The Ringling is Florida's state art museum, on a bayfront estate in Sarasota that includes Ca' d'Zan, John and Mable Ringling's Venetian Gothic mansion of 1926. Evening weddings are held on the Ca' d'Zan terrace or in the Museum of Art Courtyard, which holds up to 400. The venue can accommodate up to 400 guests for your wedding celebration.
John and Mable Ringling first came to Sarasota in 1909 and bought their waterfront land in 1911. They wintered in an existing house for over a decade before commissioning architect Dwight James Baum to design Ca' d'Zan, the 'House of John' in Venetian dialect, built between 1924 and 1926. Mable died in 1929, and John left the estate to the State of Florida when he died in 1936. It is now part of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, which is the state art museum.
Weddings take place in the evening, from around 6pm, after the museum has closed to the public. The Ca' d'Zan Terrace and the Bolger Campiello face the open bay with the mansion's Venetian Gothic facade behind, and are the more intimate of the two settings. The Museum of Art Courtyard is the largest event space, surrounded by statuary, and holds up to 400 guests. A package combines both spaces across a single evening, and ceremonies can also be held in one of six locations in the Bayfront Gardens.
Enquire about The Ringling →There are two main outdoor wedding packages: the Ca' d'Zan setting (Terrace and Bolger Campiello) and the Museum of Art Courtyard. The 'Best of The Ringling' package uses both spaces across ceremony, cocktail hour and reception.
The Museum of Art Courtyard can accommodate up to 400 guests; the Ca' d'Zan package holds up to 200 guests; and the Best of The Ringling package accommodates up to 250 guests, with additional guests charged per person above 150.
Both the Ca' d'Zan and Museum of Art Courtyard are strictly outdoor venues. The Museum of Art Courtyard does have covered loggias that can shelter guests in inclement weather.
Venue rental fees range from $22,000 for the Museum of Art Courtyard to $29,500–$36,500 for Ca' d'Zan depending on tent choice. Catering and other vendors are arranged separately.
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