Sarasota and Bradenton Family Events Calendar
The Fun 4 Sarasota Kids Calendar is the most comprehensive online family calendar in the Sarasota and Bradenton area. We update our calendar every week to make sure we have all the family-friendly events in the area. Please let us know if you are aware of an event that is not listed! Listings are FREE! Submit Your Event Today!
PLEASE NOTE: Events and programs are subject to last minute cancellations and changes. Before attending, please contact the business or event host to confirm that the event/program is still taking place, and to register or RSVP if required.
Family fun events like festivals, carnivals, fairs, family fun days and more.
Suncoast Remake Learning Days: BLOCK Fest - Soar in 4
Early Learning Coalition of Manatee County in Partnership with Soar in 4 – Families and their children eight months to ...
- 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
- Location: Manatee Downtown Central Library, 1301 Barcarrota Ave. Bradenton, FL 34205
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Suncoast Remake Learning Days: Preschool Nutrition Program at Gulf Gate Library
This program introduces preschoolers to the basics of growing plants and healthy eating with stories, songs, activities and food samples. This ...
- 10:15 am - 11:00 am
- Location: 7112 Curtiss Ave, Sarasota, FL
- Cost: Free
- Website: remakelearningdays.org
- Category: Family Fun
Suncoast Remake Learning Days: All the Colors of Me!
Children and their families will participate in yoga and mindfulness activities. They will make and take helpful tools for self- ...
- 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
- Location: First Presbyterian Church of Sarasota 2050 Oak Street Sarasota FL 34237
- Cost: Free
- Website: remakelearningdays.org
- Category: Family Fun
Suncoast Remake Learning Days at The DeSoto County Library
Suncoast Remake Learning Days is a 10-day learning festival that celebrates the many learning opportunities in our region. The DeSoto County ...
- 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Location: DeSoto County Library, 125 N Hillsborough Avenue, Arcadia, FL
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
MakerSpace Open House - Palmetto Library - Part of Suncoast Remake Learning Days
Join us in our MakerSpace and experience fun and engaging STEAM activities for family members of any age. Activities will ...
- 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
- Location: Palmetto Public Library, 923 6th Street West, Palmetto, FL
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Shark Pups and Grownups at Mote: We are Family
We Are Family - Just as we have families up here on land, ocean animals also have relatives that share ...
- 9:30 am - 11:00 am
- Location: Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium-1600 Ken Thompson Pkway, Sarasota, FL 34236
- Cost: $22
- Website: mote.org
- Category: Family Fun
Suncoast Remake Learning Days at The DeSoto County Library
Suncoast Remake Learning Days is a 10-day learning festival that celebrates the many learning opportunities in our region. The DeSoto County ...
- 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Location: DeSoto County Library, 125 N Hillsborough Avenue, Arcadia, FL
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
MakerSpace Open House - Downtown Bradenton Library - Part of Suncoast Remake Learning Days
Join us in our Maker Space and experience hands-on learning for families of all ages. Activities include 3D printing, button ...
- 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
- Location: Downtown Bradenton Library, 1301 Barcarrota Boulevard, Bradenton, FL
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Cinco de Mama at Heron House
This isn't any Cinco de Mayo you have been to before... "It's Cinco De Mama!" A celebration with a fiesta ...
- 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Location: Heron House, 3221 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, FL
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Suncoast Remake Learning Days at The DeSoto County Library
Suncoast Remake Learning Days is a 10-day learning festival that celebrates the many learning opportunities in our region. The DeSoto County ...
- 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Location: DeSoto County Library, 125 N Hillsborough Avenue, Arcadia, FL
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Suncoast Remake Learning Days: Loud at the Library
Hosted By: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library in partnership with The African American Cultural Resource Center, Asolo Rep, CreArte ...
- 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm
- Location: North Sarasota Public Library, 2801 Newtown Boulevard, Sarasota, FL
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Cinco de Mayo Fiesta with Partners in Play and Soar in 4
A fun family event to discover how play and learning go hand-in-hand. Create colorful flowers, practice yoga, and much more! ...
