This week on the Suncoast: October 29, 2026

Art shows, SAVOR St. Pete and the Tarpon Springs Seafood Festival fill the first weekend of November, and 12 more events, most of them for the holidays, joined the calendar. The 30-year mortgage rate fell to 7.24%, and Zillow puts the typical Lakewood Ranch home value at $589,452, down 2.6% from a year ago.

The first weekend of November brings art shows in Venice, Sarasota and Dunedin, SAVOR St. Pete and the Tarpon Springs Seafood Festival. Twelve more events joined the calendar this week, most of them for the holidays. The 30-year mortgage rate averaged 7.24% in Freddie Mac's October 29 survey, down from 7.32% a week earlier.

This week and weekend (Oct. 29 to Nov. 8)

Sarasota and Venice

Venice Art Fest, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., West Venice Avenue. More than 150 artists show their work at the 38th annual festival.
Sarasota Fine Art Show, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, J.D. Hamel Park. Artists show original and limited-edition work, and admission is free.
Ringling Underground, Thu., Nov. 5, 7 to 11 p.m., The Ringling. Live music and art after dark at the museum.
Ferraris on the Circle, Sat., Nov. 7, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., St. Armands Circle Park. Vintage and rare Ferraris on display.
Hungarian Festival, Nov. 7 and 8, Sarasota County Fairgrounds. The 20th annual festival has Hungarian food, rides and live concerts.

Lakewood Ranch and Bradenton

BooFest on Main Street, Fri., Oct. 30, Lakewood Ranch Main Street. Trick-or-treating and a costume contest in the evening.
Festival of the Skeletons, Nov. 6 and 7, Village of the Arts, Bradenton. The free 22nd annual Día de los Muertos celebration has altars, music and vendors.
Music on Main, Fri., Nov. 6, 6 to 9 p.m., Lakewood Ranch Main Street. This month's first-Friday concert is acoustic folk and bluegrass.
Tribute to Heroes Block Party & Parade, Sat., Nov. 7, 2 to 5 p.m., Lakewood Ranch Main Street. A parade and block party for veterans.
Sarasota Medieval Fair, weekends from Nov. 7 to 29, The Woods of Mallaranny, Myakka City. Jousting, turkey legs and crafts.

St. Pete and Pinellas

The Florida Orchestra: John Williams @ 95, Sun., Nov. 1, 2 p.m., Mahaffey Theater. Music from Star Wars, Jaws and Harry Potter.
SHINE St. Petersburg Mural Festival, Nov. 6 to 15, downtown and the arts districts. Artists paint new murals around the city.
Art Harvest, Nov. 7 and 8, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Highlander Park, Dunedin. More than 200 artists show at the Junior League's 62nd annual juried show.
SAVOR St. Pete, Nov. 7 and 8, Vinoy Park. Chefs and restaurants serve food with wine and spirits.
Tarpon Springs Seafood Festival, Nov. 7 and 8, the Sponge Docks. The free festival is in its 38th year.
Dalí: Disruption + Devotion opens Sat., Nov. 7, at The Dalí Museum and runs to April 18.

New on the calendar

Twelve events joined the calendar this week, most of them for the holidays:

Nov. 15. CycleFest marks its 50th anniversary with group rides from Main Street at Lakewood Ranch.
Dec. 4 to 17. Trees decorated by local charities light up each night at the UTC Festival of Trees.
Dec. 5. The Deck the Halls Holiday Market is at the St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club, and North Port holds its Poinsettia Parade & Festival.
Dec. 12. Christmas in Cortez at the Florida Maritime Museum, Jingle Jam at CoolToday Park, Porsches in the Park on St. Armands Circle and the 50th Sandy Claws Beach Run on Siesta Beach.
Dec. 13. Parrish Hometown Christmas at Parrish Community Park.
Dec. 19 and 20. Christmas on Main at Lakewood Ranch.
Dec. 20. The Indie Flea's holiday festival at Albert Whitted Park in St. Pete, and the first of The Sarasota Ballet's Nutcracker performances at the Sarasota Opera House, through Dec. 22.

The market this week

Mortgage rates. Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey for October 29, 2026 put the 30-year fixed rate at 7.24%, down from 7.32% on October 22 and up from 6.17% on October 30, 2025. The 15-year rate was 6.60%, down from 6.68% a week earlier and up from 5.41% a year ago.

Lakewood Ranch. Zillow's figures for September 30, 2026 put the typical Lakewood Ranch home value at $589,452, down 2.6% from a year earlier. There were 564 homes for sale and 133 new listings, and homes went pending in a median of 51 days.

The three counties. No new monthly reports came out this week, so September's figures still stand. Single-family supply is under 4 months in all three counties: 3.7 in Sarasota, 3.9 in Manatee and 3.7 in Pinellas. The median single-family price rose from a year earlier to $485,000 in Sarasota (up 7.8%) and Manatee (up 3.2%) and to $465,000 in Pinellas (up 9.4%). The October reports are due in mid-November. The September market report has the full figures.

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