Edison Festival of Light

Name: Edison Festival of Light
Address: 2310 Edwards Drive, Fort Myers, FL, 33901, US
Telephone: +12393342999
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Edison Festival of Light

Illuminate. Innovate. Celebrate at Southwest Florida's largest and longest running Festival Celebrate. All events are open to residents and visitors.

The Annual Edison Festival of Light honors the Fort Myers winter resident, Thomas Alva Edison. There are many great events for all ages, including STEMtastic Day of Discovery, Craft Beer and Food Truck Festival, Mutt Strutt, Junior Fun Run, Junior Parade, Craft Show, 5K Race and the celebrated Grand Parade. The celebration honors innovation and strengthens community spirit and cultural history. Jo

in us this year in commemorating the accomplishments of Thomas Edison through Southwest Florida’s largest and longest running festival and family tradition.

11/19/2024

We’re excited to offer a special room discount at Luminary Hotel & Co. for 2/15–2/16 (Grand Parade night). This discount is available exclusively through the following link:

Book your group rate for Edison Festival of Light Feb2025 https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1732048528013&key=GRP&guestreslink2=true

11/16/2024

The Edison Festival of Light would like to extend our sincere sympathies and prayers to the McMahon family after learning this morning of the tragic passing of John McMahon, the leader of the Guns & Hoses group that is a regular part of our Grand Parade. You will be sorely missed, our brother. Here’s to a life well lived. 🙏😢

08/01/2024

Let's some love to the Dunbar High School Marching Band from the 2024 Grand Parade! Which band(s) are you excited to see in 2025?

07/26/2024

Attention festival goers! Applications for both the Junior Parade and Grand Parade are officially open! We can't wait to see what you build!

Please remember that entries must keep with the theme of honoring Thomas Edison.

Go to https://edisonfestival.org/grand-parade-application02/ to begin the process.

06/22/2024

2025 Board Festival planning kickoff! What would you like to see as part of your Edison Festival of Light?

06/18/2024

Remember you can vote daily until June 24th!

Vote for the top nominees in each category and be entered to win a gift card!

06/10/2024

Excited to announced we've been nominated for the The News-Press (Fort Myers and Cape Coral) Community Choice Awards for Best Local event! Please consider giving us your support by voting

Vote for the top nominees in each category and be entered to win a gift card!

06/09/2024

Congrats to the Florida Everblades on your historic 3-peat!

YOUR 2024 KELLY CUP CHAMPIONS 🏆🏆🏆

06/03/2024

Some of our board members working on your 2025 festival while checking out the new downtown spot Bay Street Yard !

05/20/2024

Plans for the 2025 Edison Festival of Light begin today! Be sure to save these dates on your calendar.

Update: Crafts on the River is Feb 15 & 16th!

04/22/2024

💡 Great evening celebrating the volunteers who help us put on the Edison Festival of Light! Special thank you to Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre for sponsoring & hosting the annual dinner. 💡

03/30/2024

Be sure to check it out!! Great parade

The parade will begin at 3 p.m. and start at the four-way intersection of Ford Street and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

03/28/2024

In honor of Opening Day… here’s a shoutout to some great players who have been a part of the Edison Festival of Light Grand Parade!

Does anyone have photos of them actually IN the parade? Our historian would very grateful!

03/25/2024

Today our board will meet to recap the 86th Edison Festival of Light and then began planning for 2025 and the 87th Edison Festival of Light!

02/28/2024

Address

2310 Edwards Drive
Fort Myers, FL
33901

Telephone

+12393342999

Website

http://www.edisonfestival.org/

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Plans for the 2025 Edison Festival of Light begin today! Be sure to save these dates on your calendar. Update: Crafts on the River is Feb 15 & 16th!

Good morning, Southwest Florida! We’re so excited for you all to experience the day with us. Yes, rain or shine! Todays events: Edison Festival of Light's Crafts on the River in Fort Myers Edison 5K Run (Official event of the Edison Festival of Light) Edwards Dr & Hendry St. 86th Annual Edison Festival of Light Grand Parade

Waking up know the 86th Annual Edison Festival of Light Grand Parade is tomorrow! Rain or shine!

We're so excited to have Team Extreme as a title sponsor of the 86th Annual Edison Festival of Light Grand Parade! We love our sponsors! Extreme Florida Roofing, LLC. Extreme Demolition & Land Clearing, LLC. Extreme Painting & Contracting, Inc.

Last call for parade entry applications!!!! Registration will close in just a few days. Junior Parade registration: https://edisonfestival.org/junior-parade-application/ Grand Parade registration: https://edisonfestival.org/parade-application-3/

We are so excited to have Florida Weekly-Fort Myers, as a media sponsor of the Edison Festival of Light!

The annual festival would not be possible without the help of our generous sponsors! Will you help support the parade? For inclusion in the program, the deadline is January 14th! Please go to edisonfestival.org for more information

Save the 2024 dates for your Edison Festival of Lights! An initial list of exciting events.

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Illuminate. Innovate. Celebrate. The two-week Edison Festival of Light honors the Fort Myers winter resident, Thomas Alva Edison. There are many great events for all ages, including STEMtastic Day of Discovery, Craft Beer and Food Truck Festival, Mutt Strutt, Junior Fun Run, Junior Parade, Craft Show, 5K Race and the celebrated Grand Parade. The celebration honors innovation and strengthens community spirit and cultural history. All events are open to residents and visitors. Join us this year in commemorating the accomplishments of Thomas Edison through Southwest Florida’s largest and longest running festival and family tradition.