🌴 Fort Myers Brief: October 26 - November 1

Major Events & Celebrations in Fort Myers

October 26, 2026

Halloween lands on a Saturday this year, and Fort Myers is treating the whole week as the run-up. The weekdays stay easy, with trivia, line dancing and a United Way bartender battle Thursday on Bay Street. Friday brings the opening of a new Cape Coral nature preserve, the last two nights of the Calusa Nature Center haunted walk and the corn mazes in Bonita. Saturday has something for every hour: a 5K in costume at sunrise, then the biggest bar crawl of the year downtown, a pub crawl on the beach and Gavin Adcock at Hertz Arena. Early voting ends Saturday too, and the clocks fall back an hour early Sunday morning, so you get one extra hour to recover.

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🗓️ Monday, October 26

⛳ 4th Annual Heritage Cares Drive Out Hunger Charity Golf Tournament
📅 Date: Monday, October 26, 2026
⏰ Time: 11:30 AM
📍 Location: 9802 Pelican Preserve Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33913
🥫 Details: A charity golf day at Pelican Preserve that raises money to fight local hunger. Check the event page for registration and sponsor spots.

🏃‍♀️ Let's Get MOVING, City of Fort Myers
📅 Date: Monday, October 26, 2026
⏰ Time: 11:30 AM
📍 Location: Riverside Community Center, Fort Myers
💪 Details: A free city-run movement class indoors with air conditioning, at a pace that welcomes beginners. Same time every Monday, so it is easy to make a habit.

💃 World Famous Girls Night Out Show at Bay Street Yard
📅 Date: Monday, October 26, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM
📍 Location: Bay Street Yard, 2136 Bay St, Fort Myers, FL 33901
🎉 Details: The touring male revue rolls into downtown for a loud, silly night with the girls. Grab a group and book ahead, since these shows sell out.

🗓️ Tuesday, October 27

🍺 Trivia Night at Point Ybel
📅 Date: Tuesday, October 27, 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. Expect at least one round on horror movies this close to Halloween.

🗓️ Wednesday, October 28

💻 Senior Planet Lectures, Workshops and Courses
📅 Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2026
⏰ Time: 1:00 PM
📍 Location: 5100 Tice Street, Fort Myers, FL 33905
📚 Details: Free technology classes for older adults, taught patiently. Bring your phone or tablet and the question you have been meaning to ask someone.

🎸 Rob Benton: Live at Bay Street Yard
📅 Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:30 PM
📍 Location: Bay Street Yard, 2136 Bay St, Fort Myers, FL 33901
🎶 Details: A midweek live set on the patio downtown with no cover. A good excuse to eat dinner outside now that the evenings have cooled off.

✍️ Writing Workshop
📅 Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2026
⏰ Time: 7:00 PM
📍 Location: 1342 Colonial Blvd, Unit C18, Fort Myers, FL 33907
📝 Details: A small evening workshop for anyone working on a story, a memoir or a poem they keep putting off. Bring a few pages and come ready to share.

🍕 Halloween and Pizza Night: Line and Partner Dance Lessons and Open Dance
📅 Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2026
⏰ Time: 7:00 PM
📍 Location: 3061 E Riverside Dr, Fort Myers, FL 33916
🤠 Details: The weekly lesson and open dance, with pizza this week and costumes welcome. No partner needed, and beginners are the whole point of the first half.

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🗓️ Thursday, October 29

🎃 SMLS Trunk-or-Treat
📅 Date: Thursday, October 29, 2026
⏰ Time: 8:30 AM
📍 Location: 3595 Broadway, Fort Myers, FL 33901
🍬 Details: A morning trunk-or-treat with decorated cars and candy, and 70 families have already said they are interested. Check the event page to confirm it is open to the public and not only to enrolled students.

📄 Resume Writing, Job Search and Job Application Workshop
📅 Date: Thursday, October 29, 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 29, 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.

🍸 Groovin' for Good: Celebrity Battle of the Bartenders
📅 Date: Thursday, October 29, 2026
⏰ Time: 5:00 PM
📍 Location: Bay Street Yard, 2136 Bay St, Fort Myers, FL 33901
🤝 Details: Local personalities take over the bar and compete for tips, and the money goes to the United Way. It is the most popular weeknight listing of the week, so get there early.

