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Dinner Concerts, Big Trucks, and Robots at Free Learning Festival

April 19 - May 3

By Samantha Brooks April 23, 2025

Suncoast Remake Learning Days is here! This free 15-day learning festival featuring nearly 400 events for children and families is currently underway across Charlotte, DeSoto, Manatee, and Sarasota counties. Jump in on the fun and explore creative ways to learn!

What types of events are there?

There are nearly 400 hands-on events and activities to choose from! The events are organized by learning themes, including Arts, Maker, Outdoor Learning, Science, Technology, and Youth Voice. Children and caregivers will be able to build a robot, paint a masterpiece, explore the outdoors, or even 3D print!

Experience mind-blowing magic and captivating storytelling with award-winning magician Kevin Spencer at Magic is for Everyone! Pull levers, honk horns, and learn all about trucks at Big Truck Day. Uncover powerful reading strategies, connect with valuable community resources, and receive free materials to enrich your child’s learning journey at Soar in 4 at The Bishop Science Museum. Or explore different areas of science together with your children, from physics and biology to paleontology and robotics, in Science at the Playground. There is something for everyone at Suncoast Remake Learning Days!

Additionally, there will be professional development opportunities for school, out-of-school, childcare, and non-traditional educators. Read the full event guide for more details or download the 2025 Suncoast Remake Learning Days app to plan your schedule.

When, where, and who?

Events will take place all throughout Charlotte, DeSoto, Manatee, and Sarasota counties now through Saturday, May 3. Thanks to the generosity of The Patterson Foundation, all of these hands-on learning experiences will be free and open to the public. 

Let’s remake learning together!

Click here for more information and for a full list of events.

Suncoast Remake Learning Days is presented by the Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading with support from The Patterson Foundation.