Get ready for Summer Night Out's return

By Dana Kampa
| 5:00 a.m. June 13, 2026

Owner Heather Rippy checking out a local customer at the Summer Night Out 2025.

Longboat Key
Neighbors

Whitney Plaza's summer socials are making an official return on June 18.

The first Summer Night Out of 2026 takes place from 4-6 p.m. at 6838 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Visitors are welcome to peruse the plaza's shops while enjoying light bites and bubbles.

The hosts include Driftwood Beach Home and Garden, Design 2000, and Ventura's Italian Kitchen and Wine Bar.

Guests will also have the chance to meet the artists with Little Blue Designs and Vintage Key, and Herb Methodology will have a guest spot.

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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.