Due to Covid-19 concerns, many events have changed their dates and formats. Please be sure to check with organizations to confirm dates, times and protocols.

Sanibel and Captiva Islands are filled year-round with events and fun things to do for all ages and interests.

Many island events are traditional and set to occur at the same time every year. The Sanibel & Captiva social scene becomes extremely busy from October through Easter with many events occurring in one week. 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)

Beach Parking Permit Renewal November 9, 2021
BIG ARTS Annual Benefit March 18, 2022
Bailey Fest - October 2021 - canceled
Beer in the Bushes - April 16, 2022
Captains for Clean Water Annual Golf Tournament - TBD
Captains for Clean Water Gala - November 5th, 2021 Edison Ford Estates
Captiva Civic Association Gala- Feb. 22, 2022
Classes and other events run from Nov - April each year
Captiva Holiday Village - Thanksgiving - New Years Day
Captiva Island Art Walk December 27th, 2021 from 9 am to 2 pm
Captiva Island Historical Society Event Series 2021-2022 - see dates below
Captiva Luminary Festival & Golf Cart Parade - Always the 1st Saturday Evening in December--Dec. 4, 2021
Captiva Marching Mullet Band Parade - Never a set date. They occur as Vets are honored.
Champions for Children aka C4C Annual Golf Tournament and Events - April TBD 2022
CHR Mardi Gras - Proceeds benefit Community Housing Resources - April 1st, 2022 at Mud Bugs
Christmas Eve Beach Service - December 24th Every Year at Lighthouse Beach
Christmas Tree Lighting - Tween Waters - Friday After Thanksgiving Every Year
Community House 95th Anniversary Celebration - It's a White Out Dinner - January 18th, 2022
CROW Classic Golf Tournament -Cancelled until further notice
CROW's Taste of the Islands The Entire Month of November 2021 at Participating Restaurants benefiting CROW
CROW's Southern Comfort - April 23, 2022 -Virtual Auction and Gala
Crush it Fore the Kids - Kiwanis Club's Annual President's Cup Golf Tournament - Late March or Early April 2022 TBD
Ding Darling Days - April 24, 2022 at Lakes Park in Ft Myers
Ding Darling Days Amateur Nature Photography Contest - Entry submissions due by Sept. 15, 2021
Ding Darling Annual Tarpon Tournament - May 13, 2022. Proceeds go to DING
Ding's Wild Daze Beer Rollout - Dec. 4, 2021
Earth Day Celebration SCCF- April 22, 2022
Easter Sunrise Service - Every Easter Sunday on the Causeway Island
Farmers Market - Every Sunday, Oct - April 8 am-1 pm Sanibel City Hall, Every Tuesday morning Nov. - April at South Seas Island Resort on Captiva
F.I.S.H. 10 K Run - October 23, 2021-virtual
Fourth of July Parade - July 4th Every Year
Fourth of July Road Rally Optimist Club July 4th Every Year
Evenings at the Bailey Homestead - Nov. 18th 2021 7:00 pm - Contact SCCF for tickets
Go F.I.S.H. Annual Fundraiser - Dinner and Live Auction - March 6th, 2022
Howl-O-Ween Celebrity Drag Queen Contest to benefit CHR - Did not occur in 2021
Kiwanis King of the Rock Golf Tournament - April 23, 2022
Lion's Club Annual Arts and Crafts Fair - March 11-12, 2022
Live From Sanibel - Benefiting the Bailey Matthews Shell Museum Feb. 12th, 2022
Manatee Madness - December 2021 - March 2022 to benefit CRR - Final Auction April 1st.
MOAA Golf Tournament aka Bob Janes Memorial Golf Tournament - Wed., April 6, 2022
National Junior Duck Stamp Contest - Occurs every year.
National Seashell Day - June 20th, 2022
Octifest on the Beach Sanibel Sea School Benefit - March 19, 2022, New Name "Water Ball"
Pine Island Sounds- SCCF - Nov. 7, 2021- Feb. 13, 2022
Play for PINK - Annual Sanibel Golf Tournament to benefit Breast Cancer Research - March 26th, 2022
Project Refuge Annual Trash Fashion Show for Ding Darling Wildlife Society - March 31, 2022
Rotary Club Annual Arts & Crafts Fair February 19-20, 2022
Rotary Golf Tournament - March 26, 2022
Sanibel Historic Village Gala - Feb. 22, 2022
Sanctuary Charity Classic - January 29th, 2022
Sanibel School PTA - Dodgeball Tournament Music Fundraiser - Nov. 5, 2021
Car Wash Seahorse Chorale Fundraiser - Nov. 16, 2021
Sanibel Music Festival - Tuesdays and Saturdays in March
Sanibel Shell Fair, Shell Show and Festival - March 3-5, 2022
Sanibel Captiva Cares - 22nd Annual Island Celebration at The Sanctuary Golf Club, April 3, 2022
Sanibel Luminary Festival - Always the 1st Friday Evening in December- Dec. 3, 2021
SCCF's Coastal Clean Up - Sept. 18, 2021
SCCF's 29th Annual Tennis Tournament - Nov. 13-14, 2021, Beachview Tennis Club
Shell Museum's Annual Celebrity Island Dinner - Did not occur this year
Spring Training at Jet Blue Stadium with the Boston Red Sox Starts in March
Spring Training at Century Link Stadium with the Minnesota Twins Starts in March
Under the Sea Gala annual fundraiser for the Bailey Matthews National Shell Museum - This Event has been replaced by Live From Sanibel
Wines in the Wild by SCCF - November 12, 2021
Zonta's Peek at the Unique Tour of Island Homes March (Date TBD), 2022

