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Events in Bonita Springs, FL

60 upcoming events near Bonita Springs — concerts, theater, markets, library programs and more. Free to browse; each links to the source.

Theater & film

June 11 to 14, 2026

7:00 PM (2:00 PM matinees Jun 13 & 14)

Moe Auditorium, Arts Bonita · Bonita Springs, FL

Theater & film

Laramie Project | Arts Bonita Actors Theatre

Moe Auditorium, Arts Bonita

Arts Bonita's actors theatre stages the documentary-style play about a Wyoming town's reaction to the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard.

Arts and craftsIndoors

Classes & arts

June 2026

5:00 PM to 7:30 PM

Sweet Revenge Cooking School · Bonita Springs, FL

Classes & arts

Stuffed & Sauced: A Fresh Pasta Night

Sweet Revenge Cooking School

Make fresh stuffed pasta from scratch in this hands-on pasta night at Sweet Revenge in Bonita Springs.

Arts and craftsIndoors

Community & civic

June 2026 (recurring)

7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Rooftop at Riverside · Bonita Springs, FL

Community & civicHappens regularly

Bingo Night at Rooftop at Riverside

Rooftop at Riverside

Grab a card and play bingo on the rooftop overlooking downtown Bonita Springs.

Bring the grandkids

Classes & arts

June 2026

10:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Sweet Revenge Cooking School · Bonita Springs, FL

Classes & arts

Cake Decorating Class by Executive Pastry Chef Lerome Campbell

Sweet Revenge Cooking School

Learn cake decorating techniques from an executive pastry chef in this morning class at Sweet Revenge.

Food and wineIndoors

Senior programs

June 2026 (recurring)

11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Bonita Springs Public Library · Bonita Springs, FL

Senior programsFreeHappens regularly

eBook & eAudiobook Tech Help (Libby/OverDrive & hoopla)

Bonita Springs Public Library

Get personalized help loading free eBooks, audiobooks and movies onto your tablet or phone at the Bonita Springs library.

Classes and talksIndoors

Music & concerts

Most nights in June 2026

6:00 PM to 10:00 PM

The Center Bar, Bonita Springs · Bonita Springs, FL

Music & concertsFreeHappens regularly

Live Music at The Center Bar (rotating local acts)

The Center Bar, Bonita Springs

Hear rotating local performers like Network, Josh, Bruce Teller and Robin Hawkins most nights at The Center Bar.

Music

Community & civic

June 2026

5:00 PM to 6:30 PM

Bonita Springs Public Library · Bonita Springs, FL

Community & civicFree

Bonita Springs Summer Reading Kickoff Party

Bonita Springs Public Library

Celebrate the start of summer reading with crafts, activities and a stilt-walker at the Bonita Springs library kickoff party.

IndoorsBring the grandkids

Lifelong learning

June 2026 (recurring)

9:30 AM to 11:30 AM

Bonita Springs Public Library · Bonita Springs, FL

Lifelong learningFreeHappens regularly

Friends Book Discussion Group

Bonita Springs Public Library

Join a small-group discussion of the month's pick with the Friends of the Bonita Springs Library.

Classes and talksIndoors

Classes & arts

June 2026 (recurring craft night)

Evening

Riptide Brewing Company, Bonita Springs · Bonita Springs, FL

Classes & artsHappens regularly

Crafts & Drafts - Mosaics at Riptide Brewing

Riptide Brewing Company, Bonita Springs

Make a mosaic over a craft beer at this Crafts and Drafts night hosted by Beach Life Mosaics at Riptide Brewing in Bonita Springs.

Arts and craftsOutdoorsIndoors

Theater & film

June 24 to July 25, 2026

7:30 PM

The Naples Players (near Bonita Springs) · Bonita Springs, FL

Theater & film

Les Miserables

The Naples Players (near Bonita Springs)

The Naples Players stage the epic musical Les Miserables across a month-long summer run in nearby downtown Naples.

Arts and craftsIndoors

Lifelong learning

August 18, 20 & 21, 2026

Online + field day

Rookery Bay Research Reserve (online via Zoom + field) · Bonita Springs, FL

Lifelong learning

Florida Master Naturalist Program

Rookery Bay Research Reserve (online via Zoom + field)

Enroll in the Florida Master Naturalist Program with online sessions and a field day through Rookery Bay.

Classes and talksIndoors

Music & concerts

Monthly, November to April

Bonita Springs, FL

Music & concertsFreeHappens regularly

Bonita Springs Concert Band at Riverside Park

The community concert band plays free outdoor shows at Riverside Park, about six concerts a year roughly monthly from November through April. You bring a chair and listen under the sky. Admission is free.

MusicOutdoors

Dance & fitness

Saturday, June 6, 2026

11:30 AM to 1:00 PM

Bonita Springs Public Library · Bonita Springs, FL

Dance & fitnessFree

Yoga for Beginners

Bonita Springs Public Library

Ease into a beginner yoga session held at the Bonita Springs Public Library.

Dance and fitnessIndoors

Tastings

Thursday, June 4, 2026

5:30 PM

Vichino's Cafe & Wine Bar · Bonita Springs, FL

Tastings

Tour of Italy Wine Tasting

Vichino's Cafe & Wine Bar

Taste your way through the regions of Italy at this guided wine flight at Vichino's Cafe and Wine Bar in Bonita Springs.

Food and wine

Markets

Monthly (2026)

Evening

Hopsized Brewing Company · Bonita Springs, FL

MarketsFreeHappens regularly

Night Market at The Springs (Hopsized Brewing)

Hopsized Brewing Company

Browse local makers and vendors at Hopsized Brewing's monthly Night Market at The Springs in Bonita Springs.

Food and wineOutdoors

Community & civic

Wednesdays

Evening

Rooftop at Riverside · Bonita Springs, FL

Community & civicFreeHappens regularly

Wooftop Wednesdays

Rooftop at Riverside

Bring your dog to this weekly dog-friendly evening on the Rooftop at Riverside in downtown Bonita Springs.

Bring the grandkids

Community & civic

Thursday, August 27, 2026

3:00 PM

Naples / Bonita Springs area · Bonita Springs, FL

Community & civic

Summer Mahj Series with The Perry Hotel

Naples / Bonita Springs area

Play mahjong in a relaxed afternoon social series at The Perry Hotel near Bonita Springs.

Bring the grandkids

Tastings

Thursday, June 11, 2026

5:30 PM to 7:00 PM

Vichino's Cafe & Wine Bar · Bonita Springs, FL

Tastings

'Summer in France' Wine Tasting

Vichino's Cafe & Wine Bar

Sip through French wines on a summer-themed guided tasting at Vichino's Cafe and Wine Bar in Bonita Springs.

Food and wine

Music & concerts

Friday, June 19, 2026

8:00 PM

Hertz Arena, Estero · Bonita Springs, FL

Music & concerts

Billy Currington 2026 Tour

Hertz Arena, Estero

Country star Billy Currington brings his 2026 tour to Hertz Arena just up the road in Estero.

Music

Lifelong learning

Monthly (2026)

Daytime

Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center · Bonita Springs, FL

Lifelong learningHappens regularly

Essentials of Digital Photography Workshop

Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center

Learn to master your camera's shutter, aperture and ISO in this monthly indoor photography workshop at Rookery Bay.

Classes and talksIndoors

Classes & arts

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

12:00 PM

Bonita Springs area · Bonita Springs, FL

Classes & arts

Ceramic Tile Decorating with Michele Faulkner

Bonita Springs area

Paint and decorate your own ceramic tile in this hands-on art session led by Michele Faulkner.

Arts and craftsIndoors

Senior programs

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

9:00 AM to Noon

Bonita YMCA · Bonita Springs, FL

Senior programsFree

Bonita Senior Expo 2026

Bonita YMCA

Browse senior-focused vendors and need-to-know resources at the Bonita Senior Center's annual Senior Expo at the Bonita YMCA.

Classes & arts

Sunday, June 7, 2026

10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Sweet Revenge Cooking School · Bonita Springs, FL

Classes & arts

Lofty Layers: Crafting Croissants and Pain au Chocolat

Sweet Revenge Cooking School

Learn to laminate dough and shape buttery croissants and pain au chocolat in this morning baking class at Sweet Revenge.

Arts and craftsIndoors

Markets

Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Flamingo Island Flea Market, Bonita Springs · Bonita Springs, FL

MarketsHappens regularly

Flamingo Island Flea Market

Flamingo Island Flea Market, Bonita Springs

Browse hundreds of vendors for antiques, produce and finds at this weekend flea market in Bonita Springs.

