Closure Notice

To honor the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., Sarasota County Government offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 19.

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Jan
19

Closure - Libraries and History Center

All Day
Jan
20

1st Evaluation Meeting Coastal Eng - Manasota Key

09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Jan
20

UF/IFAS: One Seed - Herb Trio | Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library

01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Jan
21

Resume Building Workshop | Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Jan
21

252783MM First Evaluation Meeting - Disaster Base Camp Services

01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Jan
21

Charter Review Board

06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Jan
22

Made by Shells, Told by Time | Sarasota County History Center

02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Jan
22

Family Safety Alliance

02:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Jan
23

First Evaluation Mtg RPS 262806MN South Siesta Key Beach

09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Jan
23

The Natural World of Sarasota's First Peoples | Elsie Quirk Library

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Jan
24

Sarasota County's Fire Fest

10:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Jan
26

Criminal Justice Commission and Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Planning Council

12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Jan
27

Newtown Community Health Action Team (Newtown CHAT)

02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Jan
27

252787CG Engineering Services for Legacy Trail Extension for Beneva Road Overpass

02:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Jan
28

***CANCELLED*** Commission Meeting

09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Jan
30

252759CG Sarasota County Community Wildfire Protection Plan

09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Jan
30

252783MM Second Evaluation Meeting - Disaster Base Camp Services

01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Jan
30

The Industrial Eye: an Art Talk with Eric Hilton

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Jan
31

Let's Converse: Meet Sarasota's Superbowl Champion, Richie James! | Selby Library

11:00 AM - 01:30 PM
Feb
04

Sunrise Beach Walks

08:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Feb
04

Chef Warren: Cajun and Creole Cuisine | William H. Jervey, Jr. Venice Library

03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Feb
05

Sunrise Beach Walks

08:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Feb
05

Seniors Advisory Council Meeting

03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Feb
06

Behavioral Health Advisory Council Meeting

11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Feb
06

Human Services Advisory Council Meeting

11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Feb
06

One Book: Medicine in Art presented by Dr. Jose Gaudier | Selby Library

12:00 PM - 01:15 PM
Feb
10

Bold Black Pioneers with Cheryl Coleman | Selby Library

05:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Feb
11

Green Living: Tips to Becoming More Sustainable | Elsie Quirk Library

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Feb
11

Nesting Shorebirds and Seabirds of Tampa Bay | Selby Library

06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Feb
12

Secrets of the Underground Railroad | Shannon Staub Library

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Feb
14

Pianist Eleonora Lvov: "Romanticism throughout the Ages" | Selby Library

02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Feb
14

Say 'I Do' Again

04:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Feb
16

Closure - Libraries and History Center

All Day
Feb
17

2nd Evaluation RPS 262807MN Meeting Coastal Eng - Manasota Key

09:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Feb
18

Circuit 12: Jail Diversion & Treatment Programs Training for Judges & Attorneys

12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Feb
18

Forging a Friendship: Jefferson & Madison’s Northern Journey | North Port Library

01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Feb
18

Time Sifters Lecture Series: Overview of Tampa's Heritage | Selby Library

05:45 PM - 07:15 PM
Feb
20

RPS 262806MN 2nd Evaluation Mtg South Siesta Key Beach

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Feb
20

RPS 262806MN 2nd Evaluation Mtg South Siesta Key Beach

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Feb
20

252791RM Engineering Services Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System

01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Feb
23

Spring Classical Concert: Dawn | William H. Jervey, Jr. Venice Library

06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Feb
24

Cheryl Coleman: Bold Black Pioneers | Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library

06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Feb
28

Sarasota County Fire Department Station 10 Open House

09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Mar
05

Seniors Advisory Council Meeting

03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Mar
06

One Book: Author Patrick Bringley and "All the Beauty in the World" | Suncoast Technical College, North Port

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Mar
06

Behavioral Health Advisory Council Meeting

11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Mar
06

Human Services Advisory Council Meeting

11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Mar
06

252791RM Engineering Services Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System.

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Mar
06

One Book: Author Patrick Bringley and "All the Beauty in the World" | Selby Library

07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Mar
09

One Book: Petticoat Painters | North Port Library

01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Mar
12

One Book: Sarasota's Early History and the Sarasota Art Colony | Osprey Library

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Mar
17

One Book: The Florida Highwaymen | Gulf Gate Library

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Mar
18

Time Sifters Lecture Series: The Military Orders of the Crusades | Selby Library

05:45 PM - 07:15 PM
Mar
20

One Book: AI and Art | North Port Library

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Mar
24

Commission Meeting

09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Mar
25

Commission Meeting (Budget Workshop)

