Best of Sanibel Captiva .com
Sanibel Island & Captiva Island, Florida
      Home > Special Events Calender
RSS feed     
Sanibel & Captiva Island Message Board

FIRST THINGS FIRST
Accommodations
Getting Here
SEE & DO
Attractions
Birding & Wildlife
Day Trips
Entertainment
Historic
Out Islands
Recreation & Fitness
Romance
Seashells
Special Services
Water Sports
DINE & SHOP
Dining & Take-Out
Shopping
Art & Antiques
HOT TIPS & INFO
Hot Tips
Ideas for Families
Sanibel Video
Maps
Special Events
Tide Charts
Timing Your Visit
Newsletter Archives
Friends & Partners
About Us
Media
REAL ESTATE
Real Estate

2008 Sanibel Captiva Special Events Calendar

October 16 - 31
We Love A Piano

Join the gang at the Schoolhouse Theater as they kick off the ' 08 - ' 09 season with an Irving Berlin musical revue! Visit www.theschoolhousetheater.com for ticket information.

October 18 - 19
Jazz on the Green 2008

Jazz fans mark your calendars now for the 13th annual Jazz on the Green - two days jam-packed with the finest music that smooth jazz has to offer. Have fun and help a good cause! Proceeds go to benefit the Children&339;s Charities of Southwest Florida. Food and beverage is available and small coolers are allowed. A children's area will provide entertainment for the kids. For more information visit www.jazzonthegreen.com

October 19
24th Annual BaileyFest

Join in the fun as the Bailey Brothers once again show their appreciation to their customers with an afternoon of carnival games, music and lots of great food. From 1pm - 5pm in the Bailey Center parking lot.

October 19 - 26
J.N. "Ding" Darling Days

To honor the birthday of "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge's namesake, the Refuge will host nature photography workshops, birding and kayak tours, wildlife and environmental speakers, a Youth Day and other special events throughout the Sanibel community. The celebration culminates on the 26th with a family festival featuring free hot dogs, live animal presentations and free narrated tram tours through the Refuge. www.dingdarlingdays.com/

October 25 - 31
Calusa Blueway Paddling Festival

A fall festival designed for canoe and kayak enthusiasts as well as eco-tourists, the festival that celebrates Southwest Florida's 100 mile marked paddling trail, the Great Calusa Blueway. This year's Festival will comprise a countywide series of events and activities across the trail, including: kayak fishing tournaments, several canoe/kayak races, paddling demonstrations, live music and festival events, guided tours, children's activities and archaeological and enviromental events. Head to www.calusabluewaypaddlingfestival.com for more information.

Calusa Blueway Paddling Festival

November 1
15th Annual Esperanza Woodring Castnet Rodeo

A family event where children and adults throw castnets at moving and stationary targets. Prizes are given to all children entrants. The first place winner in the adult category will receive a $500 prize. Refreshments will be available. Free Lessons & Demonstrations: 8:00am to 9:00am. Children's Competition Begins: 9:30am. Adult Competition Begins: 1:00pm. The fun takes place at The Bait Box, 1041 Periwinkle Way. Call 239.472.1618 or go to www.thebaitbox.com/ for more information and a registration form

November 1 - 2
Calusa Blueway Paddling Festival

A fall festival designed for canoe and kayak enthusiasts as well as eco-tourists, the festival that celebrates Southwest Florida's 100 mile marked paddling trail, the Great Calusa Blueway. This year's Festival will comprise a countywide series of events and activities across the trail, including: kayak fishing tournaments, several canoe/kayak races, paddling demonstrations, live music and festival events, guided tours, children's activities and archaeological and enviromental events. Head to www.calusabluewaypaddlingfestival.com for more information.

November 1 - 8
We Love A Piano

Join the gang at the Schoolhouse Theater as they kick off the ' 08 - ' 09 season with an Irving Berlin musical revue! Visit www.theschoolhousetheater.com for ticket information.

American Sandsculpting Championship Festival November 5 - November 9
21st Annual American Sandsculpting Championship Festival, Ft. Myers Beach

Well worth the drive, this competition attracts premier sandsculptors from across the country. You won't believe what they can create!! Located on Estero Island's south end, with well-marked parking and a free shuttle. Fantastic for all ages - don't forget your camera! Go to www.sandfestival.com or call 866.916.SAND for more info.

November 13 - 30
Play On

Written by Rick Abbot and presented by The Schoolhouse Theater, this hilarious story of a community theater group trying desperately to put on a play in spite of maddening interference from a haughty author who keeps revising the script up to the day of the performance. Act I is a rehearsal of the dreadful show. Act II is the near disastrous dress rehearsal and the actual performance in which anything that can go wrong does. Visit www.theschoolhousetheater.com for ticket information.