- 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
- Location: Palmetto Library, 923 6th Street West, Palmetto, FL
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Suncoast Remake Learning Days: "We Are One Voice!" Youth Poetry & Spoken Word Workshop and Celebration!
Get ready to kick-off The Newtown Nation's Three-Day Multicultural Festival with a Special Youth Poetry & Spoken Word Workshop & ...
- 6:00 pm
- Location: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park, Cocoanut Avenue, Sarasota, FL
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Siesta Key Beach Amateur Sand Sculpture Contest
This free, family-friendly event is co-sponsored by Friends of Sarasota County Parks and Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce. 8:30 am Registration ...
- 8:30 am - 2:00 pm
- Location: Siesta Key Beach, 946 Beach Rd. Siesta Key, FL
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
WholeheARTed Free Family Fun at Sarasota Farmers Market
Create with WholeheARTed Education this Saturday: 9-10 AM GLOW Kids Yoga will lead movement and breathing exercises for the whole entire ...
- 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
- Location: Lemon & Main Sarasota, FL 34236
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Repticon Sarasota Reptile Show
This show features everything that you’ve come to love most about Repticon’s two days of fun and excitement! See live ...
- 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Location: Sarasota County Fairgrounds & Robarts Arena, 3000 Ringling Blvd, Sarasota, Florida 34237
- Cost: $15 - $6 (Ages 4 and under are free.)
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Lowes DIY Kids Workshop - Feed Your Feathered Friends Workshop
Get ready to build with your mini DIYer for this month's Bird Feeder Kit! Whether it lands hanging outside of ...
- 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: 7395 52ND Place East Bradenton, FL 34203
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.lowes.com
- Category: Family Fun
Discovering Seaside Treasure at The Little Discovery Center - Suncoast Remake Learning Days
As part of the Remake Learning Days join Whole Child Manatee in partnership with Manatee County Public Libraries. Discover the ...
- 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
- Location: 321 15th St Ct W, Bradenton, FL 34205
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Repticon Sarasota Reptile Show
This show features everything that you’ve come to love most about Repticon’s two days of fun and excitement! See live ...
- 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Location: Sarasota County Fairgrounds & Robarts Arena, 3000 Ringling Blvd, Sarasota, Florida 34237
- Cost: $15 - $6 (Ages 4 and under are free.)
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
StackD Cake Studio Mommy & Me Mother's Day Brunch
A sweet brunch for Mommy and up to 2 children to enjoy while creating cupcakes. Cupcakes are pre baked and ...
- 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: 6202 Highway 301 N, Ellenton, FL
- Cost: $65 Mom & 2 Kids Max
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
13th Annual Downtown Sarasota Craft Fair
The show will be located in the heart of Downtown Sarasota in 5 Points Park, on Central and First Street. ...
- 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Location: 1 Central Avenue in Sarasota, FL
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.artfestival.com
- Category: Family Fun
Mother's Day at The Meadows Farmers Market
Come celebrate Mother's Day at the Meadows Farmers Market! Stop by for food, music, art, shopping, fun activities and more!
- 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Location: Meadows Shopping Village Parking Lot, 5041 Ringwood Meadow Bldg G, Sarasota, FL, 34235
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Shark Pups and Grownups at Mote: We are Family
We Are Family - Just as we have families up here on land, ocean animals also have relatives that share ...
- 9:30 am - 11:00 am
- Location: Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium-1600 Ken Thompson Pkway, Sarasota, FL 34236
- Cost: $22
- Website: mote.org
- Category: Family Fun
Seashore Seafari at the Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium
Explore a mangrove forest! Put on your adventure hat and come along as we tour a mangrove boardwalk, use science ...
- 10:00 am - 11:00 am
- Location: Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota, FL
- Cost: Members $13.50 / Non-members $15
- Website: mote.org
- Category: Family Fun
Design a Mosaic Coaster at JC Penney
Free crafts for kids, extra savings for parents - extra 10% off coupon for parents. Kids get a free: craft, ...
- 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: 8201 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34238
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.jcpenney.com
- Category: Family Fun
The Big Reveal FunDay at North River Ranch!
