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Pre & Post Meeting Ideas


PRE & POST MEETING IDEAS
 

BRADENTON AREA

Bradenton, Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key offer a quiet retreat on Florida's west coast. Laidback islands steeped in a rich fishing heritage, revitalized downtowns and beaches that stretch for miles allow your group to unplug, relax and refresh.

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Here are some great pre- and post-meeting ideas to share with your attendees


  • Explore casual Anna Maria Island by trolley or on your own two feet to discover an eclectic mix of shops, restaurants, and easy-to-find beach accesses. Adjacent Longboat Key offers an upscale version of the same.


  • Catch a Pirates spring training game at McKechnie Field.


  • Meet an old salt or two, and swap tales over a fresh fish sandwich, in kitschy Cortez Fishing Village. Afterward, take a short trip to Bradenton's Village of the Arts for the perfect locally crafted souvenir.


  • Take your pick from 45 holes of championship golf at Longboat Key Club (one course sits on the Gulf; another overlooks Sarasota Bay) or tee off amidst marshes and wetlands at The Links at Greenfield Plantation.


  • Join Around the Bend Nature Tours for a trip to secluded islands and to see Native American Indian mounds.


  • Enjoy a day of beauty at Plumeria Day Spa at Bridgewalk Resort, an Herbology Body Treatment at The Colony Spa at The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort, or a Peaceful Warrior Massage at Island House Spa in the Longboat Key Club.


  • Do a little shopping and grab a bite to eat in revitalized downtown Bradenton or the new Lakewood Ranch Main Street area.