Lee Tourism: Baseball is back, as is the Ag Expo

The wait is over. The Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox have arrived and spring training is underway. Purchase tickets now and enjoy the excitement of a beautiful day at the ballpark with sunshine and a fun season ahead that you won’t want to miss.
The wait is over. The Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox have arrived and spring training is underway. Purchase tickets now and enjoy the excitement of a beautiful day at the ballpark with sunshine and a fun season ahead that you won’t want to miss.

The wait is over. They’re back: the Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox have arrived and spring training is underway. Purchase tickets now and enjoy the excitement of a beautiful day at the ballpark with sunshine and a fun season ahead that you won’t want to miss.

Boston Red Sox

Minnesota Twins

Southwest Florida Ag Expo has kicked off and the fun runs through March 10 at the Lee County Civic Center Complex in North Fort Myers. The lineup of entertainment includes national recording artist from Fort Myers Beach, Sheena Brook, performing on March 5.
Southwest Florida Ag Expo has kicked off and the fun runs through March 10 at the Lee County Civic Center Complex in North Fort Myers. The lineup of entertainment includes national recording artist from Fort Myers Beach, Sheena Brook, performing on March 5.

Ag Expo kicks off with midway fun, entertainment, livestock shows

Southwest Florida Ag Expo has kicked off with entertainment, livestock shows, delicious food, exciting rides and much more.

Don’t miss the fun through March 10 at the Lee County Civic Center Complex in North Fort Myers.

Be sure to check swflagexpo.com/pages/promotionalnights for details on special events that include Community Night on March 4, Senior Day on March 6, Moonlight Madness on March 8 and Latin Night on March 10.

Plan now and see a great lineup of local and regional entertainment that includes Sheena Brook, performing on March 5. A national recording artist from Fort Myers Beach, locals will remember her from Season 12 of “The Voice.”

For complete details of the shows and entertainers visit swflagexpo.com.

  • Almost There, 4-5:30 p.m., March 3

  • The Freecoasters, noon-3 p.m. March 3

  • Swipe Right, 7-10 p.m., March 3

  • Deb & the Dynamics, 5-8 p.m., March 4

  • Sheena Brook, 7:30-9 p.m., March 5

  • Renegade, 5-7 p.m., March 5; 5-5:45 p.m. and 7:30-9 p.m., March 6; 5-7 p.m., March 7

  • The Del Prados, 3:30-5 p.m. and 6-7:30 p.m., March 6

  • Unforgiven Band, 8-10 p.m., March 8

  • Mariachi Guadalupano SWFL, 1-3 p.m., March 10

Wonder Gardens in Bonita Springs is offering several new tours and activities that provide additional insight into the history, animals, plant connections and more at the historic attraction.
Wonder Gardens in Bonita Springs is offering several new tours and activities that provide additional insight into the history, animals, plant connections and more at the historic attraction.

Wonder Gardens offers walks, animal encounters

Wonder Gardens in Bonita Springs is offering several new tours and activities that provide additional insight into the history, animals, plant connections and more at the historic attraction.

Wild Wonders Animal Encounters and guided walks are offered at an additional charge to regular admission. Weekly Habitat Chats are free for visitors.

Through these firsthand experiences, the attraction hopes to deepen understanding of the way animals, plants and people relate with experiences that offer information and insight beyond self-guided tours. These experiences include Wonder Walk Guided tours, Mindfulness Walks and Wild Wonder Animal Encounters that allow guests to meet and feed the sulcata tortoise, the third largest tortoise species in the world, and rainbow and coconut lorikeets.

Details and dates are available at WonderGardens.org.

More Lee Tourism: Rhythm on the River, Marshall Tucker Band to rock Caloosa Sound

And Pictures in Paradise: Reader-submitted photos for the week of Feb. 25, 2024

Tamara Pigott is the executive director of the Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau, the lead marketing agency charged with bringing worldwide visitors to Lee County. Almost 5 million visitors spend more than $3.7 billion annually. The VCB is funded exclusively by a 5 percent tourist tax and works to preserve and protect area beaches and the environment.

This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: Lee Tourism: Baseball is back, as is the Ag Expo