Calendar of Events

Saturday, November 15, 2008, 8:30 am to 1 pm

The Friends of the Florida Panther Refuge are committed to saving this native animal from extinction, and your efforts will help in many ways. You will help maintain the refuge by clearing trails of non-native and invasive plants. By protecting the habitat for panthers, you protect our environmental heritage and health, and provide a wildlife legacy for generations to come.

Daily, 2:30-4:30pm

Traditional Tea $24-$40; Peter Rabbit Tea $12

A Ritz-Carlton tradition, afternoon tea is an elegant event served in gracious surroundings. Every detail of the service is carried out with care to ensure that your afternoon tea experience becomes a treasured memory.

Wednesday - Sunday, 4:30-5:30 pm

Exclusively at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, Nature’s Wonders is a dynamic, interactive and educational program for children and families. All guests are welcome to visit the center during Open House. The Nature’s Wonders center features ten aquariums housing amazing sea life from freshwater turtles to baby alligators, an 11-foot mangrove tree replica and a small lab filled with microscopes.

Complimentary
Meet in Nature's Wonders

Fridays, 8:30am

Join us for this casual walk along the beach and boardwalks where Nature’s Wonders naturalists introduce you to migrating and resident shore birds, wading birds and song birds.

Complimentary
Meet at Beach Towel Stand

Sundays, 9am

Join a Nature’s Wonders naturalist on a casual stroll of the resort’s boardwalks and beach. search for and talk about some of the most colorful critters found in Southwest Florida including alligators, dolphins, turtles, eagles and other birds. Find out what mangrove swamps have to do with what is on your dinner plate. Learn the story behind a number of interesting plants such as Spanish bayonet, the gumbo limbo tree, the strangler fig, and sea oats.

Complimentary
Meet at Beach Towel Stand

Saturday, December 20, 2008, 8:30 am to 1 pm

The Friends of the Florida Panther Refuge are committed to saving this native animal from extinction, and your efforts will help in many ways. You will help maintain the refuge by clearing trails of non-native and invasive plants. By protecting the habitat for panthers, you protect our environmental heritage and health, and provide a wildlife legacy for generations to come.

Daily, 2:30-4:30pm

Traditional Tea $24-$40; Peter Rabbit Tea $12

A Ritz-Carlton tradition, afternoon tea is an elegant event served in gracious surroundings. Every detail of the service is carried out with care to ensure that your afternoon tea experience becomes a treasured memory.

Wednesday - Sunday, 4:30-5:30 pm

Exclusively at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, Nature’s Wonders is a dynamic, interactive and educational program for children and families. All guests are welcome to visit the center during Open House. The Nature’s Wonders center features ten aquariums housing amazing sea life from freshwater turtles to baby alligators, an 11-foot mangrove tree replica and a small lab filled with microscopes.

Complimentary
Meet in Nature's Wonders

Fridays, 8:30am

Join us for this casual walk along the beach and boardwalks where Nature’s Wonders naturalists introduce you to migrating and resident shore birds, wading birds and song birds.

Complimentary
Meet at Beach Towel Stand

Sundays, 9am

Join a Nature’s Wonders naturalist on a casual stroll of the resort’s boardwalks and beach. search for and talk about some of the most colorful critters found in Southwest Florida including alligators, dolphins, turtles, eagles and other birds. Find out what mangrove swamps have to do with what is on your dinner plate. Learn the story behind a number of interesting plants such as Spanish bayonet, the gumbo limbo tree, the strangler fig, and sea oats.

Complimentary
Meet at Beach Towel Stand

Daily, 2:30-4:30pm

Traditional Tea $24-$40; Peter Rabbit Tea $12

A Ritz-Carlton tradition, afternoon tea is an elegant event served in gracious surroundings. Every detail of the service is carried out with care to ensure that your afternoon tea experience becomes a treasured memory.

Wednesday - Sunday, 4:30-5:30 pm

Exclusively at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, Nature’s Wonders is a dynamic, interactive and educational program for children and families. All guests are welcome to visit the center during Open House. The Nature’s Wonders center features ten aquariums housing amazing sea life from freshwater turtles to baby alligators, an 11-foot mangrove tree replica and a small lab filled with microscopes.

