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2023 Christmas Boat Parade & Holiday Tree Lighting are On!

2023 Holiday Tree Lighting is scheduled for December 9, 2023 and our Annual Christmas Boat Bash will be held this year on Saturday December 2nd, 2023.
February 16, 2023/by eswebdesign

City of Venice Wins National America in Bloom Awards!

Top honors were announced during the 2022 America In Bloom Symposium & Awards Celebration including Best City in the Country (in our population category 18-23k)!
October 28, 2022/by Venice Area Beautification

VABI Holiday Boat Bash!

Last year, the 2022 Boat Bash was held on Saturday December 3rd @ 5:30pm - our Annual Vabi Christmas Boat Bash!
October 27, 2022/by Venice Area Beautification

2022 Holiday Tree Lighting

The Venice Holiday Tree Lighting event, sadly, had to be cancelled this year due to damage done to the Monty Andrews Arboretum from Hurricane Ian.
October 27, 2022/by Venice Area Beautification

Venice in Bloom Team Pic Poster!

Our new Venice in Bloom Team Picture Poster is available for…
April 28, 2022/by Venice Area Beautification

Keep an Eye on John Nolen Park!

Keep an eye on John Nolen Park. It’s a work in progress with…
April 27, 2022/by Venice Area Beautification

VABI Volunteer Appreciation BBQ

VABI Volunteer Appreciation BBQ was held April 20th at the Historic…
April 27, 2022/by Venice Area Beautification

America in Bloom National Award Competition

Judges from America in Bloom visited Venice April 20th - 21st…
April 27, 2022/by Venice Area Beautification

2022 Giving Challenge – April 26-27!

You can "be the one"... you can Make a Difference! Each one of us can impact what VABI does
April 1, 2022/by Venice Area Beautification

Local Artists Paint at Venice Urban Forest

Venice Plein Air (VPA), serving outdoor painters...their mission is to celebrate the historical Venice area
January 11, 2022/by Venice Area Beautification

2022 Calendar by Venice in Bloom!

Bob Vedder, our Venice in Bloom Team Leader, has created an ingenious calendar for 2022!
November 29, 2021/by Venice Area Beautification

National Volunteer Week

A big Thank you from VABI to our Venice in Bloom, Venice Urban Forest, Team KVB, and the Arboretum teams!
April 22, 2021/by Venice Area Beautification