Sat tur days
GREENMARKET Sats Saturdays from 9 AM - 1 PM, the Alliance of the Arts hosts an exclusive selection of locally grown, caught and cultivated foods, as well as a number of other products available for purchase. Live entertainment, fun activities for kids, gardening classes, and live cooking provided by local chefs. www.ArtInLee.org
oct 7-9
11th ANNUAL PIRATE FESTIVAL OCT 7-9 Ranked as the second-best pirate festival in America according to USA Today, Fort Myers Beach comes alive with three days of great music, crazy costumes and good times including actors, entertainment, displays, pub quest, famous pirate parade and much more! If you’ve always loved the pirate life — or just like to say aaargh! — be sure to gather your family and set sail for Fort Myers Beach this weekend. Learn more including accommodations packages at www.FMBPirateFest.com .
oct 16-22
“DING” DARLING DAYS Oct 16-22
A fun-filled week of eco-activities with all-free refuge tram tours, live wildlife presentations, hot dogs, kids crafts, and other family activities. Birding, boating, tram, paddleboarding, and kayaking activities fill the week. The 27th annual celebration ends on Saturday, October 22, with Conservation Art Day, where Federal Duck Stamp Winners, other artists, cartooning, and a refuge photography tram tour will highlight a day devoted to Jay Norwood Darling’s legacy as the first duck stamp artist and Pulitzer Prize- winning political cartoonist. www.dingdarlingsociety.org
nov 18- 27th
AMERICAN SAND SCULPTING CHAMPIONSHIP NOV 18-27 It’s the top sand sculpting competition in the United States — right here on Fort Myers Beach — and this year celebrates 30 years of amazing artistry, combined into 10 days of sun and fun. This year’s events includes master’s, doubles and a new top amateur’s categories, all setting out to wow you. Learn more in this this issue of COASTE beginning Page 16, or visit www.FMBSandSculpting.com.
Nov 5th
WINES IN THE WILD Nov 5 Enjoy wine tasting and hors d’oeuvres pairings as you stroll under the stars at the historic Bailey Homestead Preserve. Fantastic live and silent auctions to benefit the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation. 7 PM – 9 PM. www.sccf.org
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