⚽ World Cup Watch Party Kick-off Festival

Sunday, June 14, 12:30-7 p.m., The Bay, 1055 Blvd. of the Arts, Sarasota

The Bay and Sarasota Paradise launch a free FIFA World Cup 2026 watch party series with an all-day bayfront festival overlooking Sarasota Bay. The kickoff includes Germany vs. Curaçao at 1 p.m. and Netherlands vs. Japan at 4 p.m. on stadium-quality screens under a shaded tent, plus a community round robin soccer tournament, fan zone activities, soccer drills, lawn games, face painting, giveaways, food trucks, drinks, and meet-and-greets with Sarasota Paradise players and coaches, including head assistant coach Trevor Sinclair, a former England national team and Premier League footballer. Guests are encouraged to wear team colors and bring lawn chairs. This event is free. For more information, click here.

🚣 USRowing Youth National Championships

Thursday, June 11-Sunday, June 14, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Nathan Benderson Park, 5851 Nathan Benderson Circle, Sarasota

The USRowing Youth National Championships return to Nathan Benderson Park for the event’s ninth year in Sarasota County, bringing more than 4,000 athletes, 1,000 coaches and thousands of spectators to the region for four days of racing. The event is open to the public, with qualified crews from across the country competing for national titles on one of Sarasota’s biggest sports stages. For tickets or more information, click here.

🌸 Infiorata Flower Carpet: A Moment within a Moment

Saturday, June 13-Sunday, June 14, Burns Square Historic District, 422 S. Pineapple Ave., Sarasota

More than 1,350 flowers and locally sourced natural materials will be transformed into a single "infiorata" flower carpet in Burns Square, with artists and volunteers working side by side to create the installation. Additional events include balcony performances, rock painting, plein air, surprise live puppets and costumes. This event is free. For more information, click here.

🎭 Begin Again Badge

Thursday, June 11-Sunday, June 21, Cook Theatre, FSU Center for the Performing Arts, 5555 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota

Lifeline Productions presents the world premiere of Begin Again Badge, a solo performance written and performed by Cristela Carrizales. The show traces Carrizales’ journey through identity, trauma, addiction and recovery, using storytelling, humor and theatrical design to explore survival, self-recognition and the chance to begin again. Tickets are $37. For tickets or more information, click here.

🎻 Sarasota Music Festival: Festival Fellows Concert Series

Thursday, June 11, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Art Ovation Hotel, 1255 N. Palm Ave., Sarasota

Get a relaxed, one-hour preview of the Sarasota Music Festival with a close-up performance by its festival fellows, the rising classical musicians spending June learning and performing alongside faculty artists. Tickets are $5. For tickets or more information, click here.

📚 Choose Thy Fate: Audience-Controlled Night of Live Radio Theatre

Thursday, June 11, 6:30 p.m., Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S. Pineapple Ave., Sarasota

Gothic Library brings live radio theater to Bookstore1Sarasota with an original adventure that puts the audience in charge of the story. Expect a little performance, a little suspense and the particular pleasure of watching a narrative change direction because the room told it to. For tickets or more information, click here.

💃 Big Night Out Dance Party

Thursday, June 11, 7 p.m., 8341 Lockwood Ridge Road, Sarasota

Sarasota tropical dance band Big Night Out brings Latin, island and R&B dance music to Lockwood Ridge Road. Expect a seven-piece local band and a dance-floor-first Thursday night. This event is free. For more information, click here.

🍷 Originals Culinary Tour: Bradenton

Thursday, June 11, 5-8:30 p.m., Bradenton

The Sarasota-Manatee Originals’ progressive culinary tour moves between Mean Deans Local Kitchen, Cottonmouth Southern Soul Kitchen, Taverna Toscana and Mattison’s Riverwalk, with five tasting dishes, wine pairings and trolley transportation between stops. The ticket also includes a $20 wine credit toward featured wines, plus covered tips and gratuities. For tickets or more information, click here.

🎪 Summer Circus Spectacular

Friday, June 12-Saturday, Aug. 8, Historic Asolo Theater at The Ringling, 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota

The Circus Arts Conservatory and The Ringling bring back Summer Circus Spectacular, the annual family-friendly production staged inside the lovely Historic Asolo Theater. This year’s show features comedy, aerial artistry, juggling, acrobatics, hand balancing, slack wire and duo roller skating from a cast of international circus artists, including Duo Transcend, Emma Grace Clarke, Davis Vassallo, Yelitza Vivas, Noel Aguilar and host Ashley Vargas. Performances are 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for children ages 12 and under; opening night tickets are $75 and includes a post-show reception. For tickets or more information, click here.

🎷 Sights + Sounds at Waterside Place: Lakewood Ranch Big Band

Friday, June 12, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Waterside Place, 7500 Island Cove Terrace, Lakewood Ranch, Sarasota County

Waterside Place’s monthly performance series brings in the Lakewood Ranch Big Band for an evening of swing, jazz and big-band charts along the waterfront. Limited seating will be available, so bring a lawn chair, then make a night of it with dinner, drinks or a slow walk around the lake. This event is free. For more information, click here.

