ARTS & CULTURE

The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art is the official state art museum of Florida, located in Sarasota, Florida. It was established in 1927 as the legacy of Mable Burton Ringling and John Ringling for the people of Florida. Florida State University assumed governance of the museum in 2000.

5401 Bay Shore Road
Sarasota, Florida 34243
Phone: (941) 359-5700

The Players Centre for Performing Arts is Sarasota’s community theatre, dedicated to delivering quality productions and keeping the community engaged with the arts. The Players seeks to provide an artistic outlet for locals and visitors alike to experience live theatre and live theatre training.

The Crossings at Siesta Key
3501 South Tamiami Trail, Suite 1130
Sarasota, Florida 34239
Phone: (941) 365-2494

Manatee Performing Arts Center is an award-winning state of the art facility offering a full season of productions, events, concerts and more. As a community theater, they encourage fans of the theater to get involved by taking a class, seeing a performance or taking in dinner and a show.

502 Third Avenue West
Bradenton, Florida 34205
Phone: (941) 749-1111

The Village of the Arts is an eclectic live-work community made up of colorful historic cottages that house everything from award-winning restaurants to specialty shops, studios, healing arts, bakeries and Bradenton’s best art galleries.

1227 12th Street West
Bradenton, Florida 34205
[email protected]

Sarasota Opera produces outstanding opera true to the vision of the composer, with the aim to entertain, enrich and educate our communities, as well as patrons from across the state and around the world.

61 North Pineapple Avenue
Sarasota, Florida 34236
Phone: (941) 328-1300

Florida Studio Theatre (FST) is Sarasota’s contemporary theatre. Founded in 1973, FST has grown to a village of five theatres located in the heart of Downtown, Sarasota. Each theatre is small in size and large in impact — providing intimate and engaging settings for high-quality, professional performances.

1265 1st Street
Sarasota, Florida 34236
Phone: (941) 366-9000

Asolo Repertory Theatre, Florida’s premier professional theatre, is one of the most important cultural forces in the Southeastern United States. A center for theatrical excellence, Asolo Rep stages up to fifteen productions every season, spanning a diverse repertoire of newly commissioned plays, bold reinterpretations of contemporary and classical works, and provocative new musical theatre experiences.

5555 North Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, Florida 34243
Phone: (941) 351-8000

The Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County is a member-powered organization that serves as an advocate for arts and culture in Sarasota County. The Alliance works to ensure arts and culture remain essential to the continuing development of a vibrant, creative community.

1226 North Tamiami Trail, Suite 300
Sarasota, Florida 34236
Phone: (941) 365-5118

Visit the Arts and Culture section of the Bradenton Area Economic Development Corporation website to learn more about arts and culture in Bradenton and to find links to additional organizations that may not be included in our list.