 It is also home to the Harvey Milk Festival, an independent music festival in support of civil rights, focusing on the LGBTQ community.It has been celebrated in May annually since 2010 on the weekend closest to Harvey Milk's birthday, and is currently the largest independent music festival in Sarasota, with thousands of attendees throughout the free, public, multi-day event, that also includes gallery showings, film, and other live performances.Italian architecture and culture are quite strong in the area because of the Ringling Museum.