Old Manatee News Today

Popular events returning in 2023 include the Sarasota Medieval Fair, Festival of the Skeletons and the Cortez Stone Crab Festival.

Here’s a guide to happy harvest times near you, including free and family-friendly events.

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BRADENTON — It’s shaping up to be another great weekend of live music at Bradenton and Sarasota venues. Check out the Bradenton Times Weekend Sounds to see what bands you can catch and where.

Don't miss these arts and entertainment events around Sarasota and Manatee counties this week.

A varied program of Balanchine works created between 1935 and 1954 return to Sarasota Ballet to mark 40th anniversary of the choreographer’s death.

Don't miss these arts and entertainment events around Sarasota and Manatee counties this week.

Hat Theater Collective, which will create site-specific programs, will make its debut with ‘The Ballad of Old Manatee’ at Manatee Historical Park.

An extension of the Bradenton Riverwalk will nearly double the length of the pedestrian-friendly pathway along the Manatee River, connecting the city’s oldest neighborhood to downtown Bradenton. The Riverwalk’s extension to the historic Old Manatee district adds to ongoing efforts by local officials to create pedestrian-friendly interconnectivity between the various neighborhoods throughout central Bradenton. “This is a viable downtown because of the pieces that have been put togethe...