Join us for an outdoor, pet-friendly event with fun activities for the whole family including your fur kids, taking place ...
- 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Location: 11510 Little River Way, Parrish, FL 34219
- Cost: FREE
- Website: www.followmehometoNRR.com
- Category: Family Fun
Art in the Park at Bob Gardner Community Park
Learn watercolor painting techniques from a local illustrator! All supplies provided. Attendees will learn to sketch and then paint their ...
- 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Location: 2710 White Eagle Boulevard, Bradenton, FL
- Cost: $15
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Maggies' Petting Zoo at Waypoint Bar & Grill
Free event! Come join us for a fun day with Maggie’s Farm! Rabbits, chickens, ducks, turkey, tortoises, Guinea pigs, ferrets, ...
- 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Location: 11000 US Highway 41 N, Palmetto, FL 34221
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Hope City Church SRQ Party in the Park at Urfer Family Park
We love a good party, especially when it's with you! Save the date and join us for a Party at ...
- 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Location: Urfer Family Park, 4000 Honore Avenue, Sarasota, FL
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Lunar Eclipse Watch Party at Robinson Preserve
No magnification is needed to observe this eclipse, but telescopes will be available to watch lunar features and observe other ...
- 10:30 pm - 1:00 am
- Location: Robinson Preserve Expansion, 10299 9th Avenue Northwest, Bradenton, FL 34209
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.eventbrite.com
- Category: Family Fun
Lunar Eclipse Watch Party at Robinson Preserve
No magnification is needed to observe this eclipse, but telescopes will be available to watch lunar features and observe other ...
- 10:30 pm - 1:00 am
- Location: Robinson Preserve Expansion, 10299 9th Avenue Northwest, Bradenton, FL 34209
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.eventbrite.com
- Category: Family Fun
SoftPlay at Bounce Down Under
SOFTPLAY is now at Bounce Down Under! In partnership with The Kids Party Company, SOFTPLAY will be an awesome chance ...
- 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
- Location: 935 N Beneva Rd, Sarasota, FL
- Cost: $10 Per Child, $5 Per Sibling, (Add $7 for Unlimited Bounce Time)
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
SoftPlay at Bounce Down Under
SOFTPLAY is now at Bounce Down Under! In partnership with The Kids Party Company, SOFTPLAY will be an awesome chance ...
- 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
- Location: 935 N Beneva Rd, Sarasota, FL
- Cost: $10 Per Child, $5 Per Sibling, (Add $7 for Unlimited Bounce Time)
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
SoftPlay at Bounce Down Under
SOFTPLAY is now at Bounce Down Under! In partnership with The Kids Party Company, SOFTPLAY will be an awesome chance ...
- 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
- Location: 935 N Beneva Rd, Sarasota, FL
- Cost: $10 Per Child, $5 Per Sibling, (Add $7 for Unlimited Bounce Time)
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Stroller Stroll: Perico Preserve
Round up your baby buggies, and your little ones for a strolling naturalist led walk through the counties wild spaces ...
- 10:00 am - 11:00 am
- Location: Perico Preserve, 11700 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton, FL
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.mymanatee.org
- Category: Family Fun
Tampa Bay Lightning Free Swag Pick Up at UTC Mall
Gear up for the Stanley Cup playoffs and support your hometown team! Join us on Wednesday, May 18th from 5 ...
- 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Location: 140 University Town Center Drive, Sarasota, FL
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
SoftPlay at Bounce Down Under
SOFTPLAY is now at Bounce Down Under! In partnership with The Kids Party Company, SOFTPLAY will be an awesome chance ...
- 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
- Location: 935 N Beneva Rd, Sarasota, FL
- Cost: $10 Per Child, $5 Per Sibling, (Add $7 for Unlimited Bounce Time)
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
SoftPlay at Bounce Down Under
SOFTPLAY is now at Bounce Down Under! In partnership with The Kids Party Company, SOFTPLAY will be an awesome chance ...
