Beach Guide

Venice Beach Events

This week on the beach

Pick a Day

7 AM

Shark Tooth Hunting — Caspersen

Caspersen Beach · Family

Low tide on Caspersen is the gold standard for fossil shark tooth hunting in the US — no tools required, just eyes and patience in the rocky surf zone.

8 AM

South Jetty Snorkeling

South Jetty, Venice Inlet · Family

The Venice Inlet rock jetty offers some of the best free snorkeling on the Sarasota coast — visibility is best on calm mornings.

9 AM

Venice Farmers Market

Venice Ave, downtown Venice · Market

Weekend market on Venice Avenue — local produce, seafood, crafts and the walkable downtown that most beach towns can't match.

10 AM

Pet Beach at Brohard Paw Park

Brohard Beach · Family

Florida's original dog beach — fenced park, rinse stations and a dedicated Gulf beach section for dogs and their humans.

6:38 PM

sun-timed

Venice Pier Sunset

Venice Pier · Sunset

Walk the 700-ft pier as the sun drops — Sharky's deck fills for the evening, anglers line the rails and the Gulf light goes gold.

Big Days

annual
Mar

Shark's Tooth Festival

Venice's signature annual event — shark tooth hunting contests, vendors, seafood and live music on the beach. One of Sarasota County's biggest attendance events.

Feb

Venice Art Fiesta

Juried outdoor art show on Venice Avenue downtown — one of Florida's longest-running outdoor art events, with painters and sculptors on both sides of the street.

see you out there

Every week is the beach’s recurring lineup. Times shift and seasons end, so check the venue before you go. Sun-timed events track each day’s real sunset and the countdown runs on the live local clock.

At Venice Beach, the sun sets at 7:38 PM today — about 12h 23m of daylight. Sunrise was 7:15 AM. Live water temperature, surf height, UV index, wind and tide for Venice Beach update at the top of the conditions page.