🌴 Fort Myers Brief: May 10 - May 17

Major Events & Celebrations in Fort Myers

This is the week the calendar finally exhales. Mother's Day kicks it off Sunday with brunches running from Bay Street to the Twins stadium, then Friday's Music Walk takes over downtown with five stages spread from SBDAC to Patio de Leon. The Ranch hosts Red on Monday for the End of Silence 20th anniversary tour, Broadway Palm runs both All Shook Up and Misery in rotation, the Mussels keep the Hammond run alive, and Saturday closes with the Move With MADD 5K at JetBlue Park plus a goat yoga sunrise out at Pinto Lane. Here is what is worth getting off the couch for.

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🍽️ Food & Drink Events

🌷 Mother's Day Brunch at OISE Ristorante
📅 Date: Sunday, May 10, 2026
⏰ Time: 11:00 AM
📍 Location: 2262 First Street, Fort Myers, FL
🥂 Details: 94 interested, 7 going. Italian brunch downtown for the pasta-and-prosecco crowd. Reserve ahead.

🥂 $8 MOMosa Special at Bay Street Yard
📅 Date: Sunday, May 10, 2026
⏰ Time: 11:00 AM
📍 Location: 2136 Bay St, Fort Myers, FL
🌸 Details: Eight-dollar mimosas all Mother's Day at the Yard. The casual, no-reservation play if Sunday brunch sneaks up on you.

🍳 Mother's Day Brunch - No RSVP Needed - Reasonable $
📅 Date: Sunday, May 10, 2026
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM
📍 Location: 2400 First Street #100, Fort Myers, FL
🥞 Details: Walk-in brunch with no reservation pressure and a price that makes it easy to bring the whole family.

🌹 Mother's Day Brunch Specials at Oxbow Bar & Grill
📅 Date: Sunday, May 10, 2026
⏰ Time: 11:00 AM
📍 Location: 1300 Hendry Street, Fort Myers, FL
🥂 Details: Brunch specials morning, dinner specials evening. Same kitchen, same menu, just pick your time slot.

🌸 Mama We Outside: Mother's Day Edition at Bay Street Yard
📅 Date: Sunday, May 10, 2026
⏰ Time: 4:00 PM
📍 Location: Bay Street Yard
🍹 Details: 26 interested, 11 going. Outdoor Mother's Day afternoon hang at the Yard. The alternative for moms who don't want to sit through a long brunch.

🛍️ Mother's Day Weekend Sip & Shop
📅 Date: Sunday, May 10, 2026
⏰ Time: 2:00 PM
📍 Location: 2273 First Street, Fort Myers, FL
🥂 Details: Local makers, mimosas, and a slow Sunday browse downtown. The lower-key Mother's Day option.

🍻 Free Beer Monday: A to Z at Tin Roof
📅 Date: Monday, May 11, 2026
⏰ Time: 2:30 PM
📍 Location: 2161 McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL
🥂 Details: Free beer flights Monday afternoons at Tin Roof. The hangover-recovery move after Mother's Day.

🍸 Cocktails for a Cause at Bruno's of Brooklyn
📅 Date: Monday, May 11, 2026
⏰ Time: 5:30 PM
📍 Location: Bruno's of Brooklyn, Italian Eatery
🥃 Details: 90 interested, 21 going. Charity cocktail night with Italian small bites. The kind of night where the room turns over twice.

🌶️ Tap-It Tuezday: Experimental Milkshake IPA at Tin Roof
📅 Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2026
⏰ Time: 4:00 PM
📍 Location: 2161 McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL
🍺 Details: New experimental milkshake IPA on tap, low key Tuesday hang at Tin Roof.

🧀 Charcuterie Board Fun and Annual Meeting
📅 Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2026
⏰ Time: 9:30 AM
📍 Location: Berne Davis Gardens, 2166 Virginia Ave, Fort Myers, FL
🍷 Details: Garden Club annual meeting with a hands-on charcuterie board workshop. Fort Myers garden ladies always know where the good cheese is.

🎯 Friends Trivia at Tin Roof
📅 Date: Thursday, May 14, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:30 PM
📍 Location: 2161 McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL
☕ Details: 26 interested. The "I'll be there for you" themed trivia for the Central Perk obsessives. Bring your couch friends.

🎲 Tuesday Trivia at Southern Fresh Farms
📅 Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2026
⏰ Time: 7:00 PM
📍 Location: 8500 Penzance Blvd, Fort Myers, FL
🌾 Details: Trivia outside on the farm at sunset. Bring a team of four, prizes for first and last.

