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Sarasota’s First-Ever Ukulele Festival Hits Holley Hall March 13 — Live Music, Workshops & Veterans Fundraiser

March 7, 2026 | Music

The inaugural Sarasota Ukulele Festival comes to Holley Hall March 13, 2026, featuring national acts, workshops, and a VFW fundraiser. A fresh, upbeat sound is coming to Sarasota in March. The Inaugural Sarasota Ukulele Festival and Concert will fill Holley Hall with island vibes, patriotic trib…

Artist Series Concerts

Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota Brings Eclectic March Lineup Featuring ArcoStrum, a Free Family Concert at The Bay, and Genre-Bending Quartet Invoke

March 5, 2026 | Music

Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota is welcoming spring with a trio of dynamic March performances that span classical innovation, family-friendly fun, and genre-defying artistry. From an intimate violin-guitar duo to an interactive outdoor concert and a storytelling-driven quartet, the March schedul…

Boy George

Boy George and Culture Club Make Tampa Hard Rock the Starter of 2026 American Tour

February 23, 2026 | Music

The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino was buzzing the Big 80’s for the sold-out Boy George and Culture Club show at the Event Center venue! The fashionistas of the 80’s were wearing big hats, fingerless gloves and shoulder pads. Culture Club diehards had on t-shirts of every tour decade.&nb…

Don Was

Whiteleaf Private Concert Club Brings Don Was and the Pan Detroit Ensemble to Sarasota

February 12, 2026 | Music

Six-time Grammy winning producer & musician Don Was and his band came to Sarasota to jam and did they ever! Performing for a private audience of members of Whiteleaf, at the Venue @ LEC, it was an amazing evening of music and socializing for music lovers of Sarasota. Whiteleaf is the brai…

Madison Hughes

Madison Hughes Brings Americana-Country Storytelling to Fogartyville on Valentine’s Day

February 10, 2026 | Music

Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center will celebrate Valentine’s Day with an intimate evening of Americana and country music as Madison Hughes takes the stage on Saturday, February 14, at 8 p.m. The Nashville-based singer-songwriter will be joined by special guest Sara Stovall, fiddler for F…

John Waite

John Waite Rocks Tour Opener in Clearwater at the Bilheimer Capitol

February 2, 2026 | Music

Singer/songwriter and rocker John Waite is back on the road! Starting out in Florida, Waite fans filled the Cap with a sold-out show in anticipation of the musician who has been on the music scene since 1975 with his band, The Babys. After that, he went solo and had the massive, international hit “…

Encore Live

Sarasota’s New Encore Live Rocked with Supergroup Close Enemies

January 29, 2026 | Music

It was a Sunday night at the new Encore Live, but you wouldn’t know it by the crowd that came out to see one of rock’s greatest bass players Tom Hamilton from Aerosmith and his new band, “Close Enemies.” Not only was there rock royalty on the stage, but there were some in the house as well. Aerosmi…

Kansas

Kansas Rocks Sarasota: Prog Rock Legends Celebrate 50 Years at Van Wezel Performing Arts Center

January 20, 2026 | Music

Kansas, one of America’s premier prog rock bands rocked in the SRQ to a large crowd of serious diehard fans. Kansas, around since 1974, has been celebrating its 50th anniversary. The band has managed to combine prog rock and rock radio singles over the years. Kansas is another band that shoul…

Artist Series Concerts

Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota Unveils New Family Show, World Premiere by Roger Zare, and Baroque Star Paolo Bordignon for Spring 2026

December 13, 2025 | Music

Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota has expanded its Spring 2026 season with three exciting events designed to captivate music lovers of all ages—ranging from a free, family-friendly outdoor performance at The Bay Sarasota to a world-premiere chamber music debut and a special Mother’s Day Baroque ce…

Beatles

Rain – The Beatles Christmas Tribute Rings in the Holidays

November 26, 2025 | Music

It has been a big Beatles year in 2025! Paul McCartney has been on the road with his “Got Back” tour, Ringo’s All-Star Band has been gigging all around the globe this year. In Sarasota, the famous Selby Gardens held an exhibition of George Harrison’s, “A Gardener’s Life”. There is a new box set, “P…

Mariee Siou

Psych-Folk Artist Mariee Siou Performs at Fogartyville in Sarasota Nov. 30

November 20, 2025 | Music

Fogartyville presents psychedelic folk artist Mariee Siou on Sunday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. Siou is an abstract storyteller of the natural world via a form of deep emotive folk music ushered by her clever wordsmithing and sharp ethereal voice. Through her music she strives to fill a cultural void lef…