🌴Fort Myers Brief: July 6 - 12

Major Events & Celebrations in Fort Myers

July 06, 2026

This is the calm-after-the-Fourth week, and honestly it might be the nicer one. The fireworks smoke has cleared and the calendar settles into a proper summer rhythm: baseball under the lights at Hammond Stadium almost every night, a Latin concert on Colonial Saturday, and a stack of Alliance for the Arts classes and auditions for the theater crowd. Saturday is the big pileup again, with a charity poker run at dawn, a seagrass talk on the water, goat yoga, and the farmers market all before noon. Midweek gives you School of Rock at Lumber Axe, a Jeep night on Cleveland, and trivia out at the farm. Kids have camps, movie nights, and Sunday at the ballpark. Here is what is worth getting off the couch for.

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🎵 Music & Entertainment

🎸 David Olivarez: Sam Galloway Ford Concert Series
📅 Date: Saturday, July 11, 2026
⏰ Time: 8:00 PM
📍 Location: 2158 Colonial Blvd, Fort Myers, FL
🎤 Details: 75 interested, 12 going. The free Colonial concert series brings in a real headliner this week, and the count says people are showing up. Bring a chair, get there early, plan to stay past dark.

🎭 Andy Wahlberg and Bill Metts in Concert
📅 Date: Friday, July 10, 2026
⏰ Time: 7:00 PM
📍 Location: Off Broadway Palm Theater, 1380 Colonial Blvd, Fort Myers, FL
🎩 Details: 46 interested, 11 going. ACMA and Theater Conspiracy team up for a night of music and comedy on the intimate Off Broadway stage. Air-conditioned, close-up, and the kind of show you leave grinning.

🤘 School of Rock Fort Myers at Lumber Axe
📅 Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2026
⏰ Time: 4:00 PM
📍 Location: Lumber Axe Whiskey Bar & Grill, Fort Myers, FL
🎶 Details: 47 interested, 8 going. The Fort Myers and Clermont students take the stage together for a full afternoon of live sets. Loud, fun, and a whole lot of parents filming from the front row.

🕯️ Fort Myers: Concerts by Candlelight
📅 Date: Saturday, July 11, 2026
⏰ Time: 7:00 PM
📍 Location: Fort Myers, FL
🎻 Details: Classical and pop favorites played by candlelight, the quiet, romantic ticket of the week. The soft landing if the summer noise has worn you down.

🍻 ResacoustiC and Friends at The Hideaway
📅 Date: Saturday, July 11, 2026
⏰ Time: 5:30 PM
📍 Location: The Hideaway Bar, Fort Myers, FL
🎸 Details: Easy acoustic sets rolling into the evening at the downtown regular. Stroll in, grab a drink, stay for a few songs.

🎧 Latin Rooftop Takeover with DJ JC
📅 Date: Friday, July 10, 2026
⏰ Time: 9:00 PM
📍 Location: The Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center, Fort Myers, FL
🔊 Details: A late-night rooftop set of Latin beats above the downtown art center. Skyline view, open air, the loud way to start your weekend.

😂 SWFL Stand Up Comedy Studio
📅 Date: Monday, July 6, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:30 PM
📍 Location: 2161 McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL
🎤 Details: The reliable Monday open mic for local stand-up. Cheap night out, a few real laughs, a lot of trying.

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🎭 Arts & Theater

🎬 Stage Fright Nights 2026 Concept Reveal
📅 Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM
📍 Location: Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers, FL
🎃 Details: 24 interested, 2 going. The team pulls back the curtain on this year's haunted-theater concept. A fun peek behind the scenes for anyone who loves the spooky season year round.

🎭 Auditions: The Odd Couple
📅 Date: Friday, July 10, 2026
⏰ Time: 7:00 PM
📍 Location: Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers, FL
🎟️ Details: Open auditions for the Neil Simon classic. Read for a part or just come watch local theater get made from the ground up.

📷 Neon Noir Photography Workshop
📅 Date: Thursday, July 9, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM
📍 Location: 2301 1st St, Fort Myers, FL
💡 Details: A hands-on evening shooting moody, neon-lit portraits downtown. Bring your camera and leave with a few frames you are proud of.

🖤 Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy
📅 Date: Saturday, July 11, 2026
⏰ Time: 8:00 PM
📍 Location: The Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center, Fort Myers, FL
🕯️ Details: A dark, theatrical evening of Poe brought to life in a speakeasy setting. Atmospheric, a little eerie, and unlike anything else on the calendar this week.

📖 Poetry and Storytelling Open Mic
📅 Date: Friday, July 10, 2026
⏰ Time: 7:00 PM
📍 Location: 1342 Colonial Blvd, Unit C18, Fort Myers, FL
🎙️ Details: An open floor for poems, short stories, and whatever you have been working on. Read or just listen, both are welcome.