Disaster Preparedness Expo

Saturday, June 13, 10 a.m.-noon, Newtown Estates Park, 2800 Newtown Blvd., Sarasota

Sarasota COAD (Community Organizations Active in Disaster), Sarasota County and Legal Aid of Manasota will host their annual Disaster Preparedness Expo at Newtown Community Estates. The event will focus on helping residents prepare for the 2026 hurricane season and feature more than 25 community partners, plus free giveaways, free food and free childcare. 

🎬 The Greatest Show on Earth

Friday, June 12, 7 p.m., Sarasota Opera House, 61 N. Pineapple Ave., Sarasota

Sarasota Opera’s summer movie series goes full circus with Cecil B. DeMille’s The Greatest Show on Earth, the 1952 spectacle starring Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, Charlton Heston, James Stewart and Dorothy Lamour. The film follows a struggling circus manager who hires a famous aerialist to boost attendance, creating exactly the kind of backstage romance, rivalry and big-top melodrama that deserves to be seen somewhere grand. Tickets are $12. For tickets or more information, click here.

🎨 Indoor Summer Arts & Crafts Show

Saturday, June 13-Sunday, June 14, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Bradenton Area Convention Center, 1 Haben Blvd., Palmetto

Beat the June heat with an indoor, air-conditioned arts-and-crafts show featuring local vendors, gifts, art and handmade goods at the Bradenton Area Convention Center. Admission and parking are free. This event is free. For more information, click here.

🎸 Journey/Styx Tribute Show in Venice

Saturday, June 13, 7 p.m., Venice Community Center, 326 Nokomis Ave. S., Venice

Majesty of Rock brings the music of Journey and Styx to the Venice Community Center, with classic-rock vocals, guitars, synthesizers and piano built around two arena-sized catalogs. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door; VIP seating is $40 and includes premium reserved seating in the first three rows. For tickets or more information, click here.

🎤 Punk Pride Night

Saturday, June 13, 8-11:30 p.m., Dingbat Theatre Project, 7288 S. Tamiami Trail., Sarasota

Dingbat Theatre Project hosts a 13-and-up Punk Pride Night with local punk band nowincolor, Tampa Bay’s Cozy in the Black and opening act WSAB from St. Pete. Doors open at 8 p.m., music starts at 9 p.m. and pre-sale cover is $10. For tickets or more information, click here.

📚 Silent Book Club Meetup: Parrish

Saturday, June 13, 6-8 p.m., Chicken Salad Chick, 8730 U.S. 301, Unit 113, Parrish

Bring your own book and settle in with the Sarasota-Bradenton Silent Book Club for a low-pressure reading meetup. The group will socialize from 6-6:30 p.m., read quietly from 6:30-7:30 p.m. and discuss from 7:30-8 p.m. This event is free. For more information, click here.

🍝 Cook & Connect with Chef Luigi: Italian Favorites, Music, & Community

Sunday, June 14, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Don Luigi Sarasota, 1272 N. Palm Ave., Sarasota

Chef Luigi leads a relaxed, sensory-friendly cooking session designed for autistic and neurodivergent adults, with guests making fresh handmade gnocchi before sitting down to enjoy the meal together. The event also includes live music from Alex, an autistic pianist, and is built around cooking, conversation and community. Tickets are $90 for two people. For tickets or more information, click here.

🎻 Spring Music in the Gardens

Sunday, June 14, 6-8:30 p.m., Sarasota Garden Club, 1131 Blvd. of the Arts, Sarasota

Sarasota Garden Club brings back Music in the Gardens with a performance by Elijah the Violinist, plus hors d’oeuvres and wine served while guests stroll through the gardens. Tickets are $35. For tickets or more information, click here.

🎭 Lady Disdain

Through Saturday, June 27, Asolo Repertory Theatre, 5555 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota

Asolo Rep’s summer stage gets a literary-romantic charge with Lady Disdain, a new comedy by Lauren Gunderson that riffs on Much Ado About Nothing, fantasy romance novels and the particular madness of two rival audiobook narrators with chemistry they’d rather not acknowledge. It’s Beatrice, Benedict and bookish sparring with a contemporary wink. Tickets start at $35. For tickets or more information, click here.

🎶 Honky Tonk Angels

Through Sunday, June 28, Florida Studio Theatre, 1241 N. Palm Ave., Sarasota

Florida Studio Theatre’s summer mainstage opens with Honky Tonk Angels, a jukebox musical from the creator of Always... Patsy Cline. The story follows three women chasing new lives and big songs, with a country-heavy soundtrack built for anyone who likes their musical theater with boots, harmonies and a little Nashville shine. Tickets start at $39. For tickets or more information, click here.