Events

Represent your favorite team and wear your favorite team apparel! Our Sports Dance brings the Manasota BUDS community together for a fun night of music and team spirit. Doors open...

Join us for an afternoon at Bowlero Bradenton with your Teen BUDS (ages 13–18) from 12:00-2:15 pm. Tickets include pizza, chicken tenders, and two games of bowling with friends! We are limited to 10 bowlers with Down syndrome for this event. Please note that bowling lanes are reserved for participants only. A dedicated family viewing...

Cool BUDS (18+) will enjoy an afternoon of board games, snacks, music, and time with friends. Location: The Lyra – 2260 Ringling Blvd, Sarasota, FL. This will be a drop-off event limited to 12. Please enter through the front entrance/door of the complex, and we’ll be there to greet everyone! 

Join us for a fun and engaging Japanese martial arts class designed for kids! 6300 Tower Lane, #3, Sarasota, FL 34286. Please arrive by 2:45pm Participants can be on the mat independently, or one parent is welcome to participate alongside their child. This is for our Young & Teen BUDS groups (ages 6-18). We are...

Join Manasota BUDS of all ages and decorate a cookie at the Cookie Cottage. Participants will enjoy decorating a cookie to take home! Available for 18 participants with Down syndrome.

Join us for a fun-filled evening in partnership with SEED Collective & Mission ABLE. Participants will enjoy a campfire, pizza dinner, pumpkin decorating, a group hike, campfire music, and dancing. This event is for our Cool BUDS (18+ Age Group) and open to 10 participants with Down syndrome. Parents are welcome to stay and socialize with other...

Join Manasota BUDS at The Haven in Sarasota for an evening of music, dancing, a catered dinner, and time with friends as we celebrate together as a community. We'll have...

Friends of The Haven is hosting a free informational meeting for parents of special needs children, featuring Attorney Jim McCarten. Topics include trust essentials, family roles and trustees, funding strategies,...

Make a coastal Christmas tree masterpiece and soak up some festive beach vibes with Manasota BUDS! Join us for Christmas at the Beach and create your own coastal Christmas Tree...

Join us for a festive evening as we hop aboard the SRQ Trolley and tour some of Sarasota's holiday light displays while listening to your favorite music. Festive outfits are...

Join us for a fun-filled morning at Kids Empire Bradenton, an exciting indoor playground packed with climbing structures, slides, tunnels, and more! We'll have exclusive access to the entire facility from 9:00–10:00...

Manasota BUDS is renting out the children’s play café in Lakewood Ranch for a fun evening just for our younger families! Please register your child with Down syndrome as well...