Free block party, parade, boat show, and big laughs — here’s what’s happening this weekend around Sarasota and Manatee counties, April 25-27.

Known locally as SCAT, the Sarasota County Area Transit service costs $1.25 per one-way ride or $2.50 per ride on the Express Route 100x, which travels between the airport and downtown Sarasota.

Like other Florida destinations ... wine and spirits behind the bar in downtown Sarasota, Siesta Key Village or St. Armand's Circle. Support locally-owned restaurants, bars and food trucks ...

Highlights include a three-day reggae and food fest, an uplifting art exhibition along the downtown Sarasota ... and seafood restaurant makes Florida debut in Sarasota area 10 best restaurants ...