Sarasota with kids

Your Wednesday Playdate

Wed, Oct 21 · 10 AM–12 PM

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Highlights Tour

Wed, Oct 21 · 11 AM–12 PM

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Little Sprouts Club

Thu, Oct 22 · 10:30 AM–11:30 AM · Downtown Sarasota campus, 1534 Mound Street, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA

Little Sprouts Club is a family-guided interactive program designed for preschoolers and their caregivers to stimulate curiosity and build a lifelong love of nature.

Free

Highlights Tour

Fri, Oct 23 · 11 AM–12 PM

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Mote SEA Shark Pups & Grown Ups

Sat, Oct 24 · 9:30 AM–10:30 AM · Mote Science Education Aquarium, 225 University Town center Dr., Sarasota

$25

Family Dip Netting

Sat, Oct 24 · 10 AM–11 AM · Mote Marine Laboratory on City Island, 1600 Ken Thompson PKWY, Sarasota, FL

$20

Mote SEA Drop-In Science

Sat, Oct 24 · 10:30 AM–5 PM · Mote Science Education Aquarium, 225 University Town center Dr., Sarasota

$10

Highlights Tour

Sat, Oct 24 · 11 AM–12 PM

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Breakfast with the Sharks

Sun, Oct 25 · 8 AM–9:30 AM · Mote Science Education Aquarium, 225 University Town center Dr., Sarasota

Sink your teeth into a light continental breakfast while you learn about our favorite finned friends and Mote’s breakthrough shark research.

Price: see link

Mote SEA Drop-In Science

Sun, Oct 25 · 10:30 AM–5 PM · Mote Science Education Aquarium, 225 University Town center Dr., Sarasota

$10

Mote A-Scare-ium

Tue, Oct 27 · 2:30 PM–5 PM · Mote Science Education Aquarium, 225 University Town center Dr., Sarasota

Celebrate the Halloween season during Mote A-scare-ium!

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Your Wednesday Playdate

Wed, Oct 28 · 10 AM–12 PM

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Highlights Tour

Wed, Oct 28 · 11 AM–12 PM

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Highlights Tour

Fri, Oct 30 · 11 AM–12 PM

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Mote SEA Drop-In Science

Sat, Oct 31 · 10:30 AM–2:30 PM · Mote Science Education Aquarium, 225 University Town center Dr., Sarasota

$10

Family Saturday

Sat, Oct 31 · 10:30 AM–12:30 PM · Downtown Sarasota campus, 1534 Mound Street, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA

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Free

Highlights Tour

Sat, Oct 31 · 11 AM–12 PM

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Mote SEA Drop-In Science

Sun, Nov 1 · 10:30 AM–5 PM · Mote Science Education Aquarium, 225 University Town center Dr., Sarasota

$10

Jellyfish WAVE

Tue, Nov 3 · 2 PM–2:30 PM

Get your jelly jam on for World Jellyfish Day . Join us for a free virtual jamboree featuring the weird and wonderful world of jellies at the Mote Science Education Aquarium.

Free

Your Wednesday Playdate

Wed, Nov 4 · 10 AM–12 PM

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Highlights Tour

Wed, Nov 4 · 11 AM–12 PM

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Highlights Tour

Fri, Nov 6 · 11 AM–12 PM

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Mote SEA Shark Pups & Grown Ups

Sat, Nov 7 · 9:30 AM–10:30 AM · Mote Science Education Aquarium, 225 University Town center Dr., Sarasota

$25

Highlights Tour

Sat, Nov 7 · 11 AM–12 PM

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Free Second Sundays

Sun, Nov 8 · 11 AM–5 PM

Enjoy a day of art and family fun! On the second Sunday of each month, we offer free admission for visitors, special performances, and art-making activities for the whole family.

Free

Curator’s Tour | Chie Fueki: Painting the Floating World

Mon, Nov 9 · 1 PM–2 PM

Look closely and learn more about the exhibition Chie Fueki: Painting the Floating World with SAM’s Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art.

