Some of the best things to do in Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Deerfield Beach and other towns in Broward are free. Allow your wallet a break and browse these recommendations.
Enjoy music
Along New River on Riverwalk in Fort Lauderdale, Sunday Jazz Brunch is a popular event 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. most first Sundays of the month, featuring an assortment of performers and a breezy festive vibe, with picnicking and vendors.
Bands perform free 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. most Saturdays at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach , 501 S. Federal Highway, Hallandale Beach, 954-378-0900; a schedule of featured performers is on the Gulfstream Park .
Friday Jazz Jam events presented by Gold Coast Jazz Society are 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. select Fridays at ArtServe, 1350 E. Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, 954-524-0805, the schedule is on the Jazz Society website.
Hollywood Beach Theatre is an outdoor amphitheater on the Hollywood Broadwalk at Johnson Street. You can watch free band performances from 7 to 9 p.m. most Wednesdays through Sundays. Note: If you drive, you’ll need some money for parking.
Watch a movie in the park
Appreciate art
Artists present free glass-blowing demonstrations at ArtsPark in Hollywood. The unique attraction is offered most Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., 954-732-7231
ArtServe features a gallery and gift shop showcasing work from local artists, 1350 E. Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, 954-462-8190. The gallery is open Mondays to Fridays 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Free Art Walk events include Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood and Pompano Beach
Pick a park
TY Park Photo/Broward Parks & Recreation
Broward regional parks and natural areas offer free entry most week days, and several venues are free on the weekends also. Activities and features at the parks vary. Free amenities may include playgrounds, basketball courts, picnic tables, geocache treasures and paths for hiking, biking and jogging, 954-357-8100. T.Y. Park in Hollywood offers free outdoor fitness equipment for guests ages 14 and older.
Play with high-tech gadgets
Broward Library in Fort Lauderdale offers Creation Station , featuring access to sophisticated computer and electronics equipment. Activities include 3D design and printing, and robotics. Hours for Creation Station usually are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 100 S. Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale, 954-356-7444.
Educate yourself
Free computer classes and workshops on business and other topics are offered on site at Broward libraries . Online non-credit courses via Universal Class on hundreds of subjects and other digital media are accessible with a Broward library card.
More Free & Cheap Things to Do
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Discounted | Bowlero bowling venues
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
9:00 am to 9:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Miami Lakes United Methodist Church
9:30 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | West Kendall Regional Library
10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $12.32-19.53 | The Berry Farms
11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Sunny Isles Branch Library
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Volunteer Park Plantation
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Pelican Harbor Marina
6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Discounted | Galaxy Skateway Davie
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | AMC Aventura
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $12.00 | Xtreme Action Park
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co., Miami-Dade
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Exit One Taproom, Miami-Dade
8:00 pm | FREE | New World Center
Thursday, October 5, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
9:00 am to 9:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Miami Lakes United Methodist Church
9:00 am to 9:00 pm | FREE
9:30 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | West Kendall Regional Library
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $12.32-19.53 | The Berry Farms
11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | West Flagler Branch Library
11:00 am to 7:00 pm | FREE | NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | West Boynton Branch Library
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus
5:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Lauderdale Lakes branch library
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Highland Oaks Park
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Treetops Park
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Sanborn Square Park, Boca
6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Pinecrest Gardens
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $15.00 | Sandrell Rivers Theater
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
7:00 pm | $10.00 | Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton
7:30 pm | $20.00 | Adrienne Arsht Center
Friday, October 6, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
9:00 am to 9:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Miami Lakes United Methodist Church
9:00 am to 9:00 pm | FREE
9:00 am | FREE | Riverbend Park, Jupiter
9:30 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | West Kendall Regional Library
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $12.32-19.53 | The Berry Farms
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
2:30 pm to 4:30 pm | FREE | Broward beach branch library
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Centennial Park, Boynton Beach
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Tropical Park
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Commons Park, Royal Palm Beach
5:00 pm | FREE | Centennial Park, Boynton Beach
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Delray Beach
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Town Center Promenade, Wellington
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Pastorius Park
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Coral Gables Museum
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | South Florida Center for Percussive Arts
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Sunrise city park
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Coconut Creek community center
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $10.00 | Commons Park, Royal Palm Beach
7:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach
7:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach
7:00 pm | FREE | Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Miami
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Arts Garage, Delray Beach
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood ArtsPark
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Books and Books Coral Gables
Saturday, October 7, 2023
All Day | FREE | South Florida Museums
FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach
5:00 am to 11:30 pm | $5.00
8:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Volunteer Park Plantation
9:00 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Sugar Sand Park, Boca Raton
9:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | The Underline, Miami-Dade
9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Home Depot stores
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | $1.50-7.50 | Quiet Waters Park
9:00 am to 7:00 pm | $12.32-19.53 | The Berry Farms
9:00 am to 9:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Miami Lakes United Methodist Church
9:00 am to 9:00 pm | FREE
9:30 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | West Kendall Regional Library
10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Holiday Park
10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU
10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Gold Coast Railroad Museum
10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum
10:00 am to 4:00 pm | $10.00-12.00 | C.B. Smith Park
10:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Sawgrass Mills
10:30 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
11:00 am to 4:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Marando Farms
11:30 am | FREE | Sugar Sand Park, Boca Raton
11:30 am to 2:00 pm | $3.00-4.50 | Tradewinds Park
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Adrienne Arsht Center
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Doc Thomas House, Miami
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Merrick House Museum, Miami-Dade
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Delray Beach
1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Commons Park, Royal Palm Beach
1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Pastorius Park
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm | FREE | West Flagler Branch Library
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $2.00 | Miami-Dade County Auditorium
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | Main Library, Palm Beach Co.
