November 2022 Attractions and Special Events

I am listing the Attractions and Special Events in one post for November 2022.  This month I will be posting the special events at the top, and then the rest will be organized by what type of event or place. In the end, I am trying to make this post shorter. I also moved all of the Mercato events to its own section under Outdoors. Some of the events have been cancelled or postponed, or places still closed due to the impact of Hurricane Ian.

Special Events

  • 11/1 – 5/1/2023 – Arte Viva Festival throughout Naples. Arte Viva Events
  • 11/4 – Brass Music Elements at Norris Center : 7 pm. Cost $25. Eventbrite
  • 11/5 – Medal Madness 5k and 10k at Eagle Lakes Community Park : 7:30 am. Cost $25-30 Running in the USA
  • 11/5 – Sunset Saturday at Paradise Cost Sports Complex : 6 – 10 pm. Sunset Saturdays
  • 11/5 – Smooth Jazz at Norris Center : 7 pm. Cost $25. Eventbrite
  • 11/5 – 2022 Naples Fall Comedy Festival at Norris Center : 8:30 pm. Cost $25. Eventbrite
  • 11/10 – Evenings on 5th: 6:30 – 9:30 pm. 5th Avenue South
  • 11/12 and 11/13 – Naples Fine Art Show at Paradise Coast : 8 – 7 pm.  Hotworks 
  • 11/17 – 11/20 – CME Group Tour Championship at Tiburon Golf Course. Cost $30-350 CME
  • 11/21 – The North Pole on Third : 6 – 8 pm. Third Street South
  • 11/22 – 11/26 – Thanksgiving Week on Third : 6 – 8 pm. Third Street South
  • 11/24 – GCR Thanksgiving 5k at Paradise Sports Complex : 7:30 am. Cost $25 Running in the USA
  • 11/24 – Gobble Gobble Thanksgiving Day at North Collier Regional Park : 7:30 am. Cost $45 Running in the USA
  • 11/26 – Medal Madness Half Marathon at North Collier Regional Park : 8 am. Cost $40 Running in the USA
  • 11/27 – Iron Joe Turkey Ride at Eagle Lakes Regional Park : 8 am. Cost $50 Iron Joe

Exhibits

Artis-Naples Exhibits
  • 11/30 : Art After Hours : 6 – 9 pm
  • Chihuly Collection : ongoing
  • Envisioning Evil : ends 2/19
  • Florida Contemporary : ends 7/16
  • Helen Frankenthaler : ends 11/27
  • Jesus Rafael Soto : ongoing
  • Louis Nevelson: Dawn Forest : ongoing
  • Magritte Reflections of Another World : ongoing
  • Ran Hwang : 11/2 – 1/8/23
  • Recent Acquisitions : 2019 – present : ends 1/8
  • Student Photography Institute : ends 11/13
  • Hours – Tuesday – Saturday : 10 – 4 pm and Sundays : 12 – 4 pm. Admission $10.
Collier County Museums – Naples Depot and Museum of Everglades are closed
  • Art of the Dig : Wells Sawyers Watercolors at Marco Island Historical Museum : ends 1/19
  • From the Great Lakes to the Sunshine State: Exploring the History of US 41 at Government Center: ends 1/21
  • Gearheads in the Glades at Everglades Historical Society: ends 1/28
  • Roots of Immokalee : ends 11/12
  • 11/1 : Marco Island Historical Society Florida Talks at Marco Island Historical Museum : 2 – 3 pm
  • 11/2 : Museum Movie Night : Night at the Museum at Collier Museum at Governement Center : 7 – 9 pm
  • 11/5  : Waste Not, Want Not: Pickling at Immokalee Pioneer Museum : 12 – 1 pm
  • 11/15 : Journey Down Historic 41 at Collier Museum at Government Center : 2 – 3 pm
  • 11/17 : Engines in the Everglades at Museum of Everglades : 2 – 3 pm
  • 11/17 : Prosecco and Petit Fours Holiday Sale at Marco Island Historical Museum : 4 – 6 pm
  • 11/17 : Young Professionals Networking Event at Collier Museum at Government Center : 5:30 – 8 pm
  • 11/18 : Cowboy Cinema : The Yearling at Immokalee Pioneer Museum :  6 – 8 pm
  • 11/19 : Road Trip Day at Collier Museum at Government Center : 11 – 2 pm
  • 11/19 : Archaeology Works at Marco Island Historical Museum : 12 – 2 pm
Naples Art
  • 11/5 : Art in the Park at Mercato : 10 -5 pm
  • The Artist Hand : ends 11/1
  • M.C. Escher: Reality and Illusion : 11/12 – 2/12/23
  • Admission is Free. Open Monday – Saturday : 10 – 5 pm, Sundays : 11 – 4 pm.
Naples Holocaust Museum
  • 11/15 : David Nelson Lecture at Museum : 12- 1 pm.
  • Admission is $15 for adults and $10 for students (ages 12-22).  Hours are Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday : 1 – 4 pm.
Naples Historical Society – closed until further notice
  • Historic Palm Cottage Tour – Wednesdays and Saturdays : 12 – 4 pm and Saturdays : 1 – 4 pm.  Tours are free to members and $13 for nonmembers.
  • Walking Tour of Naples Historic District at 9:30 am on Wednesdays. $16 for members and $22 for nonmembers. Must make a reservation.

