Concert hall
Venice Performing Arts Center
Venice, FL
A 1,090-seat hall that is home to the Venice Symphony, the Venice Concert Band and the Venice Chorale, and also books touring acts.
Venice, FL · This weekend
Venice, FL events this weekend
Looking for Venice, FL events this weekend? Here’s what’s on in Venice, Wellen Park, Nokomis, Osprey, North Port and Englewood for Friday, October 30 through Sunday, November 1. Long-running exhibitions and show runs are left out so the weekend’s one-time events are easy to spot.
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Venice, FL events this weekend
13 upcoming events · Updated
Music Festivals Family Community Wellen Park
5 events
Wellen Park Spooktacular
Downtown Wellen, Venice
Halloween afternoon with trick-or-treating, costumes and music for families.
Live at the Tiki Bar
CoolToday Park, North Port
Repeats: Fridays & Saturdays 5 PM, Sundays 1 PM. Free local live music at the Superior Pools Tomahawk Tiki Bar & Grill.
Friday Night Live Concerts
Downtown Wellen, Venice
Repeats: Every Friday, 6-9 PM. Free weekly Friday-night band concerts on the Solis Hall stage overlooking the Grand Lake.
Trick or Treat at City Center
North Port City Center, North Port
Annual city trick-or-treat with a Pumpkin Trail of kid-friendly Halloween displays.
Marker 5 Band
Englewood's On Dearborn, Englewood
Free show from a local SWFL cover band playing 80s and 90s favorites.
5 events
Cycling Group at Wellen Park
Downtown Wellen, Venice
Repeats: Every Saturday, 10-11 AM. Free Saturday-morning group bike ride meet-up in Downtown Wellen; riders gather near Foxtail and come and go as they please, no RSVP needed.
Cedar Point Environmental Park Bird Walk (Venice Area Audubon)
Cedar Point Environmental Park, Englewood
Guided field trip of about 2 miles through pine flatwoods and mangroves on Lemon Bay. Free; registration appreciated.
Venice Gun Show Veterans Edition
Venice-Nokomis Elks Lodge #1854, Nokomis
One-day Next Level Shows gun and knife show at the Venice-Nokomis Elks Lodge.
Downtown Venice Art Festival
Downtown Venice, Venice
Through Sun, Nov 1, 2026. 38th annual free art festival with 100+ artists along West Venice Avenue; Halloween trick-or-treating 4:30-6:30 PM on Saturday.
KJB (Karen & Jimmy Band)
Englewood's On Dearborn, Englewood
Halloween-night party mix of classic and southern rock, R&B, blues and dance-pop; free concert.
3 events
Fresh Harvest Farmers Market
Downtown Wellen, Venice
Repeats: Every Sunday, 9 AM-1 PM. Weekly Sunday market in Downtown Wellen with produce, seafood, plants, flowers and artisan goods.
Englewood Beach Sunday Drum Circle
Englewood Beach, Englewood
Repeats: Every Sunday, year-round, starting about 1 to 1.5 hours before sunset (weather permitting). Long-running Sunday sunset drum circle at the north end of Englewood Beach on Manasota Key, near the pavilion and playground.
Venice Beach Drum Circle
Venice Beach, Venice
Repeats: Every Sunday, starting about 2 hours before sunset. Weekly beach drum circle south of the Venice Beach pavilion; open to all drummers, dancers and spectators.
Showing events through Sun, Nov 1
Venues
Local stages and gathering places behind the events on this page.
Community theater
Venice Theatre
Downtown Venice, FL
A long-running community theater in a historic downtown building, staging musicals, comedies, dramas and cabaret through the season.
Town center & outdoor stage
Downtown Wellen
Wellen Park, Venice, FL
Wellen Park’s lakefront downtown hosts concerts on the lawn and at Solis Hall, the Sunday farmers market, holiday events and family nights by the Grand Lake.
Ballpark
CoolToday Park
Wellen Park, Venice, FL
The Atlanta Braves’ spring training ballpark also books festivals, races and community events the rest of the year.
Community theater
Lemon Bay Playhouse
Dearborn Street, Englewood, FL
Englewood’s community theater on West Dearborn Street, staging comedies, dramas and holiday shows in a season of evening and matinee performances.