sarasota, FL

Fruitville Grove Pumpkin Festival
Fruitville Grove, 7410 Fruitville Rd
Sarasota, FL

Forever Friends Fun Day
Bee Ridge Park, 4430 S Lockwood Ridge Rd
Sarasota, FL

John Carfi
McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre, 1923 Ringling Blvd
Sarasota, FL

The Rocky Horror Show
Manatee Performing Arts Center, 502 3rd Ave W
Bradenton, FL

Little Z Duo
Marina Jack, 2 Marina Plaza
Sarasota, FL

Lance’s Pride & Joy Car Show
Sarasota Classic Car Museum, 5500 N Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL

Fall Festival Touch-A-Truck
The Learning Experience – Lakewood Ranch, 14425 Arbor Green Trail
Lakewood Ranch, FL

Greyhawk Halloween Fall Festival
The Greyhawk Landing Clubhouse, 12350 Mulberry Ave
Bradenton, FL

St. Armands Fall Festival of the Arts
Sat, Oct 21 – Sun, Oct 22
St. Armands Circle Park, 1 St Armands Cir
Sarasota, FL

Water Lantern Festival
Nathan Benderson Park, 5851 Nathan Benderson Cir
Sarasota, FL

Big Mama’s Collard Greens Festival
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park, 2523 Cocoanut Ave
Sarasota, FL

Anna Maria Island Bayfest
Anna Maria, FL

Lesa Silvermore, Persephone’s Choice, Proud…
Oscura, 816 Manatee Ave E
Bradenton, FL

Sunday, Oct 22

Pumpkin Festival
Hunsader Farms, 5500 Co Rd 675
Bradenton, FL

Ray Fuller & The Blues Rockers
975 Cattlemen Rd
Sarasota, FL

Wake n Bacon Sunday Special
Sun, Oct 22 – Mon, Oct 23
8193 Tourist Center Dr
Bradenton, FL

Hungarian Festival
Sarasota Fairgrounds, 3000 Ringling Blvd
Sarasota, FL

St. Armands Fall Festival of the Arts
St. Armands Circle Park, 1 St Armands Cir
Sarasota, FL

Live Music: Brunch with Ty Kirkland
Oscura, 816 Manatee Ave E
Bradenton, FL

The Losing Game & Amends (AU)
Oscura, 816 Manatee Ave E
Bradenton, FL

AL FULLER BAND
Gilligan’s Island Bar & Grill, 5253 Ocean Blvd
Sarasota, FL

BOBBY SHENK BAND
Gilligan’s Island Bar & Grill, 5253 Ocean Blvd
Sarasota, FL

Bain Beakley
2 Marina Plaza
Sarasota, FL

Chorus Of The Keys In Concert
Pine Shores Presbyterian Church, 6135 Beechwood Ave
Sarasota, FL

Pat Stenburg Memorial Concert Oct 2023
Christ Episcopal Church, 4030 Manatee Ave W
Bradenton, FL

Hard Heart Burlesque
McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre, 1923 Ringling Blvd

4th Annual Fall Festival & Carnival
Sarasota
Sarasota, FL

3rd Annual Fall Fest at The Mall at UTC Presented…
The Mall at University Town Center, 140 University Town Center Dr
Sarasota, FL

Creedence Clearwater Remixed!
Goldstein Cabaret, 1239 N Palm Ave
Sarasota, FL

Fruitville Grove Pumpkin Festival
Fruitville Grove, 7410 Fruitville Rd
Sarasota, FL

Oct 27-28

OCT 27

BOOFEST
Fri, 6 – 9 PM
Main Street At Lakewood Ranch, 8100 Lakewood Ranch Blvd
Bradenton, FL

 

Screen on The Green: Hocus Pocus
Fri, 7 – 10 PM
The Green at UTC, 125 N Cattlemen Rd
Sarasota, FL

 

OCT 28

Trunk or Treat at the Bradenton YMCA
Sat, 11 AM – 1 PM
Bradenton YMCA, 3805 59th St W
Bradenton, FL

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