Cape Coral Attractions

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

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

Besides boating, golfing, fishing, and great beaches, the Cape has lots of parks, monthly festivals, holiday happenings, and special events.

There are also many choices for cultural opportunities such as theater, shows, live music, and art.

Things really pick up during season, which goes from October - April, and especially between January - March. I will start with some of Cape Coral's fabulous 37 parks!

Cape Coral Attractions - Parks

• 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 Place.

• 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.

• Four Freedoms Park has a beach, playground, picnic shelters, and a recreation facility on Bimini Basin off of Cape Coral Parkway.

  It is the location of several festivals and family movie nights.

• 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 Attractions - Museums and Art

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

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.

Cape Coral Attractions - Entertainment

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

Then there's the Ft Myers Murder Mystery Dinner Train which is so much fun!

You watch a murder mystery while enjoying a delicious 5-course meal.

The train operates Wednesday - Sunday.

You've also got to go to Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre in Ft Myers.

A buffet-style dinner is served before the show and off-Broadway and children's theater are also available.

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

Or, another good place is outside at The Joint over near Longboards Bar at Cape Harbour. They have live music on Tuesday nights at the tiki hut.

A fun thing to do is to go country line dancing at the Dixie Roadhouse, it's one of the few times you'll have to wear boots in Cape Coral, and it's a lot of fun!

Many restaurants have live music, especially outside because the weather is so nice year round.

Cape Coral Florida Attractions - Sports

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 Mid Cape Terrace and HeadPinz on Del Prado Blvd.

More Cape Coral Attractions

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.

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.

The Shell Factory has mini golf, a nature center, playground, bumper boats, paddle boats, and dog park.

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