Join us for the Storm Smart 2025 End of Hurricane Season Celebration at the Alliance for the Arts on Saturday, November 29 from 5\u201310 PM \u2014 a free, family-friendly outdoor event filled with live music, community spirit, and a meaningful tradition: the Ceremonial Burning of the Hurricane Flags.<\/p>\n
This annual celebration honors the end of hurricane season while recognizing the incredible First Responders and Rescue Heroes who protect and serve our region year after year.<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udfb6 Live Performance Lineup:<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udfb6 5:00\u20136:00 PM: Sheena Brook
Local favorite and soulful singer-songwriter whose acoustic stylings set the tone for an uplifting evening.<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udfb6 6:00\u20137:45 PM: The Rosada Project
A seven-piece classic rock band known for powerful harmonies, dynamic instrumentals, and crowd-pleasing energy. Performing iconic classics and high-energy dance hits, they\u2019ve shared the stage with national touring artists and entertained Southwest Florida audiences for over a decade.<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udfb6 8:15\u201310:00 PM: Deb & The Dynamics
A powerhouse seven-piece rock \u2019n soul band that\u2019s been entertaining Southwest Florida for 20 years with an irresistible mix of R&B, soul, rock, blues, and 70s dance favorites. Expect a high-energy performance that keeps the crowd dancing until the very end!<\/p>\n
Ceremonial Burning of the Hurricane Flags \u2013 8:00 PM
At the heart of the evening lies the Ceremonial Burning of the Hurricane Flags, a symbolic tradition marking the end of storm season and the strength of our coastal communities.<\/p>\n
This powerful custom began in Key West in 2005, when locals sought to honor their resilience after a series of destructive hurricanes. Since then, it has grown into a cherished annual tradition that spread to Fort Myers\u2014first as a local gathering, and later as a unifying community event that continues to remind residents of our shared perseverance and hope for calm seasons ahead.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s ceremony will include remarks from Fort Myers Mayor Kevin Anderson and local dignitaries, a benediction, raffle, and the Star-Spangled Banner following the burning ceremony.<\/p>\n
Special thanks to our event sponsors and partners:
Storm Smart, Erikson\u2019s Drying, Lusk, Drasites & Tolisano P.A., LCEC, FPL, Rist Family Foundation, Eastern Architectural Systems, Gulf Coast News, and Spiro & Associates.
And heartfelt gratitude to our dedicated volunteers and City of Fort Myers staff for helping make this community tradition possible.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s come together to celebrate calm skies ahead and the strength of Southwest Florida!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Join us for the Storm Smart 2025 End of Hurricane Season Celebration at the Alliance for the Arts…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":50583,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":["post-50582","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\/50582","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=50582"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50582\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}