Art, butterflies, Easter eggs, festivals, and more.
Making weekend plans? Check out these 5 things to do this weekend in SWFL:
Art Walk
It’s time for Art Walk once again! The historic streets of Downtown Fort Myers are lined with local artists demonstrating and selling their artwork on the first Friday evening every month. From 6 – 9:30 pm, roam the streets of the River District and enjoy the sights and our local artists. You can also hear the musical stylings of harmonicist Pete Grabber and guitarist Gary Youngclaus. This FREE event is fun for the whole family! Rain or shine!
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BUNNY HOP EASTER EGG HUNT
Have some Easter Egg-citement! Lovegrove Gallery & Gardens has partnered with Lee County’s entertainment troupe, the Hot Flashz for their 9th Annual Bunny Hop Easter Egg Hunt. More than 2,000 eggs will be hidden. The event is Saturday from 8:30 to 10:30 am at Lovegrove Gallery & Gardens on Matlacha Island. The event is FREE and space is limited, so come early. The garden gates will open promptly at 8:30 a.m. Hunt is limited to children ten and under. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
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Easter Eggstravaganza
Burnt Store Title & Escrow present their 1st Annual Easter Eggstravaganza! Kids of all ages are welcome! The Easter Bunny will make a guest appearance as well, so don’t miss out on all the fun! Come out on Saturday to Kiwanis Park in Port Charlotte with the family from 10 am – 2 pm for a day of fun & games, activities, cash prizes and all for the benefit of a great cause – Valerie’s House. The mission of Valerie’s House is to help children and families work through the loss of a loved one together. Donations will be accepted to help Valerie’s House find their forever home in Charlotte County!
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Spring Festival
Join Nation’s Choice Worship Center in Cape Coral on Saturday from 11 am – 4 pm as they celebrate Spring and raise money for the Youth Ministry’s camps with their Spring Festival, conferences, and activities. There will be music, games, food trucks, and vendors. They will have a petting zoo, bounce house, 2 giant slides and a dunk tank and many other games and activities for all ages at at 2213 Country Club Blvd! The Lee County Sheriff Department will have SWAT, K-9 and their Voice Units out there. Winter Ranch Animal Sanctuary will be there with their rescue animals! They will also have items to raffle off throughout the day!
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Annual Butterfly Release
Join Avow to celebrate life and love, give flight to butterflies, and support hospice care with their annual Butterfly Release. This event will be both live and virtual in Cambier Park in Naples on Saturday from 10 – 11 AM. Enjoy musical entertainment and a variety of activities available for children from 11– 12 PM. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, there will not be a butterfly tent this year. However, Avow Foundation will still release live butterflies from the stage at the close of the ceremony. The event will be aired virtually on Avow’s Facebook page and Avow.TV. To purchase a butterfly and have your loved one’s name read at the ceremony, click the link below: https://avowcares.org/butterflyrelease
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