Love Sanibel Back

Join us in our mission to bring joy, support our local businesses, and strengthen the bonds that make our community special. Your participation can make a real difference!

10 weeks of opportunities to spread joy each week of summer. Each week, we’ll share one simple way to love the island: try a local favorite, thank a neighbor, or do a small act of kindness. Pick your joy, complete it, and share it—because small joys add up to a strong Sanibel. Plus several new community events to come together and connect!

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Check out the photos & videos page too!

Receive discounts with your Love Sanibel Back Button!

As an added incentive, several participating businesses are offering special discounts, gifts or other perks when you wear your LSB button this summer. Click on the button below to check out the complete list!

Incentive List

Where do I get a LSB button?

Stop in Monday-Friday; 10am-5pm to

St. Michael's Church Office

2304 Periwinkle Way

Or

The San Cap Chamber of Commerce

7 days a week; 9am-3pm!

2026 Participating Businesses

Week 9 July 27-August 2

Give Back Week

Help restock the food pantry at FISH and provide items for residents in CHR housing. Drop off locations listed on the flyer.

Items for CHR

kitchen items
towels
cleaning supplies
doormats
shell/bird guide
gift cards to island retail/restaurants

Items for F.I.S.H.

Pasta Toilet Paper
Oil Hygiene Pads
Jelly Pet Food dry and wet
Peanut butter Condiments
Paper towels Cereal
Flour

Tag your favorite local spot on your social media platforms with #lovesanibelback and leave positive reviews for them on google, tripadvisor and/or yelp.

Week 10 August 3-9

Celebrate Local Love

Return to your favorite island businesses participating in Love Sanibel Back and show them some love and support. Make purchases, leave a positive review and consider volunteering if one of your favorites is a nonprofit.

Click the button below to visit the online store to purchase Love Sanibel Back tshirts- many different styles of performance tshirts (great for warm weather) in several different colors and sizes. Orders are shipped next day directly to you.

Online Store

Share your favorite Sanibel sunrise or sunset photo on Facebook or Instagram with the hashtag #lovesanibelback

Random winner selected from photos to receive a gift card to a participating restaurant!

Support participating LSB businesses:

-A great place to watch sunrise/sunsets is "Ding" Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge, Tarpon Bay Explorers Inc. or SCCF's trails.

-Stop by Pinocchio's Original Italian Ice Cream, Magic Bus on Sanibel, The Shack of Sanibel, or Boops and grab a sweet treat on the way to the beach.

-Grab some picnic foods at A Bit of Bailey's General Store (10% your purchase with a LSB button!), Scooters Pizza or Jerry's Foods

-After watching the sunrise, enjoy breakfast at Blue Giraffe, Captain's Catch, Jerry's, Lighthouse Cafe, Over Easy Cafe, Sanibel Cafe, Sanibel Deli, The Sanibel Sprout or Wickies

Previous Weeks:

Week 1: May 31-June 7

Kick Off Week- Sunrises & Sunsets

There's nothing quite like a Sanibel sunrise or sunset. Whether it's the first light breaking over the island or the sun dipping below the Gulf in a blaze of color, these moments remind us why we love this place so much.

This week, we invite you to share your favorite Sanibel sunrise or sunset photo and tell us what makes that moment special to you.

Post your photo on Facebook or Instagram Use#lovesanibelback

Let's celebrate the beauty of our island, spread a little joy, and fill our feeds with the colors of Sanibel.

Kick Off Events:

The 1st was held at Sanibel Farmer's Market on Sunday May 31

REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED: Thursday, June 4 enjoy a Sunset Happy Hour on the rooftop of Shalimar Resort.

Share a photo of your favorite spot on Facebook or Instagram with the hashtag #lovesanibelback

AND go online and leave positive reviews of our local businesses. Don't know how? Watch the video below; it's easy!

Week 2 June 8-14

Welcome to Summer

Visit a local spot you love from our list of participating businesses, click here to see the list; and bring a friend; write a positive review and share it on google, tripadvisor and/or yelp. Local businesses are helped greatly by their patrons who give them reviews. Share a photo of you at your local spot #lovesanibelback for a drawing for a gift card from a local business.

Week 3 June 15-21

Eat Local

Enjoy a "local favorite" menu item/treat at one or more of our participating restaurants and share a photo of it with #lovesanibelback. Be sure to leave a positive review on google, tripadvisor and/or yelp.

Submit of photo on your Facebook page of yourself or what you are eating at your favorite spot using the #lovesanibelback for a chance to win a gift card from a restaurant!

Come and connect with your neighbors Thursday June 25 from 9-11am at the Heart of the Island Shops.

-Macintosh Books + Paper will be giving away 100+ "blind date with a book" a book wrapped in brown kraft paper with a brief description on it. Let the book choose you or you choose one.

- Free books for children and teens too

-Rachel Pierce will be handing out an exclusive bookmark designed by her that you can color

- Free coffee/beverage bar and pastries

-Local author book signing

-Display by the Sanibel Public Library

-Gulf Coast News will be broadcasting live during the event!

Week 4 June 22-28

Neighbors Connect Week

Invite a neighbor or perhaps an island newcomer to join you at a local participating business and enjoy some shopping, an attraction or a bite to eat. Share a photo on Facebook or Instagram with the hashtag #lovesanibelback

Share your gratitude for a local worker on your Facebook or Instagram with the hashtag #lovesanibelback for a chance to win a gift card to a local business for you AND the person you are grateful for!

Week 5 June 29-July 5

Gratitude Week

Write a thank you note to a local worker/employee/business and deliver it and stop in and say "thank you" in person. This is the week to say thank you to our first responders, non profit employees, and the hard working servers, clerks and staff at our local businesses.

It's also the Kick off Week for the Food & Basics Drive for F.I.S.H. and CHR; flyer listing needed items and drop off locations is under Week 9.

Week 6 July 6-July 12

Christmas In July Week

Noah's Ark Thrift Shop, on the campus of St. Michael's will have a Christmas in July event on Tuesday, July 7 with many unique Christmas items for sale as you listen to Christmas music!

Tahitian Gardens will have a nighttime Christmas Market Thursday, July 9 from 5-8pm with holiday music, activities and shopping, as well as Captiva Curio Cottage!

Plus start your Christmas shopping early and shop local at some of our small businesses, check out the list!

Tag your favorite store on Facebook or Instagram with the hashtag #lovesanibelback

Week 7 July 13-19

Beach Kindness Week

Pick up at least 10 pieces of litter at one of our local beaches, or bring a friend and collect 20+. SCCF has several guided beach walks, https://sccf.org/calendar/ and the Shell Museum has Beat the Heat Beach Walks, see https://shellmuseum.org/learn-and-experience/field-education/ for more information on them.

Share a photo of your litter pick up on Facebook or Instagram with the hashtag #lovesanibelback

Post a picture of you at your favorite wildlife organization

on your Facebook or Instagram with the hashtag