🌴 Fort Myers Brief: October 19 - 25

Major Events & Celebrations in Fort Myers

October 19, 2026

Halloween season shows up all at once this week. Wednesday brings the Doobie Brothers to Hertz Arena, and from Thursday the haunts open one after another: the Wicked Walk downtown, a witch play on the Six Mile Cypress boardwalk, the Calusa Nature Center haunted trail and Farmer Mike's corn mazes in Bonita. Friday is trunk-or-treat with a drone show at Cape Coral City Hall, the Everblades' Blackout Night and the second weekend of Cape Coral Oktoberfest. Saturday stacks CAKE at Caloosa Sound, a Lord of the Rings symphony and the South Cape pub crawl. Early voting also opens Monday, so you can vote on the way to the pumpkin patch.

We recommend confirming with event hosts for complete details and current schedules.

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🗓️ Monday, October 19

🧪 Spooky Science Day Camp
📅 Date: Monday, October 19, 2026
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM
📍 Location: 2350 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33901
🎃 Details: A Halloween-themed science day for kids at Thomas Edison's old winter home, which feels like the right place for bubbling experiments. Book ahead, since day camps fill fast this time of year.

🏃‍♀️ Let's Get MOVING, City of Fort Myers
📅 Date: Monday, October 19, 2026
⏰ Time: 11:30 AM
📍 Location: Riverside Community Center, Fort Myers
💪 Details: A free city-run movement class in the air conditioning, at a pace that welcomes beginners. A gentle way to start a busy week.

🗓️ Tuesday, October 20

👻 Halloween Ghost Trinket Dish and Fall Sign Craft Workshop
📅 Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM
📍 Location: The Sandbar and Grille, Fort Myers
🎨 Details: Make a little ghost trinket dish or a beachy fall sign while you eat and drink at the bar. You leave with a decoration and nobody judges your brushwork.

🍺 Trivia Night at Point Ybel
📅 Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2026
⏰ Time: 7:30 PM
📍 Location: Point Ybel Brewing Co, 2180 W First St Ste. 110, Fort Myers, FL 33901
🧠 Details: Free to play, downtown, and the regulars take it seriously. Bring someone who knows horror movies, since it is that time of year.

🗓️ Wednesday, October 21

🎸 The Doobie Brothers: Walk This Road Tour
📅 Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2026
⏰ Time: 8:00 PM
📍 Location: Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero, FL 33928
🎶 Details: The last stop of the fall tour, celebrating 50 years of "Takin' It to the Streets." Resale seats were running about $47 to $87, and Ticketmaster is the official seller.

💃 Weekly Line and Partner Dance Lessons and Open Dance
📅 Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2026
⏰ Time: 7:00 PM
📍 Location: 3061 E Riverside Dr, Fort Myers, FL 33916
🤠 Details: A lesson first, then open dancing so you can try the steps on a real floor. No partner needed, and beginners are the whole point of the first half.

💻 Senior Planet Lectures, Workshops and Courses
📅 Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2026
⏰ Time: 1:00 PM
📍 Location: 5100 Tice Street, Fort Myers, FL 33905
📚 Details: Free technology classes for older adults, taught patiently. Handy timing with Medicare open enrollment underway and most of it happening online.

⚡ In Person: Mastering the Art of Electrical Troubleshooting
📅 Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2026
⏰ Time: 5:30 PM
📍 Location: Fort Myers Technical College, Fort Myers
🔧 Details: An evening session on tracking down electrical faults step by step, for electricians, techs and serious DIYers. Skills you can use on the job the next morning.

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🗓️ Thursday, October 22

🕯️ 8th Annual Wicked Walk: Frightening Fairy Tales
📅 Date: Thursday, October 22 through Friday, October 23, 2026
⏰ Time: Tour blocks 6:00 PM and 7:20 PM
📍 Location: The Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center, 2301 First St, Fort Myers, FL 33901
🧙 Details: More than 300 Lee County students turn the old federal building into a walk through fairy tales gone dark, and it is easily the most talked-about local listing of the week. Tours are $15 for adults and $5 for kids, and free outdoor performances run out front both evenings.