🍕 Taste of the Community
📅 Date: Friday, May 15, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM
📍 Location: 2220 W First St, Fort Myers, FL
🥗 Details: Riverfront food sampling event with local restaurants pulling small plates from their menus. Eat your way down the row.

Sunday Brunch Day at Hammond Stadium
📅 Date: Sunday, May 10, 2026
⏰ Time: 11:05 AM
📍 Location: Hammond Stadium - Twins Spring Training
🥞 Details: Mother's Day Sunday Mussels game with the brunch promo running pregame. Take mom, eat pancakes in the stands, watch baseball.

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🎵 Music & Entertainment

🎸 Red - End Of Silence 20th Anniversary Tour
📅 Date: Monday, May 11, 2026
⏰ Time: 7:00 PM
📍 Location: The Ranch Concert Hall & Saloon
🤘 Details: Red rolls into the Ranch on a 20-year anniversary run for End of Silence. 64 interested, 19 going. The marquee music night of the week and worth buying ahead.

🎤 MEMPHIS 56 at Music Walk
📅 Date: Friday, May 15, 2026
⏰ Time: 7:30 PM
📍 Location: Patio de Leon, Fort Myers
🎼 Details: The horn-heavy Stax-Volt soul outfit takes the Patio de Leon stage for the May Music Walk. Outdoor, free, the easiest hang downtown that night.

🎵 Back Lot Building Takeover at SBDAC
📅 Date: Friday, May 15, 2026
⏰ Time: 7:00 PM
📍 Location: 2301 1st St, Fort Myers, FL
🎶 Details: SBDAC's Music Walk takeover with multiple acts inside the back lot building. 60 interested, 11 going, and SBDAC nights always punch above their weight.

🎺 STEREO RIOT at The Lucky Screw
📅 Date: Friday, May 15, 2026
⏰ Time: 8:00 PM
📍 Location: The Lucky Screw, Fort Myers
🎸 Details: Friday night live rock at the Lucky Screw. Smaller room, locals night, easy walk-in.

🎶 J2 Acoustic at Southern Fresh Farms
📅 Date: Friday, May 15, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM
📍 Location: Southern Fresh Farms
🌾 Details: Acoustic duo on the farm patio for Music Walk evening. Bring a lawn chair, grab a cold drink, watch the sun drop behind the citrus trees.

🎙️ RESACOUSTIC at The Hideaway
📅 Date: Friday, May 15, 2026
⏰ Time: 5:30 PM
📍 Location: The Hideaway Bar
🎵 Details: The Hideaway gets the early Music Walk slot with a full acoustic set. Pair it with the rest of the downtown crawl.

🎷 La Feria De Ojinaga
📅 Date: Friday, May 15, 2026
⏰ Time: 8:00 PM
📍 Location: 2158 Colonial Blvd, Fort Myers, FL
🎺 Details: Mexican music festival with 85 interested already. Live bands, food vendors, family-friendly through the early hours.

💿 DJ Anthony Styles at Bay Street Yard
📅 Date: Saturday, May 16, 2026
⏰ Time: 10:00 PM
📍 Location: 2136 Bay St, Fort Myers, FL
🎚️ Details: Late Saturday set at the Yard. The post-midnight crowd here is one of the better dance floors in town right now.

🎤 Concerts by Candlelight
📅 Date: Saturday, May 16, 2026
⏰ Time: 7:00 PM
📍 Location: Fort Myers, FL
🕯️ Details: Classical and pop favorites played by candlelight in a small room. The quietest, most romantic ticket on the calendar this week.

💃 Latin Night @ The G Spot
📅 Date: Saturday, May 16, 2026
⏰ Time: 9:00 PM
📍 Location: 2400 First Street #100, Fort Myers, FL
🪩 Details: Saturday Latin night downtown with reggaeton, salsa, and bachata sets. Late dinner first, then dance until last call.

🎶 May Music Walk at the World Famous Cigar Bar
📅 Date: Friday, May 15, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM
📍 Location: 1502 Hendry Street, Fort Myers, FL
🍻 Details: The Cigar Bar's Music Walk lineup is reliably the loosest stop on the route. 13 interested, 4 going, and walk-ins always inflate it past that.

🎙️ SWFL Stand-Up Comedy Studio
📅 Date: Monday, May 11, 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 with a few real laughs and a lot of trying.

🎤 ROAD RAGE RESET Open Mic Night with Joe
📅 Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM
📍 Location: 2158 Colonial Blvd #1, Fort Myers, FL
🎶 Details: Mid-week open mic with a loyal local crowd. Comedy, music, whoever signs the sheet first.

