• Relay For Life of Sarasota Manatee

    At Relay For Life no donation is too small, each and every dollar counts. Your donations help fund groundbreaking cancer research, patient care programs, and can make a difference in communities like ours. With every donation, you are helping the American Cancer Society save lives. Schedule of Events 3 p.m.: Teams can arrive to set up 4:30 p.m.: Opening Ceremony - Survivor Lap To Follow 5 p.m.: Team Lap/Road To Recovery Race * Create a boxcar for someone on your team to walk/run/drive 5:30 p.m.: Disco Fever Lap 6 p.m.:  Musical Chairs Scavenger Hunt * Bring your own chair 6:30 p.m.: Flower Power Lap 7 p.m.:  Survivor Reception – Join us for dessert after you are done supporting our teams by purchasing dinner from one of them. 7:30 p.m.: Poker Lap 8 p.m.: Luminaria Ceremony 8:30 p.m.: Closing/Fight Back/Glow Lap

  • Relay For Life of Sarasota Manatee

    At Relay For Life no donation is too small, each and every dollar counts. Your donations help fund groundbreaking cancer research, patient care programs, and can make a difference in communities like ours. With every donation, you are helping the American Cancer Society save lives. Schedule of Events 3 p.m.: Teams can arrive to set up 4:30 p.m.: Opening Ceremony - Survivor Lap To Follow 5 p.m.: Team Lap/Road To Recovery Race * Create a boxcar for someone on your team to walk/run/drive 5:30 p.m.: Disco Fever Lap 6 p.m.:  Musical Chairs Scavenger Hunt * Bring your own chair 6:30 p.m.: Flower Power Lap 7 p.m.:  Survivor Reception – Join us for dessert after you are done supporting our teams by purchasing dinner from one of them. 7:30 p.m.: Poker Lap 8 p.m.: Luminaria Ceremony 8:30 p.m.: Closing/Fight Back/Glow Lap

  • USRowing Southeast Regional Championships

    The 2022 USRowing Southeast Youth Championships will take place May 14-15 at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Fla. This year's regatta once again will serve as a qualification regatta for the USRowing Youth National Championships. Check the USRowing website for more details. No VIP parking. Handicap parking will be available. STREET CLOSURE AND TRAFFIC CHANGES • World Championship Drive will be closed all day Friday, Saturday and Sunday (April 8-10) from the playground south to the 500-meter restroom. • Athletes Drive will be closed to car traffic from Honore Avenue to World Championship Drive. • Regatta event parking will be in the south of the park (turn into the park from North Cattlemen Road at the south boat ramp) for a nominal fee. (Spectators will use the west shore.) • Athlete drop-off will be in the Mote parking lot near the SCAT station — follow the signs through the lot from the traffic circle outside Ford’s Garage and the SCAT station.

  • USRowing Southeast Regional Championships

    The 2022 USRowing Southeast Youth Championships will take place May 14-15 at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Fla. This year's regatta once again will serve as a qualification regatta for the USRowing Youth National Championships. Check the USRowing website for more details. No VIP parking. Handicap parking will be available. STREET CLOSURE AND TRAFFIC CHANGES • World Championship Drive will be closed all day Friday, Saturday and Sunday (April 8-10) from the playground south to the 500-meter restroom. • Athletes Drive will be closed to car traffic from Honore Avenue to World Championship Drive. • Regatta event parking will be in the south of the park (turn into the park from North Cattlemen Road at the south boat ramp) for a nominal fee. (Spectators will use the west shore.) • Athlete drop-off will be in the Mote parking lot near the SCAT station — follow the signs through the lot from the traffic circle outside Ford’s Garage and the SCAT station.

  • NBP Rec Day!

    Finish Tower

    All ages are welcome! Minor children must be accompanied by an adult. For a small fee, you can get out on the water with your choice of our equipment, and switch out at your whim. There are kayaks, canoes, stand-up paddleboards and a 15-foot sailboat with captain (masks required). Click here to see more about the family-friendly NBP Rec Days!

  • NBP Rec Day!