🖌️ Master the Comma Stroke with Pat Smelkoff
📅 Date: Thursday, October 22, 2026
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM
📍 Location: Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33919
🎨 Details: A focused painting class on the comma stroke, the basic brush move behind decorative folk art. Small, practical and good for anyone who has wanted to paint but needed a place to start.

📄 Resume Writing, Job Search and Job Application Workshop
📅 Date: Thursday, October 22, 2026
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM
📍 Location: 5100 Tice Street, Fort Myers, FL 33905
📝 Details: Free and hands on. Bring the resume you have, however old, and leave with one that gets read.

⌨️ Self-Paced Typing and Computer Digital Training
📅 Date: Thursday, October 22, 2026
⏰ Time: 1:00 PM
📍 Location: 5100 Tice Street, Fort Myers, FL 33905
🖥️ Details: Drop in, work at your own speed, leave when you are done. Same building as the morning workshop, so you can make a day of it.

👟 Point Ybel Run Club
📅 Date: Thursday, October 22, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:30 PM
📍 Location: Point Ybel Brewing Co, 2180 W First St Ste. 110, Fort Myers, FL 33901
🏃 Details: Every Thursday, every pace, and a cold beer at the finish. October evenings finally make this a pleasant run.

🗓️ Friday, October 23

🥨 Cape Coral Oktoberfest, Weekend Two
📅 Date: Friday, October 23 through Sunday, October 25, 2026
📍 Location: German American Social Club, 2101 SW Pine Island Rd, Cape Coral, FL 33991
🎺 Details: Three stages, two dance floors, nonstop German bands, schnitzel, imported beer and a kids' carnival with rides, for $8 in advance or $10 at the gate, with kids 12 and under free. General admission hours were not posted at press time (the Friday VIP session starts at 4 PM), so call (239) 283-1400 before you go.

🎃 City of Cape Coral Trunk-or-Treat
📅 Date: Friday, October 23, 2026
⏰ Time: 5:00 PM (ages 5 and under), all ages from 6:00 PM
📍 Location: Cape Coral City Hall, 1015 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral, FL 33990
🚁 Details: Free candy from decorated trunks, inflatables, a trackless train and a costume contest, then a Halloween movie and a drone show over City Hall. Bring chairs or blankets and your own candy bags.

🧹 Sloughwitched
📅 Date: Friday, October 23 through Saturday, October 24, 2026
⏰ Time: Groups leave every 15 minutes from 6:30 PM, last group 8:30 PM
📍 Location: Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve, 7751 Penzance Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33966
🌿 Details: A new 90-minute Halloween walking play along the boardwalk with FGCU theater students, spooky but with no chainsaws, plus a free drink and a witch cookie. Tickets are $38 ($20 for students), it is capped at 200 guests a night and the suggested minimum age is 10.

🌲 Calusa Nature Center Haunted Walk: Face Your Fears
📅 Date: Friday, October 23 through Sunday, October 25, 2026
⏰ Time: 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM
📍 Location: Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905
🦉 Details: The long-running haunted trail through the woods, with proceeds going to animal care. Parking is tight, so use the shuttle from the Seventh-day Adventist church at 3451 Ortiz Ave when it is running.

🌽 Farmer Mike's 12th Annual Fall Fest and Corn Mazes
📅 Date: Friday, October 23 through Sunday, October 25, 2026
⏰ Time: Friday 6:00 PM, Saturday and Sunday 9:00 AM
📍 Location: Farmer Mike's U-Pick, 26031 Morton Ave, Bonita Springs, FL 34135
🎃 Details: A 5-acre "Journey to the Center of the Earth" maze, hayrides, bounce houses, axe throwing and pumpkin and sunflower picking, plus a haunted maze Friday and Saturday night. Tickets are sold online only, and Sunday is Flashlight Night, so pack one.

