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)

BIG ARTS Annual Benefit March 18, 2022
Bailey Fest - October 2021 TBA
Beer in the Bushes - April 2022 TBA
Champions for Children aka C4C Annual Golf Tournament and Events - April TBD 2022
Captains for Clean Water Annual Golf Tournament - TBD
Captiva Holiday Village - Thanksgiving - New Years Day
Captiva Island Art Walk December 27th, 2021 from 9 am to 2 pm
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.
CHR Mardi Gras - Proceeds benefit Community Housing Resources - March 2022 TBD
Christmas Eve Beach Service - December 24th Every Year at Lighthouse Beach
Christmas Tree Lighting - Tween Waters - Friday After Thanksgiving Every Year
CROW Classic Golf Tournament October 2021 TBD
CROW's Taste of the Islands The Entire Month of November 2021 TBD at Participating Restaurants benefiting CROW
CROW's Southern Comfort - April 2022 TBA
Crush it Fore the Kids - Kiwanis Club's Annual President's Cup Golf Tournament - Spring 2022 TBA
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
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., Dec., March TBA - Contact SCCF for tickets
Go F.I.S.H. Annual Fundraiser - Dinner and Live Auction - March 2022 -TBD
Howl-O-Ween Celebrity Drag Queen Contest to benefit CHR - October 31, 2021 TBD
Lion's Club Annual Arts and Crafts Fair - March 2022 TBA
Manatee Madness - December 2021 - March 2022 to benefit CRR
MOAA Golf Tournament aka Bob Janes Memorial Golf Tournament - Wed., April 6, 2022
National Junior Duck Stamp Contest - TBA
National Seashell Day - June 20th, 2022
Octifest on the Beach Sanibel Sea School Benefit - April TBD, 2022
Pine Island Sounds- SCCF - Dec 12, 2021
Play for PINK - Annual Sanibel Golf Tournament to benefit Breast Cancer Research - March 2022 TBA
Project Refuge Annual Trash Fashion Show for Ding Darling Wildlife Society - March 31, 2022
Rotary Club Annual Arts & Crafts Fair February TBD, 2022
Rotary Golf Tournament - February TBA
Sanibel Historic Village Gala - Feb. 22, 2022
Sanctuary Charity Classic - January TBD
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
SCCF's Coastal Clean Up - Sept. 18, 2021
SCCF's Tennis Tournament Dec 2021 - TBD
Shell Museum's Annual Celebrity Island Dinner - TBD
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
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:

14th - 15th, 2022 Art Festival Sanibel Community Association
18th, 2022 Community House Gala
TBA Sanctuary Charity Classic

FEBRUARY:

TBA CHR Mardi Gras
14th Valentine's Day Sunset Dolphin Cruise Adventures in Paradise
22nd, 2022 Sanibel Historic Village Gala

MARCH:

3rd - 5th, 2022 Sanibel Shell Fair, Shell Show and Festival
5th - 26th, 2022 Sanibel Music Festival - Tuesdays and Saturdays in March
11th -12th, 2022 Lion's Art Fair on Sanibel
18th, 2022 BIG ARTS Annual Benefit - Featuring the Bronx Wanderers
31st, 2022 Project Refuge - A Fashion Show Featuring Trash
TBA - Zonta's A Peek at the Unique Home Tour
TBA BIG ARTS Annual Benefit
TBA San-Cap CARES Benefit Golisano Children's Hospital
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:

24, 2022 Ding Darling Days at Lakes Park Ft Myers
TBA 2022 CROW's Southern Comfort
6, 2022 MOAA Military Officers Association 6th Annual Bob Janes Golf Tournament at Shell Point Golf Club
TBA 2022 SCCF's Beer in the Bushes at the Nature Center
TBA 2022 Octifest on the Beach - Sanibel Sea School
TBA 2022 Champions for Children C4C Golf Tournament and Weekend Events

MAY:

13th, 2022 Ding Darling Annual Tarpon Tournament

JUNE:

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

JULY:

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

AUGUST:

No events scheduled at this time for 2021

SEPTEMBER:

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

OCTOBER:

23rd, 2021 F.I.S.H. 13th Annual 10k Race--virtual
TBA BaileyFest
TBA Howl-O-Ween Celebrity Drag Queen Contest to benefit CHR
29th, 2021 Edison Estates Bluegrass Festival

NOVEMBER:

12th, 2021 Wines in the Wild SCCF
25th, 2021 Thanksgiving Sunset Dolphin Cruise
26th - 27th, 2021 Master's Art Festival - Sanibel Community Association
TBA 2021 CROW's Annual Taste of the Islands

DECEMBER:

3rd, 2021 GO GREEN Reusable Shopping Bag Giveaway
12th, 2021 Pine Island Sounds, SCCF
TBA SCCF's Annual Tennis Tournament (2 day event)
Dec. 3, 2021 Sanibel Luminary Festival
Dec. 4, 2021 Captiva Luminary Festival
Dec. 4, 2021 Ding's Wild Daze Beer Rollout - Ft Myers
24th, 2021 Santa's Dolphin & Wildlife Cruise to Picnic Island
TBA SCCF Annual Membership Meeting at the Bailey Homestead
TBA Captiva Island Art Walk