December 1 - 6
Play On

Written by Rick Abbot and presented by The Schoolhouse Theater, this hilarious story of a community theater group trying desperately to put on a play in spite of maddening interference from a haughty author who keeps revising the script up to the day of the performance. Act I is a rehearsal of the dreadful show. Act II is the near disastrous dress rehearsal and the actual performance in which anything that can go wrong does. Visit www.theschoolhousetheater.com for ticket information.

December 5
Sanibel Luminary Festival

Travel through more than three miles of lighted luminaries to visit stores, shops and restaurants all completely decked out in their best holiday finery and lights while enjoying refreshments and live music. Truely a great evening! The fun starts at dusk and ends approximately 9:30pm.

Luminary Night on Sanibel Island and Captiva Island is a special, not to be missed, event.

December 6
Captiva Luminary Festival

Lighted paper luminaries, stores decorated with holiday lights, refreshments and live music all combine to kick off the holiday season! The Village is the place to be from dusk until approximately 9:30pm.

December 16 - 31
The Holiday Follies!

Celebrate the holidays with a musical revue at the Schoolhouse Theater. Visit www.theschoolhousetheater.com for ticket information

2009 Sanibel Captiva Special Events Calendar

January 12 - 31
Out Of Order

Written by Ray Cooney and presented by The Schoolhouse Theater. Richard Wiley plans an illicit evening in a London Hotel. The evening comes to an abrupt halt however when he and the lady involved find a dead body in their bedroom. Knowing that the scandal would ruin his marriage and career, he sets about trying to cover up the dead body... but nothing is going to go as planned. Visit www.theschoolhousetheater.com for ticket information

February 1 - 7
Out Of Order

Written by Ray Cooney and presented by The Schoolhouse Theater. Richard Wiley plans an illicit evening in a London Hotel. The evening comes to an abrupt halt however when he and the lady involved find a dead body in their bedroom. Knowing that the scandal would ruin his marriage and career, he sets about trying to cover up the dead body... but nothing is going to go as planned. Visit www.theschoolhousetheater.com for ticket information

February 12 - 28
Classic Broadway Abridged

A musical revue of classic Broadway show tunes. Visit www.theschoolhousetheater.com for ticket information

March 1 - 7
Classic Broadway Abridged

A musical revue of classic Broadway show tunes. Visit www.theschoolhousetheater.com for ticket information

March 12 - 31
Little Shop of Horrors

Presented by The Schoolhouse Theater - In this charming, gleefully gruesome musical, Seymour, a poor florist's assistant, allows his craving for fame & fortune to seduce him into playing nursemaid to a man-eating plant from outer space. As the plant grows and grows, so does Seymour's affection for his co-worker, Audrey. Will Seymour & Audrey get to spend their future "somewhere that's green" or will the plant's plans of world domination come to fruition? Visit www.theschoolhousetheater.com for ticket information

April 1 - 4
Little Shop of Horrors

Presented by The Schoolhouse Theater - In this charming, gleefully gruesome musical, Seymour, a poor florist's assistant, allows his craving for fame & fortune to seduce him into playing nursemaid to a man-eating plant from outer space. As the plant grows and grows, so does Seymour's affection for his co-worker, Audrey. Will Seymour & Audrey get to spend their future "somewhere that's green" or will the plant's plans of world domination come to fruition? Visit www.theschoolhousetheater.com for ticket information

April 9 - 30
Murder at the Howard Johnson's

Presented by The Schoolhouse Theater - Would you kill for love? Could you pull it off and get away with it? Arlene is a woman in an unhappy marriage who plots with her lover to kill her husband in a Howard Johnson's hotel room. Unbeknownst to Arlene, her lover and husband are also plotting her demise. Confusion and chaos mount as the trio engages in a hilarious all-out war of debauchery and back stabbing that will leave you rolling on the floor by the time the curtain falls. Visit www.theschoolhousetheater.com for ticket information

May 1 - 2
Murder at the Howard Johnson's

Presented by The Schoolhouse Theater - Would you kill for love? Could you pull it off and get away with it? Arlene is a woman in an unhappy marriage who plots with her lover to kill her husband in a Howard Johnson's hotel room. Unbeknownst to Arlene, her lover and husband are also plotting her demise. Confusion and chaos mount as the trio engages in a hilarious all-out war of debauchery and back stabbing that will leave you rolling on the floor by the time the curtain falls. Visit www.theschoolhousetheater.com for ticket information



SUBMIT YOUR EVENT


Put Your Business On BestofSanibelCaptiva.com

BestofSanibelCaptiva is a Division of Studio Eleven, Inc. Sanibel Island, FL
Contact Us for more information on getting your business showcased here.

Copyright 1999-2008 Studio Eleven, Inc. and/or its suppliers or clients. Legal terms apply.

Sanibel Captiva Islands Florida | Site Plan