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Fins for Freedom

Wed, Nov 11 · Mote Science Education Aquarium, 225 University Town center Dr., Sarasota

Fins for Freedom: Mote’s Veterans Day Celebration on Wednesday, November 11 at Mote Science Education Aquarium!

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Your Wednesday Playdate

Wed, Nov 11 · 10 AM–12 PM

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Highlights Tour

Wed, Nov 11 · 11 AM–12 PM

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Highlights Tour

Fri, Nov 13 · 11 AM–12 PM

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Family Dip Netting

Sat, Nov 14 · 10 AM–11 AM · Mote Marine Laboratory on City Island, 1600 Ken Thompson PKWY, Sarasota, FL

$20

Highlights Tour

Sat, Nov 14 · 11 AM–12 PM

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Your Wednesday Playdate

Wed, Nov 18 · 10 AM–12 PM

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Highlights Tour

Wed, Nov 18 · 11 AM–12 PM

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Highlights Tour

Fri, Nov 20 · 11 AM–12 PM

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Mote’s 4th Annual Reef Revival Fest 2026

Fri, Nov 20 · 5 PM–9 PM · Mote’s Islamorada Coral Nursery at Bud N’ Mary’s Marina, 79851 Overseas Highway, Islamorada, FL

Join Mote Marine Laboratory at our 4th Annual Reef Revival Fest!

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Mote SEA Shark Pups & Grown Ups

Sat, Nov 21 · 9:30 AM–10:30 AM · Mote Science Education Aquarium, 225 University Town center Dr., Sarasota

$25

Family Dip Netting

Sat, Nov 21 · 10 AM–11 AM · Mote Marine Laboratory on City Island, 1600 Ken Thompson PKWY, Sarasota, FL

$20

Highlights Tour

Sat, Nov 21 · 11 AM–12 PM

Price: see link

Breakfast with the Sharks

Sun, Nov 22 · 8 AM–9:30 AM · Mote Science Education Aquarium, 225 University Town center Dr., Sarasota

Sink your teeth into a light continental breakfast while you learn about our favorite finned friends and Mote’s breakthrough shark research.

Price: see link

Family Dip Netting

Sun, Nov 22 · 10 AM–11 AM · Mote Marine Laboratory on City Island, 1600 Ken Thompson PKWY, Sarasota, FL

$20

Your Wednesday Playdate

Wed, Nov 25 · 10 AM–12 PM

Price: see link

Highlights Tour

Wed, Nov 25 · 11 AM–12 PM

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Highlights Tour

Fri, Nov 27 · 11 AM–12 PM

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Highlights Tour

Sat, Nov 28 · 11 AM–12 PM

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Your Wednesday Playdate

Wed, Dec 2 · 10 AM–12 PM

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Highlights Tour

Wed, Dec 2 · 11 AM–12 PM

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Highlights Tour

Fri, Dec 4 · 11 AM–12 PM

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Highlights Tour

Sat, Dec 5 · 11 AM–12 PM

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Curator’s Tour | Precession Through Glass

Mon, Dec 7 · 1 PM–2 PM

Look closely and learn more about the exhibition Monica Guggisberg and Philip Baldwin: Precession Through Glass with SAM’s Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art.

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Your Wednesday Playdate

Wed, Dec 9 · 10 AM–12 PM

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Highlights Tour

Wed, Dec 9 · 11 AM–12 PM

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Highlights Tour

Fri, Dec 11 · 11 AM–12 PM

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Highlights Tour

Sat, Dec 12 · 11 AM–12 PM

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Free Second Sundays

Sun, Dec 13 · 11 AM–5 PM

Enjoy a day of art and family fun! On the second Sunday of each month, we offer free admission for visitors, special performances, and art-making activities for the whole family.

Free

Your Wednesday Playdate

Wed, Dec 16 · 10 AM–12 PM

Price: see link

Highlights Tour

Wed, Dec 16 · 11 AM–12 PM

Price: see link

Highlights Tour

Fri, Dec 18 · 11 AM–12 PM

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