75 Ways to Celebrate the Island City

Looking for inspiration on how to celebrate the Island City's birthday? Keep reading for 75 ways you can keep the celebration going. Don't forget to tag us on social media!  

Celebrate with Art

  • Explore all the murals hidden throughout the Island City. 
  • Visit the Art in Plain Sight website and check out some of the more unusual art in the Island City.
  • Visit the Art of Sensuality exhibit at Art Gallery 21.
  • Look up! Check out Up in the Air, a wire sculpture installation on Wilton Drive.
  • Explore Wilton’s art scene during Artwalk on the third Saturday of every month.
  • Take a selfie in front of a landmark, like the candy heart statue on Wilton Drive.
  • Check out an art exhibit presented by the World AIDS Museum.
  • Shop local at one of the many small businesses.

Celebrate with Community

  • Nominate a friend, coworker, or neighbor for the 2022 Skip Stadnik Community Spirit Award by March 31, 2022.
  • Check out the Community Affairs Advisory Board (CAAB) meeting on May 4, 2022, in the Commission Chambers at 7 p.m.
  • Spread kindness by writing a message on the city’s kindness wall starting in April 2022.
  • Volunteer to help the City with the Stonewall Pride Street Festival and Parade, scheduled for June 18, 2022.
  • Attend a Commission meeting on the second or fourth Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. in the City Commission Chambers.
  • Check out wiltonmanorshistoricalsociety.org for some great oral histories about the early days of Wilton Manors.
  • Pick up the Town Crier for lots of deets about our City’s history.
  • Apply for a library card at the Richard C. Sullivan Public Library.
  • Learn a new language with Mango Languages, available through the Richard C. Sullivan Public Library.
  • Join a volunteer group, like Friends of the Library.
  • Make your voice heard- apply to sit on one of the City’s committees or advisory boards.
  • Get involved in the local community by joining a neighborhood association.
  • Download an ebook from the Richard C. Sullivan Public Library.
  • Check out the community resources at the Pride Center at Equality Park.
  • Volunteer at a local nonprofit here in the Island City.
  • Sign up for the Wilton Manors weekly newsletter to stay in the know.
  • Show your Island City pride and sponsor a City event.
  • Live in a historic home? Get it registered!
  • Our history is rich and our future is bright- take a look at the City’s strategic plan.
  • Embrace our small-town feel- meet a new neighbor or friend.

Celebrate with Fun

  • Bring your fur baby to Colohatchee Park on April 14, 2022, from 5:30 p.m. -7:30 p.m. to mix and mingle at Woof & Wine.
  • Attend the Nature-In-Art Opening Reception at Art Gallery 21 on April 16, 2022, starting at 6:30 p.m.
  • Shoot us an email and let us know what should be included in the time capsule to be opened in May 2047.
  • April 28, 2022, – come out at 5:00 p.m. to Hagen Park to take a walk down memory lane, check out the 1997 time capsule and other fun stuff.
  • Attend the CAAB sponsored Bike Safety Day on May 14, 2022.
  • Join the party at Richardson Park on May 21, 2022, as we celebrate first, the winners of the 29th Annual Canoe Race and then party on to celebrate the City’s 75th birthday! Let’s all eat cake!
  • Check-in at wiltondrive.org to learn more about happenings on the Drive.
  • Share the Town Crier on social so all your friends can enjoy.
  • Enjoy brunch on the Drive.
  • Register your child for a School Days Out Program.
  • Go thrifting at one of the many thrift stores.
  • Donate pre-loved clothes to one of the Island City's thrift stores.
  • Eat somewhere new at one of the many restaurants and cafes in the Island City.
  • Host an Island City trivia night with friends.
  • Follow the City on Facebook @OfficialWiltonManors.
  • Follow the City on Twitter @WiltonManorsCty.
  • Follow the City on Instagram @OfficialWiltonManors.
  • Tag the city on your social media accounts.
  • Interact with the City’s Instagram stories.
  • Share why you love the Island City on social.
  • Invite family and friends to explore all Wilton Manors has to offer.
  • Use your $5 rideshare discount and take a ride to Wilton Drive!
  • Catch a show at the Island City Stage.

Celebrate with Fitness

  • Take a boot camp class at Mickel Park.
  • Need to start slow? Try Chair volleyball.
  • Need to Destress? Take a yoga or meditation class at the Richardson.
  • Try something new, like a beginner's hula dance class.
  • Over 60? Try the Brains and Balance class.
  • Embrace your inner Serena Williams and spend the morning at the Hagan Park Tennis Center.
  • Put on your dancing shoes and stomp around at a square-dancing class.
  • Grab your spandex and neon colors for a jazzercise class.
  • Pickleball! Enough said!
  • Explore on two wheels- take a bike ride down Wilton Drive’s green bike lanes.
  • Conserve your gas- try to go car-free once a week and walk or bike instead.
  • Burn some iron at an Outfit workout class.
  • Start meeting your fitness goals- get a fitness center membership.

Celebrate with Nature

  • Visit the Colohatchee Dog Park with your furry friends.
  • Circumnavigate the Island City with a kayak or canoe.
  • Take the City’s self-guided nature tour.
  • Visit the Richardson Historic Park and Nature Preserve. Check the Manor house for some great old photos and look for the grey fox mom with her kits on the boardwalk. Then check out the birds – people come from far and near to go birding at Richardson!
  • Spend time outside at one of our Island City parks.
  • Certify your yard through the NatureScape program.
  • Calculate your carbon emissions to help preserve the environment.
  • Go green! Plant a tree.
  • Take a photoshoot at one of the City’s many parks.
  • Nurture Island City soil by using a compost bin for food scraps.
  • Visit Justin Flippen Park in memory of our late Mayor.