Giant bubbles entertain kids and adults at Selby Gardens

By Ian Swaby
| 5:30 p.m. July 21, 2024

Alexia Swayka, 4, gets into the center of the action.

Sarasota
Neighbors

There was something in the air on July 20 that spread cheer to visitors of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

There were bubbles of all sizes, flying in all directions, some of them appearing in clusters that engulfed crowds of children.

Bubbles Under the Banyans welcomed Blaise Ryndes of Tampa, the owner of Spheres Bubble Show and a contestant on Season 13 of “America’s Got Talent," to the gardens for the two-hour performance.

Wendy Egan called the event an enjoyable outing for everyone, from grandchildren to grandparents.

It entertained her children Eliana Egan, 4, and Mcallister Egan, 6, as well as her mother Phyllis Furrer.

“I loved it,” she said. “It was awesome, it was beautiful. It was actually very unique; I’ve never seen anything like it before.”

"We were so happy that they asked us to come back," Ryndes said. "It's such a beautiful environment here, especially with the music and the bubbles. It's just so magical, and you see the reactions from the kids. It's just so much fun."

The event has taken place throughout the month of July, and the final session will be held July 27.

Elizabeth Tiefenthal, 2, and her father Chris Tiefenthal welcome a stream of approaching bubbles.

Price Kabinoff, 6, isn't afraid to get his hands soapy.

A bubble collides with Alanna Phan, 2, and her father Will Phan.

Oliver Milligan, 9, practices blowing his own bubbles with materials from Spheres Bubble Show.

Kelvin Belser and his daughter Kassandra Belser, 1, try to pop the bubbles.

Andrew Shram, 9, finds something to take away from the event.

Anderson Thiessen, 4, and Ava Litvinov, 4, run toward some bubbles.

Calvin Mortensen, 6, admires the bubbles that fill the air.

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Ian Swaby

Ian Swaby is the Sarasota neighbors writer for the Observer. Ian is a Florida State University graduate of Editing, Writing, and Media and previously worked in the publishing industry in the Cayman Islands.