Manatee County Gator Club

03/19/2026

The NCAA Tournament has begun! While tomorrow night's game tips off too late for us to host a watch party, we look forward to hosting the rest of the Gators' games through the tournament beginning with the Second Round on Sunday.

Check out our latest newsletter for everything you need to know for the run to another championship including information for fans heading up to Tampa this weekend. Go Gators!

Read our Newsletter: https://manateegatorclub.com/so/04Pq7AS3P

03/13/2026

🐊 This evening, many of our Manatee County students found out they’ll be joining Gator Nation as part of .

To those students, Congratulations and Welcome! We hope to see you and your family at an event soon. We’d also like to invite you to apply for our scholarship. See the link in the comments for more info and our online application. Deadline to apply is April 30th.

03/11/2026

Next Thursday, March 19th, the Pittsburgh Pirates are traveling down the road to face the Baltimore Orioles at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota.

The Orioles added 5x All-Star and Gator Great Pete Alonso to the lineup this season and our friends at the Sarasota County Gator Club have invited us to join them for an evening at the ballpark. First pitch is 6:05pm.

Get Tickets: https://mlb.tickets.com/schedule/?orgid=32&agency=MLBST_MPV #/sales_group_code;salesGroupId=4124

03/05/2026

Join us this Saturday afternoon at Inner Compass Brewing Company as the SEC Champions wrap up the regular season with a trip to historic Rupp Arena. Go Gators! 🐊

More details & RSVP:

Join us at Inner Compass Brewing Company in Lakewood Ranch as the Gators hit the hardwood to take on the Kentucky Wildcats.

02/24/2026

🏀 The 7th-ranked Gators wrap up the regular season on March 7th with a trip to Rupp Arena as we face the Kentucky Wildcats. Come watch the game with us at Inner Compass Brewing Company and enjoy good food and drinks while we gear up for another Championship run.

More Info & RSVP Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/florida-basketball-vs-kentucky-watch-party-manatee-county-gator-club-tickets-1981390911554

02/19/2026

🐊 TODAY is Gator Nation Giving Day, a day when Gators everywhere help support the University of Florida’s mission by donating to the colleges and programs that impact lives in our state and around the world.

We’d appreciate your gift of any amount at the link below to our Manatee County Gator Club Scholarship Fund. 100% of your gift will be awarded to our local students at UF.

Join us tonight as we celebrate Giving Day with a Happy Hour at Inner Compass Brewing Company beginning at 5:30pm. Hang with your fellow Gators and take home some special Giving Day freebies! Go Gators!

🧡 Donate Here: https://givingday.ufl.edu/campaigns/manatee-county-gator-club

University of Florida Alumni Association

02/17/2026

💙 Gator Nation Giving Day is this Thursday, February 19th but you don’t have to wait until then to support our Scholarship Fund or any number of other colleges and programs that move UF’s mission forward.

Visit the link below to make your gift between now and Giving Day and then join us for a Giving Day Happy Hour at Inner Compass Brewing on 2/19 at 5:30pm. We want to say thank you (and give away some Giving Day swag)🧡

Donate Here: https://givingday.ufl.edu/campaigns/manatee-county-gator-club

01/27/2026

This Sunday, join us at Inner Compass Brewing Company as Florida Gators Men's Basketball takes on Alabama at 1pm. We’re expecting a fun afternoon with good food, refreshing drinks, slam dunks and the kid-favorite playground out back (be sure the kids have a jacket because it will be sunny but chilly). We’ll see you there!

More details and RSVP Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/florida-basketball-vs-alabama-watch-party-manatee-county-gator-club-tickets-1981390545459?aff=oddtdtcreator

01/24/2026

Today is Early Action Decision Day for many students in our area. Across Manatee County, students are going to bed tonight as part of the UF class of 2030. Congratulations to all of our newest Gators! We’re so proud of you.

Now that we have admitted students, we’re proud to open the application for our 2026 scholarship. See the link below for more information and the application form.

https://www.manateegatorclub.com/scholarship-info

01/23/2026

🐊🏀 We’re excited to announce our upcoming watch parties to cheer on Florida Gators Men's Basketball! We’ll watch the Alabama game on February 1st and then get back together on March 7th for Kentucky. RSVP today at the link below. We’ll see you there!

https://www.manateegatorclub.com/events/watch-parties

11/30/2025

🐊 Tonight’s 40-21 win over FSU wrapped up our 2025 Football Watch Party schedule. Over 12 games, we had a great time cheering on the team together and supporting scholarships for our local students.

Thank you to the whole team at Inner Compass Brewing Company for giving us our Gameday Home for the year and taking such great care of us all season long.

Thank you also to our members, students, parents, family, and friends for coming out each week. We know you could probably watch the games at home and we’re honored you chose to come out and watch them with us. If you have any suggestions or feedback for our future watch parties, drop us a message here or send an email to [email protected].

Stay tuned for more opportunities to get together with your fellow Manatee County Gators again soon.

Go Gators!

11/29/2025

🐊 Go Gators! Beat FSU!

Beat FSU Watch Party is today at 4:30pm at Inner Compass Brewing Company.

More info: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beat-fsu-watch-party-manatee-county-gator-club-tickets-1975356850515