Everywhere in Fort Myers, Cape Coral and other parts of SW Florida there’s always something fun to do, from yearly festivals to unique concerts and holiday celebrations.
Check out what is going on throughout the month. We are constantly updating this page with consistent current information.
JANUARY
Bloomsday
January 28, 2025 - January 31, 2025
2:00 PM & 7:00 PM
Artstage Studio Theatre | 2267 Bay St, Fort Myers FL
In this touching time-travel love story from the author of “Becky’s New Car,” Robert returns to Dublin to reunite with the woman who captured his heart thirty-five years earlier. Dancing backward through time, Robert and Cait retrace their steps and discover their younger selves - Robbie and Caithleen. Told with wit, humor, and heartache, Bloomsday is a buoyant, moving story about making the most of the present before it becomes the past.
Fees/Tickets
Tickets start at $47
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Marian, or the True Tale of Robin Hood Teen Edition
January 30, 2025 - January 31, 2025
7:30 PM
Alliance for the Arts | 10091 McGregor Blvd. Fort Myers, FL
A gender-bending, patriarchy-smashing, hilarious new take on the classic tale, adapted for performance by teen actors for family audiences. Robin Hood is (and has always been) Maid Marian in disguise, and leads a motley group of Merry Men (few of whom are actually men) against the greedy Prince John. As the poor get poorer and the rich get richer, who will stand for the vulnerable if not Robin? What is the cost of revealing your true self in a time of trouble?
Modern concerns and romantic entanglements clash on the battlefield and on the ramparts of Nottingham Castle in this play about selfishness, selflessness, love deferred and the fight. Always the fight. The fight must go on.
Fees/Tickets
Student - $15 / Adult - $18
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FEBRUARY
Verlon Thompson in Concert! Ray Cerbone Opens
February 1, 2025
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
ACMA at All Faiths Unitarian | 2756 McGregor Blvd. Fort Myers, FL
Thirty years as a professional songwriter and traveling troubadour serve as credentials. As a solo performer, and as the trusted sidekick of Texas Americana songwriting icon Guy Clark, Verlon has viewed the world from stages everywhere from Barcelona to Binger (his hometown in Oklahoma).
Along the way, Verlon Thompson compositions have been recorded by Jimmy Buffett and Alan Jackson, Dierks Bentley, Anne Murray, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Kenny Rogers, Randy Travis, Del McCoury, Sam Bush, Trisha Yearwood, and many more.
One of the founding members of the ACMA, RayCerbone, opens the show. Ray began playing guitar during the late 60s folk scene. With the support and inspiration of fellow local and touring musicians, he began writing and playing in earnest in 2010. Traveling a long road in a short time, his music encompasses many genres, including Americana, Folk, Blues, Ballads, and a little bit of Country. His storyteller style takes the listener to another place in time, his music and lyrics bringing evocative insights into the many sides of life. Ray is also a singer-songwriter’s song-singer. That is, he does interpretive covers of other great originals by little-known but very talented artists using his own creative touch. His inventive fingerstyle guitar is uniquely diverse and easy on the ears.
Fees/Tickets
Members - $20 / General Public - $25
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Yacht Rock the Dock
February 1, 2025
8:00 PM
Seminole Casino Hotel | 506 S 1st Street, Immokalee, FL
The “Yacht Rock” songs that are the soundtrack to a generation and classic rock radio staples across the country emerged primarily from southern California during one of the greatest periods of music. As younger generations of music fans fall in love and embrace these classic rock/soft rock hits, these songs are becoming bigger now than at any time since their heyday, which stretched between 1976 and 1983. Attendees must be 21+
Fees/Tickets
Tickets start at $75
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Good Bad People by Rachel Lynett
February 1, 2025 - February 8, 2025
7:30 PM & 9:30 PM
The Laboratory Theater of Florida | 1634 Woodford Ave., Fort Myers FLThe intensely raw and thought-provoking play Good Bad People, by Yale Drama Prize winner Rachel Lynett, opens January 24 at The Laboratory Theater of Florida.
