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Picks for before and after, ranked by Wayfind Score and walking distance.
- 1ActivitiesCa' d'ZanTop Activities pickJohn and Mable Ringling's 1926 winter house is 56 rooms and 36,000 square feet on the bayMake a day of it · Featured in creator posts@everencephotographyInstagram
- 2Top Activities pickRingling Circus archives, with historical documents, costume drawings & art (by appointment)Make a day of it
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- 4Completed in 1913, the state's oldest continuously operating rose garden offers sculptures & pathsMake a day of it
- 5FoodSunnyside Cafe🍴 BreakfastDown-home breakfast & lunch destination with cozy seating & health-conscious & vegan optionsBreakfast before
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Who should skip it
You want a walkable festival. The venues span about ten miles and doubling up on screenings without a car is not realistic.
The move
Mildred Sainer Pavilion is where the marquee nights land, including opening and closing. Book those first and let the rest of the schedule fall around them.
Getting there
The main box office is at Cocoanut Avenue and 4th Street downtown, open about three weeks out. At Ringling College and Suncoast Technical the window only opens thirty minutes before the first screening, and all sales are final.
One thing worth knowing
Only pass prices are published — individual screening prices are not listed anywhere in advance, so budget from the box office rather than the website.
Official site: confirm dates and tickets before you travel
Going? Send it to whoever you’d go with. They’ll get the dates, the hours and where to park.
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