June
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As part of the America250 celebration, we are proud to exhibit Clyde
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As part of the America250 celebration, we are proud to exhibit Clyde Butcher’s America the Beautiful. Known for his powerful black-and-white, large-scale photography, Butcher captures the awe-inspiring landscapes of America’s National Parks—some of our nation’s greatest natural treasures. His work invites viewers to experience the majesty, serenity, and enduring significance of these iconic places.
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Marco Island Historical Museum
180 S. Heathwood Drive
239-252-1440 Museums@Collier.Gov
Future Event Times in this Repeating Event Series
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Collier County Museums
Marco Island Historical Museum
Event Details
As part of the America250 celebration, we are proud to exhibit Clyde
Event Details
As part of the America250 celebration, we are proud to exhibit Clyde Butcher’s America the Beautiful. Known for his powerful black-and-white, large-scale photography, Butcher captures the awe-inspiring landscapes of America’s National Parks—some of our nation’s greatest natural treasures. His work invites viewers to experience the majesty, serenity, and enduring significance of these iconic places.
Time
Location
Marco Island Historical Museum
180 S. Heathwood Drive
239-252-1440 Museums@Collier.Gov
Future Event Times in this Repeating Event Series
Organizer

Collier County Museums
Marco Island Historical Museum
Event Details
As part of the America250 celebration, we are proud to exhibit Clyde
Event Details
As part of the America250 celebration, we are proud to exhibit Clyde Butcher’s America the Beautiful. Known for his powerful black-and-white, large-scale photography, Butcher captures the awe-inspiring landscapes of America’s National Parks—some of our nation’s greatest natural treasures. His work invites viewers to experience the majesty, serenity, and enduring significance of these iconic places.
Time
Location
Marco Island Historical Museum
180 S. Heathwood Drive
239-252-1440 Museums@Collier.Gov
Future Event Times in this Repeating Event Series
Organizer

Collier County Museums
Marco Island Historical Museum
Event Details
As part of the America250 celebration, we are proud to exhibit Clyde
Event Details
As part of the America250 celebration, we are proud to exhibit Clyde Butcher’s America the Beautiful. Known for his powerful black-and-white, large-scale photography, Butcher captures the awe-inspiring landscapes of America’s National Parks—some of our nation’s greatest natural treasures. His work invites viewers to experience the majesty, serenity, and enduring significance of these iconic places.
Time
Location
Marco Island Historical Museum
180 S. Heathwood Drive
239-252-1440 Museums@Collier.Gov
Future Event Times in this Repeating Event Series
Organizer

Collier County Museums
Marco Island Historical Museum
Event Details
As part of the America250 celebration, we are proud to exhibit Clyde
Event Details
As part of the America250 celebration, we are proud to exhibit Clyde Butcher’s America the Beautiful. Known for his powerful black-and-white, large-scale photography, Butcher captures the awe-inspiring landscapes of America’s National Parks—some of our nation’s greatest natural treasures. His work invites viewers to experience the majesty, serenity, and enduring significance of these iconic places.
Time
Location
Marco Island Historical Museum
180 S. Heathwood Drive
239-252-1440 Museums@Collier.Gov
Organizer

Collier County Museums
Marco Island Historical Museum
09may(may 9)9:00 am29aug(aug 29)4:00 pmThe Battle of the Paddle: The Great Dock Canoe Race Exhibit
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What started as a celebration of the “end of season” transformed into an almost fifty-year-old tradition to pay homage to the locals of Naples, Florida. Explore the many themes and awards that captivated participants and onlookers of the Great Dock Canoe Races. Also learn how and where the races operate today!
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Naples Depot Museum
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The art gallery hosts several exhibitions each year. A partnership with the
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The art gallery hosts several exhibitions each year. A partnership with the United Arts Collier brings annual exhibitions of painting, photography and mixed media by artists from Collier and Lee County. The exhibits are juried by local art experts and follow Rookery Bay’s environmental mission with a central theme of plants, waters and wildlife of Southwest Florida. Most works are available for purchase.
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13jun9:00 am3:30 pmCrafty Critters Saturdays
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FREE with Admission to Environmental Learning Center Explore your wild side
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FREE with Admission to Environmental Learning Center
Explore your wild side through nature-themed crafts!
Join us on Saturdays this summer for fun, self-guided, family-friendly crafting activities inspired by nature. Each month features a new theme and all supplies are included with admission … just bring your creativity!
Time
16jun11:00 am12:00 pmTURN THE PAGE- Art Journaling Group
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Feeling stuck
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Feeling stuck with journaling? Has it become more of a “should” rather than something that feels helpful and fun? Join Holly Zazo, UAC member and teaching artist, to learn creative journaling techniques that you can easily use at home.
In this group we’ll transform your journal pages into layered works of art, where your writing can be partially—or completely—covered. Your thoughts are still expressed, honored, and released… but safely held.
No pressure to reread.
No pressure to share.
Just the process.
You’ll learn how to:
- Let go of the pressure to “do it right”
- Use art journaling as a form of emotional expression
- Explore different styles of journaling (guided prompts, intuitive, visual)
Materials provided. No prior art skill required.
If journaling has ever felt frustrating, forced, or just not for you—this might change everything.
Join me, and let’s make journaling something you actually look forward to.
For more information and to register: hollyzazotherapy.com
This group is held weekly on Tuesdays from 11-12.
Pre-registration required $45

