Lido Beach Spring Craft Show

Come experience arts & crafts in their wondrous manifestations of form and function at the premiere of the Lido Beach Spring Craft Show on April 3-4, 2021 on Lido Key. Explore original, handmade arts & crafts that will beautify your home and workplace and on a daily basis while inspiring you and enriching your Life.

The event is hosted by the Sarasota Downtown Enrichment Association with the Humane Society of Sarasota County (HSSC) the event’s Special Guest.  Admission is FREE!  Hours are 10 am–5 pm both Saturday and Sunday.

Artisans and crafters journey to Lido Beach from throughout Florida and across the United States. Their extraordinary talents create a unique and beautiful marketplace on Lido Beach derived from works created from unique artistic visions and amazing technical skills.  Explore works in painting, sculpture, jewelry, glass and ceramics, photography, fiber and wearable art to mixed-media, metalwork, woodworking and more.  Meet the artisans and crafters making the works.

While at the event, please come visit the HSSC’s Big Mac mobile adoption unit.  Say “hi” to their dedicated and compassionate staff and meet their family of friends awaiting adoption. Perhaps find a new Life Companion.  They are all waiting to meet you!

COVID-19 Safety Procedures

The event layout will be adjusted with additional spacing between booths. Masks will be required both for artists and attendees.  Masks will be provided for those that do not have them. Artists will have hand sanitizers in their booths and hand sanitizer stations will be spaced throughout the event site.

From a prior story on The Suncoast Post-  More than eight years ago, a grassroots organization began with very few people. The Sarasota Downtown Merchants Association (now Downtown Sarasota Enrichment Association [DSEA]) was created to encourage community merchants to take responsibility and action for their businesses within the downtown core.

Since that moment in time, the merchants have contributed time and ideas to create events and downtown promotions. They have had strong representation at city commission meetings and, as a united voice, the DSEA has become a dynamic force in downtown Sarasota.

Our members are involved in all issues that affect our local merchants. We are frequently called upon to represent the merchants when important decisions are made. 

Photos from DSEA