Mark your calendar and join us for the Banyan Odyssey's 3rd Annual Spring Dance! We have grown! This year our Special Needs Friends of the Banyan will meet in Belleair Bluffs for dancing to the DJ, snacking on finger foods and making memories with friends!! There will be 'magical' moments at this year's event including... Read more »
The Banyan Odyssey's handicapable friends are invited to a private showing of "How to Train Your Dragon" at the Seminole Studio Movie Grill
"All the world's a stage" so, if you're over age 22, hop on! Camp Banyan handicapable participants explore the Theatre Arts! You will brush up on stage skills, perform a Reading Theatre (with sound effects), create your own characters and storyline, practice improvisation, do a scenic design and paint it to life, learn simple choreography,... Read more »
Can "Getting There" Be the Best Part of a Trip? Campers will learn about getting around with less stress, from here in Pinellas County to all over the world! We'll travel virtually with Guest Speakers and in person on a field trip via the Jolley Trolley. We'll plan your Dream Vacation from the get-go, including... Read more »
Forget boring fast food! Let's learn some kitchen prep and presentation skills! Join Banyan Campers for hands-on lessons in the Culinary Arts. Learn to develop a healthy menu, budget and shop for ingredients, follow recipes, and serve a meal. Make a dish with a Professional Guest Chef and learn what it's like behind the scenes... Read more »
Join Friends of the Banyan for a Night at the Ballpark! Let's meet at the Clearwater Thresher's BayCare Ballpark for an enjoyable evening with Friends, Baseball and Fireworks! (Note: if you’re sound sensitive, please bring your headphones or other noise abatement device.) Tickets to the game are free - courtesy of A Friend of the... Read more »
Ready to be creative for a purpose? We’ll be making ornaments for a “Banyan Christmas Tree” to support the Arc of Tampa Bay’s Festival of Trees from November 22-24, 2025. Some of the ornaments will feature our very own Banyan Artists! WHO: Open to our neurodiverse friends (Note: Space is limited to the first 15... Read more »
LEARN A NEW ART MEDIUM IN NOVEMBER The Banyan Odyssey is hosting a free Art Class for our neurodiverse friends at the wonderful Stirling Art Gallery! Master Artist Joy Swanson, from Dunedin's Stirling Art Gallery, will lead Banyan artists to create their own "Scratch Art" masterpiece to take home. Scratch Art uses a sharpened dowel... Read more »
The Banyan Odyssey Hosts a Private Screening of the Musical “WICKED: For Good” at the Seminole Studio Movie Grill for our friends in the neurodiverse/handicapable community. This is the exciting second part to the movie “Wicked” we enjoyed so much last December! There is no cost for the ticket, but you must *RESERVE A TICKET... Read more »
Exciting HOLIDAY BASH for our Neurodiverse / Handicapable Friends and their Caregivers and Parents!!! This Free Event is brought to you by the Banyan Odyssey and LiFT University!! To Register for the HOLIDAY BASH you must SCAN THE LARGE QR CODE below or CLICK THE "BASH!" link at the bottom of this information. You must... Read more »