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Taste the Gables restaurant discounts in July

More than 70 restaurants are offering specially priced three-course lunch and dinner menus during Taste the Gables, which started as Coral Gables Restaurant Week and then became Coral Gables Restaurant month. This year’s Taste the Gables is July 1-31, 2025. Prix Fixe lunch menus start at $30 and dinners at $45 with other promotions throughout …

Coral Gables Merrick House weekend tours are just $5

The Coral Gables Historic Merrick House Museum offers guided tours most weekends, on Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m., 2 p.m., and 3 p.m. The home, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, will take you back to the Roaring Twenties. You’ll get to view 14 rooms and over an acre of …

Free days and events at Perez Art Museum Miami

The Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) is a world-class art museum in a spectacular location in downtown Miami on Biscayne Bay. The museum offers permanent and temporary art exhibits, including exhibits that explore the cultures that make up Miami, including Latin American, Caribbean, African American and more. PAMM is also home to Verde, a modern, …

Free: Science & Sunshine this summer with STEM for kids, CityPlace

No need to buy a home chemistry set. Now, you take the kiddos to an interactive event with hands-on demonstrations emphasizing science technology, engineering, and mathematics. For the next few months, CityPlace will be hosting STEM for kids, presented by the Cox Science Center & Aquarium. Science and Sunshine When: 2nd Friday of each month, …

Wendy’s offers $1 Dave’s Single Hamburger every Saturday for two months

Beef up your summer savings at Wendy’s! The popular fast-food restaurant continuing its 100 Days of Savings this summer with a meaty deal on its popular Dave’s Single Hamburger. The burger features a quarter-pound of fresh beef, American cheese, crisp lettuce, tomato, pickle, ketchup, mayo and onion on a toasted bun. (Mustard added at selection …

Use telescopes for free at Fox Observatory in West Broward

The South Florida Amateur Astronomy Association offers telescopes at Fox Observatory in Sunrise for peering into the night sky. Fox Observatory is in Markham Park, 16001 W. State Road 84, Sunrise 33326.  The facility is usually open Saturdays from about dusk until about 11 p.m, weather permitting, and representatives of South Florida Amateur Astronomers Association …

Free live bands oceanside at Hollywood bandshell

The Hollywood Bandshell is a delightful venue for free live entertainment oceanside. Salty breezes. Waves rolling ashore. Favorite local bands, and fans, rocking out. Delightful. The bandshell is on a lovely pedestrian promenade. The Hollywood Beach Broadwalk  runs more than two miles along the beach, and it lined with restaurants, shops and motels. Entertainment is …

Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU free every Saturday

The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, the only museum dedicated to telling the story of 250 years of Florida Jewish heritage, arts and culture, offers free admission every Saturday. The museum’s focal point is its core exhibit, MOSAIC: Jewish Life in Florida, 1763 to Present. The museum also has a collections and research center, films, timeline wall …

Free stargazing in the park in Miami-Dade

The popular and free Southern Cross Observation Deck is open in Miami-Dade at Bill Sadowski Park. The public is invited to visit with amateur astronomers from 7:30 to 10 p.m. each Saturday, weather permitting. A sense of wonder and discovery draws our eyes to the night sky. When you gaze up at the night sky, …

Free Family Fest Series at Arsht Center in July

Arsht Center continues to connect Miami audiences to the arts by presenting its signature, free monthly Family Fest Series with diverse programming. Free access passes sell out quick!   Next up… Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. The Passing Zone Knight Concert Hall The duo of Jon Wee and Owen Morse entertain with comedy, …

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