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Tons of festivals
make for year-round fun in Cape Coral
and surrounding
southwest Florida areas.
Here's some of the
annual festivals and events:
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JANUARY -
CAPE CORAL ART FESTIVAL
Juried arts and crafts
festival. Downtown Cape Coral.
EDISON
FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
Commemorates Edison's birthday - festive parade of
lights
through downtown
Fort Myers, Mrs. Edison's hyms, craft shows.
Edison-Ford Estates, McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers
LEE COUNTY
HOME AND GARDEN SHOW
Harbourside Convention Hall,
downtown Fort
Myers
NAPLES
DOWNTOWN FESTIVAL
National artists exhibits, food, and fun.
5th Avenue, Naples
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FEBRUARY -
BURROWING OWL FESTIVAL
Educate citizens about Cape Coral's burrowing owls,
childrens
activities, live
animals, exhibitor displays and great family fun.
Rotary Park
Environmental Center, 5505 Rose Garden Rd, Cape Coral
239.574.6318
GARTEN
FEST
Celebration of German culture, food, and beer.
German American
Social Club
2101 Pine Island Rd, Cape Coral
ARTFEST
FORT MYERS
Juried fine art festival showcasing the work of 200
fine artists and craftsmen,
food,
entertainment, children's art yard and high school art
competition.
Virtually every
media and form represented.
239.768.3602
www.ArtFestFortMyers.com
FLORIDA
AND LEE COUNTY FAIR
Traditional
agricultural fair, horticulture, farm animals,
cattle auction,
horse show, carnival rides, games, food.
Lee Civic Center, 11831 Bayshore Rd, North Fort Myers
239.543.8368
SWAMP CABBAGE FESTIVAL
Celebrate historic
swamp cabbage heritage with parade and food.
Barron Park,
Labelle 863.675.2995
NAPLES
NATIONAL ART FESTIVAL
Juried art festival.
NaplesArt.org
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MARCH -
IRISH FESTIVAL
St. Patrick's Day celebration - with dancers,
bagpipers, music, food, fun.
Cultural Park, 528
Cultural Park Blvd., Cape Coral
SOUNDS OF
JAZZ FESTIVAL
Live jazz concert at Jaycee Park on the Caloosahachie
River - bring your chair or blanket.
At the end of
Beach Parkway, off Del Prado Blvd., Cape Coral 239.573.3125
MATLACHA
MARINERS SEAFOOD FESTIVAL
Seafood festival hosted by the Matlacha Mariners, local
charitable organization
focused on raising
funds for local needs such as elementary school students.
MatlachaMariners.org
- Pine Island
- APRIL -
LEE ISLAND PIRATE DAYS, Fort Myers
Along the Caloosahatchee River at Centiennial Park,
Fort Myers.
Great famiy pirate fun. Proceeds benefit Make-A-Wish Foundation.
LeePirateFest.com
239.481.7231
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MAY -
DOGGIE WASH at Rotary Park, Cape Coral
At Rotary Park. Brings people and pets together with
the goal of finding homes
for orphaned dogs
and volunteers for the Humane Society of Lee County.
MATLACHA
MULLET TOSS CHAMPIONSHIP, Matlacha Pine Island
Fantastically fun tongue-in-cheek competition to, you
guessed it, toss mullets, a fish
abundant in local
waters. Hosted by local charitable organization Matlacha
Mariners
MatlachaMariners.org
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JUNE -
CALUSA BLUEWAY DDLING FESTIVAL
3-day international paddling festival centered in
Matlacha and Pine Island,
featuring all
things kayak - races, classes, demos, booths, tours - great fun.
www.CalusaBluewayPaddlingFestival.com
CAPE CORAL
CARDBOARD BOAT REGATTA
Great fun - anyone can enter - just build a cardboard
boat and race it.
Awards include
"Most Spectacular Sinking"
Sponsored by
Riverside Bank and Rotary Club International of Cape Coral.
Seahawk Park, 1030
NW 28th St, Cape Coral
239.945.1988 or
capecoralregatta.com
BLUEGRASS
FOR HOPE FAMILY FUNFEST
Bluegrass festival, barbeque dinner, bounce houses and
more. Bring lawn chairs and blankets.
Proceeds benefit
Habitat for Hope, servicing families enduring childhood cancer.
Alliance for the Arts complex. 10091 McGregor Blvd, Fort
Myers
866.443.HOPE www.HabitatforHope.com
TROPICAL
TURTLE RACE
Great tongue-in-cheek fun - revel in the spectacle of
10,000 rubber turtles racing
along the
"Mainstream River" at Sun Splash Family Water Park, Cape Coral.
Benefits Lee
Mental Health Children's Services.
Turtle Adopt Line
239.791.1576 TurtleRace.com
SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA GAY AND LESBIAN CHORUS PRIDE CONCERT
Lee County Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd,
Fort Myers
and also at Cultural Park Theatre, 528 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape
Coral
239.691.2532
2D-3D
ALL-FLORIDA JURIED EXHIBITION SHOW
200 pieces from artists all over Florida -
this show is all
about bold lines, bold designs, and bold colors.
Organized by Lee
County Alliance for the Arts,
10091 McGregor
Blvd, Fort Myers 239.939.2787 ArtinLee.org
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JULY -
MANGOMANIA
Very popular festival featuring all things mango, fun music, Ms.
Mango pageant, etc.
