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Discover Sarasota’s art galleries, studios and public art on a trolley tour Staff Report Discover Sarasota Tours’ Art Crawl Trolley Tour showcases Sarasota’s galleries, studios and public art. The tour is led by local guide and watercolor artist Jerome Chesley and City Guide, Kathryn Chesley. “There is so much art to see in Sarasota and…

Discover Sarasota Tours Announces NEW Art Crawl Trolley Tour Discover Sarasota Tours announces a NEW Art Crawl Trolley Tour showcasing Sarasota’s galleries, studios, and public art. This city-wide tour explores six different downtown Sarasota neighborhoods on the 2nd Friday night from 5-9 PM during the months of January-April. The tour is led by local guide &…

100-plus fun things to do in December near Sarasota, Bradenton, Venice and Punta Gorda December includes Christmas and New Year’s Eve celebrations, music festivals, and more fun things to do in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties. Jimmy Geurts.  Jay Handelman Sarasota Herald-Tribune As we soon leave November and enter December, 2023 has nearly come to a…

This Florida City Is Home to a 105-year-old Fish Market, White-sand Beaches, and a Beautiful Opera House Sarasota sits on Florida’s Cultural Coast — here’s how to plan the perfect visit.

Top Christmas, winter holiday events in Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte  Holiday parades — both on land or by boat — light shows, chances to meet Santa and more winter season fun in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties. Jimmy Geurts Sarasota Herald-Tribune | November 6, 2023 We haven’t reached Thanksgiving on November’s local events calendar, yet even before…

Top Halloween events in Sarasota, Bradenton, Venice, Siesta Key, Palmetto, Port Charlotte Sarasota Herald-Tribune | October 10, 2023 From family-friendly events such as trick-or-treating, to 21-and-up parties, the top Halloween happenings in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties. by Jimmy Geurts While October features all sorts of events taking place in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties, this…

Take a festive trolley tour of Sarasota Venice Gondolier GO | www.yoursun.com | OCTBER 4, 2023 Discover Sarasota Tours is getting a jump on the holidays — “haunted” ones and “Merry” ones. “I love the holidays, and there is no better way to celebrate than dressing up and coming on one of our fun tours…

Discover Sarasota Tours Recognized as Tripadvisor® 2023 Travelers’ Choice® Award Winner Discover Sarasota Tours today announced it has been recognized by Tripadvisor as a 2023 Travelers’ Choice award winner for Attractions for the second year in a row. The coveted award celebrates businesses that have consistently received great traveler reviews on Tripadvisor over the last 12…

Discover Sarasota Tours Announces Halloween and Christmas Tour Schedule SRQ DAILY FRIDAY WEEKEND EDITION | FRIDAY AUG 4, 2023 Discover Sarasota Tours offers 16 different tours running daily in our air-conditioned trolley or van. Holiday Tours for Halloween (The BooMobile and Haunted Sarasota) and Christmas (Christmas Carol Trolley: Letters To Santa) run nightly in October and December…

DISCOVER SARASOTA TOURS ANNOUNCES HALLOWEEN & CHRISTMAS TOUR SCHEDULE Discover Sarasota Tours offers 16 different tours running daily in our air-conditioned trolley or van. Holiday Tours for Halloween (The BooMobile and Haunted Sarasota) and Christmas (Christmas Carol Trolley: Letters To Santa) run nightly in October and December and sell out in advance. Daytime sightseeing tour…

Sarasota Trolley Tour All About Design June 17, 2023 | Venice Gondolier by Kim Cool, Our Town Editor If there is something one wants to learn about Sarasota, there likely is or will be a Discover Sarasota Trolley Tour. The newest is the Discover Sarasota Architecture Tour guided by Ed Simays, a 2000 transplant from…

Meet Founder & CEO Tammy Hauser, Discover Sarasota Tours Summer 2023 | Bradenton Magazine When did you start the business? Why? When I moved to Sarasota from Minneapolis in 2015, I wondered why there were no trolley tours in a tourist town with such a storied past. As an arts consultant (part of my past…