Dec 032012
 

posterSeveral theaters in South Florida are showing  the film “The Nutcracker.”

The movie features a performance of “The Nutcracker” by Mariinsky Ballet Theatre.

The film is presented in a special event December 3. Information is featured on the event website.

Several winners in our drawing received free tickets provided by NCM Fathom events. The winners are Dave of Plantation, Ruth of Miami, Sandra of Miami, Jennifer of Miami and Pat of Miami.

For more deals and drawings, subscribe to Fort Lauderdale on The Cheap or Miami on The Cheap newsletters. Type your email address in the subscribe section on the right side of the web page. 

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Nov 252012
 

posterLots of readers already entered our drawing for free tickets for the film “The Nutcracker.”

All entries are due November 26  by 5 p.m.

The free movie tickets are for December 3 at 7:30 p.m. in Aventura.

The 3D film features a performance of “The Nutcracker” by Mariinsky Ballet Theatre.

The drawing awards five winners a pair of tickets.

To be eligible for the drawing, you need to subscribe to our newsletters.

To subscribe to Fort Lauderdale on The Cheap or Miami on The Cheap newsletters, type your email address in the subscribe section on the right side of the web page. 

To enter the drawing, send an email to info@FortLauderdaleOnTheCheap.com with your name and phone number.

Please put Nutcracker Movie Drawing in the subject line.

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Oct 312012
 

movie-popcorn-175x112Snag free tickets to a flick at the theater.

The free movie deal involves buying two packages of participating breakfast foods.

The specially marked packages of cereal offer codes, which the buyer enters online for the movie ticket voucher. The eligible cereals include Trix, Fiber One, Reese’s Puffs, Cocoa Puffs, Lucky Charms  and various others.

Information about the deal is featured on Living On The Cheap.

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Sep 132012
 

museum eventIt’s free to sign up for this event.

The reward is a free ticket, sent by email, for two guests to use at a museum or other attraction participating in Smithsonian magazine Museum Day Live! event.

The event is September 29.

When registering, guests select which museum they’d like to attend from among the list of  participating venues. Various venues in Florida are participating.

The offer is for two people per household.

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Sep 062012
 

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For select performances of Worlds of Fantasy in South Florida,  a deal is available that offers four tickets for $48.

The math works out to $12 a ticket for the family-friendly ice-skating show. The regular prices for similar tickets are  $18 to $30.

To receive the 4-for-$48 deal, shoppers need to specify a code word  when ordering tickets online or by phone, 800-745-3000

The word is  MOMMY.

The show is at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise and American Airlines Arena in Miami various dates to September 16. The four-for-$48 deal is available for most shows, with some exceptions.

Another opportunity for discount tickets is available from Goldstar.

The Goldstar deal offers  discounted prices of $10 to $16, plus fees, which range from $6 or $7.

Note — the winner of our drawing for a free four-pack of tickets was reader Dana from Sunrise. Enjoy the show

Also, for group rates, phone 866-248-8740

Goldstar is an advertising partner of On The Cheap.

 

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Aug 272012
 

showOur readers are eligible to win a free set of four tickets to Worlds of Fantasy.

The ice skating show featuring The Little Mermaid, Tinker Bell, Buzz Lightyear  and lots of other storybook and movie favorites, is being presented at two venues in South Florida.

The contest features a pack of four free tickets for the show 7 p.m. September 6 at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise.

To enter, please leave a note in the comment section of the post by September 2.

The show is at the Bank Atlantic Center and American Airlines Arena in Miami various dates September 6 to September 16.

Tickets and information are available at Ticketmaster online or 800-745-3000

For group rates, 866-248-8740

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Jul 132012
 

dd showGoldstar is offering almost free tickets for Lights Out Festival.

The music event features DJs, light show artists,  dancing and  visual art.

The festival is noon July 21 at Soho Studios in Miami.

Goldstar is offering tickets with a value of $45 for $9, which is the service fee.

Information about the deal is featured on the link — $9 for Lights Out Festival.

Goldstar is an advertising partner of On The Cheap.

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May 032012
 

dd guyFree tickets and discount tickets are available for a show in Hallandale Beach.

Goldstar is offering the free and discount tickets for Jarrod Harris  May 3.

Harris performs at Florida Comedy Club at Playwright Irish Pub at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach.

