2025 Holiday Schedule
Spend the Holidays in Fort Myers Beach
Whoever said "there's no place like home for the holidays" clearly never celebrated at Pink Shell Beach Resort & Marina! With a schedule full of festive events and activities and plenty of sun and sand, a stay at our oceanfront resort on the Florida Gulf keeps the season merry and bright. Gather with family in spacious beachfront rooms and suites with sea views, and let us handle all the cooking, cleaning, and excitement while you relax. Enjoy holiday specials on our on-site restaurants and seasonal activities at our many pools and beaches. Check out the lineup of Christmas and New Year's Eve Fort Myers events. Good tide-ings await on your Fort Myers Beach holiday!
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Start dreaming of a white sand Christmas at Pink Shell. We make the holidays effortless so you can focus on spending time with friends and family. From themed movie nights to savory buffets and festive foam parties, see our 2025 holiday happenings:
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Wednesday December 24, 2025 | Christmas Eve
Holiday Events:
1 p.m – Annual Gingerbread House Building Competition
Bring your best building buddies and compete in a fun competition on the pool deck! Get ready to chase the sweetest victory in teams of 2 - 4 gingerbread architects. Reservations are required to participate. Registration includes your delicious building materials, plus prizes for the winners.
6PM – Holiday Movie Night
Grab a spot at the Octopool, snack on free popcorn, and enjoy a festive film while you float or lounge in seaside starlight. To set the night before Christmas mood, we'll be showing Arthur Christmas!
Holiday Dining:
Bongos Bar & Grill: Enjoy poolside dining all day. The restaurant will be open regular hours offering a full menu.
Raes Real Italian: Feast on your Italian favorites and enjoy holiday dinner specials. Reservations are recommended.
Thursday December 25, 2025 | Christmas Day
Holiday Dining:
Jack's: Enjoy a Christmas breakfast featuring special surprise holiday dishes (Past specials have included egg nog French toast and candy cane waffles!) As always, breakfast is complimentary for overnight guests. Outside reservations will be considered as space allows.
Bongos Bar & Grill: Open for lunch and dinner with a full menu.
Raes Real Italian: Open regular hours, with a classic Italian menu featuring holiday specials. Reservations are recommended.
Fort Myers New Year's Eve Events at Pink Shell
When you spend New Year's Eve in Fort Myers Beach, you'll be sure to make a splash! Join us for our annual NYE events.
Monday December 29, 2025
Holiday Events:
6PM - Holiday Movie Night
End your year with a family friendly outdoor movie in Fort Myers Beach. Grab your complimentary popcorn, get comfortable at the Octopool and watch How to Train your Dragon under the stars.
Tuesday December 30, 2025
Holiday Events:
1PM - Cardboard Rockin' Regatta
Sail through the end of the year in Pink Shell style! In this time-honored tradition, teams of up to four will compete to create a seaworthy boat using just cardboard and a few basic supplies—then put it to the test in the famous Octopool.
Our entertaining referees will oversee the action and keep the energy high with live commentary throughout the event. Basic supplies will be provided, but teams are encouraged to bring their own festive decorations and come up with holiday-themed names.
Registration is required, and check-in for competitors will be 11:45AM - 12PM.
**Note, all team members must be aged 5 and older and at least one team member must be 18 or older.
Wednesday December 31, 2025 | New Years Eve
Holiday Events:
6PM-10PM Glow Pool and Foam Party
Family friendly, all ages fun! Glow with the flow and add a splash of color to your New Year's Eve. Enjoy an evening glow foam party on the pool deck and glow volleyball on the pool deck and beach, as well as a DJ, face painting, stilt walkers and more world class entertainment.
12AM - Midnight Fireworks on Fort Myers Beach (TBD)
Pink Shell's private beaches are a great spot to watch Fort Myers Beach's New Year's Eve firework displays on years when they take place (2025 details still pending). Grab a spot on the sand - or better yet, reserve your front row seat in a chickee hut or cabana!
Holiday Dining:
Jack's NYE Dinner Buffet: Savor an extra special NYE Dinner Buffet at your favorite beachfront restaurant. Reservations are required and must be booked online in advance.
Rae's Real Italian: Watch the last sunset of the year while enjoying pasta, aperitifs and all your Italian favorites. Normal hours and menus will apply but reservations are recommended.
Bongos Bar & Grill: Munch until midnight and toast with a tropical cocktail! This favorite Fort Myers Beach bar will have extended NYE hours with a late night snack menu available, plus full bar and live music.
Spacious Oceanfront Villas for Friends & Families
Spend the holidays together and enjoy enough space for all your friends and family. Pink Shell's one- and two-bedroom villas are ideal for a holiday getaway, offering a full suite of amenities from private lanais to fully equipped kitchenettes—so you can still cook a holiday feast if you choose.
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Get a Day Pass for the Holiday
Live locally but want to enjoy the festive fun at Pink Shell? Take advantage of our day pass to enjoy the private amenities and beaches at the resort while you visit for Christmas or NYE events.
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Everyone was so friendly from check in to check out. Clean rooms, beach and pool!! Great amenities-paddle boats, kayaks, bikes and activities for the kids!
The Pink Shell is and remains the absolute best on FMB. Great property only exceeded by the fantastic staff that are always pleasant, professional, polite and go out of their way to be helpful. We look forward to our next stay.
This resort gets an "A" for effort! And views! And staff! And food! Fort Myers is recovering from the hurricane last year. I don't know how the Pink She'll has pulled it off but they did. They are up and running and doing an excellent job. Thank you for a phenomenal vacay, Pink Shell!
Tons of amenities, great location. Marina is rebuilt and ready to use! Location is awesome because getting there and getting off the island is super easy.
The Pink Shell Resort is a beautiful unique hotel overlooking a calm gorgeous beach with a family friendly vibe. Our suite was immaculate with all new features. The most important aspect to me was the service.
The Pink Shell is a great place for a family vacation. They are on a beautiful spot on the beach, a short walk from Bowditch Point Park and close to Times Square,, with everything you need for a great trip. We stayed in one of the one bedroom villas and it was fantastic to have a full kitchen and laundry machine right in our room. The staff were friendly and helpful too. We'd totally go back.
