Trivia Night Sarasota: Which Bar, Which Night, and Who Hosts It
Every confirmed pub trivia night from Sarasota to Bradenton, Venice, and North Port, sorted by night of the week, with start times, hosts, and the two rooms that need a reservation before you turn up.
Trivia by night of the week
Trivia is a standing weekly fixture rather than a dated event, so this page lists the recurring night. Everything below was checked on the venue's own page or its host's scheduling system on September 7. Where the two disagreed, the venue page won, because a host directory keeps a venue listed long after the show stops.
Monday through Thursday are well covered. Friday has nothing at all, Saturday has exactly one room, and Sunday is empty, so plan a quiz night early in the week.
Monday
| Venue | Time | Where | Host and notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mable Bar | 7:30 p.m. | Sarasota | B Trivial, music trivia |
| Good Liquid Brewing | 7 p.m. at Waterside, 6:30 p.m. at Parrish | Lakewood Ranch and Parrish | Free to play, $100 in prizes each week |
| The British Open Pub | 7:30 p.m. | Venice | Reservations required, call (941) 492-9227 |
| RJ Gators | 8 p.m. | Bradenton | TUTB Trivia |
Good Liquid is the value pick, with no entry fee and $100 in prizes every week, but note the two locations start half an hour apart. The British Open Pub is the one that will turn you away without a booking, so call ahead.
Tuesday, the deepest night
| Venue | Time | Where | Host and notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brewster's Gastropub | 7:30 p.m. sharp, about 90 minutes | Downtown Sarasota | No entry fee, teams of two to six, solo players get paired |
| Big Top Brewers Collective | 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. | Lakewood Ranch | B Trivial, free to play |
| Mellow Mushroom | 7 p.m. | 6727 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota | Trivial Ventures, free to play, reservations (941) 388-7504 |
| South Siesta Saloon | 7:30 p.m. | 6523 Gateway Ave, Sarasota | TUTB Trivia, music format |
| Dubz BBQ | 6 p.m. sharp | North Port | Free to play, call (941) 200-2636 to confirm |
| Tamiami Tap | 7 to 9 p.m. | Sarasota | Music trivia on a three-week cycle, not weekly |
Brewster's is the most welcoming room if you are short-handed, since staff pair solo players into teams and the cap is six. Tamiami Tap is the one to check before you go: its music night runs every three weeks and its general night every four, so the two drift apart and neither is weekly.
Wednesday
| Venue | Time | Where | Host and notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun King Brewing | 6 to 8 p.m. | Sarasota taproom | B Trivial, free to play, all ages welcome |
| The Mable Bar | 7:30 p.m. | Sarasota | B Trivial, general knowledge |
| Duffy's Sports Grill | 7 p.m. | 3005 University Pkwy | Trivia Nation, general knowledge |
| Clever Monkey | 7 p.m. | Osprey | Trivial Ventures, free to play, reservations (941) 786-1834 |
| Tamiami Tap | 7 to 9 p.m. | Sarasota | General trivia on a four-week cycle, not weekly |
Sun King is the only room in this guide that states an age policy outright, and it is all ages, which makes Wednesday the night to bring a family team. It is also free with free prizes. If you want somewhere quieter afterwards, the happy hour guide covers the nearby bars that stay open past the last round.
Thursday
| Venue | Time | Where | Host and notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Gate Food + Beer | 7 p.m. | 6528 Superior Ave, Sarasota | Trivial Ventures, music trivia, free to play |
| Ed's Tavern | 8 p.m. | 10719 Rodeo Dr, Lakewood Ranch | Hosted by Steve-O, prizes for all players, not only the winners |
Ed's is unusual in giving every team a shot at a pitcher or a gift card rather than rewarding only the top score, which changes the mood of the room. Note this is the Rodeo Drive location in Lakewood Ranch; the SR-64 Ed's in Bradenton runs a separate Monday night listed in the free events guide.
Saturday, and the empty nights
Saturday has one confirmed room: Kelsey's Bar and Grill on Cortez Road in Bradenton runs TUTB music trivia at 6 p.m. Friday and Sunday have nothing confirmed anywhere in the coverage area, so treat a weekend quiz as a Saturday plan or look at karaoke instead.
Two that stopped, and one that was never here
The Fat Rabbit Pub on Main Street ran a Thursday night, and it appears to have ended. Its host's scheduling system lists no date after July 23 and the pub's own site does not mention trivia at all. Call (941) 780-1151 if you want to be sure.
The Venice West has been listed in local roundups, including ours, for a trivia night that is real but is not here. That venue is at 1717 Lincoln Boulevard in Venice, California, roughly 2,500 miles from Venice, Florida. Its Clever Girl Trivia runs on the first and third Tuesdays in Los Angeles.
Two more are worth a phone call rather than a drive. Big Top Brewing's Sarasota taproom on Fruitville is widely listed for trivia, but its own site would not load on any attempt and the aggregators contradict each other on the night, so call (941) 225-8438. The Lakewood Ranch Big Top listed above is confirmed. Dubz BBQ's night comes from an undated post on their own site rather than a live calendar.
Sources checked
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