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For Earth Day, Sunrise is offering a free festival with live entertainment, exhibitors and things to do for kids. The Earth Day festival in 2025 is 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. Saturday, April 12 with educational and interactive displays. For youngsters, the event includes an kids area with hands-on activities and inflatables. Food, drinks and other …

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Special Offer for South Florida on the Cheap readers! Getting photos with the Easter Bunny at the mall is easy and fun, and the perfect way to celebrate spring. No lines, no stress. Just friendly staff, a festive Bunny and the cutest photos to capture the moment! Here’s how to book your egg-cellent Bunny Photos …

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The Dennis C. Moss Cultural Arts Center offers a wide range of performances and free concerts in Miami. Seating is limited and many shows get marked “Sold Out” well in advance, especially when tickets are free.  What: 13th Army Band of the Florida National Guard When: Sunday April 13, 2025, from 3 to 5 p.m. Cost: …

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Watch them shine: The annual presentation of the finalists in the Future Stars Performing Arts Competition is free and open to the public with a limited number of seats. Select premium seating runs $30-$50. Therefore, we suggest you reserve your free seats well in advance. See the Future Stars finalists: When: April 11, 2025, from …

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South Florida PBS is hosting a free screening of Casa Laurel, the latest installment in a series that amplifies the voices of residents from the U.S. territories and Hawai’i. As part of the “Homegrown: A Part Of/Apart From” project, this episode explores themes of identity, sovereignty, and cultural agency and is set in Puerto Rico. …

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Tasty foods  from South Florida restaurants and food vendors are featured at Smoke on The Water BBQ Feast on Riverwalk in Fort Lauderdale.  Entry is free. Food items are offered for purchase. The event in 2025 is 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday April 12 at Esplanade Park, 400 SW Second Street, Fort Lauderdale 33312. …

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Fern Forest is featuring a native plant sale with vendors selling varieties of foliage that are preferable for South Florida yards. A plant sale in 2025 is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 26, and entry is free. Native plants are often preferable financially and environmentally. They usually don’t require excess watering and fertilizing, …

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Record Store Day is back and there are several record stores around Miami celebrating on Saturday, April 12, 2025.  Here’s what’s happening at… Sweat Records 5505 NE 2 Ave., Little Haiti We will include info on the plans for Record Store Day as soon as they are announced.   Lucky Records at 143 NW 23 …

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From April 1 through Oct. 31 each year, Miami Beach residents, businesses and visitors are reminded to “Flip the Switch” and turn down the lights to protect sea turtle nesting season. To kick off the awareness campaign, the City of Miami Beach will celebrate the annual arrival of sea turtle nesting season on Earth Day, …

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Egg hunts for kids and other family events for Easter and Spring are offered Broward. Often an Easter Bunny (or Peter Rabbit or Spring Bunny) is on site. Some events offer exciting features, including bounce houses, petting farms, and rides. In Tamarac and some other towns, egg hunts are offered in pools. Pompano offers a …

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