🏒 Florida Everblades Blackout Night
📅 Date: Friday, October 23, 2026
⏰ Time: 7:30 PM
📍 Location: Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero, FL 33928
🖤 Details: The defending Kelly Cup champs take on the Atlanta Gladiators in specialty jerseys, and fans are asked to wear black. Kids 12 and under eat free at Breakaway Sports Pub, and the teams play again Saturday at 7:00 PM with a championship banner giveaway.

🎭 Neil Simon's The Star-Spangled Girl (Opening Night)
📅 Date: Friday, October 23, 2026 (runs through November 8)
📍 Location: Florida Repertory Theatre, Historic Arcade Theatre, 2268 Bay St, Fort Myers, FL 33901
📰 Details: A Neil Simon comedy about two radical magazine publishers whose lives get upended by the all-American girl next door. Previews start Tuesday, and the box office at 239-332-4488 has curtain times.

🤓 The Nerd at Players Circle Theater (Opening Night)
📅 Date: Friday, October 23, 2026 (runs through November 15)
📍 Location: Players Circle Theater, 13211 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33919
😂 Details: Larry Shue's farce about the houseguest from hell opens the season, directed by Robert Cacioppo. Previews Tuesday through Thursday are the cheaper seats.

💬 Uplift Peer Group
📅 Date: Friday, October 23, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:30 AM
📍 Location: 2506 Second Street, Suite 106, Fort Myers, FL 33901
🌅 Details: Early-morning peer support downtown, same time every week. Steady, quiet and there no matter how the week went.

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🗓️ Saturday, October 24

🍰 An Evening with CAKE
📅 Date: Saturday, October 24, 2026
⏰ Time: Doors 7:00 PM, show 8:30 PM
📍 Location: Caloosa Sound Amphitheater, 2101 Edwards Dr, Fort Myers, FL 33901
🎺 Details: "The Distance," "Short Skirt/Long Jacket" and that trumpet, outdoors on the river. Tickets run about $62 to $154 at CaloosaSoundAmp.com, and ticket holders get discounts at the Luminary Hotel and nearby restaurants.

💍 Symphony Pops: The Lord of the Rings
📅 Date: Saturday, October 24, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM and 8:00 PM
📍 Location: Music and Arts Community Center, 13411 Shire Lane, Fort Myers, FL 33912
🧝 Details: Gulf Coast Symphony plays Howard Shore's scores, and costumes from Middle-earth are encouraged. Yes, the venue is on Shire Lane.

🍻 13th Annual South Cape Spooktacular Pub Crawl
📅 Date: Saturday, October 24, 2026
⏰ Time: 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
📍 Location: Check in at Big John's Plaza or Dolphin Key Resort, South Cape, Cape Coral
🦇 Details: Limo buses, a stamp passport, drink and snack samples at each stop and a costume photo contest, for adults 21 and up only. Tickets are $25 in advance or $20 for designated drivers, and kids get their own free business trick-or-treat across the South Cape from noon to 4 PM.

🤠 The Boots Band with Bret Daniel
📅 Date: Saturday, October 24, 2026
⏰ Time: 7:00 PM
📍 Location: The Corral, Fort Myers
🎵 Details: A country night with a live band and a dance floor, and a solid crowd already says they are coming. Wear boots if you have them.

🎙️ Jess Klein in Concert, with Bill Burkert Opening
📅 Date: Saturday, October 24, 2026
⏰ Time: 7:00 PM
📍 Location: St. John's Church, 3049 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33901
🎸 Details: A singer-songwriter evening in a church with lovely acoustics, with Bill Burkert opening. The quiet pick on a loud night.

🧟 Monster Mash Bash
📅 Date: Saturday, October 24, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
📍 Location: Veterans Park, Lehigh Acres
🍬 Details: A Lee County Parks party with a haunted trick-or-treat trail for the kids. Earlier the same day, Wa-Ke Hatchee Park runs its own trunk-or-treat from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM.