👟 Point Ybel Run Club
📅 Date: Thursday, October 29, 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. A costume run would not look out of place this week.

🏈 Thursday Night Football at Bay Street Yard: Panthers vs. Packers
📅 Date: Thursday, October 29, 2026
⏰ Time: 8:15 PM
📍 Location: Bay Street Yard, 2136 Bay St, Fort Myers, FL 33901
📺 Details: Big screens, game-day specials and a crowd that cares more than it should. Stay put after the bartender battle and you already have your seat.

🗓️ Friday, October 30

💬 Uplift Peer Group
📅 Date: Friday, October 30, 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.

🌿 Yellow Fever Creek Preserve Ribbon-Cutting
📅 Date: Friday, October 30, 2026
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM
📍 Location: Yellow Fever Creek Preserve, 3115 Del Prado Blvd N, Cape Coral, FL
🦎 Details: Cape Coral opens its newest park with guided tours by city staff and animal encounters, and you can scout the trails, fishing pond, disc golf course and campsites. No reservation needed, and wear shoes you do not mind getting muddy.

🚂 Halloween Ghooooost Train
📅 Date: Friday, October 30, 2026
⏰ Time: 5:45 PM
📍 Location: 2805 Colonial Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33966
👻 Details: A Halloween train ride for families on the night before the big night. The listing is thin, so check the event page for tickets and age details before you go.

🎤 The Chase: Live at Bay Street Yard
📅 Date: Friday, October 30, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM
📍 Location: Bay Street Yard, 2136 Bay St, Fort Myers, FL 33901
🎸 Details: A Friday cover band set downtown to start Halloween weekend. Easy to pair with dinner on Bay Street.

🌲 Calusa Nature Center Haunted Walk: Face Your Fears (Final Two Nights)
📅 Date: Friday, October 30 through Saturday, October 31, 2026
⏰ Time: 7:15 PM to 10:30 PM
📍 Location: Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905
🦉 Details: Last chance for 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 30 through Saturday, October 31, 2026
⏰ Time: Friday 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM, Saturday 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM
📍 Location: Farmer Mike's U-Pick, 26031 Morton Ave, Bonita Springs, FL 34135
🎃 Details: The 5-acre corn maze, hayrides, pumpkin picking and the haunted maze after dark, with extended hours on Halloween itself. Tickets are sold online only, kids 2 and under are free, and the site has Sunday hours if you want a Flashlight Night.

🗓️ Saturday, October 31

👻 Ghost of the Coast 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run
📅 Date: Saturday, October 31, 2026
⏰ Time: 7:30 AM
📍 Location: Eastwood Golf Course, 4600 E Bruce Herd Ln, Fort Myers, FL 33905
🏅 Details: A costume-friendly race with the Fort Myers Police Department, with proceeds going to the Police Athletic League. Registration is $40 and goes up after 11:59 AM Thursday, October 29.

🍅 Downtown Fort Myers Farmers Market
📅 Date: Saturday, October 31, 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. Pick up pumpkins and produce before the day gets busy.

🧘‍♀️ Poses and Pints Yoga
📅 Date: Saturday, October 31, 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. A calm start to the loudest day of the month.

🏈 College Football Saturdays at Bay Street Yard
📅 Date: Saturday, October 31, 2026
⏰ Time: 12:00 PM
📍 Location: Bay Street Yard, 2136 Bay St, Fort Myers, FL 33901
📺 Details: Every game on the screens, all afternoon. Wear your team colors now and your costume later.

🎧 Live from 2 to 5 at Point Ybel Brewing Co
📅 Date: Saturday, October 31, 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 the crawls start.

🍻 Fort Myers Halloween Bar Crawl 2026
📅 Date: Saturday, October 31, 2026
⏰ Time: 4:00 PM
📍 Location: Check in at Cowboy Up Saloon, Fort Myers
🧛 Details: The biggest local listing of the week by far, with more than 900 people interested. Adults 21 and up only, so bring ID, wear comfortable shoes and line up a ride home.

