Below is all event information we have gathered so far for the 2024/2025 season. Our team is thrilled to be able to sponsor and attend many of the events below and we look forward to seeing you there too.

Southwest Florida, and Sanibel and Captiva Islands are filled year-round with events and fun things to do for all ages and interests. Many events are traditional and set to occur at the same time every year. Our social scene becomes extremely busy from October through Easter with many events occurring back to back. Be sure to sign up for our weekly emails which link to reminders for upcoming event dates.

ISLAND EVENTS BY NAME: (Scroll down to view events by date)

ABC Gala to benefit the Captiva Civic Association February 27, 2025
Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium Gala February 8th, 2025
Beach Parking Permit Renewal November 9, 2025
BIG ARTS Annual Benefit March 22, 2025 "Shadows of the Sixties"
BIG ARTS 2025 Season details can be found listed by month below
BIG ARTS Monday Night Film Series: Nov 18, 25, Dec. 2, 9, 16, 30th 2024
Beer in the Bushes - April 19, 2025
Captains for Clean Water Annual Golf Tournament - TBD
Captains for Clean Water Gala - TBD
Captiva Civic Association ABC Gala- Feb 27th, 2025
Classes and other events run from Nov - April each year
Captiva Civic Association Pfeifer Sponsored Porch & Patio Series 2024/2025 Dates: Nov. 11, Jan. 23, Feb. 5, March 20, April 17, 2025
Monday, Nov. 11 (Season Kick off)
Thursday, Jan. 23 "Time Machine"
Wednesday, Feb. 5th "Wild West"
Thursday, Mar. 20 "Under the Sea"
Thursday, Apr. 17 (end-of-season)
Captiva Holiday Village - Thanksgiving - New Years Day
Captiva Island Historical Society Event Series 2024-2025 - Dates and Topics Shown Below
Captiva Island 2022 Pride Weekend - June 3 - 5th, 'Tween Waters Island Resort & Spa
Captiva Luminary Festival & Golf Cart Parade - Always the 1st Saturday Evening in December. Captiva Marching Mullet Band Parade - Never a set date. They occur as Vets are honored.
Cause for the Campus (previously known as "Cause on the Causeway" and "Octifest") Sea School Benefit - March 8th, 2025
CFI's Volunteer Expo - January 16th at Sanibel Community House
Champions for Children aka C4C Annual Golf Tournament and Events - April TBD 2025
CHR Gala - Proceeds benefit Community Housing Resources - February 1st, 2025 at the Community House
Christmas Eve Beach Service - December 24th at Lighthouse Beach TBD Based on Conditions
Christmas Tree Lighting - Tween Waters - Friday After Thanksgiving Every Year
Community House 98th Anniversary Celebration - TBD in 2025
CROW Classic Golf Tournament - TBD
CROW's Taste of the Islands TBD CROW
Crush it Fore the Kids - Kiwanis Club's Annual President's Cup Golf Tournament - Late March or Early April 2025 TBD
Ding Darling Days Amateur Nature Photography Contest - Entry submissions TBD
Ding Darling Free Summer Programs - June 11 - August 5, 2025
Ding Darling Go Wild For Ding - February 12, 2025
Ding Darling Annual Tarpon Tournament - May 8th & 9th, 2025
Easter Sunrise Service - Every Easter Sunday on the Causeway Island
Farmers Market - Every Sunday, Oct - April, 8 am-1 pm Dunlop Road
F.I.S.H. Jog & Jam - December 7, 2025
Fireworks Cruise, July 4th, 2024 Adventures in Paradise
Fourth of July Parade - July 4th Every Year
Fourth of July Road Rally Optimist Club July 4th Every Year
Evenings at the Bailey Homestead - TBD 2025 Contact SCCF
Go Wild for Ding -Fundraiser- Dinner, Auction & entertainment - Feb. 12, 2025
Howl-O-Ween Celebrity Drag Queen Contest to benefit CHR - TBD
Kiwanis Club meets every Tuesday for breakfast - Sanibel Community House
Kiwanis Spaghetti Dinner February 22, 2025
MOAA Golf Tournament aka Bob Janes Memorial Golf Tournament - April 2025 - TBD
National Junior Duck Stamp Contest - Occurs every year.
National Seashell Day - June 20th, Every Year.
"Perfectly Paired" - Wine Tasting & Food Pairing - Captiva Civic Association
Pfeifer Realty Group's Open House Parade - February & March TBD
Pine Island Sounds- SCCF - Nov. 17th, 2024 Dec. 15, 2024, January 12, and February 15th 2025
Play for PINK - Annual Sanibel Golf Tournament to benefit Breast Cancer Research - March 2025 TBD
Porch and Patio Series Captiva Civic Association Sponsored by Pfeifer Realty - Nov 11, 2024, Jan 23, Feb 5, Mar 20, April 17 2025
Project Refuge Annual Trash Fashion Show for Ding Darling Wildlife Society -April 2, 2025
Rotary Club meets every Friday morning at the Sanibel Community House
Rotary Club Annual Arts & Crafts Fair February 15th & 16th 2025
Rotary Golf Tournament - March 2025 TBD
Sam Galloway, Jr. and Friends Soup Kitchen benefitting Community Cooperative - March TBD 2025
Sanibel Historic Village Gala - TBD
Sanctuary Charity Classic - January 17th 2025
Sanibel Captiva Cares - March 28, 2025 Sanibel Community House
Sanibel Hearts Club - Every Friday from 12-3pm at the Community House
Sanibel Luminary Festival - Always the 1st Friday Evening in December
Sanibel Music Festival - Tuesdays and Saturdays in March
Sanibel Shell Fair, Shell Show and Festival - March 6th - 8th 2025
Sanibel Sea School Winter Camp - Dec. 30 - Jan. 3, 2025
SCCF's Coastal Watch Party - TBD
SCCF's New Resident & Business Environmental Orientations TBD
SCCF's Pine Island Sounds Sunset Concert Series - Nov. 17th, 2024 Dec. 15, 2024, January 12, and February 15th 2025
Shellcrafters meet every Monday at the Community House
Spring Training at Jet Blue Stadium with the Boston Red Sox Always Starts in March
Spring Training at Century Link Stadium with the Minnesota Twins Starts in March
Under the Sea Gala February 8th 2025 at the Sanibel Community House annual fundraiser for the Bailey Matthews National Shell Museum
Tween' Waters Christmas Tree Lighting - November 29th 2025
Wines in the Wild by SCCF - January 10, 2025
Zonta's Peek at the Unique Tour of Island Homes March 2025 - TBD

