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- High Springs Farmers' Market
High Springs, FL
- Clematis By Night
West Palm Beach, FL
- Farmer's Market
Fort Myers, FL
- Thursdays On Park Avenue
Winter Park, FL
- Market Night at Market Square
The Villages, FL
- Jan's Cruiz-In Pasco Square
New Port Richey, FL
- Sailfish Marina's Sunset Celebration & Art Show
Palm Beach Shores, FL
- Motorcycle Nite
Kissimmee, FL
- Thursday on Third
Naples, FL
- Tropical Chihuly Nights
Coral Gables, FL
- Lake County Farmers Market
Eustis, FL
- Fall Migration Bird Hikes
Tarpon Springs, FL
- Thursday Morning Harvest Marketplace
Largo, FL
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Sarasota CountySarasota County is in Southwest Florida and encompasses 572 square miles. The municipalities in Sarasota County are Longboat Key, North Port, Sarasota and Venice. The County has a year round population of 334,023 residents.
Recreational Highlights of Sarasota County include: Cincinnati Reds (spring training); Marie Selby Botanical Gardens; Mote Marine Laboratory; Myakka River State Park; Polo and the Sarasota Jungle Gardens.
Historical Points of Interest include: Ringling Museum; Sarasota Classic Car Museum; Spanish Point and Warm Mineral Springs.
Cultural Events and Festivals: Asolo Theatre; Ballet; International Film Festival; Opera; Symphony and World Class Performing Arts Hall.
From Sarasota, the county seat, driving distance is: Tallahassee 242 miles; Orlando 110 miles; Tampa 45 miles; Jacksonville 217 miles and Miami 181 miles.
Sarasota County is linked to the Interstate system and is accessible from I-75, US-41 and US-301. The nearest airport with scheduled commercial airline service is the St. Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport with 2 runways the longest is 7,001 feet. The nearest deep water port is the Manatee County Port Authority, 15 miles away.
With a labor force of 159,364 the major private sector employer in Sarasota County is Publix Grocer with 2,954 employees. The Ringling School of Art & Design, Keiser College, University of Sarasota, Eckerd College, University of South Florida and Manatee Community College serve post-secondary education in Sarasota County.
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Sarasota County Inquiry:
| Q. | How warm is the water in Siesta Key at the end of January? If it is cold when does the water become warm? When is the best time to vacation there? Thank you. | | A. | In January the water around Siesta Key is cold to locals, but not to winter visitors from up North. It actually can get cold this time of year....but always much warmer than in northern areas. While the waters then stay around 60s to 70s, if there is a cold blizzard up north, Siesta Key can be as low as 50 degrees, usually warming back up to the mid-70s. The prime times for winter visitors is January-March with less visitors in the next prime time of October-December.
| | Q. | Can you please tell me if you have affordable beach side rentals in Casey Key for July? | | A. | The barrier island of Casey Key is located just south of Siesta Key. A small list of quality nearby options include: Gulf Surf Resort (941.966.2669); Lakefront House (888.439.8718); West Wind Apts (800.449.5411) each in Nokomis along with Ramada Sarasota South in Osprey (800.854.7854) and A Beach Retreat on Casey Key Road (941.485.8771).
| | Q. | In light of all of this hurricane season, how has Siesta Key been affected? Many beaches throughout Florida have been devastated, particularly in terms of shoreline lost. I would like to visit Siesta Key before the weather changes, so I am curious to know what to expect. | | A. | Siesta Key and the entire Sarasota area came out very lucky during the infamous (Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne season). If you would like you can view the Siesta Key Beach areas with their panoramic cameras on their chamber website: http://siestakeychamber.com You should have a wonderful visit.
| | Q. | Will be visiting long boat key soon & would like address of a library on long boat key. I thought that there had been one in Gulf Gate Mall.
thank you,
bas | | A. | Longboat Key Library, 555 Bay Isles Rd, (1 block north of Publix Supermarket), 941.383.2011
| | Q. | When is the Venice Sharks Tooth Festival? I thought it was in August. | | A. | The Venice Shark's Tooth Festival is held each April. http://sharkstoothfestival.com
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