🎃 Halloween Bash 2026 at Bay Street Yard
📅 Date: Saturday, October 31, 2026
⏰ Time: 5:00 PM
📍 Location: Bay Street Yard, 2136 Bay St, Fort Myers, FL 33901
🕸️ Details: A costume party downtown that runs into the night, right on the bar crawl route. Show up in costume, since that is the whole point.

🏝️ Monster Mash Halloween Pub Crawl
📅 Date: Saturday, October 31, 2026
⏰ Time: 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
📍 Location: Snug Harbor, Nervous Nellies, Wahoo Willie's and The Whale, Fort Myers Beach, with prizes at Bayside Veterans Park from 8:30 PM
💰 Details: The Fort Myers Beach Community Foundation hands out a $500 cash drawing, $500 for the best costume and $500 for the best group costume, plus $50 games along the way. Tickets are $20 in advance at fmbcommunityfoundation.com or $25 that night at The Whale or Snug Harbor.

🎭 Halloween Espectacular with Alexis Valdés and Ronkalunga
📅 Date: Saturday, October 31, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM
📍 Location: Caloosa Sound Convention Center, 1375 Monroe St, Fort Myers, FL 33901
😂 Details: The Cuban comedian and actor brings a Halloween variety show to downtown, in Spanish. Prices were not posted yet, so check the ticket page before you plan around it.

🤠 Gavin Adcock with Braxton Keith and The Creekers
📅 Date: Saturday, October 31, 2026
⏰ Time: 8:00 PM
📍 Location: Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero, FL 33928
🎶 Details: The Georgia country singer plays an arena show on Halloween night, with Braxton Keith and The Creekers opening. One listing also shows a November 11 date, so confirm on your ticket before you drive to Estero.

🌴 Halloween Vibes at 10 Twenty Five
📅 Date: Saturday, October 31, 2026
⏰ Time: 8:00 PM
📍 Location: 10 Twenty Five, Downtown Fort Myers
🪩 Details: A late-night costume party with a DJ for anyone still going after the crawl. Remember the clocks fall back overnight, so the party gets a bonus hour.

🗓️ Sunday, November 1

☕ Coffee Connect
📅 Date: Sunday, November 1, 2026
⏰ Time: 11:30 AM
📍 Location: 4701 Summerlin Rd, Fort Myers, FL
🤗 Details: Coffee and conversation, a low-key way to meet people after the big weekend. Clocks went back an hour overnight, so you have no excuse to be late.

🎸 2nd Annual Rock the Stage: Battle of the Bands SWFL Finale
📅 Date: Sunday, November 1, 2026
⏰ Time: 2:00 PM
📍 Location: Bay Street Yard, 2136 Bay St, Fort Myers, FL 33901
🏆 Details: The local bands left standing play off for the title on the downtown stage. A good way to hear who is worth following this season.

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🎭 All Week

⛪ 2026 Fall Revival
📅 Date: Monday, October 26 through Sunday, November 1, 2026
📍 Location: 6900 Mission Lane, Fort Myers, FL 33916
🙏 Details: A week-long revival with preaching and music. Check the event page for service times each day.

🎃 Lakes Park Fall Festival (Final Week)
📅 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: Last week for the pumpkin patch, hayrides, inflatables and the Halloween Express train. Entry is free, some activities cost extra, and parking is paid.

🏚️ Stage Fright Nights: Summoning the Damned (Final Week)
📅 Date: Through Saturday, October 31, 2026
📍 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.

📸 Mac Stone's Cypress Photographs at Corkscrew Swamp
📅 Date: Opens Tuesday, October 27, 2026 (runs through March 31, 2027)
📍 Location: Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, 375 Sanctuary Rd W, Naples, FL 34120
🌳 Details: More than 50 large-format photos of ancient cypress trees by the National Geographic photographer line the 2.25-mile boardwalk. Regular sanctuary admission covers the exhibit, and the drive from Fort Myers takes about 40 minutes.

🎭 Neil Simon's The Star-Spangled Girl
📅 Date: Through Sunday, November 8, 2026
📍 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. The box office at 239-332-4488 has curtain times.