ISLAND EVENTS BY DATE: (Scroll up to see events by name)

NOVEMBER 2024:

4th Majong Mondays at CCA All Season
11th CCA Porch & Patio Kickoff Party Sponsored by Pfeifer Realty Group
17th Pine Island Sounds with SCCF & Captiva Cruises 4-6pm - The Suitcase Junket
20th Ding Darling Holiday Shopping Evening
21st CCA Artist Reception for Danny Morgan
24th Sanibel Arts and Crafts Show at the Sanibel Community House
26th FISH Thanksgiving Dinner at the Sanibel Community House 3-7pm
28th Thanksgiving
29th 'Tween Waters Christmas Tree Lighting
30th City of Sanibel Tree Lighting

DECEMBER 2024:

3rd SCCF Annual Meeting - Bailey Homestead
4th Wildlife Conservation Day
5th Shell Museum's Member & Friends Tree Lighting RSVP Required
5th Children's Center of the Islands (CECI) Annual Fundraiser
6th Sanibel Luminary Festival - Always the First Friday Evening in December
7th Captiva Luminary Festival - Always the First Saturday in December
7th FISH Jog and Jam
9th CFI Holiday Party
11th & 12th Jingle & Mingle Captiva Civic Association Holiday Gift Bazaar
12th BIG ARTS Holiday Performance Chorus and Concert Band
14th Gulfshore Ballet Presents the Nut Cracker
14th Scriptless in Seattle at the Community House - A Comedy Improv Night
14th & 15th Zonta "Peek"leball Tournament at the Sundial Resort
15th CCA Holiday Wine Preview
15th Pine Island Sounds with SCCF & Captiva Cruises 4-6pm Caleb Caudle
20th BIG ARTS Holiday Open House 5-7pm
23rd BIG ARTS Holiday Film "Polar Express" 6:30pm
30th Sanibel Sea School Winter Break Camp Dec. 30 2024- January 3rd 2025

JANUARY 2025:

Sanibel Sea School Winter Break Camp Dec. 30 2024- January 3rd 2025
1st National Polar Bear Plunge Day
5th National Bird Day
7th - April 17th Yoga with Yali Zawady Tuesdays & Thursdays at 9:15am at CCA
7th CFI's Leadership Series Begins
9th - 13th CCA Presents Rachael Pierce and Rena Martinson "Wild Connections" Art Exhibit
10th Wines in the Wild to Benefit SCCF at the Bailey Homestead
10th National Save the Eagles Day
11th Captiva Dog Party at CCA Pooch Punch and Yapa-tizers Served
12th Pine Island Sounds with SCCF & Captiva Cruises 4:30-6:30 Blair Crimmins and the Hookers
13th SCCF Weeds and Seeds Walk Frannie's Preserve
14th Captiva Library Queen Elizabeth II Presentation
15th Ding Darling Donor Appreciation Party
15th Captiva Island Historical Society Game Show at the Captiva Civic Association
16th CFI's Volunteer Expo at the Sanibel Community House Sponsored by Pfeifer Realty Group
17th Wild About CROW Fundraiser at The Forest Country Club
17th Sanctuary Golf Club Tournament
20th SCCF Weeds and Seeds Walk and Interactive Lecture Oak Hammock
22nd Friendly Landscaping Program Captiva Library Presentation at CCA
23rd Pfeifer Realty Sponsored Porch and Patio at the Captiva Civic Association "Time Machine Theme"
25th Sanibel Community House Gala
27th SCCF Weeds and Seeds Walk and Interactive Lecture Sanibel Gardens
27th Perfectly Paired Wine Tasting at the CCA 5-7pm
28th CCA Membership Meeting 5pm
28th CFI Leadership Class Government Day
TBD Crow Speaker Series

