Please note… event details can change at the last minute, so please confirm all information before attending.
Also.. for any event that did not supply an end time, the end times are defaulted to 2 hours after the event begins. The actual event may last longer, so please plan accordingly.
Saturday, September 8th, 2018
8pm-10pm
Free to attend! No flashlights, please!
The Southwest Florida Astronomical Society, Inc. (SWFAS) will be hosting a free, family night of night sky observation at Seahawk Park! Experts from the Society will have telescopes and viewing equipment set up and will be on hand to explain what can be seen.
For more information, please email Brian Risley at:
swfasbrisley@embarqmail.com
A day of celebrating Peace.
And Helping it grow.
A community event In honor of the International Day of Peace. Peace starts with us.
In our hearts, our homes and our neighborhoods.
A free event for the Whole family even your pets!
Canned and dried goods and supplies collected for our neighbors AND pets in need, as well as a Blood drive for “peace blood” to save local lives.
Be part of the Change that’s all around us right here in SWFL.
AWESOME LIVE MUSIC, ART, VENDORS, PET ADOPTION, YOGA, FACE PAINTING, TEEN ART AREA, MEDITATIONS, CRAFTS, LOTS of YUMMY FOOD, RAFFLES, EDUCATION, WORKSHOPS and A WHOLE BUNCH of FUN!
Claim your piece of peace, join us once again this year for Peace Day and experience a living culture/sensation of COMMUNITY & PEACE! ✌🏻 We are the change !
This years theme is “Expansion” of Peace and we couldn’t do it without amazing businesses like Fafco Solar, Feng Shui By Nan, Zak’s Jewelry, Yoga Bird, Grand Illusion, All Smiles Entertainment, The Mystical Moon Fort Myers, Natural Awakenings Magazine – Naples and Fort Myers Area, Sierra Club Calusa Group, Iona Cannabis Clinic, Studio 44, Debonair Concierge Travel Services, LLC, CREW Solar, Bath Fitter, What’s Up SWFL, Alliance for the Arts, EPEC – Environmental and Peace Education Center, Fresh Squeezed Productions, CasaShanti, and Planet Protein, Inc. They are helping us help peace grow right here locally.
Community is Unity –
This years theme is Expansion!
Join us on Wednesday, October 3 to kick off the 17th season of the Sunset Celebration!
Sunset Celebration at the Cape Coral Yacht Club
3pm-Sunset
First Wednesday of every month (Oct-May)
FREE ADMISSION
Join us for this monthly family event. Celebrate the beauty of our beautiful SW Florida sunsets while listening to live music on the beach!
There will also be food trucks, vendors selling unique arts & crafts, jewelry, gift items and more.
The countdown to the 27th annual Mike Greenwell’s Haunted Hike begins! This year, the trail will be even more twisted (literally!). If you have the interest and the passion to act in our haunted hike, come in and fill out an application to volunteer inside the arcade! More updates to come.
General Admission Tickets: $15.00
Fastpass (allows you to enter a shorter and faster line): $20.00
The countdown to the 27th annual Mike Greenwell’s Haunted Hike begins! This year, the trail will be even more twisted (literally!). If you have the interest and the passion to act in our haunted hike, come in and fill out an application to volunteer inside the arcade! More updates to come.
General Admission Tickets: $15.00
Fastpass (allows you to enter a shorter and faster line): $20.00
7:30am-6:30pm Wildlife Drive is open FREE to hikers/bikers only; closed to vehicular traffic except special TBE trams throughout the day
8-11am FREE Bunche Beach Birding Tram, meet at EC flagpole
8:30-10am 25% OFF Breakfast Nature & Sea Life Cruise, TBE*
9-10am FREE Beach Walk at Perry Tract with Educator Sara Hallas, meet at Gulfside CIty Park pay station, city parking fees apply
9:30-11am FREE Refuge Birds & Wildlife Tour Caravan with Ranger Jeff, meet at EC flagpole
10am-12noon 25% off Low Tide Paddle, TBE*
10am, 11:30am, 1pm, 2:30pm, 4pm 25% off special Friday Narrated TBE Wildlife Drive Tram Tours
Ongoing 10am-3pm FREE Animal Olympics Games at Bailey Tract, self-guided, Tarpon Bay Rd.