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Location
Holly Zazo Therapy
2335 Tamiami Trail N. Suite 510
18jun12:00 pm1:00 pmTHE CENTERED CIRCLE- EXPRESSIVE ART GROUP
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“The Centered Circle” Expressive Art Group offers a calming and creative
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“The Centered Circle” Expressive Art Group offers a calming and creative space to explore the healing potential of mandalas. Mandalas are circular designs that symbolize wholeness, balance, and connection, often used across cultures as tools for reflection and meditation.
Have you ever you struggled with traditional meditation or mindfulness practices? This is for you! Yes, making art, with your eyes open, IS a form of meditation!
Join Holly Zazo, UAC member and teaching artist, to engage in hands-on mandala creation as a mindfulness practice. Through guided art exercises, we will slow down, focus attention, and use this creative process to cultivate a sense of calm and presence.
In this group, you will:
- Be gently guided in using mandalas as a creative and enjoyable way to build a mindfulness practice.
- Explore the meaning behind the personal symbols, colors, and patterns that naturally emerge in your work.
- Develop a deeper understanding of your inner thoughts and emotions through creative expression.
Materials provided, no art skill required.
This group is held weekly, on Thursdays from 12-1:00
Pre-registration required, $45
For more information and to register: http://hollyzazotherapy.com

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Visit the Museum of the Everglades every third Thursday for a local history lecture. Museum of the Everglades | 2:00 – 3:00 PM
Museum Assistant Mathew Anderson, who also serves as a Deacon at the First Baptist Church of Everglades City, will explore the origins of the area’s many congregations and the places they meet to pray – dating back to the turn of the last century. For many early settlers in the region where Collier County began, their faith was the foundation of pioneer life and erecting a rustic chapel often took precedence over opening a school.
Despite its small size, the community has long been a veritable melting pot of many faiths and Mr. Anderson will share stories of how even the museum itself once hosted Catholic masses and how county founder Barron Gift Collier ensured that people of all denominations would always be welcome to worship in Everglades City.
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Collier County Museums
18jun5:30 pm7:30 pm¡Arte Viva!
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Exhibition Reception | June 18th, 2026 | 5:30–7:00 PM | The Norris Center
Every person holds a map no one else can read.
Where have you traveled within yourself? What territories remain uncharted?
¡ARTE VIVA! returns in 2026 with Inner Cartographies: Mapping the Self, and we invite you to experience the work in person.
Join UAC member artists and Collier community artists as they explore personal and cultural identity, memory, mental landscapes, and the ever-shifting terrain of who we are. Inspired by UAC’s inaugural Latin Surrealism exhibition, this year’s showcase goes deeper into the places only art can reach.
Questions? Reach us at operations@unitedartscollier.org
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19jun9:00 am12:30 pmMarine Science Summer Camp – Student Institute for Marine Science
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Reserve for a perfect marine science camp for 7th to 10th grade students
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Reserve for a perfect marine science camp for 7th to 10th grade students who want to get hands-on with marine life and learn from real scientists. This flexible camp is filled with nature and science activities including time in Rookery Bay’s labs. Discover the birds, sharks, sea turtles and other amazing wildlife that call Rookery Bay’s amazing coastal habitat home. Camp scholarships are available.
June 5 & 26 – “Sleuthing the Lagoon” – Ever wonder what it’s like to be an animal living in an estuary? Experience their unique habitat by surveying fish with an ancient method of collection, scooping crabs and worms out of sand and observing birds wading through water.
Location: Tigertail Beach
430 Hernando Dr., Marco Island, FL 34145
June 12 – “Invertebrate Investigation”– Join staff in the lab for an exciting exploration of invertebrates and learn about their amazing adaptations. Students will use microscopes to take an in-depth look at some of the smallest estuary inhabitants: plankton!
Location: Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center
300 Tower Rd., Naples, 34113
June 19 – “Biology on Bike – Explore the Uplands on Bicycle” Learn to identify plants and animals and how scientific data is collected at the Reserve.
Location: Shell Island Road Field Station
10 Shell Island Road, Naples FL, 34113
Time
19jun10:00 am1:00 pmPirate Day
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Aargh, ye mateys! It be Pirate Day again! Come enjoy crafts and games, amass coins, and earn ye treasure. Pirate garb encouraged. We will learn about the pirate and pioneers of Marco Island.
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Location
Marco Island Historical Museum
180 S. Heathwood Drive
239-252-1440 Museums@Collier.Gov
Marco Island Historical Museum
20jun9:00 am3:30 pmCrafty Critters Saturdays
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FREE with Admission to Environmental Learning Center Explore your wild side
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FREE with Admission to Environmental Learning Center
Explore your wild side through nature-themed crafts!
Join us on Saturdays this summer for fun, self-guided, family-friendly crafting activities inspired by nature. Each month features a new theme and all supplies are included with admission … just bring your creativity!
Time
20jun9:30 am12:30 pmEssentials of Digital Photography Workshop
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$55 Registration is required www.rookerybay.org/events If you
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$55
Registration is required www.rookerybay.org/events
If you want to get the best pictures possible and a true understanding of your camera’s features, this camera workshop is for you. The class covers the essentials of your digital camera. You will learn how to use your camera’s shutter, aperture, ISO control and the drive modes to create images with impact and creativity. Sonny Saunders has over 35 years of experience in photography and instruction and is renowned for his ability to communicate to a wide variety of students. No previous camera or photography experience is necessary, just a desire to learn.
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20jun11:00 am2:00 pm3rd Annual Ice Cream Social: Star Spangled Style
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The dog days of summer are here! One of America’s favorite pastimes is enjoying ICE CREAM!
Stroll on by and make an ice cream cup loaded with toppings from our deluxe sundae bar! Or would you prefer an old-fashioned ice cream float? Play a game of checkers or cards, try twirling a hula-hoop, or simply practice the art of porch sitting! For a small donation, we’ll even have a watermelon eating contest! More details to come!
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Collier Museum at Government Center
3331 Tamiami Trail East
239-252-8476 Museums@Collier.Gov
20jun11:00 am4:00 pmOpen Studios in the Naples Art District
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Meet the Artists. Explore the Creativity. Take home the Inspiration. Experience the creative
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Meet the Artists. Explore the Creativity. Take home the Inspiration.
Experience the creative energy of the Naples Art District, where artists invite you into their working studios and galleries. Talk with the artists about their creative process and explore a wide variety of work. Find Art for every taste and budget, with opportunities to purchase or commission a custom piece made just for you. This immersive experience invites visitors to see, learn and connect in Southwest Florida’s most vibrant creative community. The following galleries plan to be open:
Trillium, 5450C Shirley St
Inspirations, 5450 B Shirley St
Gallerie B, 5311 Shirley St, Unit 3
Clay More Ceramics, 5560 Shirley St
Laurel Schmid Fine Art Studio, 5760 Shirley St, #15
Roland Richardson Gallery & Studio, 5760 Shirley St, # 21
The Gallo Gallery, 6240 Shirley St, #205 (upstairs)
Art2Amaze, 6210 Shirley St, #108
Gallery 103, 6230 Shirley St, #103
Pick up a catalog in any of these galleries. Free admission.
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20jun1:00 pm3:00 pmDixieland/Swing Concert
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Location
Norris Center
8th Avenue South and 8th Street South
23jun11:00 am12:00 pmTURN THE PAGE- Art Journaling Group
Event Details
Feeling stuck
Event Details
Feeling stuck with journaling? Has it become more of a “should” rather than something that feels helpful and fun? Join Holly Zazo, UAC member and teaching artist, to learn creative journaling techniques that you can easily use at home.
In this group we’ll transform your journal pages into layered works of art, where your writing can be partially—or completely—covered. Your thoughts are still expressed, honored, and released… but safely held.
No pressure to reread.
No pressure to share.
Just the process.
You’ll learn how to:
- Let go of the pressure to “do it right”
- Use art journaling as a form of emotional expression
- Explore different styles of journaling (guided prompts, intuitive, visual)
Materials provided. No prior art skill required.
If journaling has ever felt frustrating, forced, or just not for you—this might change everything.
Join me, and let’s make journaling something you actually look forward to.
For more information and to register: hollyzazotherapy.com
This group is held weekly on Tuesdays from 11-12.
Pre-registration required $45

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Location
Holly Zazo Therapy
2335 Tamiami Trail N. Suite 510
26jun9:00 am12:30 pmMarine Science Summer Camp – Student Institute for Marine Science (Copy)
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Reserve for a perfect marine science camp for 7th to 10th grade students who want to get hands-on with marine life and learn from real scientists. This flexible camp is filled with nature and science activities including time in Rookery Bay’s labs. Discover the birds, sharks, sea turtles and other amazing wildlife that call Rookery Bay’s amazing coastal habitat home. Camp scholarships are available.
June 5 & 26 – “Sleuthing the Lagoon” – Ever wonder what it’s like to be an animal living in an estuary? Experience their unique habitat by surveying fish with an ancient method of collection, scooping crabs and worms out of sand and observing birds wading through water.
Location: Tigertail Beach
430 Hernando Dr., Marco Island, FL 34145
June 12 – “Invertebrate Investigation”– Join staff in the lab for an exciting exploration of invertebrates and learn about their amazing adaptations. Students will use microscopes to take an in-depth look at some of the smallest estuary inhabitants: plankton!
Location: Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center
300 Tower Rd., Naples, 34113
June 19 – “Biology on Bike – Explore the Uplands on Bicycle” Learn to identify plants and animals and how scientific data is collected at the Reserve.
Location: Shell Island Road Field Station
10 Shell Island Road, Naples FL, 34113
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26jun5:00 pm8:00 pmRetro Game Night
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Another Friday night in?
Get a change of scenery with Retro Game Night at the Naples Depot Museum!
It’s a new take on the classic family game night tradition! Bring your own blanket and revisit your childhood game closet with the following retro games: Twister, Monopoly, Trouble, Sorry! Uno, Simon, Yahtzee, Chutes & Ladders, Battleship, Operation, Clue, Candy Land, Guess Who? and The Game of Life.
Have a favorite game that is not listed? You’re always welcome to bring it to add to the fun!
Play games and enjoy the ice cream sundae bar, provided by Dairy Queen of Downtown Naples, all free! All ages are welcome.
Bring friends and family and join us on the last Friday of each month from 5:00pm to 8:00pm at Naples Depot Museum.
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Naples Depot Museum
27jun9:00 am3:30 pmCrafty Critters Saturdays
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FREE with Admission to Environmental Learning Center Explore your wild side
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FREE with Admission to Environmental Learning Center
Explore your wild side through nature-themed crafts!
Join us on Saturdays this summer for fun, self-guided, family-friendly crafting activities inspired by nature. Each month features a new theme and all supplies are included with admission … just bring your creativity!
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27jun10:00 am1:00 pmSummer Mango Fest
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Get ready to peel back the layers of mango history and taste the sweetest part of Florida at this family-friendly event! Having originated in South and Southeast Asia, mangos find an easy home in South Florida where many of the world’s current commercial cultivars originated. Sample some of these cultivars, including the influential “Haden” variety first bred in the 1910s in a backyard in Coconut Grove, and take home your own bag of mangos from the museum’s bounty. Plus learn the secrets of growing mango trees from the experts, you’ll leave with a whole new appreciation for mangos!
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Immokalee Pioneer Museum
1215 Roberts Avenue West
239-252-2611 Museums@Collier.Gov
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Collier County Museums
Immokalee Pioneer Museum
July
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As part of the America250 celebration, we are proud to exhibit Clyde
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As part of the America250 celebration, we are proud to exhibit Clyde Butcher’s America the Beautiful. Known for his powerful black-and-white, large-scale photography, Butcher captures the awe-inspiring landscapes of America’s National Parks—some of our nation’s greatest natural treasures. His work invites viewers to experience the majesty, serenity, and enduring significance of these iconic places.
Time
Location
Marco Island Historical Museum
180 S. Heathwood Drive
239-252-1440 Museums@Collier.Gov
Future Event Times in this Repeating Event Series
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Collier County Museums
Marco Island Historical Museum
Event Details
As part of the America250 celebration, we are proud to exhibit Clyde
Event Details
As part of the America250 celebration, we are proud to exhibit Clyde Butcher’s America the Beautiful. Known for his powerful black-and-white, large-scale photography, Butcher captures the awe-inspiring landscapes of America’s National Parks—some of our nation’s greatest natural treasures. His work invites viewers to experience the majesty, serenity, and enduring significance of these iconic places.
Time
Location
Marco Island Historical Museum
180 S. Heathwood Drive
239-252-1440 Museums@Collier.Gov
Future Event Times in this Repeating Event Series
Organizer

