Concerts, classes, markets, pickleball, and a hundred reasons to get out the door. See what is coming up near you, and where to be.
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Food festivals
Agricenter Farmers Market, Memphis · Memphis, TN
Agricenter Farmers Market, Memphis
A summer market celebration centered on fresh-shelled peas and local growers.
Community & civic
Hill Country Galleria, Bee Cave · Austin, TX
Hill Country Galleria, Bee Cave
You can celebrate the Fourth at the Hill Country Galleria with family activities and an outdoor festival west of Austin.
Food festivals
Daytime
Carrie Blake Park, 202 N Blake Ave., Sequim · Seattle, WA
Carrie Blake Park, 202 N Blake Ave., Sequim
Visit lavender farms and a free street fair with live music, a beer garden and 150 food and craft vendors.
Golf
Real courses, green fees, and where to play, mapped for retirement.
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Classes & arts
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Downtown Sarasota Campus · Sarasota, FL
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Downtown Sarasota Campus
You can learn watercolor fundamentals surrounded by the gardens in this recurring adult class.
Senior programs
Sarasota Activity Center, Senior Friendship Centers · Sarasota, FL
Sarasota Activity Center, Senior Friendship Centers
You can play several variations of bingo for small prizes twice a week for a 5 dollar fee.
Markets
4748 S Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233 · Sarasota, FL
4748 S Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
Dance & fitness
Sarasota Activity Center, Senior Friendship Centers · Sarasota, FL
Sarasota Activity Center, Senior Friendship Centers
You can practice gentle seated stretching, yoga relaxation, and meditation with a chair-yoga specialist.
Theater & film
5 to 9 p.m.
Sarasota, FL
The purple bayfront performing arts hall hosts big touring shows and Broadway, plus free outdoor Friday Fest concerts on the lawn out front. It sits at 777 North Tamiami Trail.
Pickleball & rec
3:15 to 4:30 p.m.
Sarasota Activity Center, Senior Friendship Centers · Sarasota, FL
Sarasota Activity Center, Senior Friendship Centers
You can play free indoor pickleball in a low-impact, social format built for seniors at the Sarasota Activity Center.
Music & concerts
Jazz Club of Sarasota · Sarasota, FL
Jazz Club of Sarasota
You can sit in on or listen to a recurring jazz jam session hosted by the Jazz Club of Sarasota.
Outdoors & nature
Registration 5:30 p.m., race 6:30 p.m.
Siesta Beach and Brohard Beach · Sarasota, FL
Siesta Beach and Brohard Beach
You can bring the grandkids to free one-mile beach fun runs twice a week all summer near the pavilion and fishing pier.
Markets
1561 Lakefront Drive, Sarasota, FL, USA · Sarasota, FL
1561 Lakefront Drive, Sarasota, FL, USA
Music & concerts
7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature, Bradenton · Sarasota, FL
The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature, Bradenton
You can sit inside a dome for laser shows set to Queen, The Beatles, Elton John, and more, three nights a week all summer for 15 dollars.
Theater & film
Sarasota County Libraries · Sarasota, FL
Sarasota County Libraries
You can settle in for a free classic film on the library big screen at this monthly matinee.
Dance & fitness
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Sarasota Activity Center, Senior Friendship Centers · Sarasota, FL
Sarasota Activity Center, Senior Friendship Centers
You can learn synchronized line dances with no partner needed in this energetic senior class.
Music & concerts
5 to 8 p.m.
Sun King Brewery, Sarasota · Sarasota, FL
Sun King Brewery, Sarasota
You can hear live music from Bill Vinhage every Friday evening at Sun King Brewery.
Markets
5041 Ringwood Meadow, The Meadows, Sarasota, FL, USA · Sarasota, FL
5041 Ringwood Meadow, The Meadows, Sarasota, FL, USA
Open: 12/08/2024 to 04/13/2025<br>Available Products: Fresh fruits;Fresh vegetables;Baked goods;Crafts/woodworking items;Cut flowers;Eggs;Honey;Mushrooms;Pet food;Poultry/fowl meat and products;Prepar
Music & concerts
6 to 9 p.m.
