Each week, the Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau (VCB) provides information on events and activities in Fort Myers and nearby areas. Residents and visitors can find more details about upcoming events at visitfortmyers.com.
A range of ongoing activities is available throughout the week. Adventures in Paradise offers nightly cruises and tours from 5 p.m., with tickets priced between $39 and $49. These depart from 14341 Port Comfort Road in Fort Myers. More information can be found at adventureinparadiseinc.com.
The Butterfly House in Cape Coral hosts tours at Rotary Park on Mondays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. Donations are accepted for entry. Additional details are available at ccfriendsofwildlife.org.
Everglades Day Safari operates daily excursions departing from Fort Myers and Estero, running from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with a cost of $200 per person. Further information is provided at ecosafari.com.
At Sundial Beach Resort & Spa on Sanibel Island, day passes are offered from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., including special rates for Lee County residents and dining credits as part of their two-for-one offer. For reservations or more details, call 866-565-5093 or visit sundialresort.com.
Tarpon Bay Explorers conducts kayak tours every Wednesday at 10 a.m., with adult tickets costing $40 and children’s tickets priced at $35. Information can be accessed via tarponbayexplorers.com.
True Tours presents several history-themed walking tours in downtown Fort Myers, including cemetery tours, haunted history walks, river district history explorations, and “Weird Fort Myers” tours held on select days each week for $24 per person; advance reservations are required through truetours.net.
Several performing arts venues host exhibits and performances throughout the area:
– Alliance for the Arts in Fort Myers features art exhibitions (artinlee.org).
– Arts Bonita maintains two locations in Bonita Springs with both visual arts exhibits and performing arts events (artsbonita.org).
– The Bayside Park Concert Series takes place on Fort Myers Beach (fortmyersbeach.org).
– Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre offers theatrical performances in Fort Myers (broadwaypalm.com).
– Cultural Park Theatre presents shows in Cape Coral (culturalparktheatre.org).
– Florida Repertory Theatre produces plays downtown (floridarep.org).
– Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center showcases various cultural programs downtown (sbdac.com).
For those interested in local stories via audio content, the VCB’s podcast “Shellcast” explores Southwest Florida topics; episodes are available online or wherever podcasts are distributed. The Sanibel Captiva Guide Podcast highlights island residents’ stories while Otocast provides an audio tour featuring over thirty historic sites across Fort Myers through its mobile app.
More event listings for the region can be accessed through the official tourism website https://www.visitfortmyers.com/.
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