Your Calendar: Fruitville Grove Pumpkin Fest

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of Oct. 6.

By Amanda Morales
| 1:12 p.m. September 30, 2016

File photo. Families gather at Fruitville Grove to pick out their pumpkins during the annual Pumpkin Fest.

Sarasota
Neighbors

Business

Friday, Oct. 7
Fifth Annual Salute to Business Awards
Runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at Hyatt Regency Sarasota, 1000 Boulevard of the Arts. The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce will recognize the achievement of its members at its 96th annual meeting. Tickets start at $55. Visit sarasotachamber.com.

Community

Saturday, Oct. 8 and Sunday, Oct. 9
28th Annual Fruitville Grove Pumpkin Fest
Runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Fruitville Grove, 7410 Fruitville Road. Enjoy hay rides, pony rides, pumpkin painting, face painting, mini train rides and a petting zoo. Halloween decorations will be for sale, including scarecrows and hay bales. Admission is free. Open every weekend in October. Visit fruitvillegrove.com.

Saturday, Oct. 8
Master Gardeners 11th annual Plant Sale
Runs from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Twin Lakes Park, 6700 Clark Road. Sarasota County Master Gardeners will be on-hand to provide gardening tips and help with plant selection. Admission is free. Proceeds from sales will benefit the Sarasota County Master Gardeners’ chapter of the Friends of Sarasota County Parks. Visit sarasota.ifas.ufl.edu.

Gardenfest
Runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Sarasota Garden Club, 1131 Boulevard of the Arts. Thousands of Florida-friendly plants will be for sale. There will be workshops led by Sarasota Garden Club members. Admission is free. Visit sarasotagardenclub.org.

Taste of St. Armands Circle
Runs from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at St. Armands Circle Park. Tasty treats from more than 15 of the restaurants on St. Armands Circle will be featuring their most mouth watering dishes. Tickets are $45 in advance and $55 day of event. Call 388-1554.

Friday, Oct. 14 to Sunday, Oct. 16
Bayfront Boat Show
Runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday at Marina Jack, 2 Marina Plaza. Preview the area's best in brokerage and new boat sales. Admission is free.Visit BayfrontBoatShow.com.

Saturday, Oct. 15
Global Cardboard Challenge
Runs from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Out-of-Door Academy, Siesta Key Campus, 444 Reid St. The day is a global day of play celebrating ingenuity and creativity. All school-aged children are invited to build arcade games using cardboard, recycled materials and their imagination. Children will spend a few hours building and have an hour to play each other’s arcade games. Free to participate. Breakfast is available for $5 and fun passes to play games are $5. Visit oda.edu.