Community Calendar
VISIONARY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
12:00 AM - 12:00 PM
VISIONARY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM Accelerate Your Impact, Lead Change, & Inspire Innovation with this 4-Month Program from October to December 2024. There are only 25 spots in this cohort! Register Now: ...
The Ladies Power Lunch November event!
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
If you missed our Chamber Ribbon cutting ceremony in September here is your chance to visit us! The Ladies Power Lunch returns this month on Thursday November 21 at Vineyards Country Club. This well attended event is open to the public and includes: ...
Edison and Ford Winter Estates Autumn Garden Festival
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Our annual autumn Garden Festival will feature garden vendors from around the state with tropical and native plants and trees for sale, in addition to food trucks and live music. Vendors will have many types of plants and trees, including air plants, ...
Naples Pathways Coalition 20th Annual Iron Joe Turkey Ride & Walk
NPC's 20th Annual London Bay Homes Iron Joe Turkey Ride is Naples' Sunday-after-Thanksgiving tradition at the beautiful Eagle Lakes Community Park Registration open: https://runsignup.com/Race/FL/Naples/IronJoeTurkeyRide Choose from 62, ...
✂️Ribbon Cutting for Edward Jones - Coralia Boudreaux Tuesday 12/3/24 at Noon
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Holiday Taste of Opera at the Club at the Strand
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Gulfshore Opera's annual Holiday Taste of Opera, hosted by Laura Waller, will get you in the holiday spirit with stunning performances of opera arias, duets, and classic musical theater scenes. The GO Artists will bring magic to the season, ...
LCF Presents: FGCU’s SWFL Leadership Institute
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Leadership Collier Foundation Presents: FGCU’s SWFL Leadership Institute Current and future business leaders in Collier County are invited to participate in this exclusive, pilot partnership series based on best practices, research, and other ...
Birding with Biologists Workshop – for All Level of Birders (especially beginners)
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Enjoy this fun and informative class designed to help you identify birds around you. Oriented toward the beginning birder, this workshop explores how to use birds’ plumage, shape, behavior and habitat to recognize various species. Practice using your ...
Forest Bathing at Rookery Bay Research Reserve
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Enjoy a slow, quiet, guided-sensory and meditative experience in nature at Rookery Bay Research Reserve. A Certified Forest Bathing Guide will conduct a guided-meditation session and offer a series of invitations to use your curiosity and senses to ...
Watercolors & Wildlife: Painting with Jan at Rookery Bay - Fish
12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
$85, (includes all materials) Paint the beauty of coastal Naples and the wildlife of estuary waters in this watercolor painting class. Local artist Jan Deswik offers step-by-step simple instructions and creative support perfect for beginners or anyone ...
✂️ Ribbon Cutting for Statement Watches & Jewelry Friday 12/13/24 at Noon
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Essentials of Digital Photography Workshop
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
If you want to get the best pictures possible and a true understanding of your camera’s features, this camera workshop is for you. The class covers the essentials of your digital camera. You will learn how to use your camera's shutter, aperture, ISO ...
Holiday Crafts and Coloring for All Ages at the Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Make a holiday craft and take it home with you. Fun for the whole family! Self-guided, all supplies included. Each day a new coastal-themed holiday craft!
Watercolors & Wildlife: Painting with Jan at Rookery Bay - Fish
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
$85, (includes all materials) Registration is required www.rookerybay.org/events Paint the beauty of coastal Naples and the wildlife of estuary waters in this watercolor painting class. Local artist Jan Deswik offers step-by-step simple instructions ...
Lunch & Learn Lecture Series: Spotlighting Rookery Bay’s Environmental Partners
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
“Prescribed Fire” by Maulik Patel, Environmental Specialist, Florida Park Service. $20, includes buffet lunch from Carrabba’s Italian Grille and complimentary admission to the Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center. Please join Rookery Bay ...
✂️ Ribbon Cutting for Seagate Development Group on Thursday January 9th at 11am
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Seagate Development Group invites you to the OPUS STONE Groundbreaking Ceremony and Celebration.
2025 SCORE Small Biz Expo
9:15 AM - 4:00 PM
Is your business ready to grow and reach new heights? Join us on the beautiful campus of FGCU or our 2025 Biz Expo. This event is designed specifically for established businesses looking to scale. You'll leave the event equipped with the ...
Naples Network Services 2025 Sunshine Summit
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
2025 Sunshine Summit where innovation, energy and community unite. 200 plus Business, Community, Academia Leaders, Founders, Entrepreneurs and Ideators. Explore cutting edge ideas and strategies, network with professionals, collaborate and ...
