BACK BAY BASH - Sat., Nov. 14th

The BACK BAY BASH, scheduled for Saturday, November 14^th, 2015, is a family & adult entertainment festival being held at the BOOTLEGGER’S WATERFRONT BBQ @ SALTY SAM's MARINA on Estero Bay and hosted by the Florida Helps Foundation. We are raising funds to sustain and expand our PADLS Program (Persons with Autism or Disabilities Learn Swim) and to support the Tabarrini Foundation’s Children’s Music Outreach and the My Autism Connection.

The BACK BAY BASH is a “Destination Festival” intended to attract not only local Lee and neighboring County patrons, but also attendees from the Miami and Tampa areas and hopefully across the State. We aim to attract a significant number of weekend visitors to enjoy our event and take advantage of hotel discount packages to visit and enjoy the wide range of activities, restaurants, and retail shops that Fort Myers Beach and the neighboring areas in Lee County have to offer!

The BACK BAY BASH is a “Hybrid Festival” as it will cater to both families and the adult “music festival” crowd. A range of activities, attractions, and other features will be offered for kids at our KIDZ ZONE, including a special play and activities area for autistic and special needs kids (our Charity’s focus). We will also bring in other interesting features to attract families to attend (e.g. bounce house, circus-like acts, magicians, clowns, etc.). And, from Salty Sam’s Marina, we’ll offer Pirate Boat rides and Bay boat rides!  Our AWARENESS ALLEY will host 20 Service Providers that work for families with autistic & special needs kids. And, we’ll have a BIZ SHOWCASE area for our Sponsors and various regional merchants and vendors.

At 5 pm, we will transition to a more adult-oriented music festival environment. Music acts will now target this adult crowd, with this year's theme being "REGGAE / TROP ROCK" (Tropical Rock) featuring local bands that excel in these music genres. Our "Hybrid Festival" approach will provide the broadest appeal to festival goers, encouraging the largest possible enjoyment from our SWFL residents and visitors alike, helping us raise significant funds for our PADLS Program and our partners … The Tabarrini Foundation and My Autism Connection.

Basic event entry is FREE but DONATIONS ARE REQUESTED!  VIP Tickets are $50 and include: VIP Parking main Festival grounds lot (not across the street), unlimited entry to our VIP Tent which includes free beer & wine plus food & other goodies, 2 free 50/50 raffle tickets, and your name in our VIP Section of our Bash Guide (Printed and Phone App!)

Awareness Alley (Non-Profit, FREE) and Biz Showcase (For Profit, $50) spots are still available ... send email to info@flhelps.org 

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