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Cape Coral attractions are fun for the whole family - parks, museums, art and music, movies, shows, sports, and more.

There are so many fun things to do in Cape Coral, I don't know where to start!

There's never a reason to be bored.

Besides boating, golfing, fishing, and great beaches, the Cape has tons of parks, monthly festivals, holiday happenings, special events, live music at lots of restaurants, and many choices for cultural opportunities.

Things really pick up during season, which goes from October - April.

I will start with some of Cape Coral's fabulous 37 parks!

Cape Coral Attractions - Parks

Cape Coral attractions

Sunsplash, Cape Coral's water park, is at Lake Kennedy on Santa Barbara Blvd.
Sunsplash is 14 acres of slides, pools, food, and fun!
The park is open from March - September, weekends and everyday through the summer, hours are 10-5, and till 8:30 on Family Fun Nights.

The BMX Park is run by volunteers and provides a safe environment for bicycle motocross racing.
Instructional clinics are available. The Park is located at 1410 SW 6th Pl.

Eagle Skate Park has ramps and boxes for skateboarders. Hours are Monday - Thursday 3-9, Fri 12-10, and Sun 12-7.
Bicyclists may also use the facilities, Wed 6-9, Sun 5-7.
The park is at 315 SW 2nd Ave.

Rotary Park has nature trails, an observation tower, playground, butterfly house, environmental center, and dog park.
We love to go to Rotary Park, walk on the path and take photographs. The park is at El Dorado and Pelican.

Cape Coral Eco Park is located right next to the Midpoint Bridge.
Have you ever been in a mangrove forest?! Very cool.....
It looks like a regular forest at the top, but totally different at the bottom. Much of the mangrove roots are above ground, and look like fingers, or witches brooms.
Pathways take you to the Caloosahatchee River. Canoe and kayak rentals are available Oct - May.

Cape Coral Florida attractions

Find out more about Cape Coral's parks.

Cape Coral Attractions - Museums and Art

The Cape Coral Historical Museum has photographs, information, relics, antiques, shells, and fossils.

What I really enjoyed are the replicas of the famous Rose Gardens and a Florida Cracker House.

Things to do in Cape Coral

The Naples Art Museum has a wonderful collection of art in the various media.

They have a special collection of Dale Chihuly glasswork, an artist that I love and who I had as a teacher when I went to art school at RISD.

Naples Art Museum

The Cape Coral Arts Studio and the Cape Coral Art League have juried art shows, exhibits, and all types of art classes for kids and adults.

Cape Coral Attractions - Entertainment

The Cape Coral Cultural Park Theatre Company is the longest-running community theater in Southwest Florida.

They offer plays and musicals, acting classes, they have two choruses and an art gallery.

Cape Coral Cultural Park Theatre

The Barbara B. Mann Theater in Ft. Myers has national acts: plays, comedians, music, and other entertainment.

We've seen the comedian Brian Regan, and a Cirque-style show there.

Ft Myers Murder Mystery Dinner Train

The Murder Mystery Dinner Train is so much fun! You watch a murder mystery while enjoying a delicious 5-course meal.

The train operates Wednesday - Sunday.

For live music, a really good place to go to is Bert's Bar over in Matlacha, the bar and restaurant is right on the water.

My favorite band is Deb and the Dynamics on Thursday nights.

Or, another good place is Longboards at Cape Harbour. They have live music on Tuesday nights at the tiki hut.

Cape Coral Florida Attractions - Sports

Ft Myers Miracle baseball

Ft. Myers has two major league teams for spring training baseball, the Minnesota Twins and the Boston Red Sox.

We also have our local team, Ft. Myers Miracle baseball. and an ice hockey team, The Florida Everblades, that plays at Germain Arena down in Estero.

For football, you can catch the Dolphins Express to regular season Miami Dolphins home games from Sam Galloway ford in Ft Myers.

Cape Coral has two bowling alleys, Coral Lanes on Santa Barbara and Friendship Lanes on Del Prado.

Other Fun Things to Do

Naples Zoo

Naples has a really nice zoo with lions, alligators, bears, and many more wild animals.

You can take a boat ride around several monkey islands, watch an exhibition in the arena, or go on a camel ride.

Another neat place to go to is the Butterfly Estates, a butterfly museum in Ft. Myers and it is just awesome! We took some beautiful photos.

The butterflies flit around amongst waterfalls and flower gardens. There is a cafe, a gift shop, and you can get ice cream too.

Butterfly Museum in Ft Myers

For even more fun Cape Coral attractions, you will definitely want to check out Cape Coral Bike Night, usually held the second Saturday in October, December, February, and April.

Also, Cape Coral Parkway Nights on the third Friday of the month and Creative Coast Art Weekends in Matlacha on the second Friday of the month during season.

Cape Coral Parkway

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I will be writing about all the fun things we are up to, like: restaurants we check out, hotels we stay in, festivals and occasions we attend, and all kinds of happenings.