Collier County Museums
Marco Island Historical Museum
Event Details
As part of the America250 celebration, we are proud to exhibit Clyde
Event Details
As part of the America250 celebration, we are proud to exhibit Clyde Butcher’s America the Beautiful. Known for his powerful black-and-white, large-scale photography, Butcher captures the awe-inspiring landscapes of America’s National Parks—some of our nation’s greatest natural treasures. His work invites viewers to experience the majesty, serenity, and enduring significance of these iconic places.
Time
Location
Marco Island Historical Museum
180 S. Heathwood Drive
239-252-1440 Museums@Collier.Gov
Future Event Times in this Repeating Event Series
Organizer

Collier County Museums
Marco Island Historical Museum
Event Details
As part of the America250 celebration, we are proud to exhibit Clyde
Event Details
As part of the America250 celebration, we are proud to exhibit Clyde Butcher’s America the Beautiful. Known for his powerful black-and-white, large-scale photography, Butcher captures the awe-inspiring landscapes of America’s National Parks—some of our nation’s greatest natural treasures. His work invites viewers to experience the majesty, serenity, and enduring significance of these iconic places.
Time
Location
Marco Island Historical Museum
180 S. Heathwood Drive
239-252-1440 Museums@Collier.Gov
Future Event Times in this Repeating Event Series
Organizer

Collier County Museums
Marco Island Historical Museum
Event Details
As part of the America250 celebration, we are proud to exhibit Clyde
Event Details
As part of the America250 celebration, we are proud to exhibit Clyde Butcher’s America the Beautiful. Known for his powerful black-and-white, large-scale photography, Butcher captures the awe-inspiring landscapes of America’s National Parks—some of our nation’s greatest natural treasures. His work invites viewers to experience the majesty, serenity, and enduring significance of these iconic places.
Time
Location
Marco Island Historical Museum
180 S. Heathwood Drive
239-252-1440 Museums@Collier.Gov
Organizer