Information about the tickets is available on the link — free and discount tickets Comedy Club.

Goldstar is an advertising partner of On The Cheap.

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Sep 162011
 

Enjoy Disney personalities skate to some of their favorite tunes.  Pay less for tickets.

Travelzoo is offering $9 tickets and some other discounts for select  performances of Disney On Ice featuring Mickey and the gang in South Florida.

Disney on Ice is at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise through Sept. 18 and at American Airlines Arena in Miami Sept. 22-25.

Group discounts are available at BankAtlantic Center,  954-835-7209, extension  7231.

Even better enter to win four free tickets from our own Miami on the Cheap contest. Deadline is midnight Sunday.

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Sep 142011
 

disney-on-ice-celebrate-mickey-minnieWe’ve got a package of four tickets to Disney on Ice in Miami to give away.

Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic brings more than 60 Disney characters to life, including Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck, Disney Princesses, Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio, Mulan, Timon, Pumbaa, Stitch, Nemo, the Incredibles and more.

The show runs Sept. 15-18 at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise and Sept. 20-25 at the American Airlines Arena in Miami.

We are giving away a pack of four tickets to the 7 p.m. show Thursday, Sept. 22, in Miami.

Here’s how to enter the contest:

  1. Subscribe to our daily feed from Miami FL on the Cheap or Fort Lauderdale on the Cheap. If you already subscribe, proceed to step 2.
  2. Send an email with your name, postal mail address and the e-mail address with which you subscribe to On the Cheap to miami27@miamionthecheap.com.ENTRIES WITHOUT MAILING ADDRESSES WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. We don’t sell or even save these addresses but use them to verify eligibility.
  3. Put DISNEY ON ICE in the subject line. Entries without the correct subject line will not end up in the contest mailbox.
  4. Deadline to enter is midnight Eastern time Sunday, Sept. 18.

The drawing will be conducted and winners will be notified Monday, Sept. 19. Winners will pick up their tickets at WILL CALL at the venue and will need photo ID. If you win, you cannot transfer the tickets to another person, though you can take any three people you want, children or adults.

Contestants must be 18 or older. One entry per household. Winners must be residents of South Florida.

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Jan 112011
 

ringling-brothers-circusThe circus is coming, and we have a contest you can enter to win free tickets.

We’re giving away two family four-packs to the 11:30 a.m. show on Saturday, Jan. 15, of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents Barnum’s FUNundrum! at the American Airlines Arena in downtown Miami.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents Barnum’s FUNundrum! runs Jan. 7-17. Tickets are $16 to $100 plus fees and available online or at 800-745-3000.

Here’s how to enter our contest:

  • Subscribe to our daily feed from Miami FL on the Cheap, Fort Lauderdale on the Cheap or Palm Beach on the Cheap. If you already subscribe, proceed to step 2.
  • Send an email with your name and postal mailing address to miami27@miamionthecheap.com. Include the e-mail address with which you subscribe to our feed. We don’t share or even save the addresses, just use them to check for duplicate entries and verify entrants are South Florida residents. If you don’t include your mailing address and the e-mail address with which you subscribe to the daily feed and tell us which feed, your entry will be discarded.
  • Put CIRCUS TICKETS in the subject line. This is important, because it routes your entry to the contest mailbox.
  • Enter by midnight EDT Tuesday, Jan. 11.

Entrants must be 18 or older. One entry per household. Winners must be residents of South Florida. The winner will be chosen via a random number generator from all valid entries.

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Sep 222010
 

monteverdi Here’s a great deal we read about in the Sun-Sentinel’s The Go Guide blog:

Seraphic Fire, whose Vespers of the Blessed Virgin 1610 is a best-seller on iTunes, is offering free tickets this season to any music lover 30 or younger. To get the deal, go through the normal ticket ordering process and use promo code U30. The number of free tickets is limited, and you’ll have to show ID with proof of age to pick up your tickets.

If there are any tickets left over, they will be offered free to patrons 30 and younger 10 minutes before each show.

This season’s first concert is  Sept. 30. If you’re as old as I am, tickets are $35.

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Aug 172010
 

monsterjamBlueThunder Congratulations to the winners of our Monster Jam ticket drawing, Sara Kloor and Judy Manger. They’ll be attending the monster truck show free this weekend with three family members each, courtesy of the show’s organizers, who donated the tickets for the giveaway.