German American
Club on Pine Island Rd, Cape Coral.
www.MangoManiaFL.com
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AUGUST -
OCTOBERFEST
Florida's largest Octoberfest replete with bands from Germany,
German food and,
of course, German beer.
German American
Club, Pine Island Rd, Cape Coral
CAPE
INSHORE REDFISH CHALLENGE
Anglers of all ages compete for cash prices, other
activities
such as dinners,
meetings, auctions. Kid's Tourney too.
Cape Coral Yacht
Club Community Park, 5819 Driftwood Pkwy
Organized by Cape Coral Parks & Recreation Department.
239.573.3122
SPECIAL
GOURMENT EVENING Fundraiser for Lee County Children's Hospital
Celebrity chefs. RumRunners at Cape Harbour.
5848 Cape Harbour Drive, Cape Coral 239.542.0200
ARTS FOR
ACT FINE ART AUCTION
One of largest, splashiest, glamorous fundraisers.
Harborside,
downtown Fort Myers.
SUMMER
JAZZ ON THE GULF
Concert series at the Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club.
Bring chairs or blankets.
Trolly service
to/from the resourt at 851 Gulf Shore Blvd N.,
Naples 239.261.2222
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SEPTEMBER -
COCONUT FESTIVAL
SunSplash Family Water Park, Cape Coral. 239.573.3125
AQUARIUM
ART EXHIBIT
Multimedia exhibition enhanced by special lighting and
sound
effects
transforming the gallery into an underwater wonderland.
Cape Coral Arts
Studio, 4533 Coronado Pkwy, Cape Coral. 239.574.0802
McFLATS
INVITATIONAL
Snook and redfish fishing tournament to benefit the
Ronald McDonald
House of Southwest Florida.
RumRunners at Cape
Harbour, 5848 Cape Harbour Drive, Cape Coral
239.822.2728 www.McFlatsInvitational.com
TA S HOP
Bus to various locations along Fort Myers Beach.
Proceeds benefit
The Ronald
McDonald House and the Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce.
www.FMBChamber.com
FORT MYERS
BEACH PIRATE FESTIVAL
Pirates, music, tall tales, pub crawl, Capt Jack
Sparrow and wench contests and more.
Old San Carlos
Blvd, Fort Myers Beach 239.454.7500
CLYDE
BUTCHER'S OPEN HOUSE AND SWAMP WALKS, Everglades
Swamp walks, live folk music, storytelling, Clyde
Butcher photographs
and demos,
environmental exhibits. Proceeds to environmental groups.
Big Cypress
Gallery, 52388 Tamiami Trail, Ochopee
US 41 on the edge of Everglades National Park, 47 miles from
Naples.
239.695.2428 or 888.999.9113 www.clydebutcher.com
FALL HOME
& GARDEN SHOW
Harborside Event Center, downtown Fort Myers
1375 Monroe St, Fort Myers 239.466.6300
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OCTOBER -
- NOVEMBER -
AMERICAN SANDSCULPTING FESTIVAL
Sandsculptors from
around the world descend on
Fort Myers beach
and create magical sandscapes.
Fort Myers Beach
239.454.7500
ART ROYALE
Alliance for the Arts premier art extravaganza -
showcasing collaborative art
mixing everything
from visual arts, performance arts (dance, theatre, music),
and electronic
arts (digital, light, film).
Fort Myers
239.939.2787 www.ArtRoyale2006.com
SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA MUSIC FEST
Great music festival hosted by local charitable
organization Matlacha Mariners.
Pine Island www.MatlachaMariners.org
NAPLES RENAISSANCE FALL ART FESTIVAL
Organized by the Naples Art Association.
Festival at 10th
Street downtown Naples.
NaplesArt.org
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DECEMBER -
FORT MYERS/CAPE CORAL INDIAN FESTIVAL
Come experience the traditions and culture of the
Native American
people at the annual Ft. Myers/Cape Coral Indian Festival.
Find unique, hand made, one of kind Native American arts and
crafts for your holiday gifts.
There will be traditional Native American drumming, a dance
troupe, a flute maker,
paintings, pottery, jewelry, sculpture, beadwork, leather work ,
food and much more.
Bring your law chairs! Please join us for this truly unique
event!
Sun Splash Water Park, 400 Santa Barbara Blvd in Cape Coral
For more information call
941-924-2784
or
www.myspace.com/ftmyersindianfestival
BOAT-A-LONG WATER PARADE
100'S of boaters and thousands of attendees enjoy
festive evening of music, booths, visit from
Santa, and of course, all the festively-lit and decorated boats
in the water parade of lights.
Four Freedoms Park, 4818 Tarpon Court, Cape Coral
SUNSET
CELEBRATION ON THE PIER, Cape Coral
Ongoing. 5-8pm first Wednesdays. Celebrate sunset at
the pier and
pavilion along with 50 arts and crafts vendors.
Cape Coral Yacht
Club, 5819 Driftwood Pkwy, Cape Coral 239.574.0806
KWANZAA
CELEBRATION
The Quality Life Center
2310 Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd, Fort Myers
239.334.2797
- ONGOING EVENTS -
BIKE NIGHT
Outdoors party for motorcycle aficionados
Downtown Cape
Coral.
BIKE NIGHT
Outdoors party for motorcycle aficionados
Downtown Fort
Myers. 239.332.6680
*Information courtesy of
BestInTheCape.com
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