👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family & Kids in Southwest Florida

An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime.

Campers will dive into an action-packed week of hands-on adventure in the forest and swamp, learning the essential skills needed to thrive in the wild!

Preschoolers spend time exploring colors through crafts, activities and games.

Experience the art of puppetry with storytelling using songs, props and audience participation to bring stories to life in this summer reading program.

Families enjoy a screening of the PG-rated movie Moana with snacks provided.

Use a clothespin to create a dinosaur with a mouth that chomps!

Experience the art of puppetry with the art of storytelling using songs, props and audience participation.

Join us for an afternoon screening of Jurassic Park rated PG-13 with snacks provided for teens ages 13-18.

Get moving and creative in this interactive summer reading program using theatre games, improv, and fun challenges to create short scenes.

Bring the whole family for a movie night under the stars on the third Tuesday of every month at dusk.

Join the Learn, Play and Grow program in partnership with Healthy Start of SWFL for Birth to Preschool participants.

Babies and their caregivers are invited for sensory play, literacy activities, and more.

Experience the art of puppetry with storytelling using songs, props and audience participation.

Join us for a zany and humorous show featuring interactive fun and audience participation with magician ventriloquist Jacki Manna.

Ages 2-5 explore playful summer themed stations that spark movement, sensory exploration, creativity and imagination.

IMAG joins the library for a fiery, messy, explosive summer reading science show.

For ages 6-11, join a zany and humorous show featuring interactive fun and audience participation with magician ventriloquist Jacki Manna.

Preschoolers explore Aqua Doodle mats, water color painting, sink or float activities, along with a story, songs and crafts.

Join us at the library and read to registered therapy dogs to help kids practice reading.

Get moving and get creative in this interactive summer reading program using theatre games, improv, and fun challenges.

Join an educator from the Bailey Matthews National Shell Museum for a reading of Are You A Snail? and learn about mollusks.

This storytime for children ages 3-12 with unique learning needs uses books, music, and sensory activities.

A classic story of rivalry and power, Disney's Camp Rock The Musical opens with Mitchie and her friends arriving at Camp Rock, ready to spend another summer jamming out and having the time of their lives.

Join a free craft activity at the ELC every Saturday.

Step into a world of magic, mystery, and imagination in the enchanted forest.

Celebrate America250 and make a smaller version of the stars and stripes using our craft supplies.

Children will love digging into the fascinating history of pottery hosted by the Florida Public Archaeology Network.

Bring the whole family for a movie night under the stars on the third Tuesday of every month at dusk.

Preschoolers learn about boats through experiments and make a sponge boat to race.

Enjoy retro games and an ice cream sundae bar at the Naples Depot Museum.

Join a fun-filled End of Summer Party with games, creative activities, and outdoor fun for the whole family.

Bring your little chefs in for a fun hands-on pizza-making experience where each child creates their very own 2-topping pizza and takes home chef swag.

Level 2 offers more advanced skills, problem-solving scenarios, and independent teamwork in survival challenges.

Create a one-of-a-kind piece of dinosaur art.

On the first Saturday of every month, Collier County residents receive free zoo admission all day long.

Dive into an exciting journey through Florida’s connected water worlds—no snorkel required!

Join us for a fun on the table activity and make a picture frame for your summer memories.

Kids practice reading to registered therapy dogs and their handlers.

Use your creativity and our markers to decorate a beautiful wooden butterfly.

Join us for a fun foam shapes and letters creation activity.

Join CMON for Passport to Discovery, a special event for families interested in Discovery School at CMON opening Fall 2026.

Create your own masterpiece outdoors with provided art supplies while enjoying fresh air and nature.

Crunch through the pumpkin patch, meet rescued animals, enjoy live music, BBQ and family activities at the farm.

Join us for our annual not-so-scary Halloween Spooktacular as the museum transforms into a festive Halloween celebration filled with family-friendly fun.

CMON Members enjoy breakfast and spooktacular goodies in costume at this not-so-spooky Member Appreciation Event.

The Adams Family, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and a dilemma that’s every father’s nightmare.

Located in Cambier Park, fun events for families and children, including live music, costume contest, games, and more.

Experience exciting tournaments, scrumptious feasts, and pure family fun at the Sarasota Medieval Fair with knights, jesters, minstrels, and more.

Experience exciting tournaments, scrumptious feasts, and pure family fun at the Sarasota Medieval Fair with knights, jesters, minstrels, and more.

Join the Naples Philharmonic Youth Chorus for their annual Fall Concert featuring a variety of choral favorites.

Experience exciting tournaments, scrumptious feasts, and pure family fun at the Sarasota Medieval Fair with knights, jesters, minstrels, and more.

Experience exciting tournaments, scrumptious feasts, and pure family fun at the Sarasota Medieval Fair with knights, jesters, minstrels, and more.

Enjoy an evening of high-energy jazz as the Naples Philharmonic Youth Jazz Orchestra takes the stage under the direction of Brandon Robertson.

Experience exciting tournaments, scrumptious feasts, and pure family fun at the Sarasota Medieval Fair with knights, jesters, minstrels, and more.

Experience the talent of the Naples Philharmonic Youth Orchestra performing orchestral works under conductor Manuel López-Gómez.

Experience exciting tournaments, scrumptious feasts, and pure family fun at the Sarasota Medieval Fair with knights, jesters, minstrels, and more.

Thanksgiving celebration coming soon at the resort.

Experience exciting tournaments, scrumptious feasts, and pure family fun at the Sarasota Medieval Fair with knights, jesters, minstrels, and more.

Experience exciting tournaments, scrumptious feasts, and pure family fun at the Sarasota Medieval Fair with knights, jesters, minstrels, and more.

Experience exciting tournaments, scrumptious feasts, and pure family fun at the Sarasota Medieval Fair with knights, jesters, minstrels, and more.

Musicians of the Naples Philharmonic Youth Orchestra perform chamber music in small ensembles coached by Naples Philharmonic musicians.

Experience exciting tournaments, scrumptious feasts, and pure family fun at the Sarasota Medieval Fair with knights, jesters, minstrels, and more.

Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn tells the story of Jim, who leaves the bright lights of show business behind to settle down on his farmhouse in Connecticut...

A treasured Southwest Florida tradition, join Gulfshore Ballet and Gulf Coast Symphony at Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall for our annual presentation of Tchaikovsky’s beloved holiday classic, The Nutcracker.

A family-oriented Christmas celebration at The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburon.

Experience the largest Nutcracker production in North America with world-class dancers, acrobatics, costumes and puppets set to Tchaikovsky's score.

The 16th Annual Night at the Museum fundraising event chaired by Shera & Casey Askar and Amanda & Ian Schmoyer.

The Outsiders stage adaptation is seen through the eyes of young Ponyboy, a Greaser on the wrong side of life.

The annual Collier Fair featuring exhibits, rides, and family entertainment.

Once upon a time, in a far away swamp, there lived an ogre named Shrek.

In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets.