Sarasota and Bradenton Family Events Calendar

The Fun 4 Manasota Kids Calendar is the most comprehensive online family calendar in the Sarasota and Bradenton area. We update our calendar every week to make sure we have all the family-friendly events in the area. Please let us know if you are aware of an event that is not listed! Listings are FREE! Submit Your Event Today!

PLEASE NOTE: Events and programs are subject to last minute cancellations and changes. Before attending, please contact the business or event host to confirm that the event/program is still taking place, and to register or RSVP if required.


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10:15 am Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Selby Library
7:00 am Suncoast Remake Learning Days Family Festival
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10:30 am Storytime Adventures at Fruitville Library
9:45 am Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Braden River Library
10:00 am Story Trails in the Reading Garden at North Sarasota Library
 
 
 
 
11:00 am Suncoast Remake Learning Days Family Festival
10:00 am Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Anna Maria Island Library
1:00 pm STEAM Fest 2025 at the Lakewood Ranch Library
 
 
 
 
 
10:15 am Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Fruitville Library
2:00 pm LEGO Club at Selby Library
 
 
 
 
 
12:15 pm Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Lakewood Ranch Library
 
 
 
 
 
 
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10:15 am Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Elsie Quirk Library
9:45 am Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Central Library
10:15 am Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Shannon Staub Library
10:15 am Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Selby Library
9:45 am Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Braden River Library
10:00 am Mary Poppins Mother's Day Craft Time at Central Library
 
10:15 am Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Venice Public Library
10:15 am Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® North Sarasota Library
10:15 am Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Jacaranda Public Library
10:30 am Storytime Adventures at Fruitville Library
10:00 am Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Anna Maria Island Library
10:30 am Pop Up Library Story Time at the Bay
 
12:15 pm Forty Carrots WELCOME TO OUR WORLD® at Jacaranda Library
10:15 am Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® North Port Library
10:15 am Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Gulf Gate Library
 
10:15 am Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Fruitville Library
11:00 am Peter Rabbits Garden Tea Party at Braden River Library
 
4:00 pm Jam and Cram at Elsie Quirk Library
12:00 pm Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® South Manatee Library
5:30 pm Soar in 4 Monthly Family Night at The Bishop Museum
 
12:15 pm Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Lakewood Ranch Library
 
 
 
12:30 pm Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Palmetto Library
 
 
12:30 pm Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Rocky Bluff Library
 
 
 
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10:15 am Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Elsie Quirk Library
9:45 am Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Central Library
10:15 am Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Shannon Staub Library
10:15 am Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Selby Library
9:45 am Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Braden River Library
11:00 am Wild Child STEM Storytime at Palmetto Historical Park
 
10:15 am Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Venice Public Library
10:15 am Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® North Sarasota Library
10:15 am Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Jacaranda Public Library
10:30 am Storytime Adventures at Fruitville Library
10:00 am Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Anna Maria Island Library
 
 
12:15 pm Forty Carrots WELCOME TO OUR WORLD® at Jacaranda Library
10:15 am Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® North Port Library
10:15 am Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Gulf Gate Library
 
10:15 am Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Fruitville Library
 
 
4:00 pm Teen Video Game Night at Fruitville Library
12:00 pm Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® South Manatee Library
 
 
12:15 pm Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Lakewood Ranch Library
 
 
 
12:30 pm Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Palmetto Library
 
 
12:30 pm Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Rocky Bluff Library
 
 
 
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10:00 am Toddler Storytime at Rocky Bluff Library
10:00 am Toddler Time at Little Discovery Center
10:00 am Baby Storytime at Rocky Bluff Library
 
11:00 am Mr. Stevey & Friends at North Sarasota Library
 
 
10:00 am Toddler Storytime at Lakewood Ranch Library
10:00 am Toddler Storytime at Braden River Branch Library
10:30 am Storytime Adventures at Fruitville Library
 
 
 
 
10:00 am Family Storytime at Island Branch Library
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10:00 am Family Storytime at Palmetto Branch Library
 
 
 
 
 
 
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01May

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Selby Library

PARTNERS IN PLAY® Drop in to enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) ...

Storytime Adventures at Fruitville Library

For infants to five years, attending with caregiver. The storytime includes simple stories, nursery rhymes, songs, fingerplays, and crafts. Space ...