Complimentary
Meet in Nature's Wonders

Sundays, 9am

Join a Nature’s Wonders naturalist on a casual stroll of the resort’s boardwalks and beach. search for and talk about some of the most colorful critters found in Southwest Florida including alligators, dolphins, turtles, eagles and other birds. Find out what mangrove swamps have to do with what is on your dinner plate. Learn the story behind a number of interesting plants such as Spanish bayonet, the gumbo limbo tree, the strangler fig, and sea oats.

Complimentary
Meet at Beach Towel Stand

Wednesdays, 10am-12pm

$45 per person

Join us at The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Naples for "Naturally Nutritious" Cooking Classes. Students learn secrets from our amazing chefs as they watch them create nutritious and flavorful meals (see menu). Take-home recipes encourage students to re-create the spa cuisine at home.

Daily, 2:30-4:30pm

Traditional Tea $24-$40; Peter Rabbit Tea $12

A Ritz-Carlton tradition, afternoon tea is an elegant event served in gracious surroundings. Every detail of the service is carried out with care to ensure that your afternoon tea experience becomes a treasured memory.

Wednesday - Sunday, 4:30-5:30 pm

Exclusively at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, Nature’s Wonders is a dynamic, interactive and educational program for children and families. All guests are welcome to visit the center during Open House. The Nature’s Wonders center features ten aquariums housing amazing sea life from freshwater turtles to baby alligators, an 11-foot mangrove tree replica and a small lab filled with microscopes.

Complimentary
Meet in Nature's Wonders

Sundays, 9am

Join a Nature’s Wonders naturalist on a casual stroll of the resort’s boardwalks and beach. search for and talk about some of the most colorful critters found in Southwest Florida including alligators, dolphins, turtles, eagles and other birds. Find out what mangrove swamps have to do with what is on your dinner plate. Learn the story behind a number of interesting plants such as Spanish bayonet, the gumbo limbo tree, the strangler fig, and sea oats.

Complimentary
Meet at Beach Towel Stand

Wednesdays, 10am-12pm

$45 per person

Join us at The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Naples for "Naturally Nutritious" Cooking Classes. Students learn secrets from our amazing chefs as they watch them create nutritious and flavorful meals (see menu). Take-home recipes encourage students to re-create the spa cuisine at home.

March 15, 4-5pm

Florida plays host to about half of the nation’s native orchids, with 118 species. Only in south Florida can you find orchids that grow in trees (epiphytes), including the ghost orchid, made famous in Susan Orlean’s book, The Orchid Thief. Join nature photographer and wildlife biologist Larry Richardson in a rare look at our delicate natives. Each flower a jewel, cut, polished and set in a formidable backdrop of sub-tropical swamps, upland forests and prairies. Above all, allow yourself to be fascinated by the science that is revealing their marvelous plan to survive in a most inhospitable world.

March 21, 22, 23 and 24, 8-11am
$28 adults, $10.50 children

Enjoy beachfront dining this Easter Weekend. Please join us for a gourmet breakfast buffet in the enchanting Beach House at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples.

March 21, 22 and 23

$42.50 per person
11am-1pm and 2:30-4:30pm

Join us in The Lobby Lounge to experience this festive event complete with characters from the famous story.

March 23

$105 adults, $40 children

Celebrate the Easter holiday with this special buffet in The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom. Seatings at 11:30am-12:30pm, 2:30-3:30pm, and 5:30-6:30pm.

March 23, 5-10pm

$135 per person

Enjoy an elaborate four-course holiday dinner or create your own. Reservations available in The Grill or Artisans. Live entertainment.

Daily, 2:30-4:30pm

Traditional Tea $24-$40; Peter Rabbit Tea $12

A Ritz-Carlton tradition, afternoon tea is an elegant event served in gracious surroundings. Every detail of the service is carried out with care to ensure that your afternoon tea experience becomes a treasured memory.

