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 "attribution": "Source: Sarasota Littles (https://littlesweekly.com/sarasota-bradenton/). Cite the city page when you quote a listing; each listing also links to the page we checked it on.",
 "city": {
  "slug": "sarasota-bradenton",
  "name": "Sarasota–Bradenton",
  "state": "FL",
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  "range": "2026-10-26/2026-11-01",
  "label": "Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2026",
  "start": "2026-10-26",
  "end": "2026-11-01"
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 "lastChecked": "2026-10-30",
 "summary": "Halloween lands on Saturday this year. The Ringling holds a free Halloween Family Night from 4 to 7, and Village of the Arts in Bradenton does trick-or-treating after dark. Manatee County libraries fill Friday morning with baby storytime and play groups. This week has 8 outings, 7 of them free and 5 indoors.",
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  "outings": 8,
  "places": 8,
  "free": 7,
  "indoor": 5,
  "soldOut": 0,
  "listed": 8
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  "date": "2026-10-31",
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    "label": "Morning",
    "name": "Bishop Museum of Science and Nature",
    "where": "Bishop Museum of Science and Nature",
    "time": "10am–5pm",
    "cost": "Adults $25; ages 5–17 $16; ages 0–4 free with a paying adult",
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   },
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    "label": "After nap",
    "name": "Halloween Family Night at The Ringling",
    "where": "The Ringling",
    "time": "4–7pm",
    "cost": "Free",
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   "id": "baby-storytime-palmetto",
   "name": "Baby Storytime (Palmetto)",
   "dates": [
    "2026-10-30"
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   "time": "10–11am",
   "venue": "Palmetto Branch Library",
   "address": "923 6th Street West, Palmetto, FL 34221",
   "cost": "Free",
   "free": true,
   "soldOut": false,
   "availability": "Available",
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   "ages": [
    0,
    2
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   "category": "library",
   "description": "Songs, rhymes and short stories for babies and their grown-ups.",
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   "name": "Wiggles, Giggles and Tales (Little Discovery Center)",
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    "2026-10-30"
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   "time": "10–11am",
   "venue": "Little Discovery Center",
   "address": "321 15th St W, Bradenton, FL 34205",
   "cost": "Free",
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   "category": "library",
   "description": "Stories with movement and songs in the library’s play space for ages 2 to 5.",
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   "name": "40 Carrots Partners in Play (Island Branch)",
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    "2026-10-30"
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   "time": "10–11am",
   "venue": "Island Branch Library",
   "address": "5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, FL 34217",
   "cost": "Free",
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   "availability": "Available",
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   "ages": [
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   "category": "library",
   "description": "A play group for little kids and their grown-ups, led by 40 Carrots.",
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   "name": "40 Carrots Partners in Play (Braden River)",
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    "2026-10-30"
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   "time": "10:15–11:15am",
   "venue": "Braden River Branch Library",
   "address": "4915 53rd Avenue East, Bradenton, FL 34203",
   "cost": "Free",
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   "name": "40 Carrots Partners in Play (Lakewood Ranch)",
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   "time": "12:30–1:30pm",
   "venue": "Lakewood Ranch Branch Library",
   "address": "16410 Rangeland Parkway, Lakewood Ranch, FL 34211",
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   "name": "Halloween Family Night at The Ringling",
   "dates": [
    "2026-10-31"
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   "time": "4–7pm",
   "venue": "The Ringling",
   "address": "5401 Bay Shore Rd, Sarasota, FL 34243",
   "cost": "Free",
   "free": true,
   "soldOut": false,
   "availability": "Available",
   "indoor": false,
   "ages": [
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   "category": "holiday",
   "description": "Come in costume through the Museum of Art gates for trick-or-treating on the Loggia, a lantern labyrinth in the courtyard and art-making. No registration needed. Bring a canned good for the food bank if you can.",
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   "id": "trick-or-treat-in-the-village",
   "name": "Trick-or-Treat in the Village",
   "dates": [
    "2026-10-31"
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   "time": "6–8pm",
   "venue": "Village of the Arts",
   "address": "1312 11th St W, Bradenton, FL 34209",
   "cost": "Free",
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   "soldOut": false,
   "availability": "Available",
   "indoor": false,
   "ages": [
    0,
    12
   ],
   "category": "holiday",
   "description": "Artists and shops in Bradenton’s Village of the Arts hand out treats along the neighborhood’s small streets.",
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   "name": "Bishop Museum of Science and Nature",
   "dates": [
    "2026-10-30",
    "2026-10-31",
    "2026-11-01"
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   "time": "Fri–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm",
   "venue": "Bishop Museum of Science and Nature",
   "address": "201 10th St W, Bradenton, FL 34205",
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   "category": "museum",
   "description": "Downtown Bradenton’s science museum, with a planetarium, a manatee rehab habitat and an outdoor backyard play area.",
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