In This Weeks Slice:

• Fireworks at the beach 🎆

• Snow falls in Naples ❄️

• More tree lightings! 🎄

• Christmas Parade 🎅🏼

IN THE NEWS

Collier County tourism numbers remain steady in September. ☀️ Collier County experienced a 10% year-over-year increase in visitation in September, according to data presented at a Monday Tourism Development Council meeting. (GB)

Butcher Private hosts lavish dinner for Naples wine festival winners. 🥩 The successful bidders of a $1 million auction lot earlier this year at the annual Naples Winter Wine Festival fundraising festivities will enjoy a luxurious return on their generous investments this week at Butcher Private in North Naples. (GB)

Platinum Dry Cleaners in Naples invests in robotics, retains employees. 🤖 At Platinum Dry Cleaners, brothers and co-owners Chris and Craig Bamberg this year invested more than a quarter of a million dollars in robotic technology to modernize their business and reallocate what they deemed to be their most important asset—employees. (GB)

Grey Oaks Country Club completes Pine Course renovation, reopens. ⛳️ The renovation added enhanced aesthetics with strategic bunker placement, challenging green surrounds and larger greens for various pin placements. (GB)

THINGS TO DO

Today

🍊 Mercato Tree Lighting Ceremony. You’re invited to celebrate the magic of the holiday season! Enjoy an evening of festive fun including live music, cirque & dance performances and the lighting of the largest REAL tree in Southwest Florida! 5:00 - 8:30pm. (Mercato)

🍊 Art After Hours. Artis—Naples invites the community to enjoy Art After Hours at The Baker Museum on the last Wednesday of each month. With live music performed by local musicians, concessions at Heidi’s Place and free admission to all museum exhibitions, Art After Hours is a fun evening of art and entertainment for audiences of all ages. 6:00 - 9:00pm. (Pelican Bay)

Tomorrow

🍊 Snowfall and Christmas Music on 3rd. The Christmas Joy will continue in December with Live Christmas Music every Thursday & Friday evening 5-8pm and the hugely happy Naples Snowfall Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7pm. Stores will be open late until 9pm on Thursday and Friday evenings. (Olde Naples)

Friday - December ⛄️

🍊 City of Naples Centennial Concert with the Ben Allen Band. Enjoy an electrifying evening of live music as we celebrate our centennial with the Ben Allen Band! Get ready to dance, sing along, and make unforgettable memories. 6:00 - 10:00pm. (Olde Naples)

Saturday

🍊 Third Street Farmers Market has fresh produce, flowers, pastas, seafood, pastries & baked goods, prepared foods, jams, relishes, fresh roasted coffee and much more. 7:30 - 11:30am. (Olde Naples)

🍊 Vanderbilt Farmers Market is North Naples largest, longest running, year round, pet & family friendly Farmers Market! 8:00 - 1:00pm. (Vanderbilt)

🍊 Free Zoo Day. On the first Saturday of every month, 12 times a year, Collier County residents receive free zoo admission all day long. Enter any time, all day long, up until 3:30 p.m. with no coupon required - just proof of residency for all adults. Visitors under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult at least 18 years of age. (Caribbean Gardens)

🍊 City of Naples Centennial Community Celebration. Come to Cambier Park for a lively and exciting community celebration! This in-person event is a fantastic opportunity to come together and commemorate our community's centennial milestone. Cambier Park provides a beautiful backdrop for a day filled with fun activities, live entertainment, and delicious food. Bring your friends, family, and neighbors to enjoy this special occasion with us. Don't miss out on this unforgettable celebration! (Olde Naples)

🍊 Centennial Fireworks! To commemorate the centennial, don't miss the finale of fireworks on the Naples beaches starting at 6pm! (Naples Beaches)

Sunday

🍊’Winter Wonderettes’ presented by Gulfshore Playhouse. Rock around the Christmas tree with this festive confection of 1960s holiday hits sung in “marvelous” four-part harmony! Fun for the whole family. 3:00pm. (Olde Naples)

Monday

🍊 Johnsonville Lights in the Garden. The ultimate celebration of winter in the tropics is BACK! Enjoy a stroll through the garden at night with the foliage lit up in various colored lights. 6:00 - 9:00pm. (Bayshore)

Tuesday

🍊 Christmas Parade. The Parade begins at 11th Avenue South and will proceed north on 3rd Street to 5th Avenue South and east on 5th Avenue South to 8th Street South. The parade will proceed south on 8th Street South and will end at 11th Avenue South. Starts at 6:30pm. (Olde Naples)

HAPPY HOUR 🍹

Mediterrano has a happy hour that runs from Sunday - Thursday and is from 5:00 - 5:45 pm. It includes $6 select wines and sangrias! (Olde Naples)

DOWN FOR A DRIVE? 🚘

The Carolina Panthers are coming down to play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, December 3rd at 4pm. (Tampa)

FUN FACT ⛳️

There are more the 1,250 golf courses in Florida. (Source)

GIF OF THE WEEK 🎄