Special Events

The City of Bonita Springs loves to celebrate and is proud to host many events year round. Whether the event is a small neighborhood festival, charity run/walks or concerts, the Riverside Park area is a popular park for special events. The  Special Events Packet to the left was developed to assist you, the Event Organizer, through the permit process.  It is our goal to assist you in planning a safe and successful event.  It is your responsibility to make sure that both the park users and the surrounding neighborhood is safe and not unduly impacted. As the Event Organizer it is also your responsibility to ensure that participants are provided with a safe and enjoyable event. Please let us know if you have any questions. You can call or email us. All permitting questions should be directed to [email protected].

Completed special event permit applications take 45 days to process with all necessary attachments and without errors. Please take this into consideration when planning your event.
      

      2023 - 2024 Approved Special Events

Date

Event

Venue

Time

9/23/23

Fiesta Bonita Family Friendly Event

Riverside Park

2:00 pm – 8:00 pm

10/7/23

CJD Foundation – Strides for CJD Event

Riverside Park

9:00 am – 12:00 pm

10/21/23

Halloween Stroll and Casper Movie Night

Riverside Park

5:30 pm – 9:00 pm

10/28/23

Southern Event Productions Food Truck Festival

Riverside Park

11:00 am – 6:00 pm

11/5/23

Bonita Springs Concert Band

Riverside Park

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

11/11/23

Veterans Day Service

Riverside Park

11:00 am -12:30 pm

11/25 – 11/26/23

Theatre Odyssey Festival of the Arts

Bonita Springs Poker Room

10:00 am – 5:00 pm

12/2/23 – 1/1/24

Holiday Stroll

Riverside Park

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

12/5/23

Holiday in the Park

Riverside Park

4:30 pm – 8:30 pm

12/8/23

Movies in the Park Holiday Edition

Riverside Park

Begins at dusk

12/10/23

Bonita Springs Concert Band

Riverside Park

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

1/13/24 – 1/14/24

Center for the Arts Fine Art Festival

Riverside Park

10:00 am – 5:00 pm

1/21/24

Bonita Springs Concert Band

Riverside Park

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

1/23/24

Stardust Memories Big Band

Riverside Park

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

2/6/24

Stardust Memories Big Band

Riverside Park

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

2/10/24 – 2/11/24

Center for the Arts Fine Art Festival

Riverside Park

10:00 am – 5:00 pm

2/18/24

Bonita Springs Concert Band

Riverside Park

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

2/20/24

Stardust Memories Big Band

Riverside Park

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

2/24/24

City Wide Clean Up

Banyan Tree Lot

9:00 am – 12:00 pm

3/2/24 – 3/3/24

Center for the Arts Fine Art Festival

Riverside Park

10:00 am – 5:00 pm

3/9/24

GOATS of Bonita Inc. BonitaFest

Riverside Park

11:00 am – 4:00 pm

3/12/24

Stardust Memories Big Band

Riverside Park

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

3/17/24

Bonita Springs Concert Band

Riverside Park

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

3/26/24

Stardust Memories Big Band

Riverside Park

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

4/6/23

Celebrate Bonita

Riverside Park

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

4/9/24

Stardust Memories Big Band

Riverside Park

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

4/21/24

Bonita Springs Concert Band

Riverside Park

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

5/5/24

Bonita Springs Concert Band

Riverside Park

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

5/11 – 5/12/24

Theatre Odyssey Festival of the Arts

Bonita Springs Poker Room

10:00 am – 5:00 pm