Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Downtown Sarasota Campus
Garden · Sarasota · Florida
Selby Gardens' bayfront campus in downtown Sarasota holds an internationally known collection of orchids and other epiphytes. Each October the paths turn over to families for Spooktacular, a costumed Sunday morning of trick-or-treating, crafts, and mild scares for older kids.
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Peak: November 27–December 1
Color builds from November 16 · mostly bare by December 25
Sampled at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Downtown Sarasota Campus’s own coordinates and elevation (3 m) rather than a regional average.
Florida is sampled at 22 weather points, then moved 8 days later so the model agrees with 1 published peak date from explorefall.com. Against Florida's own climatology, the 2026 weather puts the peak 1 day earlier. How the forecast works
When to go to Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Downtown Sarasota Campus
Good color holds through about December 8, giving you roughly 22 days from the first turn to past peak. That runs roughly 5 days earlier than the rest of Florida.
It is roughly 43 mi out of Tampa.
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Downtown Sarasota Campus on the map
Drag the date slider to see when color reaches this corner of Florida, or tap a pin for that stop’s own peak window.
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Frequently asked
- When does Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Downtown Sarasota Campus peak in 2026?
- Peak color is predicted for November 27–December 1 (best estimate November 29). Color starts around November 16 and is mostly bare by December 25.
- How do I get to Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Downtown Sarasota Campus?
- Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Downtown Sarasota Campus is in Sarasota. The closest city is Tampa, about 43 mi away. It's part of Florida's fall lineup.
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