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5:30-8:30pm
 | Valentine's Day Party
Join us for the Garden Cub's annual Valentine's Day celebration at the Windward Bay Community Center.
Please bring an appetizer or dessert to share. The Club will provide the prosecco and chocolates!
If you plan on attending, please register below. There is no charge but space is limited to the first 50 participants.
To see the flyer, click here.
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--- | February 19, 2026
8:45am | Celery Fields Tour with Audubon Society
$10pp members / $20pp guests
Please let us know if you’d like to carpool
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--- | February 26, 2026
6pm-?
 | Taste of the Keys
Taste of the Keys is back for our 15th season!
Tickets - and especially tables - sell out fast. Get yours now.
LBK Harbourside Ballroom, 6pm til the music stops
$100 per person
This event has SOLD OUT.
Thanks to everyone who purchased tickets.
And keep an eye out for our companion online auction
which will go live on Feb 12! |
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--- | March 3, 2026
9am-11am | Behind the Scenes Tour of the new Mote Aquarium
Behind the Scenes Tour of the new Mote Aquarium
Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour of the fantastic new Mote aquarium. This tour is limited to the first 24 people to register. We're sorry but only LBKGC members are allowed - no guests.
The tour will last from 9-11am. After that, you are welcome to enter the public areas of the aquarium at the regular ticket price (MOTE members free, non-members $30.60pp).
Once you register below, you will be contacted with further information about where to meet, how to pay if you want to go into the aquarium, etc.
The tour is full so registration has now closed.
Thank you to all who have registered. See you there. |
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--- | March 7, 2026
tbd | LBK Community Open House
More details to follow |
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--- | March 10, 2026
6:30-8pm | Native Trees & Plants
Native Trees and Plants on Longboat Key
How to use area resources
• What to plant in a changing environment
• Best salt-tolerant replacements
• Speakers: Ashley Ellis, UF/IAS Extension Master Gardener Coordinator, Armando Ubeda, Florida Sea Grant Agent, and Forest Hecker Community Educator, UF/IFAS .
6:00 new Member Meet and Greet
6:30 Club Social
7-8 Club mtg. And Program
This event will be held at the Windward Bay Clubhouse. Please register online.
Join us as we explore how to protect, restore, and sustain Longboat Key’s environment together.
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--- | March 10, 2026
6-6:30 pm | New Member Reception
New Member Reception |
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--- | March 26, 2026
2:30-4pm | Afternoon Tea Floral Design Workshop
Afternoon Tea Floral Design Workshop with Le Gardenia Bleu floral designer - Jon Mongeau.
This event will be held at the Bayfront Park recreation center
$80pp includes flowers and container, bring your own cutting tool ($90pp guests)
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--- | April 8-11, 2026
9:30am-5:30pm | J. McLaughlin Trunk Sale - Spring '26
Stop by the J. McLaughlin Spring Trunk Sale from Wed. April 8th through Sat. April 11th!
You'll find some great deals and a portion of each purchase benefits the Garden Club and its mission. |
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--- | April 14, 2026
6:30-8pm | Wildlife on the Key
Brian Walton, Save Our Seabirds
Mote Marine TBA
Wildlife on the Key
• Updates on seabirds, turtles, and marine life
• How you can contribute to wildlife protection
• Speakers: Representatives from Save Our Seabirds & Mote Marine
6:30 Social
This event will be held at the Windward Bay Clubhouse. Please register online.
Join us as we explore how to protect, restore, and sustain Longboat Key’s environment together.
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--- | April 15-16, 2026
12pm-12pm | Sarasota's 10th Annual Giving Challenge
Save The Date!
From noon on April 15th until noon on April 16th, Sarasota will be celebrating its 10th annual Sarasota Giving Challenge presented by the Community Foundations of Sarasota County.
All donations of $25 to $100 will be matched 100% by The Patterson Foundation. The Garden Club will use the money raised for grants for select Sarasota area elementary schools to grow vegetable gardens. The Garden Club would love to be a charity of your choice!
More information to follow as the date gets near. |
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--- | April 16, 2026
tba | Comedy Night
More details to follow |
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--- | April 17, 2026
tbd | Annual Meeting
Annual Meeting
Note: This event may be held on 4/24 instead. Please check back for more information. |
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--- | April 24, 2026
tbd | Dinner and a Movie 2026
Dinner and a Movie 2026 |
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