Good Bad People opens during the aftermath of the death of Amiri Johnson, a 23-year-old Black man living in Los Angeles who was shot by a police officer while taking out the trash. His sister June returns home to help her family and finds that her father has disappeared, her mother is refusing to leave her bedroom, and her sister Audre is doing everything in her power to control public perceptions of Amiri’s death. Old resentments begin to boil over as the three women attempt, in very different ways, to negotiate their private grief against the public outrage that Amiri’s death has sparked.
Fees/Tickets
Student - $10 / Adult - $37
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Bloomsday
February 1, 2025 - February 28, 2025
2:00 PM & 7:00 PM
Artstage Studio Theatre | 2267 Bay St, Fort Myers FL
In this touching time-travel love story from the author of “Becky’s New Car,” Robert returns to Dublin to reunite with the woman who captured his heart thirty-five years earlier. Dancing backward through time, Robert and Cait retrace their steps and discover their younger selves - Robbie and Caithleen. Told with wit, humor, and heartache, Bloomsday is a buoyant, moving story about making the most of the present before it becomes the past.
Fees/Tickets
Tickets start at $47
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The Fantasticks
February 1, 2025 - February 28, 2025
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
In the Heart of the McGregor Corridor | 13211 McGregor Blvd. Fort Myers FL
The World’s Longest Running Musical. Music by Harvey Schmidt, Book & Lyrics by Tom Jones
“Try to Remember” a time when this roman- tic charmer wasn’t enchanting audiences. This classic about a boy, a girl and their two fathers is a timeless fable with its wise humor, breathtaking poetry, and beautiful music.
Fees/Tickets
General - $40 / VIP - $55
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Lipbone Redding in Concert! Andy Getch Opens
February 4, 2025
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
ACMA at All Faiths Unitarian | 2756 McGregor Blvd. Fort Myers, FL
Feel good music, story telling, a generous soul…Lipbone Redding has it all! Welcome back to the ACMA stage!
“Traveling the world, making friends and music.”
Lipbone is a one-man orchestra and award-winning collaborator, who makes stories into songs, and songs into birds. In his early years, he left his home of North Carolina to live in New York City, where he busked nightly for three years in the Uptown 6 train subway station in SoHo. The experience of New York has led him to many accolades and adventures. His music is groove-inspired, unique and heartfelt; a rootsy, soulful joy that can move a crowd to dancing with just a microphone and a guitar. In honor of his many influences from around the globe, Lipbone is uncompromisingly true to his own voice and music.
Fees/Tickets
Members - $18 / General Public - $22
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February Art Walk
February 7, 2025
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Downtown Fort Myers River District, Fort Myers, FL
Join the February Art Walk! Local vendors, crafters, and artists will be demonstrating and selling their one-of-a-kind works of art created in a variety of mediums.
Fees/Tickets
Free Admission
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Man in Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash
February 8, 2025
8:00 PM
Seminole Casino Hotel | 506 S 1st Street, Immokalee, FL
With his strikingly similar looks, baritone voice, and spot-on mannerisms, Shawn Barker’s uncanny resemblance to the original “Man In Black” revitalizes the true character and spirit of Mr. Cash himself, one of America’s greatest musical icons, for a truly one-of-a-kind show. Attendees must be 21+
Fees/Tickets
Tickets start at $68
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Outdoor Bluegrass Concert Series presents Lowground
February 9, 2025
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Alliance for the Arts | 10091 McGregor Blvd. Fort Myers, FL
Curated in South Florida, Low Ground is a driving bluegrass inspired band that crosses sonic boundaries. Expect their live shows to guarantee high quality music and pure love of the craft. Low Ground is heavily influenced by Bluegrass, Swing, Folk, Rock, Blues, Jazz, and Jam. As a band they strive to honor the history and tradition set forth by these styles of music; all while including their own creative vision.
The bandmates include Paddy King on Fiddle, Amanda Accardi on Upright Bass, Isaac Taylor on Banjo, Trevor Klutz on Mandolin, and Nicholas Kiriazis on Guitar. Together they form a unique blend. A fresh sound that keeps the traditionalists happy, while also catering to those whose seek to push past the boundaries of the norm.