🎻 Rob Benton at Bay Street Yard
📅 Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM
📍 Location: 2136 Bay St, Fort Myers, FL
🎸 Details: Acoustic singer-songwriter on the patio mid-week. Bay Street Yard runs music almost every night this week, and Wednesday is the easy one.

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🎭 Arts & Theater

👑 ALL SHOOK UP at Broadway Palm
📅 Date: Sunday, May 10 through Wednesday, May 13, 2026
⏰ Time: Multiple matinee and evening times
📍 Location: 1380 Colonial Blvd, Fort Myers, FL
🎤 Details: The Elvis-soundtrack jukebox musical at Broadway Palm in its closing week. Full dinner theater run with both matinee and evening seats.

📚 MISERY at Broadway Palm Off Stage
📅 Date: Sunday, May 10 through Wednesday, May 13, 2026
⏰ Time: Multiple matinee and evening times
📍 Location: 1380 Colonial Blvd, Fort Myers, FL
🪓 Details: Stephen King's claustrophobic two-hander on the Off Broadway Palm stage. Tense, funny, way better than the trailer suggests.

💐 Denise Fennell's The Bride: Or Does This Dress Make Me Look Married?
📅 Date: Sunday, May 10, 2026
⏰ Time: 2:00 PM
📍 Location: 2268 Bay Street, Fort Myers, FL
🎭 Details: Closing matinee for the one-woman wedding-comedy show. Sharp, quick, and funnier than the title gives away.

🎨 Next Level Street Art at Alliance for the Arts
📅 Date: Saturday, May 16, 2026
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM
📍 Location: Alliance for the Arts
🖌️ Details: 309 interested, 13 going. Live mural painting, street artist demos, and the Alliance lawn full of work in progress. The most photogenic Saturday morning of the week.

🎨 The heART Project Launch Event
📅 Date: Thursday, May 14, 2026
⏰ Time: 5:00 PM
📍 Location: Alliance for the Arts
🖼️ Details: Launch night for a new community arts initiative. 82 interested, 17 going. Reception, talks, and the Alliance crowd that always shows up for openings.

🎤 F*ckUp Nights Fort Myers Vol. 13
📅 Date: Friday, May 15, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM
📍 Location: Alliance for the Arts
💥 Details: The local edition of the global storytelling night where founders walk through their biggest professional faceplants. 21 interested, 9 going. Honest, funny, occasionally cathartic.

🎭 A Court Of Wings And Ruin Trivia Night
📅 Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2026
⏰ Time: 7:00 PM
📍 Location: 10 Twenty Five Downtown Fort Myers
📚 Details: Sarah J. Maas trivia for the ACOTAR readers. 76 interested, 15 going. Costumes encouraged, themed cocktails on the menu.

🎨 Step By Step Batik: Poppies with Pat Smelkoff
📅 Date: Sunday, May 17, 2026
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM
📍 Location: 10091 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers, FL
🌸 Details: Wax and watercolor batik on fabric, all materials provided. Slow, meditative, leave with a finished piece.

🎨 Crushed Glass Sun Catchers
📅 Date: Saturday, May 16, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM
📍 Location: Touch of Taz Esthetics
✨ Details: 11 tickets left at last check. BYOB craft night, glass and frames provided, three hours and you walk out with your own piece.

🎬 Monthly Screenwriter's Forum
📅 Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:30 PM
📍 Location: 3225 E Riverside Dr, Fort Myers, FL
✍️ Details: Local screenwriters trade pages, take notes, and pitch each other on works in progress. Drop-in friendly.

📖 Bonus! Parliamentary Reads
📅 Date: Thursday, May 14, 2026
⏰ Time: 7:00 PM
📍 Location: 1342 Colonial Blvd, Unit C18, Fort Myers, FL
🎤 Details: Reading series with a parliamentary debate twist. Five interested, but a small crowd is the whole point.

🌟 Ravenwolf Art Studio Grand Opening
📅 Date: Saturday, May 16, 2026
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM
📍 Location: 4135 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Red 9, Fort Myers, FL
🎉 Details: New downtown art studio opens its doors with demos, refreshments, and the whole crew on site.

👨‍👩‍👧 Family-Friendly Activities

🥬 Downtown Fort Myers Farmers Market
📅 Date: Saturday, May 16, 2026
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM
📍 Location: Downtown Fort Myers
🍓 Details: The weekly downtown market. Local produce, baked goods, fresh flowers, the same vendors who anchor every Saturday morning.

