Sarasota Opera’s Food & Wine Fest Returns

The Sarasota Opera’s 2024 Food and Wine Fest returns with a large roster of participating restaurants from Sarasota to St. Armands to Bradenton at 1 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Sarasota Opera House, 61 N. Pineapple Ave., Sarasota. Taste a plethora of savory and sweet flavors and enjoy wine tasting on stage and throughout the historic Sarasota Opera House. Individual tickets: $75 if purchased in advance; $85 at the door. VIP tickets for early admission: $100. Proceeds will support Sarasota Youth Opera & Education. Sponsorships are available. For more information, visit Sarasota Opera or call 941-328-1300.

About the Sarasota Opera

This is Sarasota Opera’s 66th Season of bringing world-class opera to Florida’s Gulf Coast. The company was launched in 1960 in the historic 320-seat Asolo Theater on the grounds of Sarasota’s Ringling Museum of Art. In 1984, the company moved into the former A.B. Edwards Theater—now the Sarasota Opera House. Since then, the company has gained an international reputation as one of the leading regional opera companies in the U.S. through initiatives such as the Masterworks Revival Series and the Verdi Cycle. The company’s Sarasota Youth Opera is the most comprehensive Youth Program in the U.S. The Sarasota Opera House, which underwent a $20 million renovation and rehabilitation in 2007, has been called “one of America’s finest venues for opera” by Musical America. Since 1983, the company has been under the artistic leadership of Victor DeRenzi and the administrative leadership of General Director Richard Russell since 2012. Sarasota Opera is sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Programs are paid for in part by Sarasota County Tourist Development Tax revenues.

Event planning by Mary Kenealy Events. For information, call Mary Kenealy at 941-953-2007 or 941-374-6026.

Food Participants:                                                                 
East West Catering
EVOQ Westin
FiveODonuts
Happy Soul                                                                                   
JackDusty
Mattison’s      
Marcel                                                                                                                                                   
Michaels on East                                                 
Molly’s Pub
Nothing Bundt Cakes                                                         
Pier 22/GROVE                                                                  
Rose & Ivy      
Sage                                                                                                     
Selva Grill                                                                     
Wolfies Deli

Beverage Participants:
Gold Coast
Nautical Gin
99 Bottles

PENDING:                                             
Bridges Embassy Suites
Café L’Europe
Casami Italian Bistro
Cuba 1958
Dive
Fork & Hen
Rosemary & Thyme

Photos from Sarasota Food & Wine Fest