YMCA Golden Gala
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
YMCA Golden Gala: A night of glitz, glamour, and giving back! Last year was unforgettable, and this year promises to be even more spectacular! Join us for a night of pure gold as we celebrate the YMCA and raise funds for a brighter future. ...
Taste of Opera at Hideaway Beach Club
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Join us for Gulfshore Opera’s Vienna, City of Dreams Taste of Opera event, hosted by Stephanie Schwetz and Tad Connerton. GO Artists will perform the greatest arias, duets, and classic musical theater scenes, accompanied by piano. After the ...
Viennese Serenade
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Step into Vienna’s golden age with Viennese Serenade, a charming evening of witty and delightful operetta excerpts performed by a quartet of nationally recognized vocalists at the Daniels Pavilion, Artis - Naples. Tickets starting at $62!
STARability Foundation 7th Annual STAR Gala
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
WHAT: STARability Foundation is pleased to announce the 7th Annual STAR Gala, Illuminating Abilities: A Day of Giving, presented by STOCK Development and co-chaired by local philanthropists Kelly Assaad and Christa Mangiello. The fundraiser will be ...
Style and Song Luncheon
12:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Gulfshore Opera’s annual Style and Song Luncheon returns to Grey Oaks Country Club in partnership with Kay’s on the Beach. Enjoy a delicious lunch while being serenaded by the dashing men of Gulfshore Opera, and indulge in an exclusive style show. This ...
Pouring for a Purpose
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Join us for sunset, wine and philanthropy at the exquisite Ritz-Carlton Naples Beach House to support Boys & Girls Club of Collier County programming, facilities and scholarships. This women’s social and networking event will bring together outstanding ...
Scene To Be Seen
5:45 PM - 10:00 PM
Scene To Be Seen is Naples Art Institute’s signature runway show featuring unique art couture creations. Eye-popping and imaginative, these designs are carefully selected each year for originality, artistry, and workmanship. Launched in 2017 as a ...
From World Stages to Our Shores, The Gulfshore Opera Gala
4:00 PM - 10:00 PM
The Gala begins with a Meet the Artists reception, including an open bar and an elegant dinner at the Hilton Naples. The evening’s fundraising activities include entertaining surprises by our guest artists. This exclusive evening consists of a ...
Gulfshore Opera Dangerous Liaisons
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Step into scenes of seduction, betrayal, and desire where love becomes a game, and hearts are the prize. International Tenor Matthew White and Metropolitan Opera Soprano Susanne Burgess deliver riveting excerpts from Rigoletto, Carmen, and other ...
Great Futures Gala & Youth of the Year Awards
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Join us for our Great Futures Gala as we showcase Shaping Tomorrow Together for the youth of Collier County. Enjoy a memorable evening honoring the accomplishments of our Youth of the Year program and its scholarship finalists, along with the reveal of ...
The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburón Fostering Success Gala
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
For over 25 years, Fostering Success has been supporting children in the foster care system throughout Collier, Hendry and Glades counties. The organization has grown from providing programs and resources for a handful of children to now serving over ...
Fostering Success Candy Dreams Gala
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Fostering Success will host its Candy Dreams Gala on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburón. The special fundraising event is chaired by renowned local philanthropists Jay and Elaine Moorin. This whimsical evening begins at 6 ...
Taste of Opera
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
The Taste of Opera, hosted by Tina Nicholson, offers a charming evening where GO Artists perform the finest arias, duets, and scenes from opera and musical theater, all accompanied by piano. Afterward, guests will savor an elegant dinner with ...
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast The BIG Event
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast-Collier will be hosting The BIG Event, our annual FUNdraising soiree to support the Little Brothers & Little Sisters of Collier County at AC Hotel Naples on 5th Avenue. Please join us for cocktails, ...
EGGfest 2025
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Sunshine Ace Hardware Annual EGGfest and Fundraiser Food, fun and live music! March 22, 2025 | 11 A.M. to 3 P.M. Register at: SunshineAceEGGfest.com
Rusalka
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Dvořák’s haunting operatic masterpiece Rusalka brings the timeless Little Mermaid fairy tale to life in this romantic story of unrequited love between a water nymph and a human prince. Enjoy the captivating beauty of “Song to the Moon” in this ...
Lucia di Lammermoor with the Naples Philharmonic
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Donizetti's bel canto masterpiece Lucia di Lammermoor tells a riveting story of love, betrayal, and madness set in the 17th century. This grand opera production in partnership with the Naples Philharmonic, features lush sets, stunning costumes, and ...