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Deerfield Beach is featuring outdoor films at public parks.  Entry is free. The movies in 2025-2026 include: 7 p.m. Friday, October 17: “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”  at Villages of Hillsboro Park, 4111 NW Sixth Street, Deerfield Beach,  Other Halloween events in Broward 7 p.m. Friday, November 14: “Lilo & Stitch”  at Crystal Heights Park 1333 SW 24th …

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Treat yourself to live concerts at First Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale. Several are free.  If you’d like, you may make a donation. Free performances in 2024 include: 7 p.m. Saturday, November 2. Festival Singers of Florida concert. 4 p.m. Sunday, December 15. First Presbyterian Church Christmas Concert, free entry with premium tickets for $40. Venue …

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Fans of Food Trucks, point your vehicles to ArtsPark in Hollywood. ArtsPark Food Truck events are usually offered 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. the first Monday of the month at the park on Hollywood Boulevard and Federal Highway, Hollywood 33020.   Entry is free. Food and beverages are offered for purchase. Other amenities and interesting features …

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Exciting watercraft from exquisite super yachts to runabouts and other nautical products are on display at Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. In 2025, the event is October 29 – November 2 at various venues in Fort Lauderdale. Regular entry fees online are about $47.61 and for ages 6 – 12 about $18.50.  Entry is free …

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Trick or Treating. Pumpkins. Hayrides. Lots of parks, shopping plazas and farms in Broward are offering fall festivities and Halloween fun. Many events are free, though some charge for activities. You will find fall festivals, Oktoberfest events, Halloween parties and more from Coral Springs to Hallandale Beach, from Pompano Beach to Miramar, through Hollywood, Pembroke …

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Festivities for Halloween in Pompano include rides and trunk or treat.  Boo Bash The Pompano Beach Boo Bash in 2025 is  4 p.m. – 9 p.m. Saturday, October 25, with free entry.  The event includes: food trucks local superheroes performances  tentative — School of Rock rides pumpkin patch with free pumpkin while supplies last  hayrides …

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Pumpkins. Trunk or treat. Entertainment.  It’s Fall in Dania. The Dania Beach Fall Festival in 2025 is 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Friday, October 24 with free entry. The fall festival  is at  Frost Park, 300 NE Second Street, Dania Beach 33004.  The festival includes Trunk or Treat National Night Out with BSO  live entertainment  …

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Water playgrounds  in Deerfield and Hollywood that are typically for kids and families are open specifically for dogs at designated K9 Water Festivals, popular with pooches and their people. At water park events for dogs, some pups step into the shallow water and stand. Others fly into the water, swim and retrieve floating toys.  Dogs …

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If you’re picking out your pumpkins in Parkland, the pumpkin patch occasionally features other things to do, especially for youngsters.  Parkland Pumpkin Patch in 2025 is 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. weekends and 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. week days October 18-23, with a petting zoo, photo ops, inflatables, food vendors and face painting. The pumpkin …

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The Family Fall Festival in Plantation will offer all kinds of family fun and a Halloween vibe. The festival in 2025 is 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Saturday, October 18, with a $5 entry fee. Parking is free. For kids younger than 2, entry is free. The event includes games inflatables vendors  Halloween treats food …

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