Collier County Museums
Marco Island Historical Museum
09may(may 9)9:00 am29aug(aug 29)4:00 pmThe Battle of the Paddle: The Great Dock Canoe Race Exhibit
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What started as a celebration of the “end of season” transformed into an almost fifty-year-old tradition to pay homage to the locals of Naples, Florida. Explore the many themes and awards that captivated participants and onlookers of the Great Dock Canoe Races. Also learn how and where the races operate today!
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Naples Depot Museum
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The art gallery hosts several exhibitions each year. A partnership with the
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The art gallery hosts several exhibitions each year. A partnership with the United Arts Collier brings annual exhibitions of painting, photography and mixed media by artists from Collier and Lee County. The exhibits are juried by local art experts and follow Rookery Bay’s environmental mission with a central theme of plants, waters and wildlife of Southwest Florida. Most works are available for purchase.
Time
04jul9:00 am3:30 pmCrafty Critters Saturdays
Event Details
FREE with Admission to Environmental Learning Center Explore your wild side
Event Details
FREE with Admission to Environmental Learning Center
Explore your wild side through nature-themed crafts!
Join us on Saturdays this summer for fun, self-guided, family-friendly crafting activities inspired by nature. Each month features a new theme and all supplies are included with admission … just bring your creativity!
Time
10jul9:00 am12:30 pmMarine Science Summer Camp – Student Institute for Marine Science Camp
Event Details
$75 (Camp Scholarships Available) Locations Vary Registration is required
Event Details
$75 (Camp Scholarships Available)
Locations Vary
Registration is required www.rookerybay.org/calendar
Learn from Marine Scientists this summer with Rookery Bay Research Reserve! Join Rookery Bay Research Reserve for a perfect marine science camp for 7th to 10th grade students who want to get hands-on with marine life and learn from real scientists. This flexible camp is filled with nature and science activities including time in Rookery Bay’s labs. Discover the birds, sharks, sea turtles and other amazing wildlife that call Rookery Bay’s amazing coastal habitat home. Camp scholarships are available.
June 5, 19 & 26 and July 10 & 17 – “Sleuthing the Lagoon” – Ever wonder what it’s like to be an animal living in an estuary? Experience their unique habitat by surveying fish with nets for collection, scooping crabs and worms out of sand and observing birds wading through water.
Location: Tigertail Beach
430 Hernando Dr., Marco Island, FL 34145
June 12 and July 31 – “Invertebrate Investigation”– Join staff in the lab for an exciting exploration of invertebrates and learn about their amazing adaptations. Students will use microscopes to take an in-depth look at some of the smallest estuary inhabitants: plankton!
Location: Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center
300 Tower Rd., Naples, 34113
July 24 – “Biology on Bike – Explore the Uplands on Bicycle” Learn to identify plants and animals and how scientific data is collected at the Reserve.
Location: Shell Island Road Field Station
10 Shell Island Road, Naples FL, 34113
Time
11jul9:00 am3:30 pmCrafty Critters Saturdays
Event Details
FREE with Admission to Environmental Learning Center Explore your wild side
Event Details
FREE with Admission to Environmental Learning Center
Explore your wild side through nature-themed crafts!
Join us on Saturdays this summer for fun, self-guided, family-friendly crafting activities inspired by nature. Each month features a new theme and all supplies are included with admission … just bring your creativity!
Time
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Join us for a community exhibition centered on storytelling, memory, and lived experiences within the immigrant community of Immokalee and neighboring communities.
Local artists will be on site to discuss their work, and light bites and refreshments will be provided.
Time
Location
Immokalee Pioneer Museum
1215 Roberts Avenue West
239-252-2611 Museums@Collier.Gov
Organizer

