Plan Your Weekend: Garden Cocktails, Coastal Art Walk, and The Eagles Tribute + This Week’s Poll

Friends and neighbors,

February in Naples doesn’t exactly encourage staying home. If you’ve been more of a homebody recently, here are 7 excuses to leave the house this weekend and beyond.

Mercato has a full Galentine’s celebration with complimentary cocktails and sweet treats, Marco Island hosts an art walk along the bay, and an Eagles tribute band comes to Arts Bonita. No Valentine’s Day plan? Dance your heart out at The Cove’s Bachata Bash. 

Next week brings a Grammy Winner to Artis and a special menu at Le Colonial to celebrate the Lunar New Year. 

Coupled or not, treat yourself to a night out this weekend and enjoy all that Naples has to offer. 

Cheers,

1.   Galentine's Day @ Mercato
📅 Thursday, February 12 | 6:00 – 8:00 PM
📍Mercato, 9110 Strada Place, Naples

Mercato puts on a fun celebration complete with a challenge. Grab your friends and pick up a stroll map for their Galentine’s celebration: visit participating shops and restaurants, collect stamps, and turn in your completed passport for a chance to win a Mercato Experience Package worth more than $250. The Piazza will host live music and photo ops, plus find Prosecco, permanent jewelry, hand massages, juice samples, and many retailer specials. You can even stop by Naples Art Factory to paint wine glasses while enjoying a decadent chocolate fountain. Find event info here and book the Naples Art Factory wine glass painting. 

2.   Cocktail Scavenger Hunt 
📅 Friday, February 13 | 6:00 – 7:00 PM
📍Naples Botanical Garden, 4820 Bayshore Drive, Naples

Here’s a clever twist on happy hour: a Garden-wide scavenger hunt that leads you through the plant origins of your favorite spirits. Solve clues, answer trivia, and finish with a crafted cocktail. You’ll also gain insight from a Garden educator on what’s in your glass while enjoying the Botanical Garden in the evening. Get tickets. 

3.   Bachata Beach Bash w/ Sudamerica Latin Groove
📅 Saturday, February 14 | 6:00 – 9:00 PM
📍Paradise Coast Sports Complex, 3940 City Gate Blvd N., Naples

Need a different kind of Valentine’s Day plan?  This is your alternative. The Cove Outdoor Bar transforms into a high-energy beach party with live Latin fusion music, tropical drink specials, food trucks, and giveaways throughout the night. Dress the part and you might walk away with an extra raffle ticket. Reserve tickets for free. 

4.   Coastal Art Walk 
📅 Sunday, February 15 | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍The Esplanade, 760 N Collier Blvd, Marco Island

Set along Smokehouse Bay, this waterfront art walk brings together nearly 30 artists for a relaxed day of browsing, dining, and shopping. Formerly known as the Left Bank Art Fest, the newly named Coastal Art Walk pairs local art with bayside views. A scintillating Sunday plan.Details on Facebook. 

5.   Hotel California - The Eagles Tribute 
📅 Sunday, February 15  | 3:00 PM & 8:00 PM Performances
📍Arts Bonita, 10150 Bonita Beach Road SE., Bonita Springs

"If you close your eyes, you'd swear you were really at an Eagles concert" - Rolling Stone Magazine. 

Crowd favorites Hotel California are back after two sold-out shows. This longtime Eagles tribute act returns with all the harmonies and familiar hits you’d expect. From “Take It Easy” to yes, “Hotel California,” this band knows how to put on a show to remember. Tickets. 

6.   Lunar New Year @ Le Colonial Naples
📅 Next Tuesday, February 17 | 4:00 – 9:30 PM
📍Le Colonial, 457 Fifth Avenue South, Naples

In honor of the Lunar New Year, Le Colonial is offering a special dinner menu. With five dinner specials like Shumai Truffle, Braised Pork Belly, and a whole Fluke, this elegant French-Vietnamese restaurant celebrates one of the most important holidays in Vietnamese culture. Find event information and reserve your seats. 

7.   Samara Joy @ Artis-Naples
📅 Next Thursday, February 19 | 9:00 – 11:00 AM
📍Artis-Naples, Naples 

Grammy-winning jazz vocalist Samara Joy brings her smooth, classic sound to Hayes Hall. Often compared to legends like Sarah Vaughan, she delivers timeless standards with warmth and control. If you appreciate live jazz done exceptionally well, this is one to circle. Tickets. 

Last week’s poll asked: Many cool cars roll through Naples, so I’m curious. What is your dream car?

Here’s where you landed:

Write in lead with 20% of votes, followed by Supercars! Our readers have very specific tastes and ideas about their dream car, which I love hearing. Here are some favorites: 

“Mopar or no car!” — J. 
“Restored Vintage Bronco or Pick up Truck!” — L. 
“Jaguar XK-120 Drop-Head” — G. 
“Any 1960’s Ferrari” — D. 

Before you close the tab and slide back into routine, pick just one thing from this list and put it on the calendar — even if it’s small. That’s the secret to Naples in season: the best nights rarely happen “someday.” They happen because you decided early, said yes once, and let the rest of the evening unfold.

Whether you’re clinking glasses at Mercato, catching live music, or taking a sunset stroll on Marco, I hope you give yourself a reason to get out and feel the city a little bit. And if you go to something from this week’s list, hit reply and tell me what you chose — I love hearing what you’re up to.

Elizabeth Bellotti
Editor-In-Chief
Naples, Florida
The Naples Florida Review

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