# Events & Things To Do In Sarasota on 17th May 2026

- **Subtitle**: Discover the best events and activities in Sarasota on 17th May 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out.
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## About

Discover the best events and activities in Sarasota on 17th May 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out.

## Events in Sarasota

- **Event Name**: Rob Schneider at McCurdys Comedy Theatre
  - **Description**: 🌟 Be part of history at Rob Schneider at McCurdys Comedy Theatre, an extraordinary gathering that will captivate your imagination! 🏛️ The prestigious McCurdys Comedy Theatre in Sarasota, FL
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 2
  - **Date**: Sun May 17 2026 at 06:30 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sarasota/rob-schneider-at-mccurdys-comedy-theatre/2400029803635320
  - **Venue**: McCurdys Comedy Theatre
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  - **Categories**: comedy, art, theatre, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Sundays at The Bay featuring The Wandering Hours
  - **Description**: Enjoy a free performance by The Wandering Hours at The Bay!About this EventAbout Sundays at The BayEvery Sunday, experience a talented local performer at this free, music
  - **Date**: Sun May 17 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sun May 17 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sarasota/sundays-at-the-bay-featuring-the-wandering-hours/100001985756764939
  - **Venue**: The Oval at The Bay
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: Entertainment, Music, Art, Concerts, performances, trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: Rincon @Rincon Cubano!
  - **Description**: Rincon @Rincon Cubano!About this EventSARASOTA: A NEW SUNDAY VIBE IS HERE! 🌴💃🕺Get ready for the grand debut of Rincón at Rincón Cubano on
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 1
  - **Date**: Sun May 17 2026 at 04:00 pm – Sun May 17 2026 at 09:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sarasota/rincon-rincon-cubano/100001986652578341
  - **Venue**: Rincon Cubano
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czkvYmFubmVycy9hMjg1OTNiODhjNWI1Yzc0NTZiMDQ0ZGNmNTQ2NDAwYzFhOTQxYTlmMGJkNmU2YTMyOGUyNWU3MWQzMGEzOWZmLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDY3MC1kYzE3MWExNS1nbWlyLmpwZz92PTE3NzUzNjQ0Nzg.avif
  - **Price**: USD 16 to 19
  - **Categories**: Entertainment, Workshops, dance, food-drinks
- **Event Name**: A midsummer night's dream - Rising stars gala
  - **Description**: 🎟️ Get your ticket: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/rising-star-gala

Experience an inspiring evening celebrating music, community, and the extraordinary talent nurtured by the Sarasota Music Conservatory. This annual fundraising gala features showc
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 161
  - **Date**: Sun May 17 2026 at 05:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sarasota/a-midsummer-nights-dream-rising-stars-gala/200029934526347
  - **Venue**: Holley Hall
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czMvYmFubmVycy9iYjliZTZmMmM0NmY4NjdmYWYwNWFmMDc2MWRhNGVjZDMwN2E5NzliNTdhYTk3MTc3N2M2ZjZlMDU2OTA1ZTA3LXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDY1NS1kYzMxNDQxOC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc3NjA1NjA4Ng.avif
  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, nonprofit, art, charities
- **Event Name**: Epiphany Annual Golf Outing
  - **Description**: Join us for a fun day of golf and good vibes at the Epiphany Cathedral Annual Golf Outing presented by Epiphany Home & School Association!About this EventEpiphany Cathedral Annual Golf OutingJoin Us for t
  - **Date**: Sun May 17 2026 at 07:00 am – Sun May 17 2026 at 02:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sarasota/epiphany-annual-golf-outing/100001983053100205
  - **Venue**: Serenoa Golf Club
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  - **Price**: USD 23 to 10,673
  - **Categories**: Sports, trips-adventures, Nonprofit
- **Event Name**: CLIMATE FUTURE FILM FESTIVAL
  - **Description**: A two-part mini-festival featuring 20 award-winning short films that invite inspiration, conversation, and hope around climate change.About this EventA two-part mini-festival featuring 20 award-winning short films from fo
  - **Date**: Sun May 17 2026 (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sarasota/climate-future-film-festival/100001986667203084
  - **Venue**: Unitarian Universalists of Sarasota, Fruitville Road, Sarasota, FL, USA
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czIvYmFubmVycy9lNjI5NzAzOTg3NmExNDY4YjkyODY1NjZjZWQ2MTQ2OGRlMjJhZWYzMTg5ZWIyZDQxYzVmNWNkYmU2NDJhOGU2LXJpbWctdzU2MC1oMjQ3LWRjZjRmMmVjLWdtaXIuanBnP3Y9MTc3NTM2NjM2OQ.avif
  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: entertainment, festivals, food-drinks, potluck
- **Event Name**: Barnes & Noble UnFunkt™ Book signing
  - **Description**: I’m setting up shop at Barnes & Noble for an in-person book signing… and yes, I will absolutely write in your book and pretend I’m famous while doing it.

I’ll be there signing copies of UnFunkt™: Quiet the Noise. Ignite the Light. alongside other inc
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 8
  - **Date**: Sun May 17 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sun May 17 2026 at 02:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sarasota/barnes-and-noble-unfunkt-book-signing/200029941805358
  - **Venue**: 200 N Cattlemen Rd, Sarasota, FL 34243-4765, United States
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  - **Categories**: art, literary-art, meetups
- **Event Name**: Sarasota Scavenger Hunt For Couples - SHOW LOVE (Date Night!!)
  - **Description**: CITY LOVE SCAVENGER HUNT Date For Couples (Self-Guided) Enjoy your city scavenger hunt with fun digital activities along the way!About this Eventhttps://youtu.be/-2gjHn9I0_cCITY LOVE SCAVENGER HUNT FOR COUPLES
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 3
  - **Date**: Sun May 17 2026 (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sarasota/sarasota-scavenger-hunt-for-couples-show-love-date-night-tickets/100001568999853799
  - **Venue**: Recommended scavenger starting point or other city spot of your choice! (YOU MUST USE PDF TICKETS EMAILED FOR EVENT- NO MOBILE APP OR QR CODES ACCEPTED)
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  - **Price**: USD 10
  - **Categories**: Contests, Nonprofit, health-wellness
- **Event Name**: Progress at the Playground
  - **Description**: Come to our monthly parents party - where our kids can get their energy out while we put our energy into something that matters. 

This month, we’ll hear from local mom, Holly Bullard, about opportunities for parents to engage - together as parents, with
  - **Date**: Sun May 17 2026 at 02:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sarasota/progress-at-the-playground/200029940361759
  - **Venue**: Urfer Family Park
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czIvYmFubmVycy84ZDU3NmNiY2Y0ZWE5YjQyNGNjNjBmNzgwOTc4OGFjZmQxZjNmMjU2MjA4NDczMmNlYTIwZjFmZWU1NTI4YjNlLXJpbWctdzg1MS1oMzE1LWRjZjZlZmVlLWdtaXI_dj0xNzc2MTU2Mjk5.avif
  - **Categories**: Kids

