Ringling Arts Festival

The Ringling International Arts Festival is back with more than one hundred performers from across the US, Central and South America, the Middle East, Europe, and Great Britain in a full roster of dance, jazz, comic puppetry, world music, a touch of circus, and even intergalactic space adventure.

Lunch and dinner are available onsite, and in between stage performances and museum tours, you will discover lite-bites, libations, and lively conversations at our Gatehouse Gatherings or Jazz Sunsets.

Also Included with your RIAF Ticket:

The Ringling - Oct. 16-Oct 18, 10:00am-7:00pm. With more than 300, 000 square feet of museum exhibition space, a gilded-age seaside palazzo, and 66 acres of tropical gardens, The Ringling is one of the most extraordinary cultural facilities in the nation. Those holding tickets to Festival Stage Productions may enjoy The Ringling free of charge during RIAF 2014.

Jazz Sunsets on the Sarasota Bay - Join us under the tent each evening as the sun sets on Sarasota Bay. Food and beverages are available for purchase. Free of charge with any Festival Stage Production.

Gatehouse Gatherings - In between afternoon performances, please stop by the Gatehouse Patio at The Ringling Visitors Pavilion and join other festival patrons for lite-bites, libations, and lively conversations. Food and beverages are available for purchase. Free of charge with any Festival Stage Production.