🤓 The Nerd at Players Circle Theater
📅 Date: Through Sunday, November 15, 2026
📍 Location: Players Circle Theater, 13211 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33919
😂 Details: Larry Shue's farce about the houseguest from hell, directed by Robert Cacioppo. Weekend seats go first, so book midweek if you can.

🦈 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.

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

📰 What's Happening in Fort Myers

🔗 Trump's Midterm Rally Filled FGCU's Alico Arena and Turned Many Away
Cars lined up before 6 AM Friday, several thousand people were on campus by noon and the arena hit capacity, while FGCU moved most classes online and closed garages 1 through 4.

🔗 Cape Coral Approved $30.95 Million in Incentives for a New Hospital
Council voted unanimously to back Fawcett Memorial Hospital's planned acute care hospital at 322 SW Pine Island Rd, over objections from Lee Health, which said the deal gives up about $31 million in tax revenue to a for-profit competitor.

🔗 Bimini East, a $500 Million South Cape Project, Won Final Approval
Council voted 6-1 for the plan with 900 homes, 250 hotel rooms, 130,000 square feet of retail and a 50-slip marina on 34 acres, which also means the city preschool in Four Freedoms Park closes at the end of the school year.

🔗 Fort Myers Mayor's Race: Ware Promises an Audit, Anderson Runs on Safety and Housing
Challenger Amber Ware, a 23-year city employee who manages the STARS complex, says her first act would be a full audit of city finances, while Mayor Kevin Anderson is campaigning on public safety, economic development and affordable housing.

🔗 Senate President Albritton Says He Will Vote Against Amendment 3
Ben Albritton, whose district reaches into Lee County, says the November 3 measure raising the homestead exemption to $250,000 by 2028 would cut up to 30% of rural counties' resources, and it needs 60% of the vote to pass.

🔗 Silverberg and Melo Face Off for Passidomo's State Senate Seat
Democrat David Silverberg, a former managing editor of The Hill, and Republican state Rep. Lauren Melo are running for District 28, which covers Collier, Hendry and part of Lee County.

🔗 The 19th Congressional District Candidates Laid Out Their Views
Republican Jim Schwartzel and Democrat Victor Arias, plus two candidates with no party affiliation, are running to replace Byron Donalds, and they split sharply on immigration, data centers and license plate cameras.

🔗 Kids Can Cast a Mock Ballot When Parents Vote Early in Lee
After you vote, kids can pick cartoon characters for senator and governor and choose a favorite Florida animal at a table through October 31, with results posted November 10.

🔗 Lee County Moved Its Website to LeeFL.gov
The rebuilt county site puts bill payments, permits and problem reports up front, and the new address is meant to end confusion with the 11 other Lee Counties in the country.

🔗 Cape Coral Veterans Day Parade Applications Close October 30
Groups and individuals can sign up by 3 PM Friday at tinyurl.com/5n7ck26s to march in the November 7 parade, which steps off at 11 AM heading west on Cape Coral Parkway from Cape Coral Street to Chester Street.

🔗 DiamondHead's 55-Room Expansion Goes Back to the Beach Council on November 16
An October 5 vote to send the resort's plans back to the planning board passed only 2-1 when the charter requires three votes, so the council has to decide again what happens to the plan to take the hotel from 122 to 176 rooms.

🔗 Fort Myers Beach Rejected La Ola's Settlement Over Post-Ian Trailers
Council unanimously turned down the Times Square restaurant's offer of a $5,000 fine and removal by May 15 and sent staff into mediation, while a $250-a-day fine order stays on hold through a November 30 court hearing.

🔗 Captiva Gets a First Look at Its Stormwater Drainage Plan November 10
Consultants will present designs for drains along much of Captiva Drive and the Village side streets, with a rough cost estimate, from 5 PM to 6:30 PM at the Captiva Civic Center.

🔗 Sanibel's She Sells Sea Shells Turns 50
The Periwinkle Way shop that started with puka necklaces in November 1976 is selling junonia anniversary T-shirts for $18, with $6 from each going to SCCF and CROW.