💎 Reclaimed Radiance: Jewelry Collage with Jayne Baker
📅 Date: Saturday, July 11, 2026
⏰ Time: 1:00 PM
📍 Location: Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers, FL
✨ Details: A guided workshop turning odd bits of old jewelry into wearable collage art. Creative, low-pressure, and you go home with something you made.

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🍽️ Food & Drink Events

🧠 Tuesday Trivia at Southern Fresh Farms
📅 Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2026
⏰ Time: 7:00 PM
📍 Location: 8500 Penzance Blvd, Fort Myers, FL
🎯 Details: Trivia out at the farm market with a relaxed, open-air feel. Build a team, grab a table, settle in for the night.

🍺 Free Beer Monday: A to Z at Tin Roof
📅 Date: Monday, July 6, 2026
⏰ Time: 2:30 PM
📍 Location: 2161 McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL
🍻 Details: Free beer flights every Monday afternoon. Show up early, the good pours go fast.

🎵 Know Nonsense Music Bingo at Point Ybel Brewing
📅 Date: Friday, July 10, 2026
⏰ Time: 7:00 PM
📍 Location: Point Ybel Brewing Co., Downtown Fort Myers
🎶 Details: Bingo, but with song clips instead of numbers. Fresh beer, a loud room, and a card that fills up faster than you think.

🍳 Bravo Brunch at RENs Bistro
📅 Date: Sunday, July 12, 2026
⏰ Time: 12:30 PM
📍 Location: RENs Bistro, Fort Myers, FL
🥂 Details: A leisurely Sunday brunch to close out the week. Good plates, easy pace, no reason to rush anywhere after.

🤝 Meet and Greet at Farmers Market Restaurant
📅 Date: Thursday, July 9, 2026
⏰ Time: 5:00 PM
📍 Location: Farmers Market Restaurant, Fort Myers, FL
🍽️ Details: 28 interested, 4 going. A casual after-work gathering at the longtime soul-food spot. Southern plates, familiar faces, an easy Thursday out.

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👨‍👩‍👧 Family-Friendly Activities

🌺 Meet Moana
📅 Date: Friday, July 10, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM
📍 Location: Bell Tower 20 Regal Cinemas, Fort Myers, FL
💙 Details: 10 interested, 3 going. A character meet-and-greet the little ones will lose their minds over. Bring a phone with room for photos.

🧽 The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
📅 Date: Friday, July 10, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:30 PM
📍 Location: Palm City Cinemas, 3061 E Riverside Dr, Fort Myers, FL
🎬 Details: A family movie night at the neighborhood cinema. Cheap tickets, cold air conditioning, and a screen full of Bikini Bottom.

⚾ Sunday Kid's Days at Hammond Stadium
📅 Date: Sunday, July 12, 2026
⏰ Time: 12:05 PM
📍 Location: Hammond Stadium, Fort Myers, FL
🧢 Details: Mighty Mussels baseball with kids running the bases after the game. Afternoon start, family prices, a proper summer Sunday.

🐐 Goat Snuggling with Marsala the Highland Calf
📅 Date: Monday, July 6, 2026
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM
📍 Location: 13151 Pinto Lane, Fort Myers, FL
🤍 Details: Pull up a seat, hold a baby goat, leave a calmer person. The slow Monday morning farm reset.

🧘 Goat Yoga with Marsala the Highland Calf
📅 Date: Saturday, July 11, 2026
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM
📍 Location: 13151 Pinto Lane, Fort Myers, FL
🐐 Details: Yoga mats, goats climbing on you mid-pose, and the tiny Highland calf along for the class. A calm, silly way to start the weekend.

🎨 Visual Arts Summer Camp: Week 3
📅 Date: Monday, July 6, 2026
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM
📍 Location: Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers, FL
🖍️ Details: A full week of hands-on art downtown for the kid crowd. Drop-off that keeps them busy and sends them home with something they made.

🌿 Outdoor & Community

🚙 Red, White and Ride Jeep Night
📅 Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2026
⏰ Time: 5:00 PM
📍 Location: 4411 Cleveland Ave, Fort Myers, FL
🇺🇸 Details: 56 interested, 12 going. Jeeps lined up, ducks traded, and a patriotic theme carrying over from the holiday. Roll in with your rig or just come look.

🃏 Christmas in July Poker Run for Lee County Children and PTSD Awareness
📅 Date: Saturday, July 11, 2026
⏰ Time: 8:30 AM
📍 Location: Fort Myers, FL
❤️ Details: 21 interested, 9 going. A charity ride with a poker twist, benefiting local kids and PTSD awareness. Do some good, ride with a crowd, win a hand.

🏈 Women's Flag Football Tournament
📅 Date: Sunday, July 12, 2026
⏰ Time: 11:00 AM
📍 Location: Fort Myers, FL
🏆 Details: 24 interested, 3 going. A full day of competitive flag football. Bring a team or bring a lawn chair and cheer.