🌿 Alliance Morning Market
📅 Date: Saturday, May 16, 2026
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM
📍 Location: 10091 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers, FL
🥕 Details: 27 interested, 2 going. The Alliance for the Arts morning market with a smaller, local-makers feel than the downtown one.

🐐 Goat Yoga with Marsala the Highland Calf
📅 Date: Saturday, May 16, 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. Worth it for the photos alone.

🐑 Goat Snuggling with the Highland Calf
📅 Date: Monday, May 11, 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. Less workout, more therapy.

Sunday Kid's Days at Hammond Stadium
📅 Date: Sunday, May 10, 2026
⏰ Time: 12:05 PM
📍 Location: Hammond Stadium - Twins Spring Training
🎒 Details: Mother's Day Sunday at Hammond with kid-focused activities pregame. Easy combo with the brunch promo.

🎮 Mother and Child Ms. Pac-Man Tournament
📅 Date: Sunday, May 10, 2026
⏰ Time: 4:00 PM
📍 Location: 3577 Fowler St, Fort Myers, FL
👾 Details: The most charmingly Fort Myers Mother's Day option on the board. Bracket-style Pac-Man, cabinet quarters, prizes for the top moms.

🎵 Creative Arts Academy Spring Recital
📅 Date: Saturday, May 16, 2026
⏰ Time: 12:00 PM
📍 Location: 4701 Summerlin Rd, Fort Myers, FL
🎻 Details: Year-end recital from the Creative Arts Academy students. Family event, free, the kind of crowd that claps for everyone.

🦎 Homeschool: Herpetology - Amphibians (Ages 13-16)
📅 Date: Thursday, May 14, 2026
⏰ Time: 1:00 PM
📍 Location: 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL
🐸 Details: 13 interested. Calusa Nature Center class on amphibians for older kids. Hands-on, naturalist-led, deeper into the science than the elementary version.

🍴 Etiquette Class
📅 Date: Saturday, May 16, 2026
⏰ Time: 11:00 AM
📍 Location: 2350 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers, FL
🍽️ Details: Hour-long etiquette class for kids and teens. The kind of thing grandparents sign you up for and then thank you for not fighting about.

🌿 Outdoor & Community

🏃 2026 Move With MADD Fort Myers 5K
📅 Date: Saturday, May 16, 2026
⏰ Time: 7:30 AM
📍 Location: JetBlue Park at Fenway South
🎽 Details: 42 interested, 14 going. MADD's annual 5K at JetBlue Park. Flat course, family-friendly, walkers welcome, big group warm-up at the start line.

🎸 Rot and Roll at Caloosa Sound Amphitheater
📅 Date: Saturday, May 16, 2026
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM
📍 Location: Caloosa Sound Amphitheater
🚗 Details: 13 interested. Car show plus live music at the Caloosa Sound. Outdoor, all-day, easy walk-in.

🧘 Rooftop Yoga and Conscious Movement with Edric
📅 Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2026
⏰ Time: 7:00 PM
📍 Location: Sidney's Rooftop Sculpture Garden
✨ Details: Sunset rooftop yoga downtown. Stretch first, sculpture garden second, sunset over the river closing it out.

🏃 SPEEDSTERS Long Run
📅 Date: Sunday, May 10, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:00 AM
📍 Location: Fort Myers, FL
👟 Details: The Sunday morning long run for the local distance crowd. Show up with water and a watch, leave a few miles deeper.

🚙 Fort Myers Jeep Night
📅 Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2026
⏰ Time: 5:00 PM
📍 Location: 4411 Cleveland Ave, Fort Myers, FL
🛞 Details: 26 interested, 9 going. Jeep crowd lines the lot, food trucks pull in, and the after-hours crew rolls late. Bring the doors off if it's not raining.

🏃 Let's Get MOVING City of Fort Myers
📅 Date: Monday, May 11, 2026
⏰ Time: 11:30 AM
📍 Location: Riverside Community Center
🏋️ Details: City of Fort Myers community fitness session at Riverside. Free, all levels, drop-in.

🎽 SPEEDSTERS Indian Run
📅 Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:30 PM
📍 Location: Fort Myers, FL
🏃 Details: Tuesday evening pack run with the Speedsters. Indian-run format keeps everyone honest. All paces welcome.

🎳 Florida State USBC Women's Tournament
📅 Date: Saturday, May 16 through Sunday, May 17, 2026
📍 Location: Lightning Strikes Bowl
🎯 Details: Two-day state women's bowling tournament. Spectators welcome. Lightning Strikes runs cold beer and a loud crowd.

