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.
2019
Mar.7-8, Thursday-Friday 9:00-5:00
Mar.9, Saturday 9:00-4:00
Shellebration Week!
Calling all Shell Collectors, Artists, and Enthusiasts
82nd Annual Shell Show and Festival
Go with a guide to visit several Cape Coral yards to see how others have transformed their plain Cape Coral lots into beautiful, eco-friendly retreats. Your guide and the homeowners will provide plenty of info, inspiration & gardening tips.
$10 per person
Please wear closed-toe shoes and register in advance as there are limited seats available.
Annual March in the Park
March 9, 2019 at Jaycee Park
The Garden Club of Cape Coral holds our annual major fundraiser for the year on March 9th, 2019. There will be plants for sale, arts and crafts, gardening demonstrations and fun activities for the kits. Other vendors may sell products/services and sponsorships are welcome. The proceeds enable us to give scholarships to several local high school students and donate to local schools who have school gardens run by their students. We also use some of the proceeds in support of the Butterfly Garden at Rotary Park in memory of members who have passed on.
There are many ways you can contribute including preparing plants, making plant identification sticks, donating plant pots and plants, volunteering on the day, etc.
A good source for plants to donate is to look for growing volunteers in your yard. If you have anything you think would be good, please contact Dona Baliotis. Especially new members, please talk to Dona first about any ideas. And remember, just because you don’t think a plant is particularly special it may be desirable to others. Sign up sheets are at the monthly meeting or contact Dona Baliotis.
More info, scholarship, vendor and sponsor applications can be found at
http://www.gardenclubofcapecoral.com/new%20html/march%20in%20the%20park.html
One of the best 5k races in SWF ! Precedes the Fort Myers Beach Lions Club Shrimp Parade and Festival.
2 Day Event!
-Saturday, March 9th and Sunday, March 10th, 2019
10am-5pm both days.
Free admission! Cost for food.
*Parade is on Saturday only.
*Shrimp eating contest is on Sunday only.
http://fortmyersbeachshrimpfestival.com
The Fort Myers Beach Lions Club Shrimp Festival is the largest 2-day event on Estero Island! The 61st annual festival begins at 10am Saturday, March 9th with a 2 mile parade marching down Fort Myers Beach’s main thoroughfare, Estero Blvd. The parade will travel from the Fort Myers Beach Elementary School to Lynn Hall Memorial Park next to Time Square. After the parade, the Lion’s Club will be offering its famous shrimp dinners, featuring locally caught wild shrimp from the Fort Myers Beach shrimp fleet. Over 100 vendors with arts and crafts, food, gifts, jewelry, clothing will also be on site.
There will also be the 5th annual Shrimp Eating Contest on Sunday, March 10th at 1pm! It will be held inside the expo grounds at Lynn Hall Park. The contest will feature up to 10 sponsored contestants who will compete to eat as many pounds of cooked and peeled Ft. Myers Beach Pink Shrimp within 8 minutes. Contestants will be aided by assistants who will divvy out the shrimp to them in pre-weighed portions. Whoever eats the most within the eight minutes wins! Also up for grabs is “People’s Choice.” This ranking is won by collecting $1 donations from the crowd for the contestant with their vote to win. Will King Joel, Fort Myers Beach Firefighter win again or will it be a newcomer with something fresh to bring to the table? The Lions Club is actively seeking participants and sponsors. Sponsorships are $250 with all proceeds to Lions Charities. Shrimp will be provided by the Ft. Myers Beach Shrimping Fleet.
Click to access FINAL_2019_Shrimp_Eating_Championship_Documents-Contestants_Packet.pdf
https://fortmyersbeachshrimpfestival.com/event/shrimp-eating-contest/
For more information, please call: (239) 848-6776, or email: info@fmblions.com
If you are looking for quality, unique, vintage items, these events are for you!! Outdoor Vintage Markets to be held on these dates: Jan 12, Feb. 9, March 9 and April 6. They will run from 10AM-3PM. If you are looking to sell at our market, we are accepting vintage and antique vendors only. The spaces are $50. Please stop in the shop or contact us at vintagemarketfm@gmail.com. You will need to be pre-approved to be a vendor. Please share this event with your friends!! 🙂
Slide into the 2019 season with some fun in the sun on Saturday, March 9 from 10am – 5pm!☺️☀️
Enjoy 14-acres of water slides, pools and fun at Southwest Florida’s largest waterpark.
Relax on our gently drifting Main Stream River Tube Ride. Thrill at the high-speed excitement of such scream-worthy slides as the Cape Fear, Fun-L-Tunnel, Zoom Flume and 457-foot Electric Slide & Power Surge. Free fall 5 1/2 stories down three distinctly different speed slides – the Thunder Bump, Terror Tube, and X-celerator. Let the little ones frolic at our Pirate’s Cove, grab a summertime snack or simply soak up the sun in a lounge chair poolside—there’s fun for everyone!
No matter what kind of water activities you enjoy, Sun Splash Family Waterpark is the perfect place to splash all season long!
For more info please visit http://sunsplashwaterpark.com/
The story of the unlikely romance between Miss Sarah Brown, a pure-at-heart urban missionary, and a slick Broadway gambler, Sky Masterson. The show’s second romantic storyline involves Nathan Detroit, the consummate gambling man and the operator of “The World’s Largest Floating Crap Game”, and Miss Adelaide, the main attraction at the Hot Box nightclub, who have been engaged for fourteen years. Frank Loesser’s score features classic songs such as Luck Be a Lady, I’ve Never Been in Love Before, Sue Me, A Bushel and a Peck and the wonderful title song Guys and Dolls.
A race against the clock begins when Savannah Sprunt Fairchild Honeycutt agrees to get her feisty mother all the way from Alabama to California in time for her brother’s wedding. Savannah’s problem: MAMA WON’T FLY. So three generations embark on a hilarious road trip where they meet family, friends, strangers and each other along the way. This ferociously funny comedy is by the writers of The Savannah Sipping Society and The Hallelujah Girls!
TAP DOGS is now approaching 20 years of global success. Having appeared in over 370 cities on 6 continents, it has been seen by over 12 million people! Dein Perry’s TAP DOGS continues to take the world by storm. Part theatre, part rock concert, part construction site, the TAP DOGS adrenalin-pumped cast injects raw power and passion into the ultimate visual dance spectacular. Upside-down or even on water, they perform world class routines in this most original and revitalized tap.
The winner of over 15 international awards including:
Olivier Award (UK)
Obie Award (New York)
Pegasus Award (Spoleto Festival in Italy)
https://www.bbmannpah.com/events/detail/dein-perrys-tap-dogs