- 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
- Location: 935 N Beneva Rd, Sarasota, FL
- Cost: $10 Per Child, $5 Per Sibling, (Add $7 for Unlimited Bounce Time)
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Sarasota Shrimp and Music Festival
Time to get back outdoors and enjoy a weekend of pure relaxation full of great food and wonderful live music. ...
- 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm
- Location: JD Hamel Park, 199 Bayfront Drive, Sarasota, FL
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
NeighborFest at Grace Community Church - CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER
Join us at NeighborFest, an outdoor festival, for a FREE night of live music, inflatables, and a 26-foot rock wall ...
- 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Location: 8000 Bee Ridge Rd, Sarasota, FL 34241
- Cost: free
- Website: www.gracesarasota.com
- Category: Family Fun
Sarasota International Dragon Boat Festival
It's the Sarasota International Dragon Boat Festival. Everyone ages 12+ are invited to take part. Boats, life-vests, paddles and coaches ...
- 6:30 am
- Location: Nathan Benderson Park, 5851 Nathan Benderson Cir, Sarasota, FL 34235
- Cost: Free - $5 parking (cash only)
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Shark Pups and Grownups at Mote: We are Family
We Are Family - Just as we have families up here on land, ocean animals also have relatives that share ...
- 9:30 am - 11:00 am
- Location: Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium-1600 Ken Thompson Pkway, Sarasota, FL 34236
- Cost: $22
- Website: mote.org
- Category: Family Fun
Sarasota Shrimp and Music Festival
Time to get back outdoors and enjoy a weekend of pure relaxation full of great food and wonderful live music. ...
- 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
- Location: JD Hamel Park, 199 Bayfront Drive, Sarasota, FL
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Adopt-A-Palooza and Pet Expo
Adopt-A-Palooza is returning! The 6th Annual Adopt-A-Palooza will be held, Saturday, May 21 at the Bradenton Area Convention Center from ...
- 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Location: Bradenton Area Convention Center 1 Haben Blvd. Palmetto, FL
- Cost: Free Admission & Parking
- Website: www.mymanatee.org
- Category: Family Fun
Rise & Nye's Great Ice Cream Eating Championship
Calling all ice cream lovers! Show us "what cha got" on May 21st at the Rise & Nye's Great Ice ...
- 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
- Location: Rise & Nye's, 1534 State Street, Sarasota, FL 34236
- Cost: $20 Entry Fee
- Website: bit.ly
- Category: Family Fun
Sarasota Shrimp and Music Festival
Time to get back outdoors and enjoy a weekend of pure relaxation full of great food and wonderful live music. ...
- 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Location: JD Hamel Park, 199 Bayfront Drive, Sarasota, FL
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Ren Church Presents Picnic in the Park
Join us Sunday, May 22 for a Picnic in the Park! There will be free food, games, and a service ...
- 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
- Location: 6655 Greenbrook Blvd, Bradenton, FL 34202
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
SoftPlay at Bounce Down Under
SOFTPLAY is now at Bounce Down Under! In partnership with The Kids Party Company, SOFTPLAY will be an awesome chance ...
- 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
- Location: 935 N Beneva Rd, Sarasota, FL
- Cost: $10 Per Child, $5 Per Sibling, (Add $7 for Unlimited Bounce Time)
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
SoftPlay at Bounce Down Under
SOFTPLAY is now at Bounce Down Under! In partnership with The Kids Party Company, SOFTPLAY will be an awesome chance ...
- 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
- Location: 935 N Beneva Rd, Sarasota, FL
- Cost: $10 Per Child, $5 Per Sibling, (Add $7 for Unlimited Bounce Time)
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Leaf Monsters at The Children's Garden and Art Center
Today’s activity is silly craft with leaves and googly eyes that’s perfect for little hands! This program is included with the ...
- 11:00 am - 11:30 am
- Location: 1670 10th Way, Sarasota, FL
- Cost: Included with Admission
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
SoftPlay at Bounce Down Under
SOFTPLAY is now at Bounce Down Under! In partnership with The Kids Party Company, SOFTPLAY will be an awesome chance ...
