🌴 Fort Myers Weekly Happenings: May 19-25

Your Weekly Arts & Music Schedule

May 19, 2025

Your ultimate guide to the hottest events in Fort Myers this week!
From delicious dining experiences to family fun, live music, and more, we've curated the most popular events happening around town.
Make your plans now for an exciting week ahead!

Remember to confirm all details with event organizers before attending, as schedules and venues may change.

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🍽️ Food & Dining

Join us for our 4th Anniversary Party
📅 Date: Sunday, May 25, 2025
⏰ Time: 12:00 PM
📍 Location: Millennial Brewing Co.
🍻 Details: Celebrate four years of craft beer excellence with special brews, food, and festivities at this milestone anniversary celebration.

Smash Burgers, Boardwalk Fries, Fair Desserts
📅 Date: Friday, May 23, 2025
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM
📍 Location: 4135 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Fort Myers, FL
🍔 Details: Indulge in classic American comfort food with gourmet smash burgers, crispy boardwalk fries, and decadent fair-inspired desserts.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Activities

TNR (Trap - Neuter - Return) Class
📅 Date: Saturday, May 24, 2025
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM
📍 Location: 2010 Arcadia St, Fort Myers, FL
🐱 Details: Learn about humane feral cat management through this educational workshop on trap-neuter-return practices.

🎵 Concerts & Live Music

Indoor Sesh - Stoner's Market
📅 Date: Friday, May 23, 2025
⏰ Time: 8:00 PM
📍 Location: Stet's Bar
🎸 Details: Experience a unique indoor market and music event with local vendors and live performances in a relaxed atmosphere.

Ron White | Fort Myers, FL
📅 Date: Friday, May 23, 2025
⏰ Time: 8:00 PM
📍 Location: Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall at FSW
🎭 Details: Catch comedian Ron White's hilarious stand-up performance featuring his signature cigar-smoking, scotch-drinking comedy style.

The Smokin Aces at Bay Street Yard
📅 Date: Saturday, May 24, 2025
⏰ Time: 5:00 PM
📍 Location: 2136 Bay St, Fort Myers, FL
🎵 Details: Enjoy live music from The Smokin Aces as they perform their energetic set at the popular Bay Street Yard venue.

🍺 Breweries & Nightlife

Pour Your Own Epoxy™ (May 19th at Fort Myers Brewing Co.)
📅 Date: Monday, May 19, 2025
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM
📍 Location: Fort Myers Brewing Company
🎨 Details: Get creative with this hands-on epoxy pouring workshop while enjoying craft beers at Fort Myers Brewing Company.

Backyard Social!
📅 Date: Friday, May 23, 2025
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM
📍 Location: Backyard Social
🍻 Details: Mingle and socialize at this outdoor gathering featuring drinks, food, and a friendly community atmosphere.

FREQUENCY: MAY 21 (HOUSE MUSIC INSIDE ALL NIGHT)
📅 Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2025
⏰ Time: 9:00 PM
📍 Location: Rascals Fort Myers
🎧 Details: Dance the night away to house music beats at this high-energy nightlife event featuring talented DJs.

🏞️ Outdoor Events

Memorial Weekend at Lazy Springs
📅 Date: Friday, May 23 - Monday, May 26, 2025
⏰ Time: All Day
📍 Location: 9591 SR-82, Lehigh Acres, FL
🌿 Details: Celebrate Memorial Weekend with outdoor activities, recreation, and relaxation at Lazy Springs recreational park.

Goat Yoga
📅 Date: Saturday, May 24, 2025
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM
📍 Location: 13151 Pinto Lane, Fort Myers, FL
🐐 Details: Experience the unique combination of yoga and playful goats in this fun and therapeutic outdoor yoga session.

Bay Street Yard's One Year Anniversary Bash
📅 Date: Saturday, May 24 - Sunday, May 25, 2025
⏰ Time: All Day
📍 Location: 2136 Bay St, Fort Myers, FL
🎉 Details: Join the celebration of Bay Street Yard's first anniversary with food, drinks, live music, and special events all weekend long.

