| Week of March 22, 2026 · Stuart city weekly |
| Your easiest Stuart plan this week |
| Make Saturday a downtown day, keep Sunday by the river, and save one indoor backup so the whole week stays easy. |
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Note from the editor
If you only carve out one real block of time this week, make it Saturday in downtown Stuart. CentenFest is the kind of event that gives you the most Stuart-per-hour: streets full of people, arts energy, live music, and a built-in reason to stay longer than you planned. Then Sunday gets to be the easy follow-through — Market on Main, maybe brunch or coffee, and Rock'n Riverwalk if you want to keep going. If the weather turns, do not fight it. Pivot to the Elliott Museum and call it a good week.
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| Start here |
- Best overall move: anchor Saturday downtown. CentenFest is the clearest local play this week, especially if you want one plan that can stretch from daytime wandering into evening music.
- Best Sunday setup: do Market on Main first, grab coffee or brunch nearby, then slide into Rock'n Riverwalk in the afternoon without needing to invent a whole second plan.
- Fill in the edges: use OTTC’s Where Locals Eat in Stuart and Best Beach Access Points in Stuart if you want one meal stop or one outdoor add-on without starting from scratch.
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| This weekend in Stuart |
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Pick 1
CentenFest
Saturday, March 28 · 10:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. · Downtown Stuart & Memorial Park Amphitheater
This is the easiest Saturday answer of the week. You get family activities, art, live performances, downtown energy, and a built-in reason to stay out longer than you meant to. If you only do one thing, this is the one I would build around.
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Pure Zeppelin Experience
Saturday, March 28 · 7:00 p.m. · Memorial Park Amphitheatre
If you want the Saturday-night version of the plan, this is it. It is part of CentenFest, and it also feels like one of the first real reasons to check out Stuart’s new amphitheater after dark.
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Market on Main
Sunday, March 29 · 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. · Flagler Park
The smartest Sunday start in Stuart: local vendors, produce, baked goods, coffee, river views, and zero pressure to do anything more ambitious than stroll and snack.
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Rock'n Riverwalk
Sunday, March 29 · 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. · Riverwalk Stage
This is the low-friction follow-up after the market. Stay downtown, find a seat or keep walking the river, and let the afternoon round itself out without having to move the car or rethink the day.
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| New this week |
- Worth knowing: Stuart’s new Memorial Park Amphitheater is already in real rotation, and this weekend’s CentenFest programming is one of the clearest early looks at what the venue can add to downtown.
- Fresh on OTTC: Where Locals Eat in Stuart and Best Beach Access Points in Stuart are both worth saving for the part of the week when you need one good meal or one easy outdoor add-on.
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| One useful pick |
| Best weather-flex backup: the Elliott Museum. Wonderful Things…The Return of King Tut is running now, and the museum is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. If a beach plan gets blown out or the sky turns on you, this is the easiest indoor pivot that still feels like a real Stuart outing. |
| Community note |
| CentenFest feels very Stuart in the best way: the Lyric’s 100-year celebration spills out into parks, the riverfront, gallery space, and downtown streets instead of staying behind one set of doors. If you are already downtown on Saturday, MartinArts’ Everglow: The Florida Effect at the Court House Cultural Center fits that same bigger local rhythm. |
| Derek sign-off |
| That’s my Stuart read for the week: one strong downtown Saturday, an easy Sunday by the river, and an indoor backup that keeps the weather from blowing up the plan. |
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