Suncoast Remake Learning Days Family Festival

The fourth annual Suncoast Remake Learning Days festival is here! From April 19 through May 3, families across the Suncoast ...

02May

Suncoast Remake Learning Days Family Festival

The fourth annual Suncoast Remake Learning Days festival is here! From April 19 through May 3, families across the Suncoast ...

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Braden River Library

PARTNERS IN PLAY® Drop in to enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) ...

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Anna Maria Island Library

PARTNERS IN PLAY® Drop in to enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) ...

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Fruitville Library

PARTNERS IN PLAY® Drop in to enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) ...

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Lakewood Ranch Library

PARTNERS IN PLAY® Drop in to enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) ...

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03May

Suncoast Remake Learning Days Family Festival

The fourth annual Suncoast Remake Learning Days festival is here! From April 19 through May 3, families across the Suncoast ...

Story Trails in the Reading Garden at North Sarasota Library

Stroll through our Reading Garden with your little one as YOU become the storyteller. Enjoy a different book the first ...

STEAM Fest 2025 at the Lakewood Ranch Library

Join us for STEAM Fest 2025 at the Lakewood Ranch Library! Unleash your child's inner innovator with hands-on activities, engaging challenges, ...

LEGO Club at Selby Library

Ages 5 and up. Work on your own creations or build as a team. We provide the LEGOs, you provide ...

05May

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Elsie Quirk Library

Enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) groups. Meet our friendly Parenting ...

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Venice Public Library

PARTNERS IN PLAY® Drop in to enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) ...

Forty Carrots WELCOME TO OUR WORLD® at Jacaranda Library

Bringing a baby into the world can fill our hearts with joy and love, and our minds with questions and ...

  • 12:15 pm - 1:00 pm
  • Location: Jacaranda Library, 4143 Woodmere Park Blvd, Venice, FL 34293
  • Cost: Free, No preregistration required
  • Website: fortycarrots.com
  • Category: Library Programs

Jam and Cram at Elsie Quirk Library

Need a place to get some homework done, write that paper, or work on that group project? Come over to ...

06May

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Central Library

PARTNERS IN PLAY® Drop in to enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) ...

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® North Sarasota Library

PARTNERS IN PLAY® Drop in to enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) ...

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® North Port Library

PARTNERS IN PLAY® Drop in to enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) ...

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® South Manatee Library

PARTNERS IN PLAY® Drop in to enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) ...

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Palmetto Library

PARTNERS IN PLAY® Drop in to enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) ...

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07May

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Shannon Staub Library

PARTNERS IN PLAY® Drop in to enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) ...

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Jacaranda Public Library

PARTNERS IN PLAY® Drop in to enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) ...

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Gulf Gate Library

Enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) groups. Meet our friendly Parenting ...

Soar in 4 Monthly Family Night at The Bishop Museum

Join Soar in 4 at The Bishop Museum for an evening of family learning and fun. Soar in 4 events ...

  • 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
  • Location: The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature, 210 10th St West, Bradenton, FL 34205
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: soarin4.org
  • Category: Library Programs
08May

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Selby Library

PARTNERS IN PLAY® Drop in to enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) ...

Storytime Adventures at Fruitville Library

For infants to five years, attending with caregiver. The storytime includes simple stories, nursery rhymes, songs, fingerplays, and crafts. Space ...

09May

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Braden River Library

PARTNERS IN PLAY® Drop in to enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) ...

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Anna Maria Island Library

PARTNERS IN PLAY® Drop in to enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) ...

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Fruitville Library

PARTNERS IN PLAY® Drop in to enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) ...

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Lakewood Ranch Library

PARTNERS IN PLAY® Drop in to enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) ...

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Rocky Bluff Library

PARTNERS IN PLAY® Drop in to enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) ...

10May

Mary Poppins Mother's Day Craft Time at Central Library

Join us for a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Mother's Day Celebration! Celebrate a motherly figure in your life by joining the Youth Service ...

Pop Up Library Story Time at the Bay

Enjoy a morning celebrating the joy of reading. The Sarasota County Mobile Library van makes its debut at The Bay ...

Peter Rabbits Garden Tea Party at Braden River Library

Celebrate the special Moms in our lives, enjoy tea, snacks and crafts.