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

📰 What's Happening in Fort Myers

🔗 358-Unit Affordable Housing Project Breaks Ground at Waves at Colonial
Construction is officially underway on the 358-unit Waves at Colonial affordable housing community at 11800 State Road 82, just off Colonial Boulevard where it becomes Lee Boulevard. The $112 million Naples Onda Housing Group project will stay affordable for 99 years, serving households earning up to 60% of area median income, with one-, two-, and three-bedroom units.

🔗 Ward Six Meeting on the 358-Unit Project Set for Monday May 11
Councilperson Darla Bonk has called a Ward Six meeting Monday, May 11 at 6 p.m. at Colonial Country Club to walk residents through the proposed 358-unit affordable rental development from Jennifer Fisher Law Group and ONDA Housing Group. Open to the public.

🔗 Matlacha Park and Boat Ramp Closed May 11-13 for Resurfacing
Matlacha Park and the boat ramp parking lot at 4577 Pine Island Road N.W. close temporarily Monday, May 11 through Wednesday, May 13 for resurfacing work. Local crews advise planning around the closures if you usually launch midweek.

🔗 Lee Schools Superintendent Defends $46.7M Budget Cuts
Superintendent Denise Carlin defended her strategy to cut budgets across Lee County Schools at a May press conference, citing $35M in overspending and a projected $46.7M deficit next school year. Principals are now rebuilding budgets from the ground up around per-pupil state funding and current enrollment.

🔗 Midtown Sports Complex Could Generate $63M Annual Output
A new consultant study estimates a proposed Midtown Fort Myers sports complex could generate nearly $63 million in annual economic output. City leaders are positioning it as a centerpiece of the long-term Midtown redevelopment strategy alongside the recently signed City of Palms Park demolition.

🔗 Riverfront Condo Tower One Set for Late 2027 Completion
One, the first downtown Fort Myers riverfront condo tower since Oasis in 2006, will rise on First Street with up to 34 units across 21 stories on roughly an acre. Jaxi Builders expects completion by the end of 2027.

🔗 Fort Myers Beach Pier $11.7M Contract Awaits Federal Permit
Lee County's $11.7M contract to RJ Gorman for the new 1,000-foot, 12-foot-wide pier is in hand, but construction cannot start until the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers clears the federal permit. Funding includes $7M in tourist development tax dollars and $4.7M from Florida Division of Emergency Management. Completion targeted summer 2027.

🔗 Hurricane Preparedness Expo Draws Crowd at Caloosa Sound
Saturday's Hurricane Preparedness Expo at the Caloosa Sound Convention Center pulled families through three hours of city emergency staff, Lee County partners, and Wink Weather Authority demos, three weeks before the official June 1 season open. Colorado State's April outlook calls for slightly below-average activity but Florida coastal counties remain in elevated risk.

🔗 Lee County Deputies Make Cocaine Trafficking Bust
Lee County Sheriff's Office detectives caught Ramiro Jimenez-Flores and Chris Sierra-Lopez in controlled drug purchases this week, recovering cocaine on each buy. Both face trafficking charges. Investigation remains ongoing.

🔗 Lehigh Acres Boil Water Notice Issued After Main Break
A water main break in Lehigh Acres prompted a precautionary boil water notice for multiple neighborhoods and Lehigh Elementary School on May 6. Residents in the affected service area are advised to bring water to a rolling boil for one minute before drinking or using for cooking until the all-clear.

🔗 Treeline Avenue and Daniels Parkway Improvements Continue This Week
The Treeline and Daniels intersection upgrade continues this week with crews running from Jetport Loop to Heartwood Boulevard. Erosion control, traffic devices, and survey crews are on site. Expect lane shifts in the area through the week.

🔗 Red Coconut Site Back on the Market on Fort Myers Beach
The Red Coconut site on Fort Myers Beach is for sale again, reigniting the development debate that has split the island community since the post-Ian rebuild conversations began. Local stakeholders are watching the next listing cycle closely.

🔗 FGCU Locked Out of Canvas in Reported Hack
Florida Gulf Coast University is among the schools locked out of Canvas this week after attackers reportedly took control of the learning management platform's login page. Students and faculty are awaiting an official return-to-service timeline.

🔗 City of Palms Park Demolition Contract Signed
Council finalized the $1M HONC Destruction contract to tear down the old City of Palms ballpark. Demo runs up to six months, ground clearing another three. The 14-acre Midtown site is the centerpiece of the next downtown redevelopment push and ties into the proposed sports complex study.

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