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Free Healthy Kids Day events in Weston, Hollywood & others

Register online to take part in free Healthy Kids Day events with slides, games and wellness demonstrations. Healthy Kids Day events in 2025 are 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Saturday, April 26 at a variety of participating YMCAs in Broward and Dade. They include: Greater Hollywood YMCA 3161 Taft St., Hollywood Hallandale Beach YMCA 501 …

Hollywood Broadwalk is a lovely oceanfront promenade

Delightful outdoor spaces are part of the appeal of South Florida.  For walking, biking & rollerblading, lots of folks love Hollywood Beach Broadwalk. The Broadwalk features Hollywood Bandshell offering free live entertainment. Hollywood Beach Broadwalk The promenade runs along the Atlantic Ocean with the rolling surf and breezy palms on one side and businesses, restaurants …

Sonic Drive-In offers $1 Double Sonic Smasher Burger for first one million customers

The savings are getting juicy for burger lovers at Sonic Drive-In! The popular quick-service restaurant just introduced its new Double Sonic Smasher Burger with two Angus beef, seasoned patties smashed and seared — crispy on the edges and juicy in the middle. It’s then layered with two slices of American cheese, Smasher sauce, crinkle-cut pickles, …

Food vendors, vintage items & other wares at Wilton Manors events

For folks who like friendly outdoor events featuring food trucks, artisan vendors, vintage items and other interesting wares to purchase, Equality Park After Dark in Broward is a free event. Equality Park After Dark events in 2025 are usually  6 p.m. to 10 p.m. select third Thursdays, with free parking. The venue is Equality Park,  …

Getting around Palm Beach by bus, trains, trolleys, shuttles

Public transportation can be a challenge to navigate for those who are unfamiliar with the interconnected systems, but it can also be an essential mode of travel to the savvy, frugal-minded transit rider. In South Florida’s sprawling urban-suburban landscape, there are various levels of how a person can get from point-A to point-B and back, …

Brightline: How to ride the trains and ways to save

How to get around on Brightline Brightline’s trains leave almost hourly seven days a week and connect downtown Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, plus travel to Orlando. The private rail puts an emphasis on a pleasant experience for patrons and offers a variety of incentives for first-time riders to try the train.  Add …

Top festivals, entertainment & events in April in Broward, plenty are free

For those who appreciate enticing and budget-friendly things to do in Broward, April offers festivals and events with live entertainment that don’t require a wad of dough. Free and cheap festivals and other events  in April 2025  Bike safety in Weston Family Night Bicycle Safety Bingo is 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 3, registration online is …

$10 entry to Orchids & Arts Festival, Miami Beach

This two-day festival not only features the best that a flower show and expo has to offer, but it also will host many art exhibits, musical performances, dance showcases, educational sessions and a versatile vendors market. The festival takes place at the Miami Beach Botanical Garden, 2000 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, from 10 a.m. …

Free entertainment & events at Broward libraries

Library branches in Broward occasionally feature free entertaining events including live performances, yoga, and festivals. Some events are for kids and families. Others are aimed at adults. At plenty of library branches, parking is free. Featured events in 2025 For Kids Marci Poppins entertains with puppets and storytelling 10:30 a.m Tuesday, April 29 at Broward …

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