Foodie World starts Friday at J.D. Hamel Park
Plus Fresh Fridays, Siesta Beach rankings, Florida Studio Theatre, and SRQ Con.
Foodie World starts Friday at J.D. Hamel Park
The city-listed Asian food festival runs downtown for three days.
Foodie World is scheduled to open Friday, June 5, at J.D. Hamel Park, 199 Bayfront Drive. The City of Sarasota events directory describes it as a three-day Asian food festival with food, culture, and entertainment downtown. The listing tags the event as an outdoor special event and shows two additional dates after opening day. It is one of the larger downtown Sarasota festival listings on the near-term city events calendar.
Fresh Fridays closes season five
Dance Dance Sarasota is listed for June 5 on North Palm Avenue.
Fresh Fridays Dance Dance Sarasota is also listed for Friday, June 5. The city events directory says the season-five finale runs from 7 to 10 p.m. on North Palm Avenue, with live dance lessons and giveaways. It is another outdoor special event, separate from Foodie World, and gives downtown Sarasota a second Friday-night option.
Siesta Beach gets three No. 1 rankings
County parks cites U.S. News Best Vacations categories.
Sarasota County Parks says Siesta Beach earned the top spot in three U.S. News and World Report Best Vacations rankings: Best Beaches in Florida, Best Places to Visit in Florida, and Best U.S. Beaches. The county parks homepage is using the item as its lead Siesta Beach feature, with a direct link to the beach page for more details.
Florida Studio Theatre has a folk-music run
Visit Sarasota lists Leaving on a Jet Plane through July 12.
Visit Sarasota County lists Leaving on a Jet Plane: A Folk Journey at Florida Studio Theatre as a recurring event running from June 2 through July 12. The tourism-board listing names the venue, includes a direct event page, and places the show in the current Sarasota events calendar.
SRQ Con 2026 is Saturday
The annual pop culture convention is listed at Selby Library.
SRQ Con 2026 is scheduled for Saturday, June 6, at 11 a.m. at Selby Library. The structured Sarasota County Libraries event row describes it as the annual pop culture convention at the library. The listing gives a specific date, start time, venue, and direct event page for the Saturday library event.
Guitar and Amp Show opens June 5
The three-day fairgrounds show is listed at Robarts Arena.
The Sarasota Guitar and Amp Show is listed for Friday, June 5, at 10 a.m. at Robarts Arena. The structured event feed attributes the item to Sarasota Fairgrounds events and describes it as a three-day show. The listing gives a specific venue, opening time, and direct event page for the fairgrounds show.