    Finish Tower

    All ages are welcome! Minor children must be accompanied by an adult. For a small fee, you can get out on the water with your choice of our equipment, and switch out at your whim. There are kayaks, canoes, stand-up paddleboards and a 15-foot sailboat with captain (masks required). Click here to see more about the family-friendly NBP Rec Days!

  • Sarasota International Dragon Boat Festival

    Regatta Island 5851 Nathan Benderson Circle, Sarasota, FL, United States

    Distances include 200m, 500m and 2000m. A health/wellness and cultural expo are planned. More info at https://mldb.gwnevents.com/sarasota.

  • Sarasota International Dragon Boat Festival

    Regatta Island 5851 Nathan Benderson Circle, Sarasota, FL, United States

    Distances include 200m, 500m and 2000m. A health/wellness and cultural expo are planned. More info at https://mldb.gwnevents.com/sarasota.

  • NCAA Rowing Championships (Divs. I, II and III)

    The nation's top collegiate women's rowers will compete for the NCAA national championships at Nathan Benderson Park. Tickets are available at championshiprowing.com. More information is at https://ucfknights.com/sports/2022/5/2/2022-ncaa-rowing-championships.aspx

  • NCAA Rowing Championships (Divs. I, II and III)

    The nation's top collegiate women's rowers will compete for the NCAA national championships at Nathan Benderson Park. Tickets are available at championshiprowing.com. More information is at https://ucfknights.com/sports/2022/5/2/2022-ncaa-rowing-championships.aspx

  • USRowing Youth National Championships

    The USRowing-produced regatta features more than 3,500 rowers racing for medals in as many as 43 events. There are 778 entries from 210 clubs across the nation, all of whom qualified for this event from regional youth championships. Those events included the USRowing Southeast Regional Championships, to which NBP played host in May. See the list of entries and clubs at https://www.regattacentral.com/regatta/?job_id=7735 To learn more about Youth Nationals, please visit https://usrowing.org/sports/2021/11/3/2022-Youth-National-Championships.aspx Spectators Purchase tickets here: https://usrowing.org/sports/2021/11/3/2022-Youth-National-Championships.aspx Per USRowing, spectator tents will be allowed on the West Shore and should be no larger than 10x10 feet. They are not permitted on Regatta Island. Volunteers We always welcome volunteers — get closer to the action, get a NBP shirt and we'll even feed you! The roles are various, as are the times available. We can't wait to have you here with us! Click here to volunteer today. Live Broadcast Our friends at USRowing are producing broadcasts of this weekend's USRowing Youth National Championships here at NBP. Thursday's time trials weren't televised, but the racing is: Friday AM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKyVl_sD4vs Friday PM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAqBoDfX6hA Saturday AM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLkmNwxV1pw Saturday PM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iErWyaPcF10 Sunday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l-9QijOfIQ So if we can't #SeeYouInSarasota, you can join us online from anywhere!

  • USRowing Youth National Championships

    The USRowing-produced regatta features more than 3,500 rowers racing for medals in as many as 43 events. There are 778 entries from 210 clubs across the nation, all of whom qualified for this event from regional youth championships. Those events included the USRowing Southeast Regional Championships, to which NBP played host in May. See the list of entries and clubs at https://www.regattacentral.com/regatta/?job_id=7735 To learn more about Youth Nationals, please visit https://usrowing.org/sports/2021/11/3/2022-Youth-National-Championships.aspx Spectators Purchase tickets here: https://usrowing.org/sports/2021/11/3/2022-Youth-National-Championships.aspx Per USRowing, spectator tents will be allowed on the West Shore and should be no larger than 10x10 feet. They are not permitted on Regatta Island. Volunteers We always welcome volunteers — get closer to the action, get a NBP shirt and we'll even feed you! The roles are various, as are the times available. We can't wait to have you here with us! Click here to volunteer today. Live Broadcast Our friends at USRowing are producing broadcasts of this weekend's USRowing Youth National Championships here at NBP. Thursday's time trials weren't televised, but the racing is: Friday AM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKyVl_sD4vs Friday PM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAqBoDfX6hA Saturday AM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLkmNwxV1pw Saturday PM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iErWyaPcF10 Sunday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l-9QijOfIQ So if we can't #SeeYouInSarasota, you can join us online from anywhere!