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Annual
Events
January
Viva Naples
This exciting annual
event features a variety of Latin music, cuisine, and arts and crafts.
Vineyards Community Park. For more information, call (239) 353-0404.
Annual Mullet
Festival at Stan’s Idle Hour
Goodland
Join Stan Gober for theannual mullet festival. Music by Stan Gober, Kevin
Thomas and a country/variety band. Enjoy an arts and crafts fair, as well
as fresh mullet dinners and other treats. (239) 394-3041.
The Naples
Winter Antique Show
Ritz Carlton
941/775-3862
The Collier
County Fair
Collier County Fairgrounds
941/353-4244
Evening on
Fifth
Fifth Avenue South
941/435-3742
The Naples
Boat Show
Naples Airport
941/430-4334
February
Senior Games
Seniors compete in events including basketball, bowling, golf, softball,
5-K walk, billiards, table tennis, lawn bowling, croquet golf, bridge,
shuffleboard, swimming and track & field. (239) 353-0404
Everglades
Seafood Festival
Everglades City’s annual seafood festival featuring fresh- from-the-boat
fish, shrimp and stone crab claws, Native American cuisine, arts &
crafts and live country music. (239) 695-3941
Naples Winter
Wine Festival
Annual fundraising event features private dinners with tops chefs and
vintners and a wine auction to benefit Naples children’s charities.
(239) 514-2239
March
St. Patrick’s Day Celebration
Greater Naples
Noon-midnight, McCabe’s Irish Pub, downtown Naples on Fifth Avenue
South. Traditional Irish entertainment, food, drink and fun! (239) 403-7170.
Annual St.
Patrick’s Day Parade
Greater Naples
Downtown Naples
Dig The Arts
Greater Naples
Annual festival celebrating the arts, including sand sculpture competition,
arts & crafts show, fine arts show and more. Lowdermilk Park on Naples
Beach.
(239) 263-8242.
Greater Naples COUNTRY JAM
Vineyards Community Park, Naples. Top national country entertainers, local
country acts, carnival rides, and carnival games, a petting zoo, pony
rides, a rock wall, a mechanical bull and plenty of food. (239) 353-0404
Art in the
Park Show at Cambier Park
Greater Naples
262-6517,
April
Art in the
Park at Cambier Park
Greater Naples
262-6517, www.naplesartcenter.org
Teddy Bears
Tea Party.
Teddy Bear Museum of Naples. Wear your finest Easter bonnet and enjoy
a full English tea party with the bears. Three sittings, 10:30 a.m., 12:30
p.m., 2:30 p.m. Reservations required. $20 adults, $15 children. 866-365-BEAR.
May
Great Dock Canoe Race
Greater Naples
Annual canoe race pitting teams against each other on Naples Bay. Prizes
for best decorations according to annual theme. (239) 263-9940
Taste of Collier
Annual street fair in downtown Naples featuring food from area restaurants,
the annual Waiter/Waitress Games, music and more.
June
July
Fourth of July
Celebration
Greater Naples
4th of July Parade
Downtown Naples. Fireworks show from Naples Pier
August
September
October
Downtown
Naples Art Fair
In October, the city of Naples
will awaken with anticipation and excitement when the 5th Annual Downtown
Naples Art Fair returns. Artists from across the nation are preparing
paintings, sculptures, photographs and more to exhibit their artwork on
October 18th & 19th. 5th Avenue South will play host to this annual
event offering beautiful shops and restaurants to add to the festival
experience. The amount of artwork on display is estimated to be worth
over $15,000,000. Show times are 10 am to 5 pm daily and admission is
free. This year, over
200 artists will convene on 5th Avenue South to display a variety of mediums
for all art enthusiasts to enjoy. On display will be wood sculptures,
oil/acrylic/watercolor paintings, jewelry, glass, pottery, digital art
and more. Art lovers of all tastes and budgets will be satisfied at this
year’s festival. Every item on display is hand-crafted and designed
by each exhibiting artist. Live musical entertainment will play throughout
the weekend by nationally recognized musicians. And when hunger arises,
sample the array of festival foods on sale throughout the festival. For
more information, please call 5th Avenue South (239) 435-3742 or Howard
Alan Events at (954) 472-3755.
