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Dinner + event pairings

First Fridays · Art Walk

Liberty or Harold's downtown, then walk. Reserve.

Third Fridays · Music Walk

Silver King Coastal Kitchen or Bruno's of Brooklyn before the bands.

Nov 12–15 · Fort Myers Boat Show

Lunch at Bay Street Yard; dinner at Liberty.

Nov 19–23 · Sand Sculpting

Coste Island Cuisine or Grace's Trattoria on the beach.

Dec 4–5 · Gulf Coast Classic auction

The Perfect Caper or Peace River Seafood in Punta Gorda.

Jan 21–31 · Naples Boat Show + Wine Festival

Heyday Cookshop (dinner only) or USS Nemo.

Feb 8–14 · Chubb Classic

Bicyclette Cookshop, minutes from Tiburón.

Mar 4–6 (TBC) · Sanibel Shell Festival

Wickies Lighthouse, then sunset at the Mucky Duck.

Mar 6 · IslandFest & Mullet Toss

Sunset dinner at Tarpon Lodge in Pineland.

Mar 11–14 · Arcadia rodeo

Lunch at Wheeler's Cafe in downtown Arcadia.

Mar 13–14 · Shrimp Festival

Snug Harbor or Doc Ford's on Fort Myers Beach.

Apr 23–25 · Big country weekend

Owen's Fish Camp or Indigenous in Sarasota.

Any Sunday · Bayside Park music

Early dinner at Parrot Key or Snug Harbor, then the 4–7pm set.