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Thank YOU for celebrating with us

Better Together 2026

The afternoon was filled with smiles, laughter, and fun all around.

We hope you had an amazing time connecting with friends, and celebrating not only Gulf Coast’s 30 years of impact in our community, but Venice’s 100 year history as well.

Relive the fun with our photo album below! Photos by Harry Sayer.

We’d love to hear your feedback. Please complete our short survey to let us know what you thought of the day.

BT26 Photos

Event Information

14

March

DATE

2 - 6

p.m.

TIME

401

Pensacola Rd

LOCATION

West Blalock Park | Venice, FL

The Happenings at Better Together

Missed out on the event?

You can relive the fun with our Better Together photo album or see what else we had going on during the block party.

Hand-on Activity Booths

Inspired by Gulf Coast's focus areas:

  • ARTS create a “shell-ebration” shell or a gulf “coaster” keepsake
  • EDUCATION spin, answer, win! test your Venice knowledge
  • ENVIRONMENT spot the hidden sharks throughout the park
  • HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES reflect, write, and spread kindness
Food & Drink

We had several local food trucks around the event.

Delicious offerings from:

  • ChiPhi
  • Chameleon Mobile Food
  • Sunny Days Ice Cream
  • Twisted Sugar ConfectionAIRy
  • Wings n’ Things

 Refreshing drinks from:

  • Quench Buggy
  • Wandering Whale
Check Out Our Blog Post

You can read more about the day in our Better Together 2026 blog post by clicking here.

GCCF Venice Party 16

Celebrating the City of Venice's 100 Years

Gulf Coast's Better Together Block Party is part of the Venice Centennial Celebrations. To learn more about upcoming centennial events, click below.

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