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all 7 regular games will be played at Germain Arena as we look to bring championship caliber football to SW Florida ! The Florida Tarpons are proud to represent the Gulf Coast and will strive to bring “ Team and Community together ”! For game and season ticket packages as well as info on upcoming community events , please call 225-6374 Check your team out at : www . FloridaTarpons . com , you can also “ like ” us at facebook . com / FloridaTarpons .
• Walking History Tours ( Wednesdays at 10 a . m ., January- April only , reservations required ) are a great way to learn about Fort Myers ’ intriguing architecture and colorful past . Call the Southwest Florida Museum of History at 321- 7430 or visit swflmuseumofhistory . com .
January
• Saturday Art Fair Local artisans ( painters , sculptors , wood carvers , textile and jewelry artists ) will be selling items on the First Street sidewalks in downtown Fort Myers . 11am to 3pm . BuleGrass Concert .
• Centennial Park hosts the Caloosahatchee Celtic Festival , a celebration of music and family activities . 321-7530 .
• Kids love the Annual Creepie Crawlie Fair , held at the Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium . 275-3435 .
• New Orleans-style gustatory pleasures await at Gumbo Fest , held at the Shell Factory & Nature Park . 995-2141 .
• Discovery Day at Manatee Park lets you learn about these endangered mammals and their habitat . 434- 2004 .
• The annual Edison Festival of Light starts in the month of January ( see February listing ) For a complete schedule , please call 334-2999 or visit edisonfestival . org
• Annual Medieval Faire at Lake Regional Park Ft . Myers , medievalfaire . org
February
• Saturday Art Fair Local artisans ( painters , sculptors , wood carvers , textile and jewelry artists ) will be selling items on the First Street sidewalks in downtown Fort Myers . 11am to 3pm . BuleGrass Concert .
• The annual Edison Festival of Light continues celebrating inventor Thomas Alva Edison and the quality of life in southwest Florida . Founded in 1938 . The Edison Festival of Light Grand Parade is one of the largest night parades in the southeast ! The parade starts at Fort Myers High School and concludes in downtown . Over 200,000 participants and attendees enjoy a day that is filled with music and dancing on our community stage , the 5K Run , the parade itself and then they conclude the day with an amazing fireworks display ! For a complete schedule , please call 334-2999 or visit edisonfestival . org
• ArtFest Fort Myers , the annual juried Fine Art Festival , brings more than 200 professional artists to downtown FortMyers . Great food and entertainment , too . 768- 3602 or artfestfortmyers . com .
• Agriculture , horticulture , a carnival and games highlight the Southwest Florida & Lee County Fair , late February through early March , at the Lee Civic Center . 543-8368 or leecivicenter . com
• Florida Arts Festival features art , musical and theatre performances February-May at the Davis Art Center . 337-1933 or fl-arts . org .
• Greek Fest is a cultural sampler of food , dance , and family entertainment . 481-2099 .
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• Swamp Cabbage Festival at Barron Park , State Rd 29 & Park Ave ., Labelle , Fl ( 863 ) 675-2995
• Grapefruit League , Boston Red Sox , Minnesota Twins vs . Regional Springtraining . twinbaseball . com
March
• Saturday Art Fair Local artisans ( painters , sculptors , wood carvers , textile and jewelry artists ) will be selling items on the First Street sidewalks in downtown Fort Myers . 11am to 3pm .
• The Southwest Florida & Lee County Fair continues through early March with plenty of family fun and exhibits ( see February listing ).
• BlueGrass gather at the Alliance for the Arts for an outdoor BlueGrass concert . 939-2787 or artinlee . org .
• Auto aficionados can motor down to the Lee Civic Center for the Fort Myers Collector Car Auction .
• Enjoy multiple stages with nationally known best-selling authors for all ages and many genres at the 14th Annual Southwest Florida Reading Festival . The area ’ s premier literary festival will take place on March 16 , 2014 at Harborside Event Center and Centennial Park . It is free to the public and sponsored by the Lee County Library System . www . ReadFest . org
• The Annual Sanibel Shell Fair & Show on Sanibel Island attracts collectors and hobbyists each year for a weekend of exhibitions and live marine displays . 472-2155 .
• Youngsters and their parents enjoy the Easter Spring Egg Hunt , held at Centennial Park .
• Fort Myers Beach Shrimp Festival ( 239 ) 454-0043 .