Collier County Museums
Immokalee Pioneer Museum
11jul11:00 am2:00 amFreedom & Fun Family Day
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Join us for a special Family Day celebrating America’s past, present, and future. In honor of the nation’s 250th anniversary, enjoy hands-on activities, creative crafts, and experiences inspired by American history, culture, and innovation.
This event will showcase the Drawn Together contest winners along with a curated selection of submissions at the E. George Rogers Studio.
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Location
Collier Museum at Government Center
3331 Tamiami Trail East
239-252-8476 Museums@Collier.Gov
11jul1:00 pm3:00 pmDixieland/Swing Concert
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Location
Norris Center
8th Avenue South and 8th Street South
16jul2:00 pm3:00 pmThird Thursdays Lecture: America 250: Spirit of the Everglades
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THIRD THURSDAYS LECTURE SERIES:
Visit the Museum of the Everglades every third Thursday for a local history lecture. Museum of the Everglades | 2:00 – 3:00 PM
In this companion lecture to the current temporary exhibit at Museum of the Everglades, American Spirit, American Dream, Museum Manager Thomas Lockyear will discuss the indomitable spirit of the individuals who have called the Everglades area their home – from the region’s indigenous people to early pioneer settlers to the modern-day entrepreneurs. Presented in the context of the America 250 celebration, Mr. Lockyear will share stories of the courage, resourcefulness, fortitude, ingenuity and vision of those personalities who have lived and written chapters of this nation’s history in and around the Everglades for two and a half centuries.
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Collier County Museums
17jul9:00 am12:30 pmMarine Science Summer Camp – Student Institute for Marine Science Camp
Event Details
$75 (Camp Scholarships Available) Locations Vary Registration is required
Event Details
$75 (Camp Scholarships Available)
Locations Vary
Registration is required www.rookerybay.org/calendar
Learn from Marine Scientists this summer with Rookery Bay Research Reserve! Join Rookery Bay Research Reserve for a perfect marine science camp for 7th to 10th grade students who want to get hands-on with marine life and learn from real scientists. This flexible camp is filled with nature and science activities including time in Rookery Bay’s labs. Discover the birds, sharks, sea turtles and other amazing wildlife that call Rookery Bay’s amazing coastal habitat home. Camp scholarships are available.
June 5, 19 & 26 and July 10 & 17 – “Sleuthing the Lagoon” – Ever wonder what it’s like to be an animal living in an estuary? Experience their unique habitat by surveying fish with nets for collection, scooping crabs and worms out of sand and observing birds wading through water.
Location: Tigertail Beach
430 Hernando Dr., Marco Island, FL 34145
June 12 and July 31 – “Invertebrate Investigation”– Join staff in the lab for an exciting exploration of invertebrates and learn about their amazing adaptations. Students will use microscopes to take an in-depth look at some of the smallest estuary inhabitants: plankton!
Location: Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center
300 Tower Rd., Naples, 34113
July 24 – “Biology on Bike – Explore the Uplands on Bicycle” Learn to identify plants and animals and how scientific data is collected at the Reserve.
Location: Shell Island Road Field Station
10 Shell Island Road, Naples FL, 34113
Time
18jul9:00 am3:30 pmCrafty Critters Saturdays
Event Details
FREE with Admission to Environmental Learning Center Explore your wild side
Event Details
FREE with Admission to Environmental Learning Center
Explore your wild side through nature-themed crafts!
Join us on Saturdays this summer for fun, self-guided, family-friendly crafting activities inspired by nature. Each month features a new theme and all supplies are included with admission … just bring your creativity!
Time
18jul9:30 am12:30 pmEssentials of Digital Photography Workshop
Event Details
$55 Registration is required www.rookerybay.org/events If you
Event Details
$55
Registration is required www.rookerybay.org/events
If you want to get the best pictures possible and a true understanding of your camera’s features, this camera workshop is for you. The class covers the essentials of your digital camera. You will learn how to use your camera’s shutter, aperture, ISO control and the drive modes to create images with impact and creativity. Sonny Saunders has over 35 years of experience in photography and instruction and is renowned for his ability to communicate to a wide variety of students. No previous camera or photography experience is necessary, just a desire to learn.
Time
24jul9:00 am12:30 pmMarine Science Summer Camp – Student Institute for Marine Science Camp
Event Details
$75 (Camp Scholarships Available) Locations Vary Registration is required
Event Details
$75 (Camp Scholarships Available)
Locations Vary
Registration is required www.rookerybay.org/calendar
Learn from Marine Scientists this summer with Rookery Bay Research Reserve! Join Rookery Bay Research Reserve for a perfect marine science camp for 7th to 10th grade students who want to get hands-on with marine life and learn from real scientists. This flexible camp is filled with nature and science activities including time in Rookery Bay’s labs. Discover the birds, sharks, sea turtles and other amazing wildlife that call Rookery Bay’s amazing coastal habitat home. Camp scholarships are available.
June 5, 19 & 26 and July 10 & 17 – “Sleuthing the Lagoon” – Ever wonder what it’s like to be an animal living in an estuary? Experience their unique habitat by surveying fish with nets for collection, scooping crabs and worms out of sand and observing birds wading through water.
Location: Tigertail Beach
430 Hernando Dr., Marco Island, FL 34145
June 12 and July 31 – “Invertebrate Investigation”– Join staff in the lab for an exciting exploration of invertebrates and learn about their amazing adaptations. Students will use microscopes to take an in-depth look at some of the smallest estuary inhabitants: plankton!
Location: Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center
300 Tower Rd., Naples, 34113
July 24 – “Biology on Bike – Explore the Uplands on Bicycle” Learn to identify plants and animals and how scientific data is collected at the Reserve.
Location: Shell Island Road Field Station
10 Shell Island Road, Naples FL, 34113
Time
24jul5:00 pm8:00 pmRetro Game Night
Event Details
Event Details