Main Street, Lakewood Ranch · Sarasota, FL
Main Street, Lakewood Ranch
You can hear classic rock, blues, and old-time country on Lakewood Ranch Main Street the first Friday of every month, with beer, wine, and food for sale.
Markets
1620 Myakka Rd (Old Miakka United Methodist Church) Sarasota, FL 34240 · Sarasota, FL
1620 Myakka Rd (Old Miakka United Methodist Church) Sarasota, FL 34240
Classes & arts
10 to 11:30 a.m.
Sarasota Activity Center, Senior Friendship Centers · Sarasota, FL
Sarasota Activity Center, Senior Friendship Centers
You can work on a new instructor-led watercolor or oil project each week in this long-running senior art class.
Markets
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Phillippi Estate Park, 5500 S. Tamiami Trail · Sarasota, FL
Phillippi Estate Park, 5500 S. Tamiami Trail
You can enjoy fresh produce, prepared foods, live music, and food trucks at this free midweek waterfront market.
Pickleball & rec
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Arlington Park Aquatic Complex gym · Sarasota, FL
Arlington Park Aquatic Complex gym
You can bring friends for open pickleball in the gym three mornings a week at Arlington Park.
Markets
307 taylor street Punta Gorda, FL 33950 · Sarasota, FL
307 taylor street Punta Gorda, FL 33950
Markets
Lemon Avenue and Main Street Sarasota, FL 34236 · Sarasota, FL
Lemon Avenue and Main Street Sarasota, FL 34236
Markets
Sarasota, FL
Every Saturday from 7 AM to 1 PM, downtown between Main Street and Lemon Avenue, rain or shine. It has run since 1979 and brings produce, flowers, baked goods, and breakfast stalls.
Markets
7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Lemon Avenue and Main Street, downtown Sarasota · Sarasota, FL
Lemon Avenue and Main Street, downtown Sarasota
You can shop local produce, food, and crafts across several downtown blocks every Saturday morning, rain or shine.
Tastings
1 to 3 p.m.
Michael's Wine Cellar, Sarasota · Sarasota, FL
Michael's Wine Cellar, Sarasota
You can sip your way through a festive Saturday wine tasting in the cellar at Michael's On East.
Theater & film
5 p.m.
CoolToday Park, Venice · Sarasota, FL
CoolToday Park, Venice
You can watch a movie on the ballpark scoreboard from the seating bowl on most summer Sundays for a few dollars.
Music & concerts
Sarasota, FL
A free Sunday concert series with local performers at The Bay park on the bayfront. You can bring a chair and listen with the water as a backdrop.
Markets
503 10th Street West, Palmetto, FL, USA · Sarasota, FL
503 10th Street West, Palmetto, FL, USA
Open: 10/01/2023 to 05/20/2024; <br>Available Products: Fresh fruits;
Dance & fitness
10 to 11 a.m.
Sarasota Activity Center, Senior Friendship Centers · Sarasota, FL
Sarasota Activity Center, Senior Friendship Centers
You can practice gentle Tai Chi to improve balance and flexibility in this senior-friendly class.
Dance & fitness
3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Sarasota Activity Center, Senior Friendship Centers · Sarasota, FL
Sarasota Activity Center, Senior Friendship Centers
You can pick up rhythm and footwork in a lively tap dancing class at the Activity Center.
Community & civic
Sun King Brewery, Sarasota · Sarasota, FL
Sun King Brewery, Sarasota
You can test your knowledge of music, sports, and travel at this free weekly trivia night hosted by B Trivial.
Dance & fitness
Sarasota Activity Center, Senior Friendship Centers · Sarasota, FL
Sarasota Activity Center, Senior Friendship Centers
You can dance to salsa, merengue, and cumbia rhythms in a joint-friendly Zumba class for all skill levels.