Wednesday - Sunday, 4:30-5:30 pm

Exclusively at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, Nature’s Wonders is a dynamic, interactive and educational program for children and families. All guests are welcome to visit the center during Open House. The Nature’s Wonders center features ten aquariums housing amazing sea life from freshwater turtles to baby alligators, an 11-foot mangrove tree replica and a small lab filled with microscopes.

Complimentary
Meet in Nature's Wonders

Wednesdays, 10am-12pm

$45 per person

Join us at The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Naples for "Naturally Nutritious" Cooking Classes. Students learn secrets from our amazing chefs as they watch them create nutritious and flavorful meals (see menu). Take-home recipes encourage students to re-create the spa cuisine at home.

Sundays, 9am

Join a Nature’s Wonders naturalist on a casual stroll of the resort’s boardwalks and beach. search for and talk about some of the most colorful critters found in Southwest Florida including alligators, dolphins, turtles, eagles and other birds. Find out what mangrove swamps have to do with what is on your dinner plate. Learn the story behind a number of interesting plants such as Spanish bayonet, the gumbo limbo tree, the strangler fig, and sea oats.

Complimentary
Meet at Beach Towel Stand

April 12, 4-5pm

Long before recorded history, the Florida panther roamed the wilderness that was Florida. We have found paradise here, and the panther is finding less to live on. Now this cat struggles to survive in their remaining habitat. Consequently, panthers explore the ragged edge of suburbia and seeing one is becoming more common. Join nature photographer and wildlife biologist Larry Richardson for an exciting look at Florida’s most popular predator, state mammal and severely endangered beast. You will be amazed at how close they’ve come to us. You will also be treated to this cat’s umbrella of protection to all other native animals that live within their domain. You will see them all, and realize they are just outside your door.

Daily, 2:30-4:30pm

Traditional Tea $24-$40; Peter Rabbit Tea $12

A Ritz-Carlton tradition, afternoon tea is an elegant event served in gracious surroundings. Every detail of the service is carried out with care to ensure that your afternoon tea experience becomes a treasured memory.

Wednesday - Sunday, 4:30-5:30 pm

Exclusively at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, Nature’s Wonders is a dynamic, interactive and educational program for children and families. All guests are welcome to visit the center during Open House. The Nature’s Wonders center features ten aquariums housing amazing sea life from freshwater turtles to baby alligators, an 11-foot mangrove tree replica and a small lab filled with microscopes.

Complimentary
Meet in Nature's Wonders

Sundays, 9am

Join a Nature’s Wonders naturalist on a casual stroll of the resort’s boardwalks and beach. search for and talk about some of the most colorful critters found in Southwest Florida including alligators, dolphins, turtles, eagles and other birds. Find out what mangrove swamps have to do with what is on your dinner plate. Learn the story behind a number of interesting plants such as Spanish bayonet, the gumbo limbo tree, the strangler fig, and sea oats.

Complimentary
Meet at Beach Towel Stand

Wednesdays, 10am-12pm

$45 per person

Join us at The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Naples for "Naturally Nutritious" Cooking Classes. Students learn secrets from our amazing chefs as they watch them create nutritious and flavorful meals (see menu). Take-home recipes encourage students to re-create the spa cuisine at home.

May 11, 10am-5pm

Artisans
$95 per person

Join us in Artisans for a sumptuous meal in honor of Mom. Let her sit back, relax and leave the details to us. Reservations are required for all dining events; early reservations are strongly recommended.

May 23, 24 and 25, 5-9:30pm

$15.75 per child, 12 years & under

Treat the whole family to dinner in The Terrace. Parents will enjoy delicious Italian cuisine while the little ones delight in a buffet just for kids! 

Daily, 2:30-4:30pm

Traditional Tea $24-$40; Peter Rabbit Tea $12

A Ritz-Carlton tradition, afternoon tea is an elegant event served in gracious surroundings. Every detail of the service is carried out with care to ensure that your afternoon tea experience becomes a treasured memory.