Another Friday night in?
Get a change of scenery with Retro Game Night at the Naples Depot Museum!
It’s a new take on the classic family game night tradition! Bring your own blanket and revisit your childhood game closet with the following retro games: Twister, Monopoly, Trouble, Sorry! Uno, Simon, Yahtzee, Chutes & Ladders, Battleship, Operation, Clue, Candy Land, Guess Who? and The Game of Life.
Have a favorite game that is not listed? You’re always welcome to bring it to add to the fun!
Play games and enjoy the ice cream sundae bar, provided by Dairy Queen of Downtown Naples, all free! All ages are welcome.
Bring friends and family and join us on the last Friday of each month from 5:00pm to 8:00pm at Naples Depot Museum.
Time
Organizer
Naples Depot Museum
25jul9:00 am3:30 pmCrafty Critters Saturdays
Event Details
FREE with Admission to Environmental Learning Center Explore your wild side
Event Details
FREE with Admission to Environmental Learning Center
Explore your wild side through nature-themed crafts!
Join us on Saturdays this summer for fun, self-guided, family-friendly crafting activities inspired by nature. Each month features a new theme and all supplies are included with admission … just bring your creativity!
Time
25jul1:00 pm3:00 pmDixieland/Swing Concert
Time
Location
Norris Center
8th Avenue South and 8th Street South
31jul9:00 am12:30 pmMarine Science Summer Camp – Student Institute for Marine Science Camp
Event Details
$75 (Camp Scholarships Available) Locations Vary Registration is required
Event Details
$75 (Camp Scholarships Available)
Locations Vary
Registration is required www.rookerybay.org/calendar
Learn from Marine Scientists this summer with Rookery Bay Research Reserve! Join Rookery Bay Research Reserve for a perfect marine science camp for 7th to 10th grade students who want to get hands-on with marine life and learn from real scientists. This flexible camp is filled with nature and science activities including time in Rookery Bay’s labs. Discover the birds, sharks, sea turtles and other amazing wildlife that call Rookery Bay’s amazing coastal habitat home. Camp scholarships are available.
June 5, 19 & 26 and July 10 & 17 – “Sleuthing the Lagoon” – Ever wonder what it’s like to be an animal living in an estuary? Experience their unique habitat by surveying fish with nets for collection, scooping crabs and worms out of sand and observing birds wading through water.
Location: Tigertail Beach
430 Hernando Dr., Marco Island, FL 34145
June 12 and July 31 – “Invertebrate Investigation”– Join staff in the lab for an exciting exploration of invertebrates and learn about their amazing adaptations. Students will use microscopes to take an in-depth look at some of the smallest estuary inhabitants: plankton!
Location: Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center
300 Tower Rd., Naples, 34113
July 24 – “Biology on Bike – Explore the Uplands on Bicycle” Learn to identify plants and animals and how scientific data is collected at the Reserve.
Location: Shell Island Road Field Station
10 Shell Island Road, Naples FL, 34113
Time
August
09may(may 9)9:00 am29aug(aug 29)4:00 pmThe Battle of the Paddle: The Great Dock Canoe Race Exhibit
Event Details
Event Details

What started as a celebration of the “end of season” transformed into an almost fifty-year-old tradition to pay homage to the locals of Naples, Florida. Explore the many themes and awards that captivated participants and onlookers of the Great Dock Canoe Races. Also learn how and where the races operate today!
Time
Organizer
Naples Depot Museum
Event Details
The art gallery hosts several exhibitions each year. A partnership with the
Event Details
The art gallery hosts several exhibitions each year. A partnership with the United Arts Collier brings annual exhibitions of painting, photography and mixed media by artists from Collier and Lee County. The exhibits are juried by local art experts and follow Rookery Bay’s environmental mission with a central theme of plants, waters and wildlife of Southwest Florida. Most works are available for purchase.
Time
01aug9:00 am3:30 pmCrafty Critters Saturdays
Event Details
FREE with Admission to Environmental Learning Center Explore your wild side
Event Details
FREE with Admission to Environmental Learning Center
Explore your wild side through nature-themed crafts!
Join us on Saturdays this summer for fun, self-guided, family-friendly crafting activities inspired by nature. Each month features a new theme and all supplies are included with admission … just bring your creativity!
Time
08aug9:00 am3:30 pmCrafty Critters Saturdays
Event Details
FREE with Admission to Environmental Learning Center Explore your wild side
Event Details
FREE with Admission to Environmental Learning Center
Explore your wild side through nature-themed crafts!
Join us on Saturdays this summer for fun, self-guided, family-friendly crafting activities inspired by nature. Each month features a new theme and all supplies are included with admission … just bring your creativity!
Time
08aug1:00 pm3:00 pmDixieland/Swing Concert
Time
Location
Norris Center
8th Avenue South and 8th Street South
15aug9:00 am3:30 pmCrafty Critters Saturdays
Event Details
FREE with Admission to Environmental Learning Center Explore your wild side
Event Details
FREE with Admission to Environmental Learning Center
Explore your wild side through nature-themed crafts!
Join us on Saturdays this summer for fun, self-guided, family-friendly crafting activities inspired by nature. Each month features a new theme and all supplies are included with admission … just bring your creativity!
Time
15aug10:00 am12:00 pmCandle Making for Beginners at Immokalee Pioneer Museum
Event Details
Event Details

Step back in time and learn about the art and functionality of candle making! In this fun, hands-on workshop, we’ll show you how candles were made before electricity—using wax, wicks, and matches. Discover how candles were once essential for light and warmth and are now a way to add cozy charm to any space or enhance scents in your home.
Time
Location
Immokalee Pioneer Museum
1215 Roberts Avenue West
239-252-2611 Museums@Collier.Gov
Organizer

Collier County Museums
Immokalee Pioneer Museum
20aug2:00 pm3:00 pmThird Thursdays Lecture: The Wit & Wisdom of C.G. McKinney Sage of Chokoloskee
Event Details
Event Details

THIRD THURSDAYS LECTURE SERIES:
Visit the Museum of the Everglades every third Thursday for a local history lecture. Museum of the Everglades | 2:00 – 3:00 PM
In this fun and feel-good presentation, Museum Manager Thomas Lockyear will celebrate the life and work of one the earliest pioneer settlers in the region of Southwest Florida known as the Chokoloskee Bay Country: Charles Greenleigh McKinney.
A Civil War Veteran who spent time making moonshine (which he called “Low Bush Lightning”) before making the 10,000 Islands his home, McKinney opened a trading post and established the area’s first post office he would later hand over to Ted Smallwood. The postal address bore the ironic name “Comfort” – a reference to the profound lack of it caused by the abundant “Swamp Angels”: mosquitos.
McKinney, a registered midwife who delivered dozens of babies and acted as the area’s de facto dentist, also wrote a regular column for the American Eagle newspaper published in nearby Estero. Reporting local happenings with what would be today known as a Will Rogers-style wit, his wry observations about pioneer life and freely shared folk wisdom earned him the honorific moniker of “Sage of Chokoloskee”.
Time
Organizer

