Sanibel BIG ARTS, Photo Courtesy Of BIG ARTS. Sanibel BIG ARTS 2015-16 Season Schedule Released. BIG ARTS mission is to provide quality cultural and educational experiences in the arts to the residents and visitors of Sanibel, Captiva, and neighboring communities.   Please see the BIG ARTS calendar. Known as Sanibel and Captiva’s home for all the arts,...

Sanibel Farmers Market, Photo Credit - Julian Sunday Sanibel Farmers Market @ City Hall The Sunday Sanibel Farmers Market is back again this year! Starting Oct. 4 through April 24, it is open every Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sanibel City Hall, 800 Dunlop Road on Sanibel Island. The Farmers Market...

Sanibel, Florida Stone Crab, Photo Credit - Larry Hoffman. Florida Stone Crab Season Runs October 15 - May 15 It is stone crab season.  Time for some good trapping and eating!  The season runs from October 15 through May 15. Florida Regulations Minimum size limits: 2 3/4-inch claw. Daily bag limit: 1 gallon of claws...

Sanibel Captiva Cracker Fest, 2014 7th Annual Cracker Fest The Sanibel-Captiva chapter of START (Sanibel-Captiva Chapter of Solutions to Avoid Red Tide, Inc.) is proud to announce our sixth annual celebration, featuring a grand evening of dining, dancing , and enjoying the extraordinary good company of friends and family — cracker style! The laid-back atmosphere...

Captiva Holiday Village, 'Tween Waters Inn Reindeer & Holiday Lighting, Courtesy Of Captiva Holiday Village. Captiva Holiday Village Opening Friday Night, Thanksgiving Weekend! Captiva Island will be a magical place again this year for the holiday season!  The charming barrier island in the tropical Gulf of Mexico will transform into a Holiday Village with events every weekend...

Luminary Festival On Sanibel December 4th & Captiva December 5th, Photo Credit - Captiva Holday Village & 'Tween Water Inn. 31st Annual Luminary Festival On Sanibel & Captiva Friday, December 4th and Saturday, December 5th. The 31st Annual Luminary Festival will occur on Sanibel on Friday, December 4th and on Captiva Saturday, December 5th. The Luminary...

Keylime Bistro, Captiva Island Keylime Bistro features live music 7 days a week! Call 239-395-4000 to check on daily featured music. "The Award winning Keylime Bistro serving breakfast, lunch and dinner is sure to tantalize the most demanding palate, with a full bar and live entertainment featured 7 days and nights. Awarded News Press 1st...

Captiva Dolphin Jumping, Captiva Cruises Dolphin Watch & Wildlife Adventure Cruise There is nothing more exciting than the Dolphin Watch & Wildlife Adventure Cruise and to see these beautiful marine mammals jumping in the wake of our comfortable vessel. We see dolphins on about 95% of our cruises.  You will also spot many of the...

CROW, Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, Sanibel, Photo Credit - CROW The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) is a teaching hospital and visitor education center. CROW is dedicated to saving wildlife through state of the art veterinary care, research, education and conservation medicine. Under the hospital director and full time veterinarians, CROW’s...

Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Ding Darling Saving Sea Turtles Exhibit Saving Sea Turtles Exhibit in the free “Ding” Darling Visitor & Education Center The Refuge unveiled its latest Saving Sea Turtles exhibit in the free “Ding” Darling Visitor & Education Center on Friday, August 29, 2014. The new exhibit was made possible by a West Coast...