Performances

Artis-Naples Performances (will only list some of the performances).
  • 11/1 – 11/5 : Naples Philharmonic Pops
    • 11/1 – 11/5 : 8 pm
    • 11/5 : 2 pm
  • 11/6 : Grupo Niche : 7pm
  • 11/8 : Youth Chrous : 7 pm
  • 11/9 : All that Jazz : 6 pm and 8:30 pm
  • 11/10 : BalletX
  • 11/12 : Community Day : 12 – 4 pm
  • 11/12 : Remembering Myra : 6 pm
  • 11/13 : Naples Philharmonic Wang Series : 3 pm
  • 11/13 : 50 Years of Rock and Roll : 7 pm
  • 10/9 : Dvorak String Quintet : 3 pm
  • 11/15 and 11/20 : Naples Philharmonic Sypert : 3 pm
  • 11/17 and 11/19 : Naples Philharmoinc Masterworks : 8 pm
  • 11/18 : Arts Heal : 8 pm
  • 11/21 and 11/22 : Berliner Philharmoniker : 8 pm
  • 11/27 : Dave Koz : 7 pm
  • All the performances are different prices
Gulfshore Playhouse
  • 11/10 – 12/4 : Steel Magnolias
    • Wednesdays and Thursdays : 7:30 pm
    • Fridays and Saturdays : 8 pm
    • Sundays : 2 pm
Naples Players
  • 11/23 – 12/18 : A Christmas Carol: The Musical
    • Wednesdays and Thursdays : 7:30 pm
    • Fridays sand Saturdays : 8 pm
    • Saturdays and Sundays : 2 pm
  • 11/30 – 12/618 : Southern Comforts
    • Wednesdays and Thursdays : 7:30 pm
    • Fridays sand Saturdays : 8 pm
    • Sundays : 2 pm
  • 11/29 – 12/18 : Teas and Trees Festival
    • Wednesday – Sunday : 12 – 8 pm. Cost $10
 Studio Players
  • 11/25 – 11/18: Other Desert Cities
    • Thursday – Saturday : 7:30 pm
    • Sunday : 3 pm
  • Tickets are $30
TheaterZone
  • 12/9 – 12/11 : Home for the Holidays
    • 12/9 and 12/10 : 7:30 pm
    • 12/10 and 12/11 : 2 pm
  • Cost $50 – 65.

Farmers Markets

Outdoors

Conservancy of Southwest Florida 

  • 12/3 – 12/4 : RedSnook Conservancy of SouthWest Florida
    • 10/21 : Kickoff Part : 5:30 pm
    • 10/22 : Fishing Tournament : 7 pm
    • 10/23 : Awards Ceremony : 5:30 pm
  • Daily Talks – Invasive Species : 11:15 am, 1:15 pm
  • Electric Boat Tours – 10 – 1 pm
  • Hours are Tuesday – Saturday : 9:30 – 4 pm. Admission is free for members, $17.95 for adults, $9.95 for children ages 3-11, and free for children under 3.

Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

  • 11/11 : Military Outdoors Day : Free for Veterans
  • 11/15 and 11/22 : Early Birding Walk : 8 am. Cost $30
  • Advanced registration online recommended
  • Hours are 8 – 3 pm everyday. Advanced online reservation is required. Admission is $17 for adults, children ages 6-14 is $6 and children under 6 and friends of corkscrew are free.
Mercato
  • 11/3 : Outdoor Concert : Majesty of Rock : 6:30 – 8:30 pm
  • 11/11 : Salute to Our Veterans : 6 – 7 pm
  • 11/15 : Movies on the Lawn : The Hunger Games : 6 pm
  • 11/19 : Brew Ha-Ha Craft Beer Festival : 5 – 8 pm. Cost $45-50
  • 11/20 : Cars and Coffee 239 : 9 – 11 am
  • 11/28 : Christmas Tree Lighting & Holiday Crique Experience : 5 – 8 pm

Naples Botanical Garden

  • 11/5 – 11/6 : Dia de Los Muertos
  • 11/25 – 1/1/23 – Johnsonville Night Lights in the Gardens
    • Cost $30-36 depending on date
    • tickets go on sale on 11/7
  • La Calavera Catrina : 11/1 – 1/29/23
  • Music in the Garden – 2 – 4 pm
    • 11/12 : Gerald Augustin Trio
  • Stickwork Outside Exhibit : ends 11/2023
  • Everyday from 10 – 1 pm. Tours are different topics every hour
  • Everyday 11 am and 1 pm – Dig Deeper
  • Everyday – W.O.N.D.E.R. – Super Seeds
  • Sundays and Tuesdays : Dog Walk Days : 9 – 11 am
  • Admission is $25 for adults, children $10 and free for under 4. Hours are 9 – 2 pm everyday.

Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens 

  • 11/5 : Collier County Appreciation Day at Naples Zoo : 9 – 4:30 pm
  • 11/5 : Panther Festival : 9 – 1 pm
  • Everyday Activities Happening at the zoo
    • Giraffe Feeding Station : 10 – 3 pm. Cost $5.
    • 10 am – Meet the Keeper : Python, at the python exhibit
    • 11 am – Meet the Keeper : Panther, at the Florida panther exhibit
    • 11:30 am – Meet the Keeper : Plants, at the zebra exhibit
    • 12 pm  – Meet the Keeper: Giraffe at the giraffe exhibit, sponsered by Neopolitan Family Magazine
    • 1 pm – Meet the Keeper : Siamang, across from the honey badger exhibit
    • 2 pm – Meet the Keeper : Cheetah, at the cheetah exhibit, sponsored by Entech
    • 3 pm – Alligator Bay Feeding, sponsored by Gator County 101.9 FM and Devoe Subaru of Naples
    • Primate Expedition Cruise Times: 9:20, 9:50, 10:20, 10:50, 11:20, 11:50, 12:30, 1:50, 2:20, 2:50, 3:20, 3:40
  • Free for members and children under 2. Admission fees are $14.95 for children 3-12, $22.95 for adults, and $17.95 military personnel with identification. Free parking. Hours are 9 – 4: 30 pm everyday. Last tickets are sold at 3 pm.

Rookery Bay Education Center

  • 11/3 : Art Gallery Reception : 5:30 – 7 pm
  • 11/10 : Watercolors and Wildlife : 9:30 – 12 pm. Cost $85
  • 11/17 : Virtual Binoculars Workshop : 1 – 2:30 pm. Cost $15
  • 11/16 : Lunch and Learn Lecture Series : 12 – 1 pm. Cost $20
  • 11/19 : 4th Annual Classic Car Show at FSW : 9 -1 pm. Cost $10.
  • 11/19 : Birding with Biologist : 8 – 11 am. Cost $30
  • 11/19 : Essentials of Digital Photography : 9:30 – 12:30 pm. Cost $55
  • Summer Art Show : The Land They Love : ends 10/28
  • They are offering private kayak tours and rentals
  • Admission is $8 for adults and $5 for children for educational center and gallery is free. Hours are 9am-4pm, Monday Thru Saturday.

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