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100-plus fun things to do in December near Sarasota, Bradenton, Venice and Punta Gorda December includes Christmas and New Year’s Eve celebrations, music festivals, and more fun things to do in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties. Jimmy Geurts.  Jay Handelman Sarasota Herald-Tribune As we soon leave November and enter December, 2023 has nearly come to a…

This Florida City Is Home to a 105-year-old Fish Market, White-sand Beaches, and a Beautiful Opera House Sarasota sits on Florida’s Cultural Coast — here’s how to plan the perfect visit.   By Jacqueline Dole | Updated on November 14, 2023 With more than 35 miles of coastline, ample outdoor activities, and a variety of historical attractions,…

Top Christmas, winter holiday events in Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte  Holiday parades — both on land or by boat — light shows, chances to meet Santa and more winter season fun in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties. Jimmy Geurts Sarasota Herald-Tribune | November 6, 2023 We haven’t reached Thanksgiving on November’s local events calendar, yet even before…

Top Halloween events in Sarasota, Bradenton, Venice, Siesta Key, Palmetto, Port Charlotte Sarasota Herald-Tribune | October 10, 2023 From family-friendly events such as trick-or-treating, to 21-and-up parties, the top Halloween happenings in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties. by Jimmy Geurts While October features all sorts of events taking place in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties, this…

Take a festive trolley tour of Sarasota Venice Gondolier GO | www.yoursun.com | OCTBER 4, 2023 Discover Sarasota Tours is getting a jump on the holidays — “haunted” ones and “Merry” ones. “I love the holidays, and there is no better way to celebrate than dressing up and coming on one of our fun tours…

Discover Sarasota Tours Announces Halloween and Christmas Tour Schedule SRQ DAILY FRIDAY WEEKEND EDITION | FRIDAY AUG 4, 2023 Discover Sarasota Tours offers 16 different tours running daily in our air-conditioned trolley or van. Holiday Tours for Halloween (The BooMobile and Haunted Sarasota) and Christmas (Christmas Carol Trolley: Letters To Santa) run nightly in October and December…

Sarasota Trolley Tour All About Design June 17, 2023 | Venice Gondolier by Kim Cool, Our Town Editor If there is something one wants to learn about Sarasota, there likely is or will be a Discover Sarasota Trolley Tour. The newest is the Discover Sarasota Architecture Tour guided by Ed Simays, a 2000 transplant from…

Meet Founder & CEO Tammy Hauser, Discover Sarasota Tours Summer 2023 | Bradenton Magazine When did you start the business? Why? When I moved to Sarasota from Minneapolis in 2015, I wondered why there were no trolley tours in a tourist town with such a storied past. As an arts consultant (part of my past…

City of Sarasota opens Blue Ribbon Committee applications Updated: May 1, 2023 at 5:57 PM CDT SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – Following a City of Sarasota Commission meeting on May 1, the city opened up applications for the Blue Ribbon Committee on its website. The committee will study financially sustainable options for the Van Wezel Performing…

Discover Sarasota Tours Brews up Excitement With New Sunset Cabaret Tour SRQ DAILY | TUESDAY DINING AND FOOD EDITION | TUESDAY April 4, 2023 On May 4th, Discover Sarasota Tours will kick off its new Sunset Cabaret Trolley Tour. This is the sixteenth tour that the company will run alongside its other popular experiences. The…