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Saturday, October 31
Cambier Park in downtown Naples hosts the free Halloween Spooktacular from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, with music, games, candy and costume contests. Evening on Fifth follows along Fifth Avenue South.
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Saturday, October 31
Paradise Coast Sports Complex in Naples holds a free Fall Fest from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31. Families can expect trunk-or-treat, a costume parade, bounce houses and face painting.
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Saturday, October 31
Galaxy Fright Nights runs its final nights Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30-31, from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Collier Fairgrounds. The indoor event has two haunted houses, a no-scare family maze and a laser show. General admission is $15, with haunted-house tickets extra.
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Sunday, November 1
The Naples Concert Band starts its 55th season with "Italian Masterpieces and American Pride" at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, at the Cambier Park bandshell. Guest vocalist Jeanie Darnell joins the band. Admission is free, with donations welcome.
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Sunday, November 1
Don McMillan brings his "Now Powered By AI" stand-up show to Off the Hook Comedy Club on Vanderbilt Beach Road for several shows Friday through Sunday, Oct. 30 to Nov. 1. Tickets are sold through the club.
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Saturday, October 31
Naples Botanical Garden celebrates Día de los Muertos on Saturday, Oct. 31, and Sunday, Nov. 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with community altars, mariachi and folklórico performances, Catrina figures and family activities. It's included with Garden admission and free for members; a flower-crown workshop costs extra.
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Friday, October 23
The 16th annual Stone Crab Festival fills the Tin City waterfront in Naples this weekend, opening Friday at 5 p.m. and running through Sunday. Admission is free, with live music, vendors and seafood to mark the start of stone crab season; general parking is $5.
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Sunday, October 25
The 18th annual Naples International Film Festival is under way through Sunday, with screenings, outdoor Cinema Under the Stars showings and an awards ceremony on Oct. 25. Artis-Naples lists "Tenor: My Name Is Pati" on Oct. 23 and "Too Soon" on Oct. 24 under the stars, and closes with "Superman" accompanied by a live orchestra on Oct. 25.
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Tuesday, October 27
More than 50 large-format photos of old-growth bald cypress by National Geographic photographer Mac Stone will line the boardwalk at Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary starting Oct. 27. The outdoor exhibit runs through March 31, 2027, and is included with regular admission. It accompanies Stone's new book, "Cypress: The Last Old-Growth Swamps."
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Sunday, October 18
The 2026 Marco Island Boat Show the largest premier recreational in-water show in the Naples-Marco Island area continues through Sunday October 18 at the Marco Island Yacht Club.
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