Fees/Tickets
Members - $18 / General Public - $20
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Songwriters on the Plaza Ray Boone, Matt Hannam,& Bruce Gallant
February 11, 2025
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Fort Myers Regional Library | 1651 Lee St. Fort Myers, FL
Ray Boone is a native Floridian, In 2007 he moved to Nashville, Tennessee to produce RFDTV’s Music and Motors with Mike Curb and Sony Music artist cousin Larry Boone and began writing songs. His Florida roots brought story songs about living the coastal salt life and the escapism that it brings.
Matt Hannam is a covers artist and songwriter who performs as a solo artist, and with his six piece band The Collective. Matt is a former school teacher that has worked in the Telecommunications industry for the past 21 years. He has been a member of the ACMA since the founding year, and is a former board member of both the ACMA and Hope by Song.
Bruce Gallant For over 40 years, Bruce has been writing songs, using them as a journal to reflect the different times in his life. “I started writing songs in my late 20s and have never stopped. Anything of importance in my life is in one of my songs. Writing is essential for my survival.” Bruce is also on the board of the Americana Community Music Association, and hosts the weekly Singer-Songwriting Circle, and can often be found performing around town.
Fees/Tickets
Free Admission
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Boca
February 11, 2025 - February 28, 2025
7:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Florida Repertory Theatre | 2268 Bay St. Fort Myers, FL
Celebrate our very own Sunshine State by traveling east to Boca Raton – and a retirement community where the lawns and residents are perfectly maintained. This brand-new not-to-be-missed comedy follows a group of retirees who – between golf, bridge, and Botox – can be found dishing gossip and living it up like they’re teenagers again. Through it all, they find the key to happiness lies within their own community.
Fees/Tickets
Tickets start at $47
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The Magic of Jen Kramer
February 12, 2025
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Seminole Casino Hotel | 506 S 1st Street, Immokalee, FL
Las Vegas’ favorite magician brings “The Magic of Jen Kramer” to Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee Wednesday, Feb 12. Doors open at 7 p.m. with the show beginning at 8 p.m. Tickets are on sale now starting at $48 and are available from Ticketmaster or at www.moreinparadise.com. Attendees must be 21 and older. Parking is free.
Fees/Tickets
Tickets start at $48
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Willie Nelson
February 13, 2025
8:00 PM
Seminole Casino Hotel | 506 S 1st Street, Immokalee, FL
With a seven-decade career, Willie Nelson has earned every conceivable award as a musician and amassed reputable credentials as an author, actor and activist. He continues to thrive as a relevant and progressive musical and cultural force. In recent years, he has delivered more than a dozen new albums, released a Top 10 New York Times’ bestsellers book, again headlined Farm Aid (an event he co-founded in 1985) and his annual Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic, been honored by the Library of Congress with their Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, received his 5th degree black belt in Gong Kwon Yu Sul, headlined the annual Luck Reunion food and music festival during SXSW, launched his cannabis companies Willie’s Reserve and Willie’s Remedy, and graced the covers of Rolling Stone and AARP The Magazine.
Fees/Tickets
Tickets start at $62.50
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Aaron Lewis
February 15, 2025
8:00 PM
Seminole Casino Hotel | 506 S 1st Street, Immokalee, FL
Lewis, the Vermont-born powerhouse first found success with Staind, the 2000s-era hard rockers who injected meditative muscle into an era better known for mindless aggression. But while that band is still very much alive, it was never enough to satisfy Lewis’ creative drive. Embracing his roots to earn a rare second round of success, a series of solo Country projects have led to two No. 1 Billboard Country Album debuts – Town Line (2011) and Sinner (2016) – plus a Platinum collab with heroes George Jones and Charlie Daniels (“Country Boy”), and a Gold-certified Billboard No. 1 with “Am I The Only One” in 2021. Lewis’ 2022 solo album followed suit, with “Frayed at Both Ends” emerging as the best-selling Country album in America, but he never wrote songs for the stats. No matter the sonic setting, Lewis writes and sings to get his truth out and his upcoming album “The Hill” is no different.