Food and wineOutdoors

Markets

Wednesdays, winter months

Bonita Springs, FL

MarketsHappens regularly

Wednesday Market at Riverside Park

The Lions Club runs a Wednesday morning farmers and makers market right at Riverside Park in downtown Bonita. You get fresh local goods in the heart of the old town. It runs through the winter months.

Food and wineOutdoors

Music & concerts

Thursday, June 4, 2026

7:30 PM to 9:30 PM

Moe Auditorium, Arts Bonita · Bonita Springs, FL

Music & concerts

Zach Bartholomew: Nothing But the Blues

Moe Auditorium, Arts Bonita

Pianist Zach Bartholomew leads an evening of straight-ahead blues in the intimate Moe Auditorium at Arts Bonita.

Music

Pickleball & rec

Ongoing drop-in days (2026)

Varies

Sports Challenge America, Bonita Springs · Bonita Springs, FL

Pickleball & recHappens regularly

Pickleball Drop-In Social Play at Sports Challenge America

Sports Challenge America, Bonita Springs

Join vibrant drop-in pickleball play on premium shaded courts with a snack cart at Sports Challenge America in Bonita Springs.

Pickleball

Music & concerts

Thursday, September 17, 2026

7:30 PM

Hertz Arena, Estero · Bonita Springs, FL

Music & concerts

Brad Paisley at Hertz Arena

Hertz Arena, Estero

Country headliner Brad Paisley plays Hertz Arena in Estero, an easy drive from Bonita Springs.

Music

Music & concerts

Friday, June 12, 2026

7:30 PM to 9:30 PM

Performing Arts Center, Arts Bonita · Bonita Springs, FL

Music & concerts

Taj Farrant - Australian Guitar Prodigy | Blues-Rock

Performing Arts Center, Arts Bonita

Teenage blues-rock guitar phenom Taj Farrant brings his band to the Arts Bonita main stage.

Music

Music & concerts

Friday, June 12, 2026

Evening

Sugarshack Downtown · Bonita Springs, FL

Music & concerts

Outdoor Joey Calderaio Concert (Kyle Smith & cariies)

Sugarshack Downtown

Catch Kyle Smith with Joey Calderaio and cariies for an outdoor live music night at Sugarshack Downtown in Bonita Springs.

MusicOutdoors

Senior programs

Ongoing; monthly sign-ups open the 1st of the prior month

Varies

Bonita Senior Center, 25999 Old 41 Rd · Bonita Springs, FL

Senior programsHappens regularly

Bonita Senior Center Daily Activities & Classes

Bonita Senior Center, 25999 Old 41 Rd

Sign up for the Bonita Senior Center's rotating monthly slate of classes and activities built for area retirees.

Dance & fitness

Sundays, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Rooftop at Riverside · Bonita Springs, FL

Dance & fitnessHappens regularly

Sunday Yoga at Rooftop at Riverside

Rooftop at Riverside

Roll out your mat for a gentle Sunday yoga session on the Rooftop at Riverside in downtown Bonita Springs.

Dance and fitness

Lifelong learning

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

5:30 PM to 6:30 PM

Bonita Springs Public Library · Bonita Springs, FL

Lifelong learningFreeHappens regularly

First Tuesday on First Street Book Club

Bonita Springs Public Library

Bring a friend, meet new readers, and talk books at this monthly First Street book club at the Bonita Springs library.

Classes and talksIndoors

Community & civic

Weekends in January, February, and March

Bonita Springs, FL

Community & civicFreeHappens regularly

Bonita Springs National Art Festival

Arts Bonita fills Riverside Park and the streets around it with artist booths across separate weekends in January, February, and March. You wander rows of art with free admission. It is a signature winter draw downtown.

Arts and craftsOutdoorsBring the grandkids

Music & concerts

Fridays, 5:30 PM

5:30 PM

Hopsized Brewing Company · Bonita Springs, FL

Music & concertsFreeHappens regularly

Live Music Fridays at Hopsized Brewing

Hopsized Brewing Company

Catch a rotating lineup of local singer-songwriters on Friday nights at Hopsized Brewing in Bonita Springs.

Music

Classes & arts

Thursday, June 11, 2026

4:00 PM

Pinchers, Riverview Lakes · Bonita Springs, FL

Classes & arts

Sip and Paint Candle Canvas Workshop at Pinchers

Pinchers, Riverview Lakes

Paint a candle canvas with drinks included at this sip-and-paint workshop at Pinchers near Bonita Springs.