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

JANUARY 2022:

11th, 2022 Captiva Island Historical Society Event Series - "Pink Gold Rush"
14th - 15th, 2022 Art Festival Sanibel Community Association
16th, 2022 Pine Island Sounds, SCCF
18th, 2022 Community House Dinner Gala - Celebrating 95 Years
29th, 2022 Sanctuary Charity Classic

FEBRUARY 2022:

7th, 2022 Captiva Island Historical Society Event Series - Book Presentation
12th, 2022 Live From Sanibel - Benefiting the Bailey Matthews Shell Museum
13th, 2022 Pine Island Sounds, SCCF
14th Valentine's Day Sunset Dolphin Cruise Adventures in Paradise
22nd, 2022 Sanibel Historical Village Gala
22nd, 2022 Captiva Civic Association Charity Auction Gala

MARCH 2022:

3rd - 5th, 2022 Sanibel Shell Fair, Shell Show, and Festival
5th - 26th, 2022 Sanibel Music Festival - Tuesdays and Saturdays in March
7th, 2022 Captiva Island Historical Society Event Series - History of Angling
11th -12th, 2022 Lion's Art Fair on Sanibel
19th, 2022 Water Ball (formerly Octifest) on the Beach - Sanibel Sea School
18th, 2022 BIG ARTS Annual Benefit - Featuring the Bronx Wanderers
26th, 2022 Play for PINK Golf Tournament
31st, 2022 Project Refuge - A Fashion Show Featuring Trash
TBA - Zonta's A Peek at the Unique Home Tour
TBA - Fish Gala to Benefit F.I.S.H. of Sanibel and Captiva
Spring Training at Jet Blue Stadium with the Boston Red Sox
Spring Training at Hammond Stadium with the Minnesota Twins

APRIL 2022:

1st, 2022 CHR Mardi Gras - Proceeds benefit Community Housing Resources - at Mud Bugs
3rd, 2022 San-Cap CARES Benefit Golisano Children's Hospital at the Sanctuary
4th, 2022 Captiva Island Historical Society Event Series - Historic St. Augustine
6th, 2022 MOAA Military Officers Association 6th Annual Bob Janes Golf Tournament at Shell Point Golf Club
16th, 2022 SCCF's Beer in the Bushes at the Nature Center
23rd, 2022 Kiwanis Club's King of the Rock Golf Tournament at the Dunes
23rd, 2022 CROW's Southern Comfort - Virtual Auction and Gala
24th, 2022 Ding Darling Days at Lakes Park Ft Myers
TBA 2022 Champions for Children C4C Golf Tournament and Weekend Events

MAY 2022:

13th, 2022 Ding Darling Annual Tarpon Tournament

JUNE 2022:

15th, 2022 Worldwide Sea Turtle Day Learn More About How to Adopt a Sea Turtle Nest at SCCF

JULY 2022:

4th Fourth of July Parade
4th Fourth of July Road Rally for SanCap Optimist Club

AUGUST 2022:

No events scheduled at this time for 2022

SEPTEMBER 2021:

18th, 2021 SCCF's Coastal Clean Up
25th National Public Lands Day at the Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge

OCTOBER 2021:

23rd, 2021 F.I.S.H. 13th Annual 10k Race--virtual
29th, 2021 Edison Estates Bluegrass Festival
31st, 2022 Leeway Toll Annual Pass Renewal

NOVEMBER 2021:

1st-30th, 2021 CROW's Annual Taste of the Islands
5th, 2021 Captains for Clean Water
6th, 2021 Canterbury Extravaganza
7th, 2021 Pine Island Sounds by SCCF
9th, 2021 Sanibel Beach Parking Permit Renewal
12th, 2021 Wines in the Wild SCCF
13th-14th, 2021 SCCF's 29th Annual Tennis Tournament, Beachview Tennis Club
16th, 2021 Captiva Island Historical Society Event Series
25th, 2021 Thanksgiving Sunset Dolphin Cruise
26th - 27th, 2021 Master's Art Festival - Sanibel Community Association

DECEMBER 2021:

3rd, 2021 GO GREEN Reusable Shopping Bag Giveaway
3rd, 2021 Sanibel Luminary Festival
4th, 2021 Captiva Luminary Festival
4th, 2021 Ding's Wild Daze Beer Rollout - Ft Myers
5th, 2021 Captiva Island Historical Society Event Series -Artful Look
7th, 2021 Captiva Island Historical Society Event Series - Book Discussion
12th, 2021 Pine Island Sounds, SCCF
24th, 2021 Santa's Dolphin & Wildlife Cruise to Picnic Island
TBA Captiva Island Art Walk