1. Beach’N Food Truck & Music Festival

Enjoy what should be another fabulously sunny Saturday in the 80s by attending the Beach’N Food Truck and Music Festival on Anna Maria Island. The free event will feature music by local bands throughout the day, an assortment of local food trucks with beer and wine available, and a classic car display. There will also be activities for children and an arts and crafts fair with vendors selling jewelry, gifts and the like. Live music lineup includes Chuck Caudill (11 a.m.-12.30 p.m.), Memphis Rub’s (1 p.m.-1 p.m.), Jack’D Up (3:30 p.m.-5.30 p.m.) and The Dr. Dave Band (6 a.m.-8 p.m.). 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Holmes Beach City Field, Holmes Beach, Anna Maria Island; 941-778-1541; bradentongulfislands.com

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2. Sarasota Film Festival

The 23rd annual festival returns this weekend, offering both virtual and in-person screenings of films from around the world. This year’s opening film is “Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go,” a documentary about the “West Side Story” actress which will screen Friday at 7 p.m. at CMX CinéBistro Siesta Key and will also be available virtually, although recent. The Oscar-winning nature documentary “My Octopus Teacher” premieres at 6 pm Sunday at the same location. The festival runs through May 9, with several other screenings online and in the theater. Friday May 9; screenings take place virtually and at CMX CinéBistro Siesta Key, 3501 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota; prices for individual tickets and passes vary; sarasotafilmfestival.com

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3. ‘Treat Yourself Like a Queen’ Women’s Expo at UTC

Ahead of Mother’s Day, the third annual “Treat Yourself Like a Queen” Women’s Exhibition returns to the University Downtown Mall with over 40 local exhibitors welcoming women. There will also be a stage with dance performances from local studios, a mother-and-daughter lookalike competition and fashion shows showcasing new styles from mall retailers. In addition, the exhibit will feature free activities such as a photo booth hosted by CoolToday and a beverage sampling station hosted by Loaded Cannon Distillery. There’s also a VIP experience, as well as a Women’s Independent Market that’s held outside the mall right next to Kona Grill. 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturday, The Mall at University Town Center, 140 University Town Center Drive, Sarasota; mallatutc.com

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4. Suncoast Porsche and Ferrari on the circle

Between the restaurants and shops of St. Armands Circle, be sure to visit the park at the center of it all to admire spectacular sports cars. The show will feature Porsches and Ferraris from across Florida with various brands on display for the public. The event is a fundraiser for Flight to the North Pole, which helps terminally ill children. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday; Circle of Saint-Armands, Sarasota; starmandscircleassoc.com

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5. Music in the park (ing Lot)

Sarasota root rockers The Divebombers will perform this week on the final date of Realize Bradenton and Manatee Performing Arts Center’s popular concert series, Music in the Park (ing Lot). Fifty parking spaces are available, with four people authorized per space (with their chairs). Reservations are required and can be made at manateeperformingartscenter.com. The show will also be broadcast live on Realize Bradenton’s Facebook page and website. It will be held in the theater in case of rain, with only two people per car allowed and masks required. 6 p.m. Friday; Manatee Performing Arts Center, 502 Third Ave. W., Bradenton; free; 941-748-5875; realiserbradenton.com, manateeperformingartscenter.com

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Wade Tatangelo, Entertainment Editor-in-Chief of The Herald-Tribune, can be contacted by email at [email protected] Support local journalism by subscribing.