🎭 Arts & Culture

Uncommon Scholarship Dinner feat Chef Brian Roland, Crave Culinaire
📅 Date: Thursday, May 22, 2025
⏰ Time: 5:30 PM
📍 Location: 2500 First Street, Fort Myers, FL
🍽️ Details: Support education through this elegant scholarship fundraising dinner featuring gourmet cuisine by renowned Chef Brian Roland.

Hairspray
📅 Date: Friday, May 23, 2025
⏰ Time: 7:00 PM
📍 Location: 2268 Bay St, Fort Myers, FL
🎭 Details: Enjoy the beloved musical "Hairspray" with its catchy songs and powerful message about integration and acceptance in 1960s Baltimore.

Shrek Jr Auditions! Conservatory Fall 2025 Program
📅 Date: Monday, May 19, 2025
⏰ Time: 4:00 PM
📍 Location: 2268 Bay St, Fort Myers, FL
🎬 Details: Young performers can audition for the Fall 2025 production of Shrek Jr at this conservatory program casting call.

🐾 Animal & Pet Events

Join us for a Low-Cost Microchip Event!
📅 Date: Friday, May 23, 2025
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM
📍 Location: 2010 Arcadia St, Fort Myers, FL
🐶 Details: Protect your pets with affordable microchipping services at this community event focused on pet safety.

Paws and Pose - Monthly Yoga with Shelter Pets!
📅 Date: Sunday, May 25, 2025
⏰ Time: 11:00 AM
📍 Location: 2010 Arcadia St, Fort Myers, FL
🧘‍♀️ Details: Practice yoga alongside adoptable shelter pets in this heartwarming event that benefits both your wellness and animal welfare.

Memorial Day Blood Drive
📅 Date: Saturday, May 24, 2025
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM
📍 Location: 4607 Fowler St, Fort Myers, FL
❤️ Details: Give the gift of life this Memorial Day weekend by donating blood at this important community blood drive.

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

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News Highlights, Fort Myers, FL

🔗 Two long-awaited projects get green-lights on Fort Myers Beach
Plans to rebuild the former Salty Crab restaurant and the Estero Island Beach Club timeshare cleared the local planning board, nudging both hurricane-damaged sites closer to construction.

🔗 Royal Palm Square starts coming down for walkable mixed-use village
Crews began phase-one demolition of the 1980s shopping center on Colonial Boulevard, making way for apartments, restaurants, medical offices and green space.

🔗 $30 million Strayhorn Place senior complex breaks ground
Eighty affordable units for residents 62 + will rise off Lafayette Street, featuring a café, salon, wellness center and priority placement for former Royal Palm Towers tenants.

🔗 Fort Myers Film Festival rolls out the red carpet May 14-18
The 15th annual festival spans six venues downtown, screening documentaries, shorts and features with nightly filmmaker Q&As and after-parties.

🔗 Residents invited to ‘LEGO-map’ the future of Fort Myers Beach
A hands-on planning session let neighbors stack Lego blocks to visualize desired heights and green space; the online survey remains open for final input before council review.

🔗 Quality Life Center launching alternative K-12 academy
Opening this fall, the Dunbar-based private school will use AI-driven lessons and arts programming for students who struggle in traditional settings, with tuition assistance available.

🔗 Alico pivots from citrus to $335 M in real-estate builds
After its final orange harvest, the historic grower told investors it will develop housing and commercial space on former groves across Lee and Collier counties.

🔗 Body-cam video sheds light on controversial Fort Myers traffic stop
Footage shows an officer drawing a gun and Taser during a horn-violation stop; NAACP leaders are calling for policy review.

🔗 One hurt, suspect held after Cleveland Ave business robbery
Lee County deputies say the Saturday-morning holdup appears isolated; the victim’s injuries are non-life-threatening.

🔗 2,000 mangrove seedlings headed to Clam Bayou shoreline
Volunteers will restore storm-battered Sanibel habitat this weekend as part of SCCF’s Adopt-a-Mangrove program.

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