{"id":397155,"date":"2026-09-11T19:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T19:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/397155\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T19:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T19:16:11","slug":"cape-coral-turns-up-the-volume-for-songwriter-fest-pregame-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/397155\/","title":{"rendered":"Cape Coral Turns Up the Volume \ufefffor Songwriter Fest Pregame Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>September 11, 2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(25, 25, 25)\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Waterfront kickoff, citywide live music, and passport experience lead into Island Hopper Songwriter Fest<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(25, 25, 25)\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Cape Coral residents and visitors are invited to enjoy Songwriter Fest Pregame Weekend, September 18-20, a community-wide celebration of live music, local dining, and small businesses that leads into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.island-hopperfest.visitfortmyers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Island Hopper Songwriter Fest<\/a>\u2019s Cape Coral dates on September 21\u201322.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(25, 25, 25)\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The celebration begins Friday, September 18, with a waterfront kickoff party at Nauti Mermaid at The Westin Cape Coral Resort at Marina Village, 5951 Silver King Blvd. The event runs from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. and will feature live music, local vendors, a specialty cocktail, and waterfront views.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(25, 25, 25)\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capecoral.gov\/Documents\/Departments\/Office of Economic Business Development\/Songwriter Fest Pregame Flyer 91826.pdf?t=202609111423050\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Download a flyer for the Pregame Kickoff Night<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(25, 25, 25)\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Songwriter Fest Passport.png\" style=\"float: right;\" alt=\"Songwriter Fest Passport, including details of how the passport works and logos of participating businesses.\" width=\"402\" height=\"268\"\/>Attendees can pick up an official Songwriter Fest Pregame Weekend Passport and the event lineup at the kickoff party.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(25, 25, 25)\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Here&#8217;s how the passport works:<\/p>\n<p>Visit participating businesses throughout the pregame weekend on Saturday, September 19, and Sunday, September 20, and check off each individual stop.<br \/>\nComplete your passport to be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a basket valued at over $300, featuring prizes from participating businesses and Cape Coral swag.<\/p>\n<p data-ogsc=\"\">The initiative builds on community interest in expanding Cape Coral\u2019s presence during the Island Hopper Songwriter Fest season. With support from local businesses and coordination with the Lee County Visitor &amp; Convention Bureau, the City created a new opportunity to spotlight Cape Coral\u2019s dining and live-music scene ahead of the festival\u2019s official Cape Coral performances.<\/p>\n<p data-ogsc=\"\">Songwriter Fest Pregame Weekend is presented in partnership with The Westin Cape Coral Resort at Marina Village and Fuego Pilates.<\/p>\n<p data-ogsc=\"\">For the full event schedule, participating businesses, passport details, and Island Hopper Songwriter Fest information, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.capecoral.gov\/community\/special_events\/songwriter_fest_pregame.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CapeCoral.gov\/SongwriterFest<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"September 11, 2026 Waterfront kickoff, citywide live music, and passport experience lead into Island Hopper Songwriter Fest Cape&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":397156,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":["post-397155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/397155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=397155"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/397155\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/397156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=397155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=397155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=397155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}