12May

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Elsie Quirk Library

Enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) groups. Meet our friendly Parenting ...

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Venice Public Library

PARTNERS IN PLAY® Drop in to enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) ...

Forty Carrots WELCOME TO OUR WORLD® at Jacaranda Library

Bringing a baby into the world can fill our hearts with joy and love, and our minds with questions and ...

  • 12:15 pm - 1:00 pm
  • Location: Jacaranda Library, 4143 Woodmere Park Blvd, Venice, FL 34293
  • Cost: Free, No preregistration required
  • Website: fortycarrots.com
  • Category: Library Programs

Teen Video Game Night at Fruitville Library

Virtual reality, Wii and more!

13May

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Central Library

PARTNERS IN PLAY® Drop in to enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) ...

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® North Sarasota Library

PARTNERS IN PLAY® Drop in to enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) ...

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® North Port Library

PARTNERS IN PLAY® Drop in to enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) ...

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® South Manatee Library

PARTNERS IN PLAY® Drop in to enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) ...

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Palmetto Library

PARTNERS IN PLAY® Drop in to enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) ...

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14May

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Shannon Staub Library

PARTNERS IN PLAY® Drop in to enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) ...

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Jacaranda Public Library

PARTNERS IN PLAY® Drop in to enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) ...

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Gulf Gate Library

Enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) groups. Meet our friendly Parenting ...

15May

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Selby Library

PARTNERS IN PLAY® Drop in to enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) ...

Storytime Adventures at Fruitville Library

For infants to five years, attending with caregiver. The storytime includes simple stories, nursery rhymes, songs, fingerplays, and crafts. Space ...

16May

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Braden River Library

PARTNERS IN PLAY® Drop in to enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) ...

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Anna Maria Island Library

PARTNERS IN PLAY® Drop in to enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) ...

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Fruitville Library

PARTNERS IN PLAY® Drop in to enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) ...

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Lakewood Ranch Library

PARTNERS IN PLAY® Drop in to enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) ...

Forty Carrots PARTNERS IN PLAY® Rocky Bluff Library

PARTNERS IN PLAY® Drop in to enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) ...

17May

Wild Child STEM Storytime at Palmetto Historical Park

Let learning run wild with an hour of exploration and curiosity-driven fun! The Ag Museum is thrilled to co-host this ...

19May

Jam and Cram at Elsie Quirk Library

Need a place to get some homework done, write that paper, or work on that group project? Come over to ...

22May

Storytime Adventures at Fruitville Library

For infants to five years, attending with caregiver. The storytime includes simple stories, nursery rhymes, songs, fingerplays, and crafts. Space ...

27May

Toddler Storytime at Rocky Bluff Library

Join Ms. Jenn for a magical journey through beloved stories followed by engaging activities designed to spark creativity and imagination ...

Toddler Storytime at Lakewood Ranch Library

Join us at the Lakewood Ranch Library for stories, songs, rhymes, and lots of movement for toddlers ages 18 months ...

Family Storytime at Island Branch Library

Calling all families for creative play and interactive fun.

28May

Toddler Time at Little Discovery Center

Join us for interactive story-times with age-appropriate themes and activities.

Toddler Storytime at Braden River Branch Library

Join Miss Chris for stories and a craft! Limited to 40 children, ages 2-4

Preschool Storytime at South Manatee Branch Library

Come join the Youth Services staff for song, stories, and age-appropriate interactive fun.

Family Storytime at Palmetto Branch Library

Develop a love of reading with Ms. Kaitlynn during an hour-long learning experience filled with interactive stories, songs, and play! ...

Drop-In Art for Preschoolers at Lakewood Ranch Library

Join us every Wednesday at 10:00 for simple open art project. Helps fine motor as well as creative skills!

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29May

Baby Storytime at Rocky Bluff Library

Join the Youth Services Staff for an interactive story time that explores the wonders of a baby’s mind through stories, ...

Storytime Adventures at Fruitville Library

For infants to five years, attending with caregiver. The storytime includes simple stories, nursery rhymes, songs, fingerplays, and crafts. Space ...

31May

Drop-In Art for Preschoolers at Lakewood Ranch Library

Join us every Wednesday at 10:00 for simple open art project. Helps fine motor as well as creative skills!

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