## Trending Events in Sarasota

- **Event Name**: Sarasota Scavenger Hunt For Couples - SHOW LOVE (Date Night!!)
  - **Description**: CITY LOVE SCAVENGER HUNT Date For Couples (Self-Guided) Enjoy your city scavenger hunt with fun digital activities along the way!About this Eventhttps://youtu.be/-2gjHn9I0_cCITY LOVE SCAVENGER HUNT FOR COUPLES
  - **Venue**: Recommended scavenger starting point or other city spot of your choice! (YOU MUST USE PDF TICKETS EMAILED FOR EVENT- NO MOBILE APP OR QR CODES ACCEPTED)
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/9d0914d8cca1309c0984c5e5cf7ea1cfd761c7f551948e98044b3e47221e77d7-rimg-w1200-h660-dc171816-gmir.jpg?v=1758481913
- **Event Name**: Jerry Seinfeld
  - **Description**: ✨ Discover the extraordinary at Jerry Seinfeld, where magic meets reality in ways you've never imagined! 🏛️ Set in Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall nestled in bustling Sarasota, FL, this ev
  - **Venue**: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
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- **Event Name**: Jerry Seinfeld at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
  - **Description**: 🌟 Journey into wonder at Jerry Seinfeld at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, where extraordinary experiences await around every corner! 🏛️ Set against the backdrop of Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in dynamic Saras
  - **Venue**: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/bb1df450-3d70-11f1-aafe-8d25a272ea36-rimg-w1200-h550-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1776768981
- **Event Name**: Suncoast Largest Food Truck Festival 9
  - **Description**: Get ready to feast at Suncoast Largest Food Truck Festival 9—yummy bites and good vibes unite!About this EventSuncoast Largest Food Truck Festival 9Get ready for a fun day at The Mall at Unive
  - **Venue**: The Mall at University Town Center
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/15b6a61de9950844cf67bc16b4bcc4413f0d7d4ea89f4152ad7c57650fc03b42-rimg-w1200-h675-dcd6d5d8-gmir.jpg?v=1772269475
- **Event Name**: Herbie Hancock
  - **Description**: 🌟 Be part of history at Herbie Hancock, an extraordinary gathering that will captivate your imagination! 🏛️ The prestigious Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota, FL sets the stage f
  - **Venue**: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
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- **Event Name**: Herbie Hancock at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
  - **Description**: 🌟 Be part of history at Herbie Hancock at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, an extraordinary gathering that will captivate your imagination! 🏛️ The prestigious Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota,
  - **Venue**: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/d414bf40-3d55-11f1-9fd2-1932890f8494-rimg-w1024-h1024-dc162948-gmir.png?v=1776757427
- **Event Name**: Almost ABBA at Sarasota Opera House
  - **Description**: Almost ABBA - The #1 Tribute to ABBA recreates the magic and nostalgia of ABBA in a stunning costumed, choreographed, audience interactive experience.
Almost ABBA has performed for The US Military, NBC/Universal and the release of MAMMA MIA! They perform
  - **Venue**: Sarasota Opera House
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- **Event Name**: Kevin Nealon at McCurdys Comedy Theatre
  - **Description**: 🌟 Be part of history at Kevin Nealon at McCurdys Comedy Theatre, an extraordinary gathering that will captivate your imagination! 🏛️ The prestigious McCurdys Comedy Theatre in Sarasota, FL
  - **Venue**: McCurdys Comedy Theatre
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/b0df3fe0-3d8d-11f1-aafe-8d25a272ea36-rimg-w1080-h1080-dc020403-gmir.jpg?v=1776781419
- **Event Name**: Kevin Nealon
  - **Description**: ✨ Discover the extraordinary at Kevin Nealon, where magic meets reality in ways you've never imagined! 🏛️ Set in McCurdy's Comedy Theatre nestled in bustling Sarasota, FL, this event prom
  - **Venue**: McCurdy's Comedy Theatre
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/42146910-3f30-11f1-95ce-15b15cef0670-rimg-w800-h1001-dcd6d4d5-gmir.jpg?v=1776961192

## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top events in Sarasota?
  - **A:** Rob Schneider at McCurdys Comedy Theatre (Sun May 17 2026 at 06:30 pm at McCurdys Comedy Theatre), Sundays at The Bay featuring The Wandering Hours (Sun May 17 2026 at 06:00 pm at The Oval at The Bay), Rincon @Rincon Cubano! (Sun May 17 2026 at 04:00 pm at Rincon Cubano), A midsummer night's dream - Rising stars gala (Sun May 17 2026 at 05:00 pm at Holley Hall), Epiphany Annual Golf Outing (Sun May 17 2026 at 07:00 am at Serenoa Golf Club).
- **Q**: What are the top free events in Sarasota?
  - **A:** Sundays at The Bay featuring The Wandering Hours (Sun May 17 2026 at 06:00 pm at The Oval at The Bay), CLIMATE FUTURE FILM FESTIVAL (Sun May 17 2026 at Unitarian Universalists of Sarasota, Fruitville Road, Sarasota, FL, USA).
- **Q**: How can I find events in Sarasota?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming events in Sarasota on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for events in Sarasota?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for events in Sarasota?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting events in Sarasota include McCurdys Comedy Theatre, The Oval at The Bay, Rincon Cubano.
- **Q**: What is the price range for events in Sarasota?
  - **A:** Prices for events in Sarasota range from USD 10 to USD 10,673. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Sarasota?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Sarasota include Vivid Events, The Bay Park Conservancy, RELPro Events & Entertainment.
- **Q**: Are there any online events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new events in Sarasota?
  - **A:** Follow the  category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new events are listed in Sarasota.

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