Celebrate
Sarasota - Beer, Wings, Chili & Music Festival
Pictures, a video clip & visitor info
from the 2011 Celebrate Sarasota event held at Phillippi Estate Park in
Sarasota, FL.
 Park Entrance |
 Banner & Ticket Booth |
 Event Entrance |
I can
still almost taste all of the refreshing beers, flavorful chicken
wings, and spicy chili that we were able to sample at the 2011
Celebrate Sarasota Festival.
 The event was held in Phillippi Estate Park at 5500 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34231 from 12 noon to 7 PM on Saturday February 26th. Pre-sale tickets purchased online were just $20 per person for unlimited samples of chicken wings, chili, and beer. Tickets could also be purchased at the entrance to the event for $30. Some of the other features of the 2011 Celebrate Sarasota Festival included six bands playing live music, a cornhole tournament, a motorcycle show, vendor booths, a mechanical hammerhead shark ride, sumo wrestling, karaoke, a VIP "Beer Garten" area, and wine sampling from PRP Wine International. |
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 Chili & Wings Booths |
 Vendors & Free Samples |
 Shave Ice Vendor |
| The six bands performing live at the main gazebo in Phillippi Estate Park during the Celebrate Sarasota event were Four Bones, Andre Fabre, Cross Fire, Big Blue House, Vin Lamar, and Kettle of Fish. These six great bands kept the music going from noon up until the chili and chicken wing cook-off winners were announced at 6 PM. | ||
 Clayton's Siesta Grille |
 Libby's Cafe & Bar |
 Cork's Wings & Chili |
| All of the proceeds from the 2011 Celebrate Sarasota event benefit the Sarasota Kiwanis Club and the Manatee Kiwanis Club. Just a few of the gracious sponsors of Celebrate Sarasota included Stragglers, Waste Pro, Sandals Realty, SoCo Sports, Tervis, DirectBuy, SPQ Media Group, BEKS, AlertCab, and PRP Wine International. | ||
 C&M Championship Chili |
 Stirring The Chili Pot |
 Cornhole Bean Bag Toss |
| Overall, we had an excellent time at the Celebrate Sarasota event and definitely got our money's worth. I personally had at least 15-20 chicken wings, 8-10 little bowls of chili and countless samples of ice cold beer throughout the day. We drove three hours from Gainesville to attend and highly recommend visiting the 2012 Celebrate Sarasota event next year to anyone living in or visiting Central Florida. | ||
 Beers - IPA, Porter, Pale |
 Voocaray Cajun Cuisine |
 The Original Cornhole |
 Mechanical Shark Ride |
 Hammerhead Shark |
 "Blu Smoke" - Pig Roasting |
 "Italiano" Seasoned Wing |
 Phillipi Creek |
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 Phillippi Estate Park |
 Sweet BBQ Hot Wing |
 Super Spicy Wings |
 Bike Show Area |
 Harley Davidson Bikes |
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 Custom Chopper |
 Classic Yamaha 350 |
 Barena Beer Honduras |
 Jalehouse Lock Down Lager |
 Beer Pong Tables |
 Beer Pong Competition |
 Beer Steins & Drink Glasses |
 Free Spin Prize Wheel |
 Band Playing In Gazebo |
 Park Nature Trail |
 Spicy & Meaty Chili |
| I captured a short video clip of a brave guy tackling the mechanical hammerhead shark ride. To view the clip, click on the blue link below. To download the video to your hard drive, right click on the link and choose "Save Target As" or "Save Link As". | ||
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Celebrate Sarasota - Mechanical Hammerhead Shark Ride Video Clip |
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 Riding Mechanical Shark |
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| For more of my related photo galleries, click on the following links: Tampa Bolts Vs. Florida Panthers, Honeymoon Island Park - Dunedin, Cedar Key, Gasparilla Parade of the Pirates, Epcot Food & Wine Festival, Downtown Tampa, University of Tampa, Hyde Park - Tampa, Fort De Soto Park - Tampa, Hillsborough River State Park, Jay B. Starkey Wilderness Park, Lettuce Lake Park - Tampa, Lowry Park Zoo, USF Botanical Gardens, Yuengling Brewery Tour, Lakeridge Winery, Discovery Cove - Orlando, Bayshore Blvd - Tampa, Fort Lauderdale Beerfest, Taste of the Palm Beaches, Monster Jam - Tampa, Bonita Springs Beach Park, Pelican Landing Beach Park, Skydiving Deland, Guavaween Festival, & Gasparilla Pirate Fest. | ||