Holiday Splendor

Local school ensembles supply the music at Holiday Splendor, the Ringling's annual holiday evening in the Museum of Art Courtyard, which doubles as a collection point for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve's Toys for Tots program. Guests bring an unwrapped toy, and the Museum Store stocks toys for last-minute donors. Santa, face painting and food trucks round out the program. The tradition is a long-running holiday fixture in Sarasota, and in earlier years the Ca' d'Zan was dressed for the season and open for strolling during the evening.