Check out these Longboat Key events celebrating local creatives

By Dana Kampa
| 5:00 a.m. April 15, 2026

A record number of guests attend Longboat Key Garden Club's Dinner and a Movie.

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This month, the Longboat Key Foundation, town of Longboat Key, Longboat Key Garden Club and partners are organizing events spotlighting some of the area's best painters, performers, sculptors and more.

Thursday night, the Comedy Night starts at 4:30 p.m. at Town Center Green. Tickets are $30 per person at LBKGardenClub.org/events.

The 10th annual Town Hall art exhibition and artists' reception starts at 5 p.m. on April 23 at Longboat Key Town Hall.

Finally, the Dinner and a Movie night is at 5:30 p.m. on April 24 at Longboat's Bayfront Park.

See the upcoming events on LongboatKey.org for full details.

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Dana Kampa

Dana Kampa is the Longboat Key neighbors reporter for the Observer. She first ventured into journalism in her home state of Wisconsin, going on to report community stories everywhere from the snowy mountains of Washington State to the sunny shores of the Caribbean. She has been a writer and photographer for more than a decade, covering what matters most to readers.