August 2026

Local events & family activities in & around Parrish, FL

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SUN	MON	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	SAT
						1 Train Rides 11 AM & 2 PM · FL Railroad Museum
2 Train Rides 11 AM & 2 PM · FL Railroad Museum	3	4 Marauders vs. Fort Myers 6:30 PM · LECOM Park	5 Marauders vs. Fort Myers 6:30 PM · LECOM Park	6 County Land Use Hearing 9 AM · Parrish Lakes: 377 more homes · Bradenton Marauders 6:30 PM · Jewish Heritage Night	7 Food Truck Friday 5–8 PM · North River Ranch Marauders 6:30 PM · Golf Night	8 Back to School Jam Gates 5 PM · FREE for Manatee families · backpacks for first 500 kids · LECOM Park Library: STEAM & Reading 10 AM Lakewood Ranch · 2 PM Palmetto Train Rides 11 AM & 2 PM
9 Marauders vs. Fort Myers 12 PM · LECOM Park Train Rides 11 AM & 2 PM	10 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL Manatee County · leave 15 min early	11	12	13	14 Food Truck Friday 5–8 PM · North River Ranch	15 Family Movie: The Good Dinosaur 2–4 PM · South Manatee Library · free Road to Reading (K–1st) 2 PM · Palmetto Library Train Rides 11 AM & 2 PM
16 Train Rides 11 AM & 2 PM · FL Railroad Museum	17	18 Marauders vs. Jupiter 6:30 PM · LECOM Park	19 Marauders vs. Jupiter 6:30 PM · LECOM Park	20 Marauders vs. Jupiter 6:30 PM · Hispanic Heritage Celebration	21 Food Truck Friday 5–8 PM · North River Ranch Marauders 6:30 PM · Y2K Night	22 Stitch & Share — Rocky Bluff 10:15 AM–12:15 PM · teens + adults · free Marauders 6:30 PM · Grateful Dead Tribute Night Train Rides 11 AM & 2 PM
23 Marauders vs. Jupiter 12 PM · LECOM Park Train Rides 11 AM & 2 PM	24	25	26	27	28 Food Truck Friday 5–8 PM · North River Ranch	29 Little World Travelers 11 AM · ages 4–7 · Lakewood Ranch Tween Sensory Saturday 2–4 PM · ages 8–12 · Lakewood Ranch Train Rides 11 AM & 2 PM
30 Train Rides 11 AM & 2 PM · FL Railroad Museum	31 Last day: Scavenger Hunt Lakewood Ranch Library · ages 2–8 · free

Every day: Parrish Community Park splash pad, playground & boardwalk — free. Back to School Scavenger Hunt at Lakewood Ranch Library, ages 2–8, through Aug 31. Sports & fitness: YMCA Parrish Branch classes, UMP Sports pickleball & indoor courts, and Manatee County youth basketball, soccer & pickleball.

Still signing up: i9 Sports fall season (Sept 26–Nov 7) plus Manatee County youth soccer & football — Buffalo Creek Little League filled in a day.

Plan ahead: Marauders home schedule · Willow Express train rides · Food truck lineup · Library calendar · School district · County agendas