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.

Sunset Celebration at the Cape Coral Yacht Club
3pm-Sunset
First Wednesday of every month (Oct-Dec)
FREE ADMISSION
This family-friendly event features vendors selling unique arts & crafts, jewelry, gift items and more. There will also be food trucks on hand so you can grab a bite to eat and listen to live music on the beach while enjoying a beautiful SW Florida sunset.
For details, please call the Yacht Club at (239) 574-0806.
VENDOR INFO
Tables $30 for outdoor vendor space
Tables $35 for indoor vendor space
Must be reserved in advanced

A must do in the River District social scene is the monthly Art Walk. Always on the First Friday, visit the many exciting galleries, exhibitions, and performances. Free to the public with many venues featuring additional attractions and specials. Rain or shine, 6-10 pm.

Bootleggers Gallery is hosting Art in the Alley every 1rd Friday of each month. We host various artist from jewelry, oil-watercolor-acrylic paintings, felting, polymer clay to pen and ink to name a few. Come browse and support local artist in the community,

For the first time ever, the Arts Studio will be hosting an Open Studio during the second Friday exhibition reception in October! Gallery Exhibitons include “Pictorial Conversations-Opus 1” featuring artist from Artsemble Underground will be on display in the Main Gallery and “Abstracted Reality” will be on display in the Side Gallery. All Studios will be open with instructors present demonstrating a variety of exciting fine art and fine craft techniques. We are stoked to have Eight Foot Brewing on site offering tastings of their delicious craft brews!
You won’t want to miss the opportunity to tour the studios, meet artists and staff, peruse the Art Supply Store for materials for your next art project and check out all the facility renovations made possible by the Department of State Division of Cultural Affairs and the City of Cape Coral! This event is free and open to the public.
Get inspired and connect with your creativity! We have so many new classes and opportunities to get involved. The Cape Coral Arts Studio is proud to be a Division of the Parks and Recreation Department for the City of Cape Coral.
It Starts in Parks!

Entrance and parking FREE
Every weekend in October 9am to 4pm
Pumpkins~Hayrides~Farmers Market~Vendors~Food Trucks~Shaved Ice~Kettle Corn~Barnyard Petting Zoo~Fish, Ducks & Turtle Feeding Pond~Chuck It Hatchet Throwing
🐄🐐Barnyard animals will be on a feeding schedule. This is for the health and well being of our animals. Times are 9am- 12pm then 1pm-4pm. Times are subject to change depending on how much they being fed. Thank you so much! 🐓🐑
Live Entertainment Schedule is…
Oct. 12 Steve Maddis Entertainment 12:30-3:30
Oct. 20 Steve Maddis Entertainment 12:30-3:30
Oct. 27 Steve Maddis Entertainment 12:30-3:30
We will have a face painter here as well schedule is…
Oct 12 & 13~Faces by Joelle 10-3
Oct 19~ Faces by Joelle 10-2
Oct 20~ Mercia Face Painting 9-?
Oct 26~ Faces by Joelle 10-2
Oct 27~ Mercia Face Painting 9-?
We are a pet friendly park, all animals must be on a leash. They also must be non aggressive, people & kid friendly and comfortable in large crowds.

Pick out a pumpkin from the Great Pumpkin Patch to decorate and take home, enjoy a special performance by the Hafenkapella German Festival Band. A little bit of fall comes to Florida! Put Punkin’Palooza on your calendar.

Scarecrows in the Park is a FREE attraction at the Lakes Park Fall Festival. Local businesses and youth groups partner and compete for prizes in several categories.
SEE THE SCARECROWS! Come see the scarecrows and vote for your favorite in the People’s Choice competition.
VOLUNTEER! Earn your service hours in the most FUN, family-oriented atmosphere ever. Costumes highly encouraged! LEARN MORE and SIGN UP: https://signup.com/go/VkMihSy
YOUR PARKING DONATIONS ($3 per car, all day parking pass) help to support enhancements and programming at Lakes Park, including but not limited to:
– the new Music Garden (coming soon!)
– raised beds in the Community Garden (we donate more than a thousand pounds of food annually)
– STEM programming for Lakes Park’s summer campers (Science Technology Engineering Math)
– and so much more!

Save the date for CNCP’s 35th annual Haunted Walk, Southwest Florida’s ONLY non-profit Haunted Walk. All proceeds support our mission of inspiring people to connect with nature!
This year we’re giving you even more chance to scream with walks EVERY WEEKEND in October (ending Nov 2)
Come find out what’s lurking on our pitch black trails… our 1/3 mile Pine Loop Trail is sure to make even the bravest scream.
Stay tuned for more updates and tickets!
Want to volunteer? Join our group Calusa Haunted Walk Volunteers on Facebook to stay up to date!
Huge thanks to Famous Dave’s and Sideline’s Sports Bar and Grill for sponsoring this event!
The Haunted Walk is recommended for those 16 years and older and is not for the faint of heart. Please use discretion if you have any serious medical conditions, as the walk takes you on our nature trails at night. Intense audio and visual effects will be utilized so please also use discretion if you are sensitive to these. You should not enter the Haunted Walk if you are inebriated and there will be no eating, drinking, or smoking within the attraction. Calusa’s Haunted Walk reserves the right to refuse admission to anyone for any reason.

Wake up with us and join in on the Fall Fun! Stay posted for more details for the day!
Join us for Painting Pumpkin Cut Outs! Click link below
https://www.paintingwithatwist.com/studio/fort-myers/event/2199707/

Paint a beach design on a wood surfboard. Add a stenciled WELCOME to the design. Trim with twine for a finished look. $50