The Purple Rhino is a Sarasota gay bar, serving the city's LGBT community as a non-profit organization. This community gay bar offers regular theme nights, including drag bingo and pageants.

It's considered to be something of a hidden gem in Sarasota.

Purple Rhino is open Mondays 15:30-21:30, Tuesday-Thursday 17:00-22:00, Friday 16:30-00:00, Saturday 12:00-13:30 and 15:00-00:00, Sunday 16:00-22:00.