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Doc Thomas House, Miami
5:00 pm to 7:30 pm | $10.00 | Bill Cosford Cinema
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Margate sports complex
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $5.00-12.00 | German American Society of Greater Hollywood
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $10.00 | Commons Park, Royal Palm Beach
7:00 pm | $2.00 | Miami-Dade County Auditorium
7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bill Sadowski Park & Nature Center
7:30 pm | FREE | Black Archives Historic Lyric Theatre, Miami
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Fox Observatory
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Books and Books Coral Gables
11:30 pm to 2:00 am | $5.00 | Coral Gables Art Cinema
Sunday, October 8, 2023
All Day | FREE | South Florida Museums
FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach
FREE | Las Olas Oceanside Park
5:00 am to 11:30 pm | $5.00
8:00 am to 2:00 pm | Pinecrest Gardens
8:30 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Coral Reef Park
9:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Veterans Park
9:00 am to 11:00 am | Discounted
9:00 am to 2:00 pm | Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Las Olas Oceanside Park
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | $1.50-7.50 | Quiet Waters Park
9:00 am to 7:00 pm | $12.32-19.53 | The Berry Farms
9:00 am to 9:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Miami Lakes United Methodist Church
9:00 am to 9:00 pm | FREE
10:00 am to 4:00 pm | $10.00-12.00 | C.B. Smith Park
10:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Sawgrass Mills
10:30 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
11:00 am to 4:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Marando Farms
11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Merrick Park
11:30 am to 2:00 pm | $3.00-4.50 | Tradewinds Park
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Victory Black Box Theatre Fort Lauderdale
1:00 pm to 3:30 pm | $5.00 | Bill Cosford Cinema
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Merrick House Museum, Miami-Dade
1:00 pm to 7:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Pastorius Park
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Biltmore Hotel
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Dania Pointe
3:00 pm | FREE | First United Methodist Church, Homestead
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Ocean Drive Promenade, Miami Beach
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | Ali Cultural Arts
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $12.00 | Xtreme Action Park
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co., Miami-Dade
9:00 pm | FREE | Ball & Chain
Monday, October 9, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
9:00 am to 9:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Miami Lakes United Methodist Church
9:00 am to 9:00 pm | FREE
9:30 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | West Kendall Regional Library
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $12.32-19.53 | The Berry Farms
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Adrienne Arsht Center
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | InterContinental Hotel
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $11.00 | AllGolf
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Palmetto Bay Library
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Tarpon River Brewing
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Sandbar Sports Grill, Miami-Dade
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
All Day | Discounted | Cinemark
All Day | $5.00-7.00 | Regal Cinemas Multiple Locations
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
9:00 am to 9:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Miami Lakes United Methodist Church
9:00 am to 9:00 pm | FREE
9:30 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | West Kendall Regional Library
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $12.32-19.53 | The Berry Farms
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm | FREE | West Regional Library
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Discounted | AllGolf
5:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Sunset Cove Amphitheater, Boca Raton
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | CityPlace Doral
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Sunset Cove Amphitheater, Boca Raton
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Haulover Beach Park
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Haulover Beach Park
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Miami Springs Branch Library
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Sunrise Civic Center
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | AMC Sunset Place
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Paragon Theaters Delray Beach
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Arts Garage, Delray Beach
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