🌱 Groovy Growing's 4th Year Anniversary
📅 Date: Saturday, July 11, 2026
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM
📍 Location: Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers, FL
🎉 Details: 22 interested, 5 going. The local garden project marks four years with plants, vendors, and a whole lot of green thumbs. A cheerful morning stop before the heat.

🌊 State of Our Water: Eyes on Seagrass
📅 Date: Saturday, July 11, 2026
⏰ Time: 9:30 AM
📍 Location: Fort Myers-Lee County Garden Council, Fort Myers, FL
💧 Details: 19 interested, 7 going. A Calusa Waterkeeper talk on the health of local seagrass and what it means for the river. Worth an hour if you care about the water we all live on.

🥬 Downtown Fort Myers Farmers Market
📅 Date: Saturday, July 11, 2026
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM
📍 Location: Fort Myers Downtown Farmers Market
🍓 Details: The weekly market downtown, 9 to 1 year round. Local produce, coffee, jewelry, and an easy Saturday-morning plan before the heat sets in.

🏃 Point Ybel Run Club
📅 Date: Thursday, July 9, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:30 PM
📍 Location: 2180 W First St, Fort Myers, FL
🍻 Details: A weekly group run that loops back to the brewery for the part everyone actually shows up for. All paces welcome.

⚠️ Please verify all event details with the respective organizers before attending, as schedules and venues may change.

📰 What's Happening in Fort Myers

🔗 Man Killed by Lightning on Fort Myers Beach, Three Others Injured
A 51-year-old man was killed and three other swimmers hurt when lightning struck near the 6600 block of Estero Boulevard around 3 p.m. on July 3. Bystanders performed CPR and used an AED, but he did not survive.

🔗 DeSantis Signs $117.6 Billion Budget with More Than $13 Million for Lee County
Governor Ron DeSantis signed the new state budget with over $13 million steered to Lee County, including $7.5 million to study a new I-75 interchange at Tuckers Grade and Bayshore Road, $2.5 million for Fort Myers Beach water reclamation upgrades, and $1.3 million toward a new county medical examiner facility.

🔗 Third Florida Panther Killed in Under Three Weeks on Corkscrew Road
A 4-year-old male panther was found dead on Corkscrew Road on July 1, the third lost in under three weeks and the 11th statewide this year, all suspected vehicle strikes. The stretch runs between the Verdana Village and Kingston developments, sharpening concern about traffic through the wildlife corridor.

🔗 About 140 New Florida Laws Took Effect July 1
Roughly 140 new state laws kicked in July 1, ranging from fresh research funding for Alzheimer's, diabetes and sickle cell disease to a ban on local net-zero greenhouse gas policies and expanded swimming-lesson vouchers for children age 7 and under.

🔗 YouTube Personality Ben Mallah Buys Fort Myers Apartment Complex for $43 Million
St. Petersburg investor and YouTube personality Ben Mallah paid $43 million for the 248-unit Cobblestone on The Lake apartments on Cortina Circle in Fort Myers, his second Southwest Florida buy in recent weeks.

🔗 Cape Coral Technical College Bets Big on the City's First Trade Programs
Cape Coral Technical College finished a $25 million, 30,000-square-foot expansion on Santa Barbara Boulevard and is launching the city's first post-secondary trade programs in marine service, HVAC, construction, automotive and welding, with classes starting in late July and early August.

🔗 $13M Fort Myers Beach Resort Project Set to Break Ground in Early July
The $13 million Sunset Beach Resort, a three-story, 41,285-square-foot mixed-use project at Times Square, is set to break ground July 6 on the former Sunset Beach Tropical Grill site, with completion targeted for early 2028.

🔗 North Fort Myers Man Uses Fishing Pole to Escape Alligator's Grip
A 71-year-old man survived an alligator attack while fishing behind his North Fort Myers home, jabbing the gator's eyes with his pole until it let go of his leg. The wounds needed stitches and staples, and a state trapper was called to the canal.

🔗 Lee County Rolls Out July Heat-Relief Resources for Residents
The county laid out summer cooling options, including library cooling sites, United Way resiliency hubs in Cape Coral and Bonita Springs, standby LeeTran cooling buses, and a coordinated-entry help line at 239-533-7996.

🔗 Governor Signs Budget with $1 Million for Fort Myers Beach Woman's Club
The Fort Myers Beach Woman's Club will receive $1 million toward rebuilding its Sterling Avenue clubhouse, destroyed by Hurricane Ian in 2022. The 80-year-old club estimates the full rebuild at about $4.2 million.

🔗 531 Grams of Meth Found in Cape Coral Home After Months-Long Investigation
Cape Coral police seized more than 531 grams of methamphetamine plus marijuana, Xanax and LSD during a July 1 search warrant that followed a months-long investigation. A 29-year-old man was arrested on drug trafficking and other felony charges.

🔗 24 Acres Sell in Lee County for $6 Million
A local buyer tied to the Fort Myers-based McNew Foundation paid $6 million for 24 acres across five commercial parcels in Lehigh Acres, in a deal brokered by Fort Myers firm LSI Cos.