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Gulfshore Opera Brings Sold-Out Madama Butterfly to Naples, Then Tours SW Florida
Gulfshore Opera is launching its 13th season with Puccini's Madama Butterfly, staging the tragic tale of a young geisha and the American naval officer who betrays her across three Southwest Florida counties. The company's performance at Artis—Naples is already sold out, but tickets remain for stops in Punta Gorda and Fort Myers in the coming weeks.
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Bell Tower to celebrate the holiday season with a festive lineup of December events
Tree Lighting, Dog-Friendly Yappy Hour, Holiday-Themed 5K and Breakfast with Santa Among Seasonal Activities Planned at Popular Fort Myers Destination. WHAT: Bell Tower, a landmark shopping, dining and entertainment destination centrally located in Fort Myers, Florida (https://www.belltowerfl.com), will celebrate the holiday season with a festive lineup of December events for the Southwest Florida community, including its annual tree lighting celebration, Santa Paws Yappy Hour, Rockin’ Around the Bell Tower 5K, Breakfast with Santa, and an Arts & Crafts Fair.
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Collier County Holiday Events 2026: Christmas Lights, Parades & Local Fun
Christmas lights on palm trees, snow falling in downtown Naples, and Santa arriving without a snow shovel in sight. Holiday season in Southwest Florida has its own personality, and I’m here for it. If you’re looking for Collier County holiday events, this guide covers Naples, Marco Island, Immokalee, Ave...
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SWFLA To Do List: Events in Bonita, Estero, Naples and Marco Island
The Arts Center Theatre launches its 2026-2027 season with “Packing Up Polly,” a Southern comedy by Leslie Kimbell, playwright of “Four Old Broads” and “Miss Magnolia Senior Citizen Beauty Pageant.” Directed by Hyla Crane, the production runs Nov. 5-22, starring Jean Rowles, Cynthia Sepich, Betsy Greenblatt and Carolyn Davis. Arts Center Theatre is located at Marco Town Center, 1089 N. Collier Blvd., Marco Island, next to Marco Brewery. Look for the Red Door. Tickets are on sale now. Call the box office at 239-784-1186 or purchase tickets online at marcoislandart.org/arts-center-theatre.
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Veterans Day | Parade to step off the holiday
Cape Coral’s thank-you to its rich veteran population is back again this year, with the Veterans Day Parade to step off onto Cape Coral Parkway this Saturday. Marching down the parkway starting at 11 a.m. — right around the same time the armistice was signed and hostilities ended 108 years ago marking the end of World War I — Southwest Florida’s proud military and veteran community will be on full display as American flags are to be waved, red, white and blue garb worn, and military gear proudly displayed.
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Razzle Dazzle to host Veterans Day reception
A Veterans Day reception will take place from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, at Razzle Dazzle in Cape Coral. Free and open to the public, it will honor local veterans and store manager and retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Yolanda (Sangiovanni) Edwards, who is celebrating her first anniversary with the boutique.
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Naples’ Tate Surrealism Exhibition Joins a Wider Centenary Moment
About 130 works from Tate’s collection are on view at The Baker Museum in Naples in The Surrealist International: Fifty Years of Dreams. Opened October 17, the exhibition runs through February 14 and brings together paintings, objects and sculptures by artists including Salvador Dalí, Marcel Duchamp, René Magritte and Eileen Agar, according to Artis—Naples.
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Veterans Day parades, events in Naples, Marco Island, Bonita Springs
This year's Veterans Day falls on Wednesday, Nov. 11, and there are many Southwest Florida parades, ceremonies, concerts and other events happening to mark the national holiday. Here are some of the best ways you can celebrate and honor our US military veterans in Naples, Marco Island, Bonita Springs and the rest of Southwest Florida (both on the holiday and the days before and after): NAPLES VETERANS DAY EVENTS Yellow Ribbon Family Day at Mercato This pre-Veterans Day celebration honors veterans and military families with a Veteran Tribute Speech Contest, games, raffles, a science fair, a bounce house, a martial-arts demonstration and an Honor Wall (where guests can write the name of a loved one or service member). Flags and copies of the U.S. Constitution will be handed out. Noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8. Free. Lawn chairs and blankets are encouraged. The event lawn at Mercato, 9118 Strada Place, North Naples. experiencemercato.com/events/yellowribbonfamilyday Naples Velo Veterans Day Ride This 28-mile bicycle ride honors all those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. If riders are riding in memory or recognition of a veteran, they’re encouraged to display that person’s initials on their arm or on a note pinned
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Kander and Ebb Redux: Welcome The World Goes ‘Round Again
When Galyana Castillo opens her mouth and sings “And the World Goes ‘Round,” the opening number and title song of The World Goes ‘Round: The Songs of Kander & Ebb, you know you’re in for a superb night at the theater at Gulfshore Playhouse. The...
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Lemon Bay Marching Band Sweeps Districts; Artist Colony Concerts Aim to Fund New Horns
What could Lemon Bay Marching Band do with professional sousaphones?. It’s a question the Lemon Bay High School Marching Band has earned the right to ask. These kids swept every judge at the Florida Bandmasters Association District 11 Marching Band Music Performance Assessment, bringing home straight superior ratings, which is a tough feat to achieve. Out of fifteen bands, just eight landed those honors.
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Best concerts, things to do this November in Fort Myers, Cape Coral
Military aircraft soar through the Punta Gorda sky at the Florida International Air Show . The WWE brings the pain to Hertz Arena. Southern-rock royalty Lynyrd Skynrd reigns over the Field of Dreamz Crossroads Music Festival . And Buckingham Blues Bar celebrates its 25 th anniversary with, you guessed it, more live blues concerts. That's just a taste of the many fun things to do this November in Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Bonita Springs and the rest of Lee County. Here are our picks for the best concerts, holiday events, musicals, festivals and more things to do over the next month. We’ll update this list as more cool events are announced. Do you have a great event that’s not featured? Email the details to reporter Charles Runnells at crunnells@usatodayco.com . ‘9 to 5: The Musical’ at Broadway Palm The late Dolly Parton’s musical based on her hit 1980 movie about three co-workers who kidnap their terrible boss and make female-friendly changes in the office. Now through Nov. 14. $45-$100. Broadway Palm dinner theater, 1380 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers. 278-4422 or broadwaypalm.com ‘Kenny Scharf & Kenny Scharf: Time SPLAT!’ exhibit The ongoing exhibit celebrates two artists who helped shape the East
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‘98.9 The Gulf’ Launches With Classic Hits Format In Naples.
Renda Media has rebranded talk WGUF as “98.9 The Gulf,” introducing a new format featuring classic pop, soft rock and timeless standards to listeners in Naples, Marco Island and Southwest Florida. The station officially adopted the new name and format Nov. 1, offering a mix of familiar hits...