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Walk into a library and walk out with a digital tablet. Or a robot. Or a Frisbee. Participating libraries in South Florida loan items like electronic devices, robotic devices and bird watching gear. Use your library account number. Obtaining a library account is free for eligible residents.  Broward libraries loan  Digital tablets for ages 18 …

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Art & Jazz on The Avenue, is the signature art and music event produced four times a year in different areas of downtown Delray Beach. It’s like a community block party and admission is free. Website with more information and entertainment details. Adults, children and pets are encouraged to be dressed in their favorite Halloween …

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The Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum will once again host the American Indigenous Arts Celebration, Friday & Saturday, Nov. 7-8, 2025, on the museum’s festival grounds in Big Cypress.  The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both days. Taking place during Native American Heritage Month, and will feature an …

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The Boca 100 party continues, as the city celebrates year 100 with sight and song. This multimedia Big Band extravaganza takes the audience on a journey back to the town’s founding. Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, at 8 p.m.; doors open at 7 Free concert at Mizner Park Amphitheater CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION An encore presentation of the …

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The public is invited to attend a very special and spooky Halloween event to frolic among the Florida flora and fauna at this natural setting in Lantana. Take your little ghouls, goblins, princesses and superheroes for a freaky Friday night they won’t forget. Haunted Nature Preserve When: Friday, Oct. 24, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. …

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Ahoy Matey! Here’s an annual signature event put on by the Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency that you won’t want to miss.  The 2025 Pirate Fest will sail into Downtown Boynton Beach at the Centennial Park & Amphitheater, 120 E. Ocean Ave., on Saturday, Oct. 25-26, 2025, starting at noon. Click HERE for a complete schedule of …

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You can enjoy festive holiday tunes played on tubas and euphoniums at three Tuba Christmas concerts in Palm Beach and Broward counties. Tuba and euphonium players are invited to participate in all three events. Registration for performers is $15. Admission is free for spectators. Florida Atlantic University’s Tuba Christmas free concert is at 5 p.m. …

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Be on the lookout for witches on bikes, broomsticks and punkin’ heads on the streets of Delray Beach, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. Here’s what’s in store between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.: HALLOWEEN-TOWN SCHEDULE 7 to 10 a.m.: Annual Witches of Delray Bike Ride 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Trick-or-Treating on the Avenue 1 p.m.: …

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Haven’t come up with a plan for Halloween yet? Don’t worry. We’ve got you. We have rounded up all the best free and cheap Halloween events in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. That includes not-so-scary fun for kids as well as Halloween events for adults. We have found discounts on some of the more …

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