🍅 Downtown Fort Myers Farmers Market
📅 Date: Saturday, October 24, 2026
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
📍 Location: Fort Myers Farmers Market, 2200 First St, Downtown River District
🧺 Details: Every Saturday under the bridge, year round, with Kaye Krest's jewelry table in its usual spot. Get there early for the best produce.

🧘‍♀️ Poses and Pints Yoga
📅 Date: Saturday, October 24, 2026
⏰ Time: 9:30 AM
📍 Location: Point Ybel Brewing Co, 2180 W First St Ste. 110, Fort Myers, FL 33901
🍺 Details: Yoga on the brewery floor and a pint afterward, all done before lunch. The farmers market is a short walk away.

🎧 Live from 2 to 5 at Point Ybel Brewing Co
📅 Date: Saturday, October 24, 2026
⏰ Time: 2:00 PM
📍 Location: Point Ybel Brewing Co, 2180 W First St Ste. 110, Fort Myers, FL 33901
🍻 Details: An afternoon set in the taproom with no cover. An easy stop before a big Saturday night.

⛺ Royal Ranger Campout
📅 Date: Saturday, October 24 through Sunday, October 25, 2026
📍 Location: 4701 Summerlin Rd, Fort Myers, FL
🔥 Details: An overnight campout for the Royal Rangers scouting program, with campfire time and outdoor skills. Check the event page for what to pack.

🎭 All Week

🦈 The Shark is Broken and 9 to 5 The Musical at Broadway Palm
📅 Date: Through Saturday, November 14, 2026
📍 Location: Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre, 1380 Colonial Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33907
🎬 Details: Downstairs, the Jaws actors lose their minds on a boat while the mechanical shark keeps breaking ($75 dinner and show, mature audiences), and on the main stage Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 runs at $100 dinner and show. Call 239-278-4422 to confirm which performance times fit your night.

🏚️ Stage Fright Nights: Summoning the Damned
📅 Date: Through Saturday, October 31, 2026 (this week: Wednesday, October 21 through Saturday, October 24)
📍 Location: Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33919
🔮 Details: A séance-themed haunted house with live entertainment, roughly $15 to $20 a ticket. Start times were not posted, so check the site before you head over.

🎃 Lakes Park Fall Festival
📅 Date: Through Saturday, October 31, 2026
⏰ Time: Weekdays 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, weekends 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM
📍 Location: Lakes Regional Park, 7330 Gladiolus Dr, Fort Myers, FL 33908
🚂 Details: A pumpkin patch, hayrides, inflatables, the Halloween Express train and scarecrows all over the park. Entry is free, some activities cost extra, and parking is paid.

🖋️ The Pillowman at The Laboratory Theater
📅 Date: Through Sunday, October 25, 2026
📍 Location: The Laboratory Theater of Florida, 1634 Woodford Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33901
🎭 Details: Martin McDonagh's dark, funny thriller about a writer questioned because real crimes look a lot like his short stories. Final week, not for kids, and very October.

🎶 Forever Everly: The Everly Brothers Rockumentary (Final Week)
📅 Date: Through Sunday, October 25, 2026
📍 Location: Florida Repertory Theatre, ArtStage Studio, 2267 Bay St, Fort Myers
🎸 Details: Jared Mancuso and Nick Gallardo sing the Everly Brothers live over documentary footage in the small studio. Last chance, box office 239-332-4488.

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

📰 What's Happening in Fort Myers

🔗 Lee County Early Voting Opens Monday at 12 Sites
Early voting runs October 19 through October 31 from 10 AM to 6 PM every day, weekends included, at 12 sites countywide, and mail ballot requests close at 5 PM on October 22.

🔗 Cape Coral Paused the North 3 Utility Project and Dropped a $17 Million Road Option
Council agreed to scrap the "Alternative 5" roadwork, redesign the roads for about $3 million and rebid the job, putting the per-parcel cost west of Burnt Store at $38,228, with a November 2 vote on repealing three assessment resolutions.