- 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
- Location: 935 N Beneva Rd, Sarasota, FL
- Cost: $10 Per Child, $5 Per Sibling, (Add $7 for Unlimited Bounce Time)
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Big Brothers & Big Sisters Movie Night at Knight's Towing
Come join Knight's Towing as us and other community businesses raise donations to help Big Brothers and Big Sisters and ...
- 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Location: Knights Towing, 1410 18th Avenue Dr E, Palmetto, FL 34221
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
SoftPlay at Bounce Down Under
SOFTPLAY is now at Bounce Down Under! In partnership with The Kids Party Company, SOFTPLAY will be an awesome chance ...
- 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
- Location: 935 N Beneva Rd, Sarasota, FL
- Cost: $10 Per Child, $5 Per Sibling, (Add $7 for Unlimited Bounce Time)
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
SoftPlay at Bounce Down Under
SOFTPLAY is now at Bounce Down Under! In partnership with The Kids Party Company, SOFTPLAY will be an awesome chance ...
- 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
- Location: 935 N Beneva Rd, Sarasota, FL
- Cost: $10 Per Child, $5 Per Sibling, (Add $7 for Unlimited Bounce Time)
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Escape Room: Sinking Ship
Become one of Florida’s first commercial fishermen and solve interactive puzzles to escape an arduous journey at sea. Find hidden ...
- 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Location: Emerson Point Preserve, 5801 17th Street W, Palmetto, FL
- Cost: $10
- Website: parks.mymanatee.org
- Category: Family Fun
Fairy Tales & Magic Wands at The Children's Garden and Art Center
We’ll read the story, “Alice the Fairy,” and make nature wands with markers, stickers and ribbons. This program is included ...
- 11:00 am - 11:30 am
- Location: 1670 10th Way, Sarasota, FL
- Cost: Included with Admission
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Courtyard for a Cause at First Presbyterian Church Bradenton
Food, Music, Fun and Community
- 6:00 pm
- Location: 1402 Manatee Ave W, Bradenton, FL 34205
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Summer Kickoff at Beneva Christian Church
Free Family Friendly Event at Corner of Proctor & Beneva - Free Community Event with Playground, Bounce House, Blood Mobile, ...
- 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
- Location: Beneva Christian Church, 4835 Beneva Rd, Sarasota, FL
- Cost: FREE
- Website: benevachristian.com
- Category: Family Fun
Dance University Special Dance Performance at UTC Mall
Stop by Grand Court on Saturday, May 28th between 3 - 5 pm for a special performance by Dance University!
- 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Location: Grand Court, 140 University Town Center Drive, Sarasota, FL
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
SoftPlay at Bounce Down Under
SOFTPLAY is now at Bounce Down Under! In partnership with The Kids Party Company, SOFTPLAY will be an awesome chance ...
- 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
- Location: 935 N Beneva Rd, Sarasota, FL
- Cost: $10 Per Child, $5 Per Sibling, (Add $7 for Unlimited Bounce Time)
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Bounce Down Under Summer Toddler Time
Join us for Summer Toddler Time every weekday at 9am for toddlers 5 and under to bounce without the bigger ...
- 9:00 am - 10:00 am
- Location: 935 N Beneva Rd. Sarasota, FL 34232
- Cost: see website for pricing
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
SoftPlay at Bounce Down Under
SOFTPLAY is now at Bounce Down Under! In partnership with The Kids Party Company, SOFTPLAY will be an awesome chance ...
- 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
- Location: 935 N Beneva Rd, Sarasota, FL
- Cost: $10 Per Child, $5 Per Sibling, (Add $7 for Unlimited Bounce Time)
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Bounce Down Under Summer Toddler Time
Join us for Summer Toddler Time every weekday at 9am for toddlers 5 and under to bounce without the bigger ...
- 9:00 am - 10:00 am
- Location: 935 N Beneva Rd. Sarasota, FL 34232
- Cost: see website for pricing
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Leaf Print Bookmarks at The Children's Garden and Art Center
We’re making our own one-in-a-kind bookmarks today by pressing leaves into ink pads and using them like stamps. This program ...
- 11:00 am - 11:30 am
- Location: 1670 10th Way, Sarasota, FL
- Cost: Included with Admission
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