Arts and craftsClasses and talksIndoors

Classes & arts

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

5:00 PM to 7:30 PM

Sweet Revenge Cooking School · Bonita Springs, FL

Classes & arts

Steakhouse Cuisine Cooking Class

Sweet Revenge Cooking School

Learn to cook steakhouse classics at home in this hands-on evening class at Sweet Revenge in Bonita Springs.

Food and wineIndoors

Tastings

Sunday, June 7, 2026

Afternoon

Hopsized Brewing Company · Bonita Springs, FL

Tastings

Summer Sips With Dad at Hopsized Brewing

Hopsized Brewing Company

Bring Dad out for craft beer and a relaxed Father's Day weekend hang at Hopsized Brewing in Bonita Springs.

Arts and crafts

Outdoors & nature

Seasonal (2026)

Evening

Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center · Bonita Springs, FL

Outdoors & natureHappens regularly

Science Nite After-Hours at Rookery Bay

Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center

Spend an after-hours evening of snacks, drinks and science mingling at the Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center.

Hiking and natureOutdoors

Classes & arts

Friday, June 12, 2026

5:00 PM to 7:30 PM

Sweet Revenge Cooking School · Bonita Springs, FL

Classes & arts

Vibrant Small Plates with Bold Flavors - Spanish Tapas

Sweet Revenge Cooking School

Cook a spread of Spanish tapas and small plates in this hands-on evening class at Sweet Revenge in Bonita Springs.

Arts and craftsIndoors

Classes & arts

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

1:00 PM

Shell Factory / Bonita Springs area · Bonita Springs, FL

Classes & arts

Quilling with Kathy Peters - Turtles

Shell Factory / Bonita Springs area

Learn the rolled-paper craft of quilling and make a turtle design in this beginner-friendly class.

Arts and craftsIndoors

Pickleball & rec

Ongoing during open gym hours

During open gym hours

Bonita Springs Recreation Center · Bonita Springs, FL

Pickleball & recFreeHappens regularly

Free Pickleball Open Play at Bonita Springs Recreation Center

Bonita Springs Recreation Center

Drop in for free pickleball on the indoor wood courts during open gym at the Bonita Springs Recreation Center, with portable nets provided.

PickleballIndoors

Lifelong learning

Monthly, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center · Bonita Springs, FL

Lifelong learningHappens regularly

Lunch & Learn Lecture Series: Florida Talks at the Reserve

Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center

Enjoy a hot buffet lunch and a live-streamed expert lecture on Florida's estuaries at Rookery Bay's monthly Lunch and Learn.

Classes and talksIndoors

Pickleball & rec

Ongoing seasonal sessions (2026)

Varies

YMCA of Southwest Florida, Bonita Springs · Bonita Springs, FL

Pickleball & recHappens regularly

Pickleball Lessons, Clinics & Social Play at the YMCA

YMCA of Southwest Florida, Bonita Springs

Join beginner clinics, skills training and social pickleball play for a range of ages and levels at the Bonita YMCA.

Pickleball

Classes & arts

Thursday, July 23, 2026

10:00 AM

Bonita Springs area · Bonita Springs, FL

Classes & arts

Beginner Watercolor Class

Bonita Springs area

Start painting with watercolors in this beginner-friendly morning class in the Bonita Springs area.

Arts and craftsIndoors

Pickleball & rec

Ongoing, daily during park hours

Daylight hours

Riverwalk Park, Three Oaks Park, Veterans Park (Bonita Springs/Estero) · Bonita Springs, FL

Pickleball & recFreeHappens regularly

Free Public Pickleball at Riverwalk Park, Three Oaks Park & Veterans Park

Riverwalk Park, Three Oaks Park, Veterans Park (Bonita Springs/Estero)

Play free public pickleball at neighborhood courts around Bonita Springs and Estero on a first-come basis.

PickleballOutdoors

Music & concerts

Friday, June 12, 2026

Evening

Sugarshack Downtown · Bonita Springs, FL

Music & concerts

Kyle Smith Acoustic VIP Meet & Greet

Sugarshack Downtown

Get up close with Kyle Smith at this acoustic VIP meet and greet at Sugarshack Downtown in Bonita Springs.

