Page 7 The Sun Bay Paper May 1, 2026 What’s New around Fort Myers May Programs from Lee County Library System Lee County Library System locations are hosting programs for all ages. Registration is required for some programs. For more information or to register, please call the library at 239-479-INFO (4636). Program information is also available online at https://www.leegov.com/library/programs 2026 Festivals and Events World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament, Boca Grande May 13-14 bocagrandechamber.com/worlds-richest-tarpon-tournament 16th annual Fort Myers Film Festival May 14-18 fortmyersfilmfestival.com 14th annual “Ding” Darling & Doc Ford’s Tarpon Tournament, Sanibel Island May 15 dingdarlingsociety.org/tarpon-tournament 3rd annual South Seas Tarpon Tournament, Captiva Island May 22 Followed by Golf Scramble May 23 southseas.com/tarpon-tournament National Seashell Day June 21 visitfortmyers.com/national-seashell-day 30th annual MangoMania July 11 pineislandchamber.org/chamber-events/ mangomania Island Hopper Songwriter Fest Sept. 18-27 island-hopperfest.com 41st Cape Coral Oktoberfest Oct. 17-19 & 24-26 German-American Social Club capecoraloktoberfest.com Sanibel Island Writers Conference November tba FGCU fgcu.edu/siwc 36th annual American Sand Sculpting Championship, Fort Myers Beach Nov. 19-23 fmbsandsculpting.com 38th Fort Myers Beach Christmas Boat Parade Dec. 5 fortmyersbeach.org 2027 Festivals and Events 42nd annual Cape Coral Art Festival and Market Place January tba capecoralartfestival.com 36thth Tour De Cape in Cape Coral January tba Rotary Park tourdecape.net ArtFest Fort Myers, downtown Fort Myers Feb. 5-7 artfestfortmyers.com Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife 9th Annual Ground Owl Day February tba Pelican Baseball Complex ccfriendsofwildlife.org/events/2026/ ground-owl-day 89th Edison Festival of Light Grand Parade, Fort Myers February tba Downtown Fort Myers edisonfestival.org 25th annual Burrowing Owl Festival, Cape Coral February tba Rotary Park Environmental Center ccfriendsofwildlife.org/burrowing-owl-festival-2 Southwest Florida Ag Expo Feb. 25-March 7 Mike Greenwell Regional Park swflagexpo.com Spring training Boston Red Sox February-March tba mlb.com/redsox/spring-training JetBlue Park, Fort Myers Minnesota Twins mlb.com/twins/spring-training February-March tba Lee Health Sports Complex/Hammond Stadium, Fort Myers 90th annual Sanibel Shell Festival, Sanibel Island March tba Sanibel Community House sanibelcommunityhouse.net/shell-festival 28th annual Southwest Florida Reading Festival, Fort Myers March tba Fort Myers Regional Library, downtown Fort Myers readfest.org Fort Myers Beach Lions Club Shrimp Festival March 13-14 fortmyersbeachshrimpfestival.com Taste of the Islands event March tba Sanibel City Hall tasteoftheislands.org Be sure to enjoy the many downtown Fort Myers celebrations hosted by local businesses and the River District Alliance (RDA). Check out all the happenings this month on the events calendar on fortmyers.gov! DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 30, 2026) - The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels set multiple franchise records in their 24-8 win over the Daytona Tortugas on Thursday night at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. The Mighty Mussels eclipsed a Miracle era (1992-2019) record set on August 7, 2012 (22 runs) with their 24-run outburst. The previous Mussels’ era record (since 2020) was 19 runs scored against the Jupiter Hammerheads on June 10, 2021. It is the third time the Mighty Mussels have scored 15+ runs in a game. The offense also set a Mussels’ record for hits with 21. The previous record was 20 hits, which also happened on June 10, 2021. The all-time franchise record is 24 hits, done by the Miracle on May 14, 2009. The 24-8 final score also set a franchise record for total runs in a game (32) surpassing the previous total of 27 runs, which had occurred eight total times. That total happened five times during the Miracle era (19922019) and three times during the Mussels’ era. Mighty Mussels Set Franchise Record With 24 Runs Against Tortugas
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