February is twenty-four events over thirteen days, and it is where the city puts its biggest things. The 30th Annual Chili Cook-Off takes over Club Square for a weekend, the Burrowing Owl Festival closes the month at Rotary Park, and the WaterWays Science Festival fills Cultural Park on the first Saturday.
Underneath that there is a pattern worth knowing: February is car month. The South Cape Car Show on the 7th, A Night of Model Ts and Timeless Tunes on the 12th, and a Charity Car Show at Mariner High School on the 21st. Three separate events at three separate venues inside three weeks.
The month opens on the water and after dark. A Full Moon Walk and a Full Moon Paddle both run at Four Mile Cove Ecological Preserve on the evening of the 1st, one along the boardwalk and one on the water, both guided.
The ones worth planning around
- 30th Annual Chili Cook-Off & Music Festival, Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 February, Club Square: Two days in the Club Square parking lot in the South Cape. The Sunday opens at 1pm with a flag ceremony by the Mariner High School JROTC. Thirty years running.
- Burrowing Owl Festival, Saturday 28 February, 10am, Rotary Park: A wildlife and environmental expo: vendors, children's crafts, live animals, food and wildlife tours. A $5 donation is suggested for ages 12 and over, and the listing says to come early.
- WaterWays Science Festival, Saturday 7 February, 10am–4pm, Cultural Park: Free, run by the city at 528 Cultural Park Boulevard, built around local, regional and global water concerns. If you are buying on a canal, this is the one that explains the system you are buying into.
- Cape Bike Night, Saturday 14 February, 5pm, SE 47th Terrace: Entertainment, food, vendors and motorcycles in the South Cape. The city has run it for over a decade and says you do not have to be a biker to enjoy it.
- Star Party, Friday 20 February, 7pm, Rotary Park: The Southwest Florida Astronomical Society brings telescopes and answers questions. Free, and the listing says all ages.
The full calendar
Every event the City of Cape Coral had published for February 2026 at the time of writing, in date order. Times are Eastern.
Sunday 1 February
- Full Moon Walk at Four Mile Cove Ecological Preserve · 5:15 pm–7:15 pm
Four Mile Cove Ecological Preserve - Full Moon Paddle at Four Mile Cove Ecological Preserve · 5:30 pm–7:30 pm
Four Mile Cove Ecological Preserve
Friday 6 February
- Murder Mystery Dinner Show at Lake Kennedy Center · 7 pm–9 pm
Lake Kennedy Center
Saturday 7 February
- South Cape Car Show at South Cape Community Center · 9 am–1:30 pm
South Cape Community Center - Tropical Plant Sale at Rotary Park · 9 am–2 pm
Rotary Park - Waterways Science Festival at Cultural Park · 10 am–4 pm
Cultural Park
Free and family friendly, 10am to 4pm at 528 Cultural Park Boulevard, about local, regional and global water concerns.
Thursday 12 February
- A Night of Model Ts & Timeless Tunes at South Cape · 5 pm–7 pm
4820 Leonard Street, Cape Coral, FL 33904
Friday 13 February
- Sweetheart Bingo at South Cape Community Center · 9:30 am–12 pm
South Cape Community Center - Afternoon with a Psychic at Lake Kennedy Center · 3 pm–5 pm
Lake Kennedy Center - Free Exhibit Reception at Cape Coral Art Center · 5 pm–7 pm
Cape Coral Art Center - Movie in the Park at Cultural Park · 6 pm–9 pm
Cultural Park - Evening with a Psychic at Lake Kennedy Center · 7 pm–9 pm
Lake Kennedy Center
Saturday 14 February
- Cape Bike Night on 47th Terrace · 5 pm–10 pm
Downtown Cape Coral
Entertainment, food, vendors and motorcycles in the South Cape. The city has hosted it for over a decade.
Tuesday 17 February
Friday 20 February
- Ribbon Cutting at Storm Complex Playground · 10 am–11 am
Storm Football Complex - Star Party at Rotary Park · 7 pm–10 pm
Rotary Park
Free night sky observation with the Southwest Florida Astronomical Society. Several telescopes, and the experts are there to talk to.
Saturday 21 February
- Bargains at Rotary Park · 9 am–12 pm
Rotary Park - Charity Car Show at Mariner High School · 9 am–3 pm
Mariner High School, 701 Chiquita Blvd N, Cape Coral, FL 33993 - Charcuterie, Sunset, and S'mores at Crystal Lake Park · 5:30 pm–7:30 pm
Crystal Lake Park - Annual Chili Cook-Off & Music Festival at Club Square · 6 pm–11 pm
Club Square
The 30th annual, outdoors in the Club Square parking lot, running Saturday and Sunday. The Sunday opens at 1pm with a flag ceremony by the Mariner High School JROTC.
Sunday 22 February
- Annual Chili Cook-Off & Music Festival at Club Square · 1 pm–4 pm
Club Square
The 30th annual, outdoors in the Club Square parking lot, running Saturday and Sunday. The Sunday opens at 1pm with a flag ceremony by the Mariner High School JROTC.
Wednesday 25 February
- Free Concert in the Park at Four Freedoms Park · 5 pm–8 pm
Four Freedoms Park
Friday 27 February
- Ribbon Cutting at Jim Jeffers Playground · 10 am–11 am
Jim Jeffers Park
Saturday 28 February
- Burrowing Owl Festival at Rotary Park · 10 am–4 pm
Rotary Park
A wildlife and environmental expo with vendors, live animals and wildlife tours. A $5 donation is suggested for ages 12 and over. Run by CCFriendsOfWildlife.org.
Before you go
February has passed. This page is the record of what the city had published for the month. Several of these carry an edition number, so they are clearly annual: the Chili Cook-Off was the 30th and the Culture Fest in April was the 4th.
Two psychic sessions, same day, same venue. Lake Kennedy Center ran an afternoon session at 3pm and an evening one at 7pm on the 13th. They were separate bookings.
Bring five dollars for the owls. The Burrowing Owl Festival suggests a $5 donation for ages 12 and over. The Star Party, the WaterWays festival and the exhibit reception are all free.
Other months
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Event details come from the City of Cape Coral's public calendar export and are accurate as published there. City commission meetings, bid openings and code compliance hearings are on that calendar too and are deliberately not listed here. Organisers change and cancel events, so check with the venue before travelling. C&K Realty is not an organiser of, and is not affiliated with, any event listed here.