Collier County Museums
22aug9:00 am3:30 pmCrafty Critters Saturdays
Event Details
FREE with Admission to Environmental Learning Center Explore your wild side
Event Details
FREE with Admission to Environmental Learning Center
Explore your wild side through nature-themed crafts!
Join us on Saturdays this summer for fun, self-guided, family-friendly crafting activities inspired by nature. Each month features a new theme and all supplies are included with admission … just bring your creativity!
Time
22aug9:30 am12:30 pmEssentials of Digital Photography Workshop
Event Details
$55 Registration is required www.rookerybay.org/events If you
Event Details
$55
Registration is required www.rookerybay.org/events
If you want to get the best pictures possible and a true understanding of your camera’s features, this camera workshop is for you. The class covers the essentials of your digital camera. You will learn how to use your camera’s shutter, aperture, ISO control and the drive modes to create images with impact and creativity. Sonny Saunders has over 35 years of experience in photography and instruction and is renowned for his ability to communicate to a wide variety of students. No previous camera or photography experience is necessary, just a desire to learn.
Time
22aug11:00 am2:00 pmAl Fresco Art Family Day
Event Details
Event Details

Put on your creative cap and join us for Al Fresco Art Family Day! We’ll provide all the brushes, paints, canvases, and tools you need to create a take‑home masterpiece while enjoying the fresh air.
Be inspired by the work of E. George Rogers, a key figure in Naples since the 1950s. He helped establish the Naples Art Association, taught art for free in Collier County schools, and served as the first president of the Mental Health Association of Collier County. We will have prints of his art available to spark your creativity.
Time
Location
Collier Museum at Government Center
3331 Tamiami Trail East
239-252-8476 Museums@Collier.Gov
22aug1:00 pm3:00 pmDixieland/Swing Concert
Time
Location
Norris Center
8th Avenue South and 8th Street South
28aug5:00 pm8:00 pmRetro Game Night
Event Details
Event Details

Another Friday night in?
Get a change of scenery with Retro Game Night at the Naples Depot Museum!
It’s a new take on the classic family game night tradition! Bring your own blanket and revisit your childhood game closet with the following retro games: Twister, Monopoly, Trouble, Sorry! Uno, Simon, Yahtzee, Chutes & Ladders, Battleship, Operation, Clue, Candy Land, Guess Who? and The Game of Life.
Have a favorite game that is not listed? You’re always welcome to bring it to add to the fun!
Play games and enjoy the ice cream sundae bar, provided by Dairy Queen of Downtown Naples, all free! All ages are welcome.
Bring friends and family and join us on the last Friday of each month from 5:00pm to 8:00pm at Naples Depot Museum.
Time
Organizer
Naples Depot Museum
29aug9:00 am3:30 pmCrafty Critters Saturdays
Event Details
FREE with Admission to Environmental Learning Center Explore your wild side
Event Details
FREE with Admission to Environmental Learning Center
Explore your wild side through nature-themed crafts!
Join us on Saturdays this summer for fun, self-guided, family-friendly crafting activities inspired by nature. Each month features a new theme and all supplies are included with admission … just bring your creativity!
Time
September
Event Details
The art gallery hosts several exhibitions each year. A partnership with the
Event Details
The art gallery hosts several exhibitions each year. A partnership with the United Arts Collier brings annual exhibitions of painting, photography and mixed media by artists from Collier and Lee County. The exhibits are juried by local art experts and follow Rookery Bay’s environmental mission with a central theme of plants, waters and wildlife of Southwest Florida. Most works are available for purchase.
Time
05sep1:00 pm3:00 pmDixieland/Swing Concert
Time
Location
Norris Center
8th Avenue South and 8th Street South
19sep1:00 pm3:00 pmDixieland/Swing Concert
Time
Location
Norris Center
8th Avenue South and 8th Street South
October
Event Details
The art gallery hosts several exhibitions each year. A partnership with the
Event Details
The art gallery hosts several exhibitions each year. A partnership with the United Arts Collier brings annual exhibitions of painting, photography and mixed media by artists from Collier and Lee County. The exhibits are juried by local art experts and follow Rookery Bay’s environmental mission with a central theme of plants, waters and wildlife of Southwest Florida. Most works are available for purchase.
Time
03oct1:00 pm3:00 pmDixieland/Swing Concert
Time
Location
Norris Center
8th Avenue South and 8th Street South
17oct1:00 pm3:00 pmDixieland/Swing Concert
Time
Location
Norris Center
8th Avenue South and 8th Street South
31oct1:00 pm3:00 pmDixieland/Swing Concert
Time
Location
Norris Center
8th Avenue South and 8th Street South
