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SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The 2026 Venice Sharks Tooth Festival is set for Saturday, April 11, and Sunday, April 12, at Centennial Park in downtown Venice.
The free event will run from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at 200 W. Venice Ave.
Organizers say the festival will feature live music, food trucks, family activities and shark-themed events throughout the weekend.
Mainstage entertainment on Saturday will include Ellipsis from noon to 2 p.m., Unique Full Circle from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Maiden Cane from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday’s lineup includes Cheese Brothers in Paradise from noon to 2 p.m. and Junction 41 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Other scheduled events include shark-themed trivia at 11 a.m. Saturday and an “Ethical Shark Teeth Hunting” presentation with Chris Mandell of Fossil Recovery at 11 a.m. Sunday.
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Family activities will be held in the Gazebo area. They include face painting and tattoos from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, along with arts and crafts from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. A fossil exploration station, shark tooth dig and mineral, fossil and gem displays are scheduled from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
ABC7 will be out at the 2026 Venice Sharks Tooth Festival. Stop by the ABC7 booth for a chance to ‘Take Bob’s Job.’ The station will have a green screen where visitors can practice weather forecasting skills and get free ABC7 swag.
Off-site festival parking will be available at Venice High School, 1 Indian Ave., with free trolley service to and from Centennial Park. Organizers say trolley service will run 30 minutes before the event starts until one hour after it ends.
Organizers also say dogs are allowed, but retractable leashes are prohibited. Visitors are encouraged to bring chairs, but coolers are not allowed. People bringing bikes, scooters or skateboards are asked to walk them inside the event site.
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