FEBRUARY 2025:

1st Give Your Art to CHR Fundraiser - Sanibel Community House
5th Pfeifer Realty Sponsored Porch and Patio at the Captiva Civic Association "Yee Haw, Wild West Theme"
5th Captiva Library Presents "Stories Behind Histories Greatest Heists"
6th McCarthy Lecture Presented by SCCF Buy Tickets Here to see National Geographic Photographer Joel Sartore
8th Bailey Matthews National Sanibel Shell Museum Gala - Sanibel Community House
10th Perfectly Paired Wine Tasting at the CCA 5-7pm
11th CFI's Leadership Class "Community Prosperity"
12th Go Wild for "Ding" Gala
13th Captiva Library Presents "Surviving the Storms"
15th & 16th Rotary Arts & Crafts Show - The Sanibel Community House
15th Pine Island Sounds with SCCF & Captiva Cruises ARTIST TBD
13th Into the Heart Cocoa Ceremony at the CCA
20th - March 27th CCA Art Show "Tropical Connections & Otherwise Connected" Sissi Janku and Joan Clutch
22nd Kiwanis Club Annual Spaghetti Dinner - Sanibel Community House
25th CFI Leadership Class Environment Day 1 of 2
25th - CCA Membership Meeting 5pm
27th - ABC Gala Fundraiser at CCA 5:00 - 8:00pm
TBD CROW Speaker Series

MARCH 2025:

2nd FISH Gala
5th Captiva Library Presents "The Greatest Theft - Nazi Looted Art
6th - 8th Sanibel Shell Fair at the Community House
8th The Cause Benefit for Sanibel Sea School
10th Perfectly Paired Wine Tasting at the CCA 5-7pm
11th CCA's Leadership Class on Wellness, Health & Community Resources
11th Captiva Library Presents "Love and Treachery"
12th Captiva Historical Society Presents "Meeting Mina Edison"
13th CCA Woman Walking with Wisdom
20th Pfeifer Realty Sponsored Porch and Patio at the Captiva Civic Association "Under the Sea"
22nd BIG ARTS Annual Benefit "Shadows of the Sixties"
24th Shell Point First Open Golf Tournament
25th CCA Membership Meeting 5pm
26th Paint and Sip with Sissy Janku at CCA
27th CFI's Leadership Class on Arts and Culture
28th SanCap Cares Annual Fundraiser at the Sanibel Community House
29th BIG ARTS Presents The Players
TBD CROW Speaker Series
TBD CHR Celebrity Bartending

APRIL 2025:

2nd Project Refuge to Benefit Ding Darling
2nd Fashion Trashin to Benefit Ding Darling
3rd Opening Reception for Susan Sadler's "Captivating Colors" Art Exhibit
7th Perfectly Paired Wine Tasting at the CCA 5-7pm
8th CFI Leadership Class on the Environment Day 2
9th Captiva Historical Society Movie "Hurricanes, Wreckage, Resilience & Recovery"
12th BIG ARTS Family & Friends Day
17th Pfeifer Realty Sponsored Porch and Patio at the Captiva Civic Association "Season Final"
19th Beer in the Bushes to Benefit SCCF
28th Summer Wine Preview at the CCA 5-7pm
29th CFI Leadership Class Closing Session
TBD CROW Speaker Series
Arbor Day Last Friday in April

MAY 2025:

4th National Bird Day
8th & 9th Doc Fords Tarpon Tournament to Benefit Ding Darling
Memorial Day - Last Monday in May
National Flip Flop Day - Wednesday after Memorial Day

JUNE 2025:

1st Worldwide Coral Reef Awareness Day
Captiva Island Pride Weekend, 'Tween Waters Resort & Spa
8th Worldwide Ocean's Day
14th National Flag Day
14th BIG ARTS Art Vibe
16th, Worldwide Sea Turtle Day Learn More About How to Adopt a Sea Turtle Nest at SCCF
18th National Go Fishing Day
20th National Seashell Day Occurs on the First Day of Summer

JULY 2025:

3rd International Plastic Bag Free Day
4th Fourth of July Parade
4th Fourth of July Road Rally for SanCap Optimist Club
Community House Shredding Day TBD
Off Duty Fishing Series, Red Snapper Bash TBD

AUGUST 2025:

National Sand Castle Day First Saturday in August
7th National Lighthouse Day
11th National Play in the Sand Day
30th National Beach Day - Occurs on the same day each year.

SEPTEMBER 2025:

Labor Day always the first Monday in September
15th National Greenpeace Day
21st National Clean Up the Beach Day - Celebrated on the Third Saturday in September
National Public Lands Day always the 4th Saturday in September

OCTOBER 2025:

NOVEMBER 2025:

17th National Take a Hike Day - Always Celebrated on this day
Thanksgiving Day - 4th Thursday in November

DECEMBER 2025:

4th Wildlife Conservation Day
14th National Dolphin Day
22nd Earth Day
26th, National Audubon Day