Music

Classes & arts

Throughout summer 2026

10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Bonita Springs Public Library · Bonita Springs, FL

Classes & artsFreeHappens regularly

Summer Reading Program Crafts (All Ages)

Bonita Springs Public Library

Drop in for a rotating set of all-ages tabletop crafts and activities all summer at the Bonita Springs library while supplies last.

Arts and craftsIndoorsBring the grandkids

Classes & arts

Friday, June 26, 2026

10:00 AM

Fort Myers / Bonita Springs area · Bonita Springs, FL

Classes & arts

PaintTopia Art Class

Fort Myers / Bonita Springs area

Try a guided painting session for all skill levels at this PaintTopia art class in the Bonita Springs area.

Arts and craftsIndoors

Classes & arts

Saturday, June 6, 2026

6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Sweet Revenge Cooking School · Bonita Springs, FL

Classes & arts

Sushi Class at Sweet Revenge Cooking School

Sweet Revenge Cooking School

Roll your own sushi under a chef's guidance at this hands-on evening class at Sweet Revenge in Bonita Springs.

Food and wineIndoors

Markets

Saturdays in season

8 a.m. to noon

Bonita Springs, FL

MarketsHappens regularly

Bonita Springs Farmers Market at the Promenade

Every Saturday morning the farmers market sets up at the Promenade shopping center near Bonita Bay, running 8am to noon. You browse produce, food, and local makers. It is a steady weekend habit in season.

Food and wineOutdoors

Theater & film

Thursday, September 24, 2026

8:00 PM

Hertz Arena, Estero · Bonita Springs, FL

Theater & film

Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias: The 1976 Tour

Hertz Arena, Estero

Comedian Gabriel Iglesias brings his stand-up tour to Hertz Arena in Estero near Bonita Springs.

Arts and craftsIndoors

Music & concerts

Friday, June 12, 2026

6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Hinman Auditorium, Arts Bonita · Bonita Springs, FL

Music & concerts

Taj Farrant Exclusive Meet and Greet with Taj & the Band

Hinman Auditorium, Arts Bonita

Meet blues-rock guitarist Taj Farrant and his band before the show in this add-on event at Arts Bonita.

Music

Music & concerts

Friday, August 21, 2026

8:00 PM

Bonita Springs area · Bonita Springs, FL

Music & concerts

Get Lucky (Loverboy Tribute) and Aerosmith Rocks Tribute Band

Bonita Springs area

Rock out to back-to-back Loverboy and Aerosmith tribute bands at this classic-rock tribute night.

Music

Outdoors & nature

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

3:30 PM

Rookery Bay area · Bonita Springs, FL

Outdoors & nature

Fire in Florida (Lecture)

Rookery Bay area

Learn how prescribed fire shapes Florida's wild landscapes in this environmental lecture.

Classes and talksOutdoors

Music & concerts

Friday, June 5, 2026

7:30 PM to 9:30 PM

Performing Arts Center, Arts Bonita · Bonita Springs, FL

Music & concerts

Josh Rouse Solo | Singer/Songwriter

Performing Arts Center, Arts Bonita

Singer-songwriter Josh Rouse plays a stripped-down solo set of his literate pop at Arts Bonita.

Music

Outdoors & nature

Thursday, August 20, 2026

10:30 AM

Rookery Bay area · Bonita Springs, FL

Outdoors & nature

Life as an Alligator Biologist (Lecture)

Rookery Bay area

Hear a Florida alligator biologist talk about life studying the state's top reptile in this nature lecture.

Classes and talksOutdoors

Music & concerts

Sunday, June 7, 2026

Evening

Sugarshack Downtown · Bonita Springs, FL

Music & concerts

The Sugarshack Experience

Sugarshack Downtown

Sit in on a live recording music experience open to the public at Sugarshack Downtown in Bonita Springs.

Music

Music & concerts

Sunday, June 7, 2026

7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Performing Arts Center, Arts Bonita · Bonita Springs, FL

Music & concerts

Magical Mystery Doors Presents: Beatles / Zeppelin / Doors

Performing Arts Center, Arts Bonita

This tribute act runs through the catalogs of the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and the Doors in one classic-rock night at Arts Bonita.

Music

Classes & arts

Monthly (2026)

2.5-hour sessions

Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center · Bonita Springs, FL

Classes & artsHappens regularly

Watercolors & Wildlife: Painting with Jan

Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center

Paint coastal scenes and estuary wildlife with local artist Jan Deswik in this beginner-friendly monthly watercolor class.

Arts and craftsHiking and natureIndoors