25th Anniversary Exhibit
of Florida Artists
Greater Naples
The von Liebig Art Center, (239) 262-6517
Wine Tasting Gala to Benefit
Collier County Museum
Wine and heavy hors d'oeuvres at the Fresh Market
4120 Tamiami Trail North in Naples.
$25 per person. All ticket sales benefit the Collier County Museum.
(239) 774-8476
November
AVIATION DAY
AT NAPLES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
The event celebrates the 100th year of powered flight, the 60th year of
the Naples Airport, and the commitment of service to Naples residents
from aviation-related groups and over 35 businesses located at the airport.
941-643-0733
BLUE GRASS
FESTIVAL AT THE COLLIER COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
Entertainment by nationally known blue grass music entertainers, food
and more. Contact Ann Ward, fair manager (239) 455-1444
December
SNOWFEST
Golden Gate Community Park, Naples.
A winter wonderland complete with 60 tons of snow, “glice” ice
skating, full-scale carnival, hands-on arts and crafts, food and arts
and craft vendors and holiday entertainment—not to mention a visit
from Santa.
Calendar
of Events
List of Annual Events
Annual Events
January
NACC
Wake Up, Naples!
A breakfast seminar featuring guest speakers addressing various issues
important to area businesses. 239.262.6376
February
Native
American & Pioneer Heritage days 239.394.3397
National Art Festival at Cambier Park 239.262.6517
Annual Invitational Croquet Tournament 239.566.9800
Annual Ramble at the Naples Depot 239.262.1776
March
St.
Patricks Day Parade 239.774.6086
Annual Seafood Festival 239.591.4212
Monopoly Tournament 239.261.5405
Orchid Show 239.352.8241
April
Annual
Rose Show 239.775.4489
May
Swamp
Buggy Races 239.774.2701
Annual Great Dock Canoe Race 239.261.4191
June
Annual
Hibiscus Show And Plant Sale, Downtown Fort Myers
Annual Caloosa Catch & Release Fishing Tournament 239.479.7916,
Caloosa1@swfl.com
Summer Fun Fling Celebrating The End Of The School Year, Lakes
Regional Park 239.338.3300
July
Independence
Day On Sanibelthe Independence Day Parade, At 9:30 a.m. The Optimist
Road Rally will take place in the afternoon and Fireworks over
the bay after dark; Sanibel Island 239.472.1080
Pine Island Mango Mania Tropical Fruit Fairlocation: Koa Campgrounds
239.283.0888
Mega-Money Tarpon Tournament The Tarpon Club And Millers Marina
Millers Marina 239.964.8080
World's Richest Tarpon Tournament Boca Grande 239.964.0568
August
Fine
Arts Camp For Kids In Cape Coral 239.574.0802
Musical Theatre Camp children ages 7-14, 239.574.0802
Bluegrass 4 A Blue Planet Annual Midsummer's Day Celebration,
Manatee Park 239.432.2004
October
Annual
SW Florida Folk And Blues Festival Location: KOA Kampgrounds in St.
James City on Pine Island Contact: (239) 283-5166 or Musikip@aol.com
November
American
Sandsculpting Festival Fort Myers Beach 239.454.7500
Junior League Of Fort Myers Taste Of The Town Centennial Park,
Fort Myers 239.277.1197
Annual Hibiscus
Show And Plant Sale Downtown Fort Myers
Annual Caloosa Catch & Release Fishing Tournament Captiva Island
239.479.7916, Fax 239.237.2992 Caloosa1@swfl.com
Summer Fun Fling 239.338.3300
Viva Naples
Collier County Fairgrounds, Naples, FL 10 miles east of I-75 on Immokalee
Road
Annual Old Florida Festival Collier County Museum grounds, Naples,
FL
Evening on Fifth Main Street, Naples, FL
Farm City BBQ Location: Collier County Fairgrounds, Naples, FL
10 miles east of I-75 on Immokalee Road
Thanksgiving Weekend Art Festival Fifth Avenue Naples, FL
December
Naples
Winter Antique Show at the Ritz
Carlton 239.455.1087
WINTER WONDERLAND Lakes Regional Park 239.338.3300
A FRONT PORCH
HOLIDAY Downtown Fort Myers 239.277.1640
The Gulf Coast Skimmers 239.732.0570
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