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Season Tickets for the 50th Anniversary Season!

The Pops Orchestra of Bradenton and Sarasota's 50th Anniversary is here, and season tickets are on sale now!


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Ready for an unforgettable season? The Pops Orchestra of Bradenton and Sarasota's 50th Anniversary is here, and season tickets are on sale now! Enjoy 4 incredible main concerts and unlock discounted add-ons for 3 more spectacular shows. Individual tickets on sale August 1st. Celebrate the soundtrack of your life with The Pops! 

Run Dates: October 30, 2025 - May 2, 2026

Locations: Performances at Riverview Performing Arts Center in Sarasota and Neel Performing Arts Center in Bradenton

Description: Join us for any of our joyful concerts and celebrated artists with the #1 Pops Orchestra right here on Florida's Cultural Coast.

Hocus Pocus Pops
Kickoff your Halloween weekend with the Pops Orchestra in this fun, family-friendly presentation of popular Halloween themed selections including Thriller, Ghostbusters, Beetlejuice, Black Magic Woman, and so much more! The Pops Orchestra will be dressed in their favored Halloween attire, will you?

Rhinestone Cowboys and National Heroes
Join Nashville country singer Ralph Curtis and the Pops as we bring you the golden age of country music and a patriotic salute to our veterans.

Enjoy the music of Grand Ol’ Opry stars such as George Jones, Johnny Cash, Glen Campbell, George Strait, Lee Greenwood, and many more for this exceptional music salute to cowboys and heroes.

A Christmas Carol, the Concert
The Pops is proud to team with the Manatee Players and the Manatee High School Chorus Program to bring you our third production of Bob Christianson’s epic setting of A Christmas Carol, the Concert. Featuring a chorus, actors, singers, and dancers, this Broadway-quality production will surely make you join Tiny Tim in saying, “God Bless Us, Everyone!”

All You Need is Love
The Pops Orchestra welcomes the Liverpool Legends back to our stage! This internationally acclaimed Beatles tribute band was hand-picked by Louise Harrison (George’s sister and former Sarasota resident) and have performed all over the world including the Rose Bowl, Carnegie Hall, and Mexico City, being nominated for a Grammy Award along the way. 

Let’s Hang On!
For your Valentine’s Day entertainment, the Pops Orchestra presents Let’s Hang On!,” the ultimate Jersey Boys orchestra show. Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons’s tunes will light up the stage with memorable songs such as Sherry, Big Girls Don’t Cry, 1963 (Oh, What a Night), Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You, Let’s Hang On, and many more. 

Rocket Man
Greg Bickley, as Elton John, and the Pops Orchestra combine for a fantastical show to celebrate our 50th season. Enjoy all your favorite Rocket Man tunes and the outlandish costumes Elton John was so famous for. We’ll be crocodile rocking all the way to the end of our 50th-season celebration. You can tell everybody this is your song!

Organ-ized Pipes & Pops
The Elizabeth M. Eaton Memorial Pipe Organ will be on full display for this special performance of orchestra and organ music. Featuring local acclaimed organists and the Pops Orchestra, this concert will delight all who have asked to hear this amazing instrument, leaving you breathless and amazed. We’re pulling out all the stops for this one!

Tickets: Start at $35. Season packages available. Individual tickets on sale August 1st. 

Box Office: 941-926-POPS (7677)

Purchase Online: ThePopsOrchestra.org