Many of us come here to live the waterfront life and have our boat at our own dock. How nice is that! A very common question I get is what else is there to do other than waterfront activities. The short answer is we have more fun stuff to do here than you can imagine. Pretty much anything that a big city offers without the big city negatives. Punta Gorda is a very progressive community focused on maintaining the old Florida charm without having a rat race which many of us want to escape from. We have nearly 20 miles of biking and walking trails around town and there are free bikes you can use when you are in town as a small example a fitness alternative that is free.
We have lots of local festivals that are fun. They are held in 2-3 different locations and go from rock concerts to flower festivals to wine/cheese/jazz festivals, fishing tournaments, sailing regatta’s and this is the short list. This town celebrates just about holiday you can think of and involves people of all ages. For instance, Halloween is a big deal in our town. They have bands playing for the adults to enjoy and kid stuff and haunted houses set up for the kids. There is almost something to do every weekend and some weekdays too.
How about the Thursday nights in the park on the Peace River. Free, live music just pull up a chair, bring a cooler and hang out. Its fun and free.
We also have Farmers Markets every week at two locations.
In town, there are bars/restaurants, night spots for music and lots of choices. You can walk and feel safe in the dark and go to different night spots to enjoy the atmosphere, music and food.
Not too many chain restaurants here, most are family run and of course the food is awesome. There is something for everyone depending on your interests. This is a diverse community and people with all types of interest will find others easily. There are art groups, car clubs, music groups, songwriter clubs, exercise groups, dance, horticulture groups, hiking clubs, kayaking clubs, fishing clubs…..there is no shortage of fun stuff. Over 20 golf courses within a short drive, a local airport with rental planes (lots of pilots live here), sports stuff too and a sports complex for kids that is mind boggling. We have our own baseball team and stadium.
How about a race track? Yes, we have one of those too for race fans!
Another thing to know is that we are a short drive to Sarasota to the north and Ft. Myers to the south. You can live in paradise but do day trips to these bigger cities to find other fun stuff to do. Add to that you can be in the Florida Keys in 3.5 hours! Wow, you can have an incredible get away with a short drive. Miami, Ft. Lauderdale on the east coast is 2.5 hours away.
To finish, there is no shortage of places to go via boat! From restaurants, to isolated beaches to beach parties and raft ups. Many times there will be music on the water brought in by barge and you pull up and spend the day on the boat and in the water. This is not a dream but sounds like one. Come on down and let me show you around.
