June 12: Support Mote at Inaugural Skyway Soiree

A wine pairing dinner is set to celebrate the collaboration between Sarasota and St. Petersburg’s finest chefs while supporting Mote Marine Laboratory and Edible Peace Patch. Turtle Beach Natural Foods presents the Inaugural Skyway Soiree at 6 p.m. Sunday, June 12.  This six-course wine pairing...

June 19: Father’s Day freebie at Mote Aquarium

Dads, come and SEA us on your special day! On Father’s Day, June 19, any dad may visit Mote Aquarium for free with the purchase of their accompanied child's ticket (one free ticket per paid ticket). Visit Mote's awesome new exhibit, "Otters & Their Waters," to see otters Huck, Pippi &...

June 4: Celebrate World Oceans Day with Mote

Come celebrate our connection to the ocean during a World Oceans Day Family Festival from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 4, at Mote Aquarium. World Oceans Day is an international day of ocean celebration that provides an annual opportunity to honor, appreciate and help conserve the world’s oceans....

April 16: City Island coastal clean up

Mote Marine Laboratory high school interns invite fellow students ages 14-18 for an island clean up 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 16. Check in will begin at 8:30 a.m. by the whale statue near the entrance to Mote Aquarium (Mote Marine Laboratory, 1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy, Sarasota, FL 34236). Participants...