Wednesday - Sunday, 4:30-5:30 pm

Exclusively at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, Nature’s Wonders is a dynamic, interactive and educational program for children and families. All guests are welcome to visit the center during Open House. The Nature’s Wonders center features ten aquariums housing amazing sea life from freshwater turtles to baby alligators, an 11-foot mangrove tree replica and a small lab filled with microscopes.

Complimentary
Meet in Nature's Wonders

Wednesdays, 10am-12pm

$45 per person

Join us at The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Naples for "Naturally Nutritious" Cooking Classes. Students learn secrets from our amazing chefs as they watch them create nutritious and flavorful meals (see menu). Take-home recipes encourage students to re-create the spa cuisine at home.

Sundays, 9am

Join a Nature’s Wonders naturalist on a casual stroll of the resort’s boardwalks and beach. search for and talk about some of the most colorful critters found in Southwest Florida including alligators, dolphins, turtles, eagles and other birds. Find out what mangrove swamps have to do with what is on your dinner plate. Learn the story behind a number of interesting plants such as Spanish bayonet, the gumbo limbo tree, the strangler fig, and sea oats.

Complimentary
Meet at Beach Towel Stand

9am-4pm

$400 per child

Embark on a discovery this summer during the first ever Nature's Wonders Summer Camp! With programs that are fun, exploratory and educational, this interactive experience will leave your child with summer camp memories they will never forget.

-Program information and dates-

Daily, 2:30-4:30pm

Traditional Tea $24-$40; Peter Rabbit Tea $12

A Ritz-Carlton tradition, afternoon tea is an elegant event served in gracious surroundings. Every detail of the service is carried out with care to ensure that your afternoon tea experience becomes a treasured memory.

Wednesday - Sunday, 4:30-5:30 pm

Exclusively at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, Nature’s Wonders is a dynamic, interactive and educational program for children and families. All guests are welcome to visit the center during Open House. The Nature’s Wonders center features ten aquariums housing amazing sea life from freshwater turtles to baby alligators, an 11-foot mangrove tree replica and a small lab filled with microscopes.

Complimentary
Meet in Nature's Wonders

Saturdays, 5:30pm

Join a Nature’s Wonders naturalist for a one-of-a-kind experience to learn about these magnificent sea creatures and look for turtle nests. This program begins with an informative talk in the Nature’s Wonders center and ends with a guided beach walk.

Complimentary
Meet in Nature's Wonders

Fridays, 8:30am

Join us for this casual walk along the beach and boardwalks where Nature’s Wonders naturalists introduce you to migrating and resident shore birds, wading birds and song birds.

Complimentary
Meet at Beach Towel Stand

Sundays, 9am

Join a Nature’s Wonders naturalist on a casual stroll of the resort’s boardwalks and beach. search for and talk about some of the most colorful critters found in Southwest Florida including alligators, dolphins, turtles, eagles and other birds. Find out what mangrove swamps have to do with what is on your dinner plate. Learn the story behind a number of interesting plants such as Spanish bayonet, the gumbo limbo tree, the strangler fig, and sea oats.

Complimentary
Meet at Beach Towel Stand

Saturdays, 9 - 11am

Bring the family out to paddle on the Cocohatchee River, part of a pristine mangrove estuary, located just five miles from the resort. Your guide will teach you about the importance of this eco-system, while you explore endless waterways and hidden coves filled with wildlife. You will have the opportunity to see a variety of native wading birds such as herons, ibis, osprey, egrets as well as dolphins and other marine life. This 2-hour paddle adventure is ideal for novice and intermediate paddlers who wish to discover more about our dynamic environment.

$70 per person
Reservations required. Please call Leisure Reservations at (239) 514-6001.

Daily

Climb aboard a 28-foot catamaran sailboat with a Nature’s Wonders naturalist for a trip on the Gulf of Mexico in search of the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin. Learn about these friendly, intelligent mammals of the sea living in the waters right at our beach.

Two hours, $399 (6 guest maximum)
Reservations required. Please call Leisure Reservations at (239) 514-6001.