✩ Tour Nina & Pinta Ships at Regatta Pointe Marina April 28-May 2
✩ Sarasota Family YMCA Healthy Kids Day at the Evelyn Sadler Jones Branch - Friday 5-8pm
✩ BarCamp Sarasota-Bradenton DaVinici's Faire at Manatee Technical College - Saturday 8:15am-5pm
✩ Bicycle Rodeo at Ed Smith Stadium - Saturday 9am-12pm
✩ Children's Book Fair and Family Fun Day at the Bradenton Farmers' Market - Saturday 9am-2pm
✩ St. Joseph Knights of Columbus Car Show and Food Truck Rally - Saturday 9am-3pm
✩ Sarasota Family YMCA Healthy Kids Day at the Frank Berlin Branch - Saturday 10am-1pm
✩ SeagrassFest at Ken Thompson Park - Saturday 10am-4pm
✩ DeSoto Grande Parade - Saturday (begins at Manatee High School & goes east) at 6:30pm
✩ The LAST Sarasota Ski-a-rees Show for Spring - Sunday 2pm

Weekend Summary: ✩ Parade ✩ Books ✩ Water Park ✩ Cars ✩ Bounce House ✩ Rock Wall ✩ Makers Faire ✩ Food Trucks ✩ Bicycles ✩ YMCA Healthy Kid Day ✩ Ships ✩ Seagrass ✩ Water Skiing ✩ Baseball ✩ Games ✩ Fireworks ✩ Water ✩ Festival ✩

✩ Fourth Friday Historic Downtown Village - Friday 5-9pm
✩ 27th Annual Earth Day Festival at Oscar Scherer State Park - Saturday 10am-4pm
✩ Earth Day Showcase & Events at the North Port Library - Saturday 10am-4pm
✩ Make Your Own Plate for Mom at Children's World - Saturday 10am-4pm
✩ Hernando De Soto Historical Society Landing in Downtown Bradenton - Saturday 1-4pm
✩ Safe Kids Day at Ellenton Premium Outlets - Saturday 10am-2pm
✩ SRQ's First Food Truck Rally at The Devyn - Saturday 11am-4pm
✩ Earth Day Craft for Kids: Mini Art Shrine at the Manatee County Public Library Island Branch - Sat 2-3pm
✩ Springfest! at Geraldson Community Farm - Saturday 2:30-6:30pm
✩ Family Spring Fling at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall - Sunday 10am-1pm
✩ SciGirls Day at the South Florida Museum - Sunday 12-2pm RSVP

Weekend Summary: ✩ Earth Day ✩ Food Trucks ✩ Science ✩ Festivals ✩ Spring ✩ Farm ✩ Music ✩ Bounce House ✩ Family Fun ✩ Safe Kids Day ✩ Games ✩ Face Painting ✩ Nature ✩

✩ Sarasota Multicultural Festival at the Sarasota Fairgrounds - April 15-17
✩ Suncoast BBQ Bash at the Venice Festival Grounds - Friday & Saturday
✩ Charlotte Stone Crabs Four Game Home Stand (Apr 15-18) & Military Appreciation w/ Fireworks - Sat
✩ Music in the Park at the Bradenton Riverwalk: Gumbo Boogie - Friday 6-8pm
✩ Half Way to Halloween & Bark in the Park with the Bradenton Marauders - Friday First Pitch 6:30pm
✩ DeSoto Landing Event at the DeSoto National Memorial - Saturday 10am
✩ DeSoto Bottle Boat Regatta on the Palma Sola Causeway - Saturday 10am-2pm
✩ St. Martha's Cajun Crawfish & Seafood Festival - Saturday 11am-6pm
✩ Turning Points - Walk a Mile in Their Shoes event - Saturday 4pm
✩ Sidewalk Astronomy at the Holmes Beach City Hall Field - Saturday Dusk until 10pm
✩ Siesta Key Mermaid One Year Anniversary Celebration - Sunday 12:00pm

Weekend Summary: ✩ Mermaids ✩ Baseball ✩ Music ✩ BBQ ✩ Boats ✩ Beach ✩ Seafood ✩ Bounce House ✩ Rides ✩ Games ✩ Fireworks ✩ Costumes ✩ Sandcastles ✩ Astronomy ✩ Dogs ✩ Face Painting ✩ Rock Climbing Wall ✩ Culture ✩ Education ✩ Learning ✩ Arts & Crafts ✩ Festivals ✩

✩ Sharks Tooth Festival at the Venice Festival Grounds - April 8-10
✩ ​Palmetto's Movie in the Park at Sutton Park: Open Season Scared Silly - Friday at Dusk
✩ Edible Creations at the Braden River Library - Saturday 9-11am
✩ FIYAH WATA at Island Village Montessori School - Saturday 10am-1pm
✩ Healthy Kids' Day on the Bradenton Riverwalk - Saturday 10am-2pm
✩ My Hometown Fest at Premiere Sports Complex - Saturday 12-6pm
✩ Keeton's Can Jam 2016 - Graffiti Art Event - Saturday 3-5pm
✩ Charlotte Stone Crabs Fan Fest & Opening Day - Saturday 3:00pm
✩ Bradenton Marauders Opening Day - Saturday 6:30pm
✩ SFF Moonlight Movie - A Dolphin Tale 2 on Lido Beach - Sunday at Sunset

Weekend Summary: ✩ ​Outdoor Movie ✩ Music ✩ Baseball ✩ Painting ✩ Bounce Houses ✩ Food Trucks ✩ Fireworks ✩ Rock Wall ✩ Art ✩ Beach ✩ Park ✩ Rock Wall ✩ Family Fun ✩ Food ✩ Books ✩ Games ✩