Punta Gorda Florida

A small community with big

opportunities

About the town• Punta Gorda is Spanish for “Fat Point”• The city is roughly 15 square miles in size• The population of Punta Gorda is 16,869 according to the 2012 US census estimate

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What to do here?• Punta Gorda has many things to do throughout the week• Over 100 meet-up groups in the surrounding area• Meetup.com offers

• Cycling club• Coffee lover club• Suncoast Singles

Adventure Group

The Charlotte Harbor Event Center• Art events• Product shows• Educational seminars• Musical events

Fishermen’s Village• Retail shops• Live music• Dancing• Boating day trips• Fishing charters

Popular Annual Events• Block Party

• Local artists• Club fundraising• Food and Drinks

• Air Show• Thunderbirds• LIMA LIMA Flight Team• “Panchito” B-25 Bomber

• Key Lime Festival• Key lime pie tasting• Baking competition• Face painting

Block PartyThe Punta Gorda Block Party always has hundreds of attendees crowded around to watch the various bands and sample food from all the local restaurants! Block party is great place to sample a little something from all over Punta Gorda!

The Florida International Air ShowPeople from all over Florida visit Punta Gorda for the amazing annual air show! Below is a video of the US Navy Blue Angels at the 2012 air show:

Key Lime Festival• May 17th 2014 will be the second annual Key Lime

Pie Festival• What goes on at the Key Lime Festival?

• Featured Key Lime specialty foods and products• Free samples• Face painting• Baking competition• Balloon creations• And more!

Upcoming Events Nearby• Seminole Casino’s Balloons Over Paradise

• Over 60 hot air balloons fill the sky at this free event• Community Beach Cleanup

• Englewood Beach• Lunch for volunteers

• KIX Country County Fest• Music and Entertainment• BBQ and other food

Balloons Over Paradise• Over 60

Balloons• Arts & Crafts• Car Show• Polo exhibition

• Music• Gator Wrestling• And more!

Beach Cleanup Englewood• The yearly Englewood Beach Cleanup is coming

soon!• Meeting at Englewood Beach (Pavilion #2) on April

26th

• Free lunch for volunteers

If interested, call 941-681-3742 Or visit www.CharlotteCountyFL.gov

KIX Country – County FestAt the Charlotte County Fairgrounds on April 27th featuring Neal McCoy! More than just music! There will be:• Games• Laser Tag• Rock Climbing• Bounce Houses• BIG variety of food• Lemonade and Beer

Call 941-629-4252 for more information!

Places to go! People to see!

SourcesPunta Gorda QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau. (2012). Punta Gorda (city) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau. Retrieved April 22, 2014, from http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12/1259200.html

Meetups in Punta Gorda. (n.d.). Find your people - Meetup. Retrieved April 22, 2014, from http://www.meetup.com/find/radius=25&userFreeform=33950

Calendar of Events - Charlotte Harbor. (n.d.). Calendar of Events - Charlotte Harbor. Retrieved April 25, 2014, from http://www.charlotteharbortravel.com/events/

[Images from Charlotte Harbor Event Center]. Retrieved April 23, 2014, from: http://www.charlotteharborecc.com/calendar.aspx

[Images from Fishermen’s Village]. Retrieved April 23, 2014, from: http://www.fishville.com/photos.html

[Calendar Clipart]. Retrieved April 24, 2014, from: http://www.clipartlord.com/free-calendar-clip-art/

[Block Party Images]. Retrieved April 23, 2014, from: http://www.puntagordablockparty.info/Photo_Gallery.html

Ptbpilot. (March, 24, 2012). Blue Angels Punta Gorda 2012. Retrieved April, 23, 2014 from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyENz2zkkGg

[Key Lime Pie Image]. Retrieved April 24, 2014, from: http://www.ubergizmo.com/2013/04/android-5-0-key-lime-pie-release-at-google-io-reportedly-delayed/

[Balloons Over Paradise Images]. Retrieved April 24, 2014, from: http://www.seminoleimmokaleecasino.com/general/videos-and-images-from-past-events