Creepy-crawlies, food trucks, movie, music, seafood and more.
Making weekend plans? Check out these 5 things to do this weekend in SWFL:
Naples Seafood & Music Festival
Come out to the Italian American Club for the 3rd Annual Naples Seafood & Music Festival. Select from delectable foods cooked on site incorporating the freshest ingredients by local restaurants and food purveyors. A variety of seafood entrees and vegetarian dishes will be available, along with a diversity of side dishes and desserts, and both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. While enjoying your meal, sit back and relax with musical entertainment consisting of live onstage performances by some of the most creative and talented musicians from both the local and regional circuits. Between performances, shop a marketplace of arts, crafts, and fine products! Festivities begin Friday evening from 4 pm-10 pm and continue Saturday 11 am-10 pm and Sunday 11 am-6 pm. General admission is FREE!
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Movie Under the Stars
Movie Under the Stars at Alliance for the Arts is to support Community Cooperative’s emergency food programs. This is a FREE event and we will be accepting monetary donations and non-perishable food items. Bring your family, lawn chair and a picnic for the showing of Disney’s Ratatouille. No alcoholic beverages or pets, please. The movie starts promptly at 7 pm, gates open at 6 pm.
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Creepy Crawly Family Fun Day!
Join Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium for a fun-filled creepy-crawly day of special activities, crafts, and talks to learn all about the critters that slither, slink, creep, and crawl about! Saturday from 10 – 11:30 am. Admission is $10 for Adults, $5 for Children (3-12), Members are Free.
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FOOD TRUCK WARS SWFL
We’re bringing together the best of the best in Florida Food Trucks at the Cape Coral German-American Club to compete for who will be named reigning champion(s) of this year’s Lee County Business Network’s Food Truck Wars SWFL! We will feature celebrity judges and there will be “Fan Favorite” awards, where you, our guests, get to vote for your favorite food truck. This is a family-friendly event on Saturday from 11 am – 6 pm with great food and drinks, live entertainment, 50/50 raffles, vendor prizes & giveaways, activities, and donation opportunities. The purpose of this event is to raise funding to support the following local charity organizations in their efforts to make our community better. Tickets are just $7 for ages 13 and older.
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Gumbo Fest
The Shell Factory & Nature Park‘s biggest event of the year! Our 20th Annual Gumbo Fest will be held Sunday from 11 am – 6 pm – Free Admission! 
Headline Entertainment with The Porchdogs & DWAYNE DOPSIE & THE ZYDECO HELLRAISERS-A $5000 Reverse Raffle (proceeds benefit The Nature Park Environmental Education Foundation) and plenty of authentic food!
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