Celebrate New Year's Eve in Style at Fort Myers, Florida's Downtown Countdown

If you want a lively way to ring in the new year of 2011, there's no better place to be then Downtown Fort Myers, Florida. Start out with live music, join a street party with fireworks and the dropping of the ball, eat and party at numerous bars, nightclubs and restaurants, or for something completely different, ride the Seminole Gulf Railway's Murder Mystery Dinner Train. The choice is yours on New Year's Eve 2010 in Fort Myers, Florida's historic River District.

Friday Night Live in the River District

Begin with live music at the Patio De Leon in the heart of downtown Fort Myers, Florida's historic River District. Entertainment will be provided by the group "Screamin' & Cryin'" from 6 until 9 p.m.

Dinner and a Downtown Countdown Party

Numerous restaurants, bars and nightclubs offer fine dining, drink and song in the Fort Myers River District on New Year's Eve. Places like Conch Sweet Corner Cafe and Delicious Things, the Red Rock Saloon or the French Connection on First Street, The Morgan House Restaurant at Patio De Leon or the Downtown House of Pizza on Hendry Street will be serving hungry celebrants all evening.

The River District's Downtown Countdown begins at 8 p.m. with live music spreading all over the streets of Fort Myers as thousands gather for New Year's Eve outdoor fun, culminating in the drop of the ball and a fireworks show on the banks of the Caloosahatchee River.

Murder Mystery Train Ride for New Year's Eve

Perhaps you'd like a completely different experience this year, and you can have it nearby. For $125, you can enjoy an elegant, but swinging time on the Seminole Gulf Railway's Murder Mystery Dinner Train. The New Year's Eve gala begins at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, December 31, 2010 and includes a champagne toast at midnight! For reservations and directions, call 239-275-8487, or 800-736-4853.

Whether you are bidding 2010 a fond farewell, or whether you are glad to see the back of it and hoping the New Year of 2011 will bring better things, come join the fun in Fort Myers, Florida's Downtown River District on New Year's Eve at the Downtown Countdown.

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