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What can you do for fun this weekend without spending a lot of money? Here are our top picks for free and cheap things to do in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and throughout South Florida!

With the City of Coral Gables transforming Giralda Avenue into a pedestrian-friendly street it made sense to create a monthly live music series and calling it Giralda Live. It is conveniently held on the first Friday of the month, the same night as the decades-long running and always popular Gables Gallery Night. On that first …

South Florida offers events with vibrant Indian entertainment and activities for Diwali, a lively festival of Lights holiday in India. In Broward, Diwali events include a festival with free entry and a festival that offers a discount. Diwali events in 2025 in Broward Davie  Diwali festival of lights  is 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, …

Displays featuring artwork from professional and student artists, live performances and interactive workshops are included at an arts festival in Pembroke Pines. The popular Pembroke Pines Festival of the Arts event  in 2025 is 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, November 8, and Sunday, November 9, with free entry. Feel free to supply your own …

Pompano Beach is presenting free dazzling drone shows over the ocean. The show in 2025 is 7 p.m. Saturday, November 8, with free entry. Entertainment is 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. with a DJ and Junior’s Entertainment Group band. The drone show features about hundreds of lighted drones forming …

Here’s a chance to see this PG-13 movie for free from Lionsgate: “Now You See Me, Now You Don’t.”  Act quickly, so you can get in early with a free pass. Passes are limited. The free screenings are being offered in South Miami and Boynton Beach; opens nationwide Nov. 14, 2025. What: Now You See …

Plantation is rocking out with free Rock The Park outdoor events that include live bands and food trucks. Events are usually first Fridays and sometimes first Saturdays, at Pine Island Park, with food vendors set up at 6 p.m. and entertainment at 7 p.m. and entry is free.  Featured bands in 2025 and 2026 include: …

Cheese, beer, brats, music and more … Wisconsin Foodie Fest has it all. When: Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 8-9, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Where: Wellington Amphitheater Cost: $8.06-$13.70 Entertainment: Southern Blood The Rock Show Foreigner Experience & Bad Inc. Brett Staska Spred the Dub Website What else is happening: Looking for more free and cheap …

Ticketing for this free event is already under way, so don’t miss out and register to get your free ticket soon, while they last. What: Free Block Party and Third World concert  When: Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, from 1 to 8 p.m. Where: Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, 701 Okeechobee Blvd. Cost: Free, with …

The Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum will once again host the American Indigenous Arts Celebration, Friday & Saturday, Nov. 7-8, 2025, on the museum’s festival grounds in Big Cypress.  The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both days. Taking place during Native American Heritage Month, and will feature an …

Here’s an advance screening of the new film The Running Man. Complimentary passes are available for this adrenaline-fueled film on a first-come, first-served basis. The Running Man (rated-R) When: Monday, Nov. 10, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.  Where: Regal Kendall Village Stadium 16, at 8595 S.W. 124th Ave., Miami. FREE pass here: gofobo.com/JLStT63443 Note: Remember that a …