💃 Fresh Fridays Season Finale: Dance Dance Sarasota

Friday, June 5, 7-10 p.m., N. Palm Ave., Sarasota

Fresh Fridays closes out its season by turning North Palm Avenue into an outdoor dance party, with music from DJ D2, dance instructors leading the crowd through different styles and local vendors, light bites, refreshments, games, activities and giveaways at the welcome table. Parking will be available at the Palm Avenue and State Street garages. This event is free. For more information, click here.

🧗 Hexrock Climbing Grand Opening

Saturday, June 6, 2-10 p.m., Hexrock Climbing, 1355 Sarasota Center Blvd., Sarasota

Sarasota’s new climbing gym opens with an all-day grand opening, with festivities from 2-5 p.m. and day passes available for anyone curious enough to test the walls. It's a place for beginners, serious climbers and anyone who’d rather sweat vertically. A one day climbing pass is $26. To browse more options, for various passes or more information, click here.

🎶 UTC Live on The Green with Sugar Vibe Band

Thursday, June 4, 6:30-9:30 p.m., The Green at UTC, Sarasota

UTC’s monthly outdoor concert series returns with Sugar Vibe Band.. Bring chairs or blankets for lawn seating near Rocco’s Tacos and Tequila Bar, where the night runs on live music, mall-adjacent people-watching and the pleasing knowledge that no one has to pay for parking. This event is free. For more information, click here.

🎨 100 Years of Marilyn

Thursday, June 4-Saturday, June 6, Creative Liberties, 927 N. Lime Ave., Sarasota

Creative Liberties marks the coming centennial of Marilyn Monroe’s birth with a three-day pop-up exhibition inspired by the Hollywood icon’s life, image and cultural afterlife. The show includes work by artists interpreting Monroe through glamour, nostalgia, surrealism and reinvention, with an opening reception from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, June 4, with food, live music and guests invited to dress in Marilyn-inspired style. This event is free. For more information, click here.

🔦 Laser Light Family Night Double Feature

Friday, June 5, 6 p.m., The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature, 201 Tenth St. W., Bradenton

The Bishop turns the dome into a family laser-light double feature, pairing Disney movie songs with a second round of K-pop-inspired music, color and motion. Expect a bright, high-energy night for kids, music fans and anyone whose idea of a movie soundtrack comes with lasers. Tickets are $20. For tickets or more information, click here.

🎙️ Josh Blue

Friday, June 5, 6:30 p.m., McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre, 1923 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota

Comedian Josh Blue brings his self-aware, quick-cut stand-up to McCurdy’s, mixing personal storytelling with the kind of timing that makes a room feel slightly unsafe in the best way. Known for his sharp wit and off-center perspective, Blue’s show lands somewhere between disarming and brutally funny. For tickets or more information, click here.

🎭 Grease Is the Word

Friday, June 5, 7 p.m., and Saturday, June 6, 1 p.m., The Cook Theatre at the Asolo, 5555 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota

Squeaky Wheel Fringe Festival presents  a new comedy by former Chicago Tribune journalist Kelly Haramis and her daughter, Kallista Schneiderman. The plot begins with an old wound: Haramis didn’t get cast as Rizzo in her Florida high school’s 1989 production of Grease. Decades later, her daughter tries to fix it by staging a fake senior-center production so her mother can finally have the role. Part family prank, part theater-kid revenge fantasy, the show looks at disappointment, devotion, aging and the absurd things we do for love. Tickets are $12.30. For tickets or more information, click here.

🦸 SRQCon

Saturday, June 6, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Selby Library, 1331 First St., Sarasota

SRQCon, Sarasota County Libraries and Historical Resources’ annual pop culture convention, returns to Selby Library for a free, all-ages day of costumes, gaming, workshops, vendors, crafts and fandom activity. The lineup includes a costume contest, comics, drawing and writing workshops led by local artists, video games, virtual reality, a costume dance, button-making, bracelets, watercolor art and a vendor area with local artists, authors and fandom-inspired goods. No tickets or registration are required. This event is free. For more information, click here.

👕 Clothing Swap - Sarasota Swaps

Sunday, June 7, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Phillippi Estate Park, 5500 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota

Sarasota Swaps brings its clothing swap back to Phillippi Estate Park, where guests can bring a bag of clothes to donate and leave with gently used finds from other closets. The afternoon also includes lawn games, DJs and live music, with the musical lineup still to be announced. This event is free. For more information, click here.

🌊 World Ocean Day

Saturday, June 6, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., North Jetty Park, 1000 S. Casey Key Road, Nokomis

Sarasota County marks World Ocean Day with a beach cleanup at 8 a.m., educational lectures beginning at 8:30 a.m., vendors, food trucks and activities centered on coastal conservation. No registration is required. This event is free. For more information, click here.

