HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Hope you all have a fantastic Halloween weekend. We've got plenty of Halloween goodies for your Halloween party and trick and treaters, so stop buy and stock up on everything you need for this weekend!

Sarasota Halloween Extravaganza!

If you love Halloween, the 2nd Annual Pumpkin Festival is definately worth a trip. October 29-31, 2010 from 12pm-10pm Sarasota County Fairgrounds on Ringling Blvd. Benefiting All Children's Hospitals in the area.
Enjoy all things Pumpkin - featuring carnival games, rides, a fun zone, free hay rides and a 'not so scary' haunted house, safe trick or treating, pie-eating and costume contests for children, pumpkin carving, costumer parades, live entertainment, great food and beverages.
Entertainment highlights include: Friday 29th Soul Purpose, Sturday 30th Saint Tone Band, Sunday 31st Casey Weston, and featuring Sarasota Gold and The Florida Blues Brothers nightly from 8-10pm. With over 100 different shows - including the amazing flying trapeze performers 'The High Flying Pages Ariel and Animal Thrill Show' and the Ham Bone Express Pick Races, Sarasota County Fairgrounds is the place to be on Halloween weekend!

A Spooky Time this Halloween!

Can you believe it's nearly Halloween! All our Island businesses, incluidng us, are joining in our Trail of Treats event this Halloween weekend. We all dress up and have a real spooky time playing trick or treat with the little ones. See you there!

10th Annual Bayfest is real soon..!

Remember everyone, Bayfest is happening on 16th October! We can't wait! From 10am till 10pm 16th October.
Booths full of arts and crafts, food and home baked goodies amongst others fill the length of Pine Avenue. The headline act this year is the fantastic Bill Rice band with a full supporting line up giving us great live music all day. And, if you want to start the celebrations early, then a kickoff party will be happening on the Friday night (15th) featuring the Dr Dave band!
The weather's going to be great, so come along and don't forget to pop in to the General Store while your here!
NEMO, the North End Merchants Organization will also hav a booth, so take some to go see them, and find out what they are doing to support the local community.