Mary Lou Cruz

When it’s time to close the door on 2025 and welcome the New Year, here are a few places you can do that with family, friends and neighbors and still have room in your pocketbook to pay for some treats. Sandi’s New Year’s Eve with Ferris and Fireworks When: Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025 – Thursday, …

Take advantage of this ongoing series of free concerts under the stars, with food trucks and vendors, plus pop-up family events scheduled in 2026. The Village of Wellington is turning 30, and we want you to celebrate with friends and neighbors! It’s time for an evening full of live music, entertainment, and community pride on …

Grab your socks and take the family to Catherine Strong Park for a fun-filled evening where the skating is free!  Free Skate Night When: Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, from 6 to 9 p.m. Where: Catherine Strong Park. 1500 SW 6th St., Delray Beach Features: A live DJ spinning great music Skates provided (or take your own!) …

Delray Beach offers a robust arts and entertainment vibe, including the popular self-guided First Friday Art Walk, and the “any time” Art Trail. Both offer public art displays, murals, installations and open galleries, but also a variety of free music and pop-up performances. Start off the New Year in an artful way by attending the …

Winter Wonderland at The Ben in West Palm Beach is back for its second season, featuring South Florida’s only outdoor real-ice rink, a free Winter Tree Forest, and a Holiday Market. Winter Wonderland at The Ben When: Now through Jan. 4, 2026; daily from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Where: The Ben, Autograph Collection, 251 N. Narcissus …

The Fiesta De Pueblo & Business Expo is a free, community-wide event being held on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. in Greenacres. Admission is free; prices for food and vendors, etc. vary. This festival promises to be a colorful display of Hispanic culture that not only features parades, games and …

Lake Worth Beach’s free oceanside bonfires and night market are once again a great place to go when, especially when the temperature drops. The gatherings are held on the first and third Fridays, through February, 2026. What to take to the bonfire Pack your towels, beach chairs, coolers and s’mores kits to the Lake Worth …

Enjoy nightly holiday snowfalls at Rosemary Square at 6:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. daily through December 31.

We have it made here in South Florida because we don’t have to worry about bundling up warm or slogging through sleet to enjoy the seasonal displays and festivities.  We’ve compiled a list of some free and ticketed holiday light displays for 2025 available for public viewing throughout Palm Beach County. And we hope everyone …

Here’s a sample of the dialogue of this new scary movie from Paramount Pictures: 911. What’s your emergency? He’s acting crazy. He killed all the others. Who killed the others? We’re in Hawaii! This is crazy. The film will be shown at Regal Dania Pointe on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, before it opens nationwide on …

Sandi, the 35-foot, 700-ton holiday sand tree, is returning to West Palm Beach with music and light shows.