Thursday, July 1, 2010

Independence Day in Southwest Florida


Southwest Florida offers a number of ways to take part in and celebrate the Fourth of July. Friday afternoon the Redneck Yacht Club opened for the holiday weekend and will offer entertainment and activities through the weekend. There are a number of Parades that are scheduled for Saturday around Southwest Florida. The City of Naples Parade is at 10am in downtown Naples, Star Spangled Bonita Parade at 9am along Old 41, Everglades City Parade at 10am ending at McLeod Park, San Carlos Park Celebration and Parade beginning at 8:30am at Three Oaks Community Park, Sanibel Parade at 9:30am starting at Tarpon Bay Road and Periwinkle, Ft Myers Beach Parade at 1pm on Sunday that starts at Topps Supermarket and proceeds North on Estero Boulevard to Times Square.

Events and entertainment are also scheduled on Saturday at Miromar Outlets in Estero, in Lehigh Acres, Sanibel, at Fishermen's Village in Punta Gorda and at The Miracle Game Saturday evening at Hammond Stadium-Lee County Sports Complex. Fireworks can be seen Saturday evening at Miromar Outlets in Estero, at the Miracle game when they play the St. Lucie Mets at 7:05pm and at Everglades City in McLeod Park. On Sunday, there are a number of locations that will be hosting fireworks for your Independence Day Celebration. Fireworks can be seen at the Naples City Pier, Cape Coral, Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel, Punta Gorda, and Marco Island.

If you want to get a jump on your holiday celebrations you can take part in two great running races in Southwest Florida over the weekend. Lehigh Acres is hosting a 4 miler and a 1 Mile Kids Fun Run at 7:30am on Saturday at Veterans Memorial Park, 55 Homestead Road, and The Gulf Coast Runners in Naples, is hosting The 32nd Annual Firecracker 5K at 7am on Sunday, sponsored by Moe's Southwest Grill at 13490 9th Street North (US41). To register for the Lehigh Race visit Fort Myers Track Club and to register for the Race in Naples visit Gulf Coast Runners.

To enjoy all the fun events in Southwest Florida, with family and friends remember to visit us on a regular basis. Have an awesome 4th of July weekend!


Photo by gojeffrey

Enjoy Southwest Florida,

Robin Bishop
swflfun.com
southwestflfun@gmail.com

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