“We’re really excited to bring this terrific show back to my hometown,” Nik Wallenda said in a statement. “We will feature some performers that were not here last year, which I’m confident the fans will enjoy tremendously.”
Erendira Wallenda, a two-time Guinness World Record holder for aerial stunts, performed during her husband’s TV special over the Masaya Volcano in Nicaragua last March. David “The Bullet” Smith is billed as a second-generation cannonball with six Guinness World Record titles to his name. And the The FMX freestyle jumpers, who have been seen on shows such as “X Games,” will jump their dirt bikes over 75 feet through the air from ramp to ramp.
Normally, Sarasota-Manatee has an idea of what seasonal business will look like by this time of year. Beaches are packed, travel plans are already booked and those who aren t here yet are dreaming of their upcoming vacations to Siesta Key or Anna Maria Island.
But this year, the answer to the question “what will season look like?” isn’t as clear.
After COVID-19 hit, the booking window for new trips to Manatee County shrunk dramatically, Anne Wittine, director of data analysis for Research Data Services in Tampa, told the Manatee County Tourist Development Council Feb. 1. Travelers, who mostly came from within driving distance, were booking last-minute trips – literally days before their date of arrival.
1 month ago Share While it won t be as significant as the previous Trials in terms of economic impact, having the Olympic rowers train and compete in Sarasota will offer a boost during the pandemic.
Fiesta Fridays! postponed
Fiesta Fridays!, a monthly event that included live music, food, games and other attractions, has been postponed for the foreseeable future, according to Nathan Benderson Park CEO Tomás Herrera-Mishler.
Herrera-Mishler said the event is too expensive to host with the limited capacity necessary to ensure social distancing. He called the postponement of the event, one of his personal favorites, an easy decision.
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