10am-11:30am FREE Refuge Bike Tour with Ranger Toni, meet at EC flagpole
11am-12:30pm 25% OFF Sea Life & Nature Cruise, TBE*
1-2pm FREE Showing of Million Dollar Duck Film, EC Auditorium
1pm-2pm FREE Ranger Hike & Storytime at Wildlife Education Boardwalk with Ranger Monica, meet at EC flagpole
1-3pm 25% OFF Commodore Creek Paddle, TBE*
1:30-3pm 25% OFF Sea Life & Nature Cruise, TBE*
5-7pm 25% OFF Sunset Rookery Kayak Tour, TBE*
(Experience necessary)
5-7pm 25% OFF Evening Sea Life & Nature Cruise, TBE*
https://www.dingdarlingsociety.org/articles/ding-days-calendar
The countdown to the 27th annual Mike Greenwell’s Haunted Hike begins! This year, the trail will be even more twisted (literally!). If you have the interest and the passion to act in our haunted hike, come in and fill out an application to volunteer inside the arcade! More updates to come.
General Admission Tickets: $15.00
Fastpass (allows you to enter a shorter and faster line): $20.00
FREE Chalk Art Drawing in the Parking Lot
FREE Wildlife Artist Nancy Tome Painting Demo
FREE Santiva Chronicle Dress-Up Photo Booth
ALL DAY: 10% off select art items in the Refuge Nature Store
7:30am-6:30pm FREE admission to Wildlife Drive; look for Plein-Air Artists.
9am FREE art kits for first 100 kids
10am, 11:30am, 1pm, and 2:30pm 25% OFF Narrated TBE Wildlife Drive Tram Tours*
10am-12noon 25% OFF Commodore Creek Paddle, TBE*
10-11:30am FREE Face-Painting, EC
10am-12noon Low Tide Paddling Tour, TBE*
Ongoing 11am-1pm FREE Meet the Blue Goose for chances at prizes, EC
11am Dave Horton Personalized Wildlife Cartoons for first 50 guests
11am-12:30pm 25% OFF Sea Life & Nature Cruise, TBE*
11:30am-12:30pm Conservation Cartoon Awards, EC Auditorium
12:30-1pm “Ding” Darling Days Nature Photography Contest Awards, EC Classroom
1-3pm Meet the Champs: Winning Duck Stamp Artists; Junior Duck Stamp (JDS) Awards, EC Auditorium
Meet and greet with current Federal Duck Stamp winner Bob Hautman plus Federal JDS winner Rayen King and State JDS winner Anna Grace Swanson
(1:45pm Intermission: snacks and duck stamp signing)
1-3pm 25% OFF Commodore Creek Paddle, TBE*
1:30-3pm 25% OFF Sea Life & Nature Cruise, TBE*
5-7pm 25% OFF Evening Sea Life & Nature Cruise, TBE*
Choice of FREE Activities:
3-4pm Make & Take Nature Portrait (limited to first 25 children who sign up that day), EC Classroom
3-5pm Nature Sketching at the Wildlife Education Boardwalk with artist Nancy Tome, free journals and charcoal pencils for first 25 participants, meet at flagpole
https://www.dingdarlingsociety.org/articles/ding-days-calendar
The Coastal Cleanup is the only cleanup where trash is collected and recorded. The data cards are then sent to the Ocean Conservancy where the information is used in the development of new environmental protection acts and change the behaviors that cause marine debris in the first place. The data cards are designed to have groups of 4 working together, 3 to collect litter and debris and 1 to record the findings. Latex gloves will be handed out, however some of the marine debris will be rough so please feel free to bring work gloves.
The annual cleanup is organized nationally by The Ocean Conservancy, and is coordinated locally by Keep Lee County Beautiful, Inc. (KLCB) and SCCF.
The 2 goals of the cleanup are to remove unsightly and environmentally harmful debris from Florida’s coastlines and raise awareness about this preventable litter problem. Litter poses a threat to wildlife – plastic bags are mistaken for jellyfish and eaten by sea turtles. Lost and discarded fishing tackle is eaten by birds and becomes an entangling death trap to many types of animal life.
In partnership with Guillette Group with Premiere Plus Realty , come join us in a fun morning of trick or treating for the kids. We have partnered with numerous local businesses to bring this very special event to you!
Kids should come dressed up and ready to participate in a trunk or treat, followed by a character parade every 1/2 hour. Jack Skellington will be with us for pictures with the kiddos!
We ask that you reserve a ticket for the time you will attend so we know how many children to prepare for (tickets for the kids only.
A special thanks to all our partners that are helping to pull this special event together (we still have a few more spaces available if you are interested in participating with a decorated trunk).
Chad the Handyman Dr Green Chiropractor care Vivie Boutique Ken Wilson WOB Eatery by Ryan Beef O Brady’s Estero Subtle & Chic Riverchase Dermatology Nothwestern Mutual Boys & Girls Club SWFL Gymnastics World Goosehead Insurance Haze Venue The Golf Guys CSK Attorneys Amanda McDonough Photography