🔗 Cape Coral Parkway East Opens Three Lanes Each Way by October 23
The stretch between Coronado Parkway and Del Prado Boulevard gets overnight paving and striping from 7 PM to 6 AM until then, parking will be banned on both sides once the lanes open, and full completion is expected in November.

🔗 A Trump Rally Is Coming to Fort Myers on October 23, and FGCU Is Changing Operations
FGCU flagged a large private event at Alico Arena that day, closing garages 1 through 4 from 8 AM to 5 PM and arena parking from the evening of October 22 to noon October 24, so expect Ben Hill Griffin Parkway closures.

🔗 Lee Trash Set-Out Time Moves to 6:30 AM Starting October 26
Trash, recycling and yard waste in unincorporated Lee, Fort Myers Beach, Estero and Bonita Springs can go out by 6:30 AM instead of the summer 5 AM, with pickup days unchanged and schedules in the Recycle Coach app.

🔗 Two New Car Registration Kiosks Opened in Bokeelia and North Fort Myers
Tax Collector Noelle Branning added Florida MV Express kiosks inside the Publix stores at 5100 Pine Island Rd NW and 17960 N Tamiami Trail, bringing Lee to nine spots where you can renew without visiting a service center.

🔗 Commissioner Ruane Warns Amendment 3 Could Cost Lee $240 Million and 1,000 Jobs
Kevin Ruane says the November 3 homestead exemption measure would cut county revenue by about $126 million in year one and $240 million in year two, while the fee increases now on the table would recover only about $17 million.

🔗 London Bay's 15-Story Tower on the Old Outrigger Site Faces a January 26 Decision
Fort Myers Beach found the Live Local Act application for 153 condos, 104 hotel rooms and 102 workforce units complete, which starts a 120-day clock for staff to approve or deny it with no council vote.

🔗 Fort Myers Beach Relieved Two Directors Amid a FEMA Grant Probe
Town Manager Will McKannay relieved Jeff Hauge and Frank Kropacek, on leave since August, as forensic firm CliftonLarsonAllen reviews procurement on four grants tied to FEMA, sand renourishment and Bay Oaks at $200 to $500 an hour.

🔗 The Fort Myers Beach Ballot Carries Charter Changes on Pay, Gifts and Vacancies
Beach voters will decide on a council salary commission, a gift ban, ex parte disclosure and the vice mayor filling a mayoral vacancy, while countywide questions would limit commission voting to districts and cap constitutional officers at three terms.

🔗 The Beach Mosquito District Holds an October 21 Session Ahead of the Merger Vote
The district meets at 6:30 PM at the Beach Library before the November 3 question on merging into Lee County Mosquito Control, which needs majorities both on the island and countywide.

🔗 American Sand Sculpting Championship Tickets Are $8 in Advance
The championship runs November 19 to 23 from 10 AM to 5 PM behind the DiamondHead Beach Resort at 2000 Estero Blvd, and advance tickets save $2 off the $10 gate price at fmbsandsculpting.com.

🔗 Sanibel Approved a $206,850 Study to GPS-Collar 12 Coyotes
The University of Florida study starts in November with trapping in January and February 2027 and tracking through nesting season, after council trimmed the price from $241,980 over Vice Mayor John Henshaw's no vote.

🔗 Sanibel's Mini Golf Ordinance Heads to a November 3 First Reading
Ordinance 26-016 would allow mini golf only as an accessory use in the General Commercial zone, with new courses at least 3.5 miles from an existing one and no themed elements allowed.

🔗 Bayshore Pines Opened Pre-Leasing on 180 Affordable Units in North Fort Myers
Onda Housing Group's one- to three-bedroom apartments are open to households earning up to 60% of area median income, or $60,600 for a family of three, with the leasing office at 3403 Hancock Bridge and move-ins this fall.