09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Mar
28

Sarasota County Fire Department Station 21 Open House

09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Apr
02

Seniors Advisory Council Meeting

11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Apr
03

Behavioral Health Advisory Council Meeting

11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Apr
03

Human Services Advisory Council Meeting

11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Apr
07

Commission Meeting

09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Apr
10

BHAC Recommendation Meeting

01:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Apr
15

Time Sifters Lecture Series: Mithras Sanctuary in Ostia | Selby Library

05:45 PM - 07:15 PM
Apr
17

HSAC Recommendation Meeting

01:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Apr
18

Sarasota County Fire Department Station 9 Open House

09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Apr
18

Big Truck Day

09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Apr
21

Commission Meeting

09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Apr
22

Commission Meeting

09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Apr
23

BHAC Recommendation Meeting

01:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Apr
24

HSAC Recommendation Meeting

01:00 PM - 05:00 PM
May
01

Behavioral Health Advisory Council Meeting

11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
May
01

Human Services Advisory Council Meeting

11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
May
05

Commission Meeting

09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
May
06

Commission Meeting

09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
May
07

Seniors Advisory Council Meeting

03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
May
16

Sarasota County Fire Department Station 23 Open House

09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
May
19

Commission Meeting

09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
May
20

Commission Meeting (Budget Workshop)

09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
May
25

Closure - Libraries and History Center

All Day
Jun
03

Commission Meeting

09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Jun
04

Seniors Advisory Council Meeting

03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Jun
05

Behavioral Health Advisory Council Meeting

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Jun
05

Human Services Advisory Council Meeting

11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Jun
13

Sarasota County Fire Department Station 6 Open House

09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Jun
16

Commission Meeting (Budget)

09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Jun
17

Commission Meeting (Budget)

09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Jun
22

Commission Meeting (Budget)

09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Jul
02

Seniors Advisory Council Meeting

03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Jul
03

Closure - Libraries and History Center

All Day - until Jul, 04
Jul
03

Behavioral Health Advisory Council Meeting

11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Jul
08

Commission Meeting

09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Jul
09

Commission Board Recess

12:00 AM - Aug, 14

Jul
18

Sarasota County Fire Department Station 19 Open House

09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Aug
06

Seniors Advisory Council Meeting

03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Aug
07

Behavioral Health Advisory Council Meeting

11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Aug
07

Human Services Advisory Council Meeting

11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Aug
21

Commission Meeting (Budget, if needed)

09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Aug
22

Sarasota County Fire Department Station 8 Open House

09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Sep
03

Seniors Advisory Council Meeting

11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Sep
04

Behavioral Health Advisory Council Meeting

11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Sep
04

Human Services Advisory Council Meeting

11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Sep
19

Sarasota County Fire Department Station 22 Open House

09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Oct
01

Seniors Advisory Council Meeting

03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Oct
02

Behavioral Health Advisory Council Meeting

11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Oct
02

Human Services Advisory Council Meeting

11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Oct
10

Sarasota County Fire Department Station 5 Open House

09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Nov
05

Seniors Advisory Council Meeting

03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Nov
06

Behavioral Health Advisory Council Meeting

11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Nov
06

Human Services Advisory Council Meeting

11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Nov
14

Sarasota County Fire Department Station 4 Open House

09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Dec
03

Seniors Advisory Council Meeting

03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Dec
04

Behavioral Health Advisory Council Meeting

11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Dec
04

Human Services Advisory Council Meeting

11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Dec
12

Sarasota County Fire Department Station 17 Open House

09:00 AM - Dec, 17 01:00 PM
More Events

Learn about prescribed fire at Fire Fest, Jan. 24

Sarasota County's Fire Fest returns on Saturday, Jan. 24 to educate and inform the community about the importance of prescribed fire to the ecosystem and explore wildfire prevention.

Sarasota County offices closed Jan. 19 for Martin Luther King Jr. holiday

Walking on sunshine: Sunrise Beach Walks kick off at Siesta and Nokomis beaches

Seaside vow renewal ceremony “Say ‘I Do’ Again” returns this Valentine’s Day

Two Sarasota County projects recognized for historic preservation efforts

Newtown and Beverly Terrace community cleanup set for Jan. 24

Safely dispose of batteries this holiday season

Proper disposal of lithium-ion batteries and devices containing them can prevent dangerous fires.

Sarasota County names new Director of Communications

Sarasota County names Shelia Roberson Director of Communications

Sarasota County achieves $3.5 million in savings by refinancing utility bonds

Sarasota County acquires WCIND property on Venice Island through Land Acquisition and Management Program

Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners set strategic priorities for 2026, select board officers

Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners set strategic priorities for 2026, select board officers

Osprey Library and History Center Expands Hours to Serve the Community

Sarasota County Libraries announces 2026 'One Book' selection

Fruitville Library to temporarily close Dec. 18 for major renovation

The Fruitville Library will temporarily close Dec. 18 to begin an exciting transformation. The library is scheduled to reopen to the public in summer 2026.

Registration is Now Open for the 2026 Gulf Coast Games for Life

Sarasota County Fire Department Fire Station Open Houses return in 2026

The Sarasota County Fire Department (SCFD) will continue the monthly open house events in 2026 and invites residents.

Wellfield Park Conveyance Marks New Chapter for Regional Sports Complex Development

Residents invited to apply for home purchase assistance and rehabilitation program

Change smoke alarm batteries as daylight saving time ends

Sarasota County receives national recognition in Emergency Management Accreditation Program

Sarasota County receives national recognition in Emergency Management Accreditation Program
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