🌊 World Ocean Day at the Nest

Saturday, June 6, 9 a.m.-noon, Robinson Preserve, 840 99th St. NW, Bradenton

Robinson Preserve’s Nest marks World Ocean Day with a family-friendly morning of marine life, touch tanks, ocean-themed stories, crafts, puzzles, puppets and hands-on science. Kids can build oyster habitats, look at plankton under a microscope and pilot an underwater robot, which is a stronger Saturday plan than asking the ocean to entertain them from a beach towel. This event is free. For more information, click here.

🚴 National Trails Day

Saturday, June 6, 9 a.m.-noon, Oakheart Trail, 10735 Tiger Lily Drive, Venice

Wellen Park celebrates National Trails Day with the grand opening of three new nature trails: Oakheart, Buttonwood and The Greenway, which together span more than 6 miles. The morning includes a native plant walk from 9-10:15 a.m., a local wildlife walk from 10:15-11:30 a.m. and a guided bike ride from 11:30 a.m.-noon. Guests can also explore Wellen Park’s larger trail network on their own, and registered attendees will be entered to win a beach cruiser bicycle. Advance reservations are encouraged, though limited walk-up registration will be available. This event is free. For more information, click here.

🎪 Big Top Brewing's 13th Anniversary Party

Saturday, June 6, noon-11 p.m., Big Top Brewing Company, 3045 Fruitville Commons Blvd., Sarasota

Big Top Brewing marks 13 years with an all-day party that leans into its circus roots, bringing high-wire performer Blake Wallenda to the brewery for multiple tightrope walks throughout the day. The celebration also includes $5 beers, live DJ entertainment, a giant waterslide, food, drinks and entertainment under the Big Top. This event is free. For more information, click here.

🛍️ 24th Annual St. Armands Circle Craft Festival

Saturday, June 6, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and Sunday, June 7, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Armands Circle, 411 St. Armands Circle Ave., Sarasota

The St. Armands Circle Craft Festival returns for its 24th year with handmade, functional and fine art, plus the chance to meet artists and craft artisans, commission work and browse a green market with handmade soaps, lotions, live plants, treats and more. It’s a summer stroll with useful shopping, some artful nosing around and fewer excuses to leave empty-handed. This event is free. For more information, click here.

🎤 Careless Whisper Ultimate '80s Tribute

Saturday, June 6, 7 p.m., Stottlemyer’s Smokehouse, 19 East Road, Sarasota

Careless Whisper brings its MTV-meets-Sunset Strip ’80s tribute show to Stottlemyer’s, with dance-pop, power ballads, big costumes and the kind of audience participation that treats the Reagan era less like history than a group project. Expect George Michael, Bon Jovi, Whitney Houston, Journey and plenty of neon-adjacent nostalgia. This event is free. For more information, click here.

🎤 JoAnna Ford’s Heart Wide Open: A Musical Lesson of Vulnerability

Saturday, June 6, 7:30 p.m., Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe, 1012 N. Orange Ave., Sarasota

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe’s Independent Artist Showcase brings soprano JoAnna Ford back to the stage after a seven-year hiatus following a sarcoidosis diagnosis that threatened her ability to sing. In Heart Wide Open, Ford uses jazz, soul and storytelling to trace illness, grief, Black womanhood, faith, artistry and the long road back to performance. Tickets are $39 for standard seating and $100 for VIP sponsors. For tickets or more information, click here.

🎪 Sinister Sisters Cirque & Burlesque

Saturday, June 6, 7-9:30 p.m., Florida Studio Theatre, 1241 N. Palm Ave., Sarasota

The Sinister Sisters bring cirque and burlesque to Florida Studio Theatre’s Keating Theatre for an evening built around theatrical spectacle, edge and a touch of downtown mischief. Seating is limited and the show is listed as almost sold out. Tickets are $75. For more information, click here.

🍷 Venue 1927 Grand Opening

Sunday, June 7, 6-8 p.m., Venue 1927, 1927 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota

Finally, the historic Charles Ringling building downtown is back. A new event space opens its doors with music from DJ Millo, complimentary appetizers, wine and a look inside a venue built for weddings, birthdays and other celebrations. Expect Latin hits, ’80s favorites and a little open-house nosing around. This event is free. For more information, click here.

🎻 Sarasota Music Festival: Festival Fellows Concert Series

Sunday, June 7, 7 p.m., Art Ovation Hotel, 1255 N. Palm Ave., Sarasota

The Sarasota Music Festival brings its fellows to Art Ovation for an intimate concert meant to feel more like a close-up than a grand hall affair. It’s a chance to hear rising classical musicians in a relaxed downtown setting, with tickets starting at $7.68. For tickets or more information, click here.

🍷 Sip, Savor & Sunset: A Sarasota Cultural & Culinary Journey

Sunday, June 7, 5:30 p.m., Palm Avenue Parking Garage, Sarasota

Sunset Food Tours leads an evening walk through Sarasota built around local food, drinks and a golden-hour view of the city. It’s part culinary outing, part downtown wander and part excuse to call dinner “research.” Tickets are $79.95. For tickets or more information, click here.