Fees/Tickets
Tickets start at $65
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Mare Wakefield and Nomad @ ACMA @ The Alliance. J.D. Lashley opens
February 16, 2025
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Alliance for the Arts | 10091 McGregor Blvd. Fort Myers, FL
“You’ll be astounded” says Maverick Magazine about this Nashville-based Americana duo. featuring award-winning southeast Texas songwriter Mare Wakefield on guitar and Turkish-born, classically-trained Nomad on piano and accordion, this husband-and-wife duo delights audiences with their Americana, old-name country and contemporary folk. Former Kerrville Folk Festival Newfolk Finalists and Falcon Ridge folk festval emerging Artists, the duo had a song featured in a 2017 Lifetime IV Move. The duo tours with joyful exuberance and regularly performs across the US.
ACMA member J.D. Lashley opens the show. “If Folk Singer Todd Snider dropped his kid brother on his head, he’d have probably wound up a lot like JD Lashley. JD works hard and writes harder, trying to pluck jokes and rhymes out of the grind. His style is heavily influenced by Americana and Roots music, and he’s not afraid to sneak in a little Hip Hop… Something for everyone.”
Fees/Tickets
Members - $18 / General Public - $20
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SANTOS Skin to Skin
February 19, 2025
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Alliance for the Arts | 10091 McGregor Blvd. Fort Myers, FL
SANTOS–Skin to Skin is a film portrait of community activist and seven-time Grammy nominee John Santos, a “keeper of the Afro-Caribbean flame.” Rich in musical performances, Santos links the rhythms of his ancestors to contemporary struggles of identity and social justice.
Fees/Tickets
Members - $10 / General Public - $12
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February Music Walk
February 21, 2024
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Downtown Fort Myers River District, Fort Myers, FL
From jazz and blues to rock & roll, local and regional musicians line the streets of downtown Fort Myers.
Fees/Tickets
Free Admission
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Darren Nicholson Band in Concert! Ralph Leeseburg Opens
February 22, 2025
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
ACMA at All Faiths Unitarian | 2756 McGregor Blvd. Fort Myers, FL
Darren Nicholson has this unique ability as well. Combining the instrumental talent to blister anything with strings, along with incredible vocals and superb songwriting skills, Darren puts the icing on the performance cake with a wicked sense of humor and compelling personality that will bring even the most hardened audience out of their seats.
We don’t get to see/hear enough of Ralph Leeseburg on our ACMA stage. Don’t miss a rare performance when he opens the show for the Darren Nicholson Band! Ralph has been making music for more than 50 years but it has only been the last 20 that he has set intentions on positive music. A little folksy, a little rootsy, a little bluesy, a little bit of rock’n’roll. And something he likes to call Metaphysical Country. He really likes sharing the vibe and hopes to leave you smiling.
Fees/Tickets
Members - $15 / General Public - $20
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Midland
February 22, 2025
8:00 PM
Seminole Casino Hotel | 506 S 1st Street, Immokalee, FL
Midland have sought to reintroduce the Western plains, Laurel Canyon-cum-Bakersfield and Lone Star juke joints to Country music since coming together at a friend’s wedding over common influences and the need for a return to this sort of post-Urban Cowboy Country. For lead singer/guitarist Mark Wystrach, bassist/vocalist Cameron Duddy and lead guitarist/vocalist Jess Carson, the double platinum hit “Drinkin’ Problem” set the stage for their critically acclaimed “On The Rocks” and No. 1 Billboard Top Country Albums debut “Let It Roll” to unite classic country fans, hipsters and media including Entertainment Weekly, GQ, The Washington Post, Vogue, Esquire, Variety, Rolling Stone Country and NPR. Based in Dripping Springs, Texas, the trio of songwriters who developed their sound at Tornillo, Texas’ storied Sonic Ranch have been building a following that’s sold-out the Houston Rodeo and Livestock Show, packed a multiple-night stand at Ft. Worth’s iconic Billy Bob’s and re-opened North Hollywood’s legendary Palomino Club for one night only. Bringing listeners a resurgence of their thick harmonies, sad melodies, tart lyrics, and steel guitar with their latest album “The Last Resort: Greetings From” (Big Machine Records), the retro-Nuevo trio has grown from bar band to an in-demand headliner who have even put together their own cruise.
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Tickets start at $65
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