Free block party, parade, boat show, and big laughs — here’s what’s happening this weekend around Sarasota and Manatee counties, April 25-27.

Here are the 15 best things to do in Bradenton, Florida. Every Saturday from October through May, Bradenton’s Old Main Street transforms into a bustling market filled with more than 100 vendors ...

Spring officially arrives today, March 20, bringing plenty of fun things to do this weekend in sunny Sarasota and Manatee ... where circus meets sci-fi classics under the Big Top at Nathan Benderson ...

Highlights include the long-running Venice Shark’s Tooth Festival, the Sarasota Film Festival’s Friday Night Street Party, and the return of the Music in the Park concert series at Bradenton Riverwalk ...