Thanks to all of those who entered our contest. I had no idea our readers were such monster truck fans, and I’ll keep my eyes open for more deals.

If you didn’t win, you still can get 25 percent off tickets with this discount that we wrote about before.

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Aug 152010
 

monsterjamBlueThunder We’re giving away two sets of four tickets to Advanced Auto Parts Monster Jam Summer HEAT, which runs Aug. 20-21 at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise.

Monster Jam features monster trucks, which are 12 feet tall and 12 feet wide and set atop 66-inch tall tires. They can fly up to 130 feet.

Show are 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20; and 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 21. Admission is $20 for adults and $10 for kids in advance and $22 and $11 at the door. You can get $5 discount coupons at participating Metro PCS stores.

You can buy tickets and read more about the local shows here.

You can also get free tickets to the Build Ford Tough Party in the Pits from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Aug. 21 at a participating Advance Auto Parts.

If you want to win four tickets to either the Friday night or the Saturday night show, enter our contest. Here are the rules:

  • To enter, subscribe to our daily feed from Miami FL on the Cheap, Fort Lauderdale on the Cheap or Palm Beach on the Cheap and send an email with your full name and snail mail address to miami27@miamionthecheap.com. If you’re already a subscriber, just send us an email with your full name and snail mail address. Be sure to provide the email address under which you subscribed. ENTRIES WITHOUT SNAIL MAIL ADDRESSES WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.
  • Put MONSTER JAM CONTEST FRIDAY OR MONSTER JAM CONTEST SATURDAY in the subject line.
  • Deadline to enter is midnight Eastern time Monday, Aug. 16, and the drawing will be conducted and winners will be notified Aug. 17. Winners will pick up their tickets at WILL CALL at the venue.
  • Contestants must be 18 or older.
  • One entry per household.
  • Winners must be residents of South Florida.
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May 032010
 

mcdc We’re giving away 15 (or more) pairs of tickets to performances of the Miami Contemporary Dance Company Friday, May 7, and Saturday, May 8. The closing bill of the 10th anniversary season is Swan & Pasta, featuring two audience favorites: Dying Swan & Nonna’s Pasta Dances, plus the world premiere of Someone’s Solo and Shadow Light.

Performances are at 8 p.m. Friday, May 7, and at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Friday, May 8, at the Colony Theater at 1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach.

There are three ways to enter:

  1. On Twitter, copy and Tweet this:  Win 2 tickets to Swan & Pasta from @miamicheap. http://goo.gl/fb/u0AVW RT to enter.
  2. On Facebook, suggest the Miami Fl on the Cheap Facebook page to your friends, then leave a comment under the Facebook posting saying you’ve done so. Also indicate the performance time you’d prefer.
  3. Leave a comment on this post and include the performance you’d prefer. (Comments are moderated, so it won’t show up immediately.)

But wait! There’s more: You will get one entry for doing EACH of the above. So if you Tweet, comment and suggest us to your friends on Facebook, you’ll have three entries in the drawing. Winners will be chosen in a random drawing.

Deadline for entries is midnight Wednesday, May 5. We’ll notify winners Thursday.

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Feb 082010
 

The Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival is offering a sweetheart deal for wine lovers through Sunday, Feb. 14. If you buy a ticket to one of the selected wine seminars/pairings, you’ll get a second ticket to the same event free.

To get the deal, you can buy tickets online or call 877-762-3933 and ask for the Valentine’s Day promotion. When you buy one of these tickets, you’ll also be entered for a chance to win a complimentary chef’s tasting for two, with paired wines.

The 2-for-1 promo is available for these events:

  • Uncorked: Lessons Learned in a Life of Wine hosted by Joe Bastianich.
  • Guilty Pleasures and the Wines that Love them, hosted by Mark Oldman and Chef Johnny Vinczencz.
  • The Pulse of the Wine World with Gary Vaynerchuk.
  • One-hour Italian Wine Expert hosted by Kevin Zral.
  • Wine Spectator Wine Seminar Series C.
  • Wines from Spain with Doug Frost M.S., M.W. – Far from Ordinary!
  • Sweet Dreams Wine Seminar.
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