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When it’s time to close the door on 2025 and welcome the New Year, here are a few places you can do that with family, friends and neighbors and still have room in your pocketbook to pay for some treats. Sandi’s New Year’s Eve with Ferris and Fireworks When: Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025 – Thursday, …

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Celebrate the arrival of 2026 in Downtown Miami during the Miami Downtown Development Authority’s 1ONE New Year’s Day Celebration on Thursday, Jan. 1 from 3 to 7 p.m. at 174 E. Flagler St.  The free, family-friendly block party will include live bands, DJs, vendors and activities for kids.  To keep up with latest news, sign …

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Start your new Year with some fabulous music and fireworks! Orchestra Miami, Miami’s premiere professional orchestra, invites you to ring in the New Year with a spectacular free beachfront concert in which Latin meets jazz meets classical music. This free, family-friendly event will take place on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, on the beach in Collins …

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The Lincoln Road Business Improvement District is bringing jazz, classical and Latin music to the pedestrian mall on Miami Beach with the Live on Lincoln Road series from October 2025 to January 2026 at the centrally located Euclid Oval. Here is the lineup: The Jazz Collective. Thursday, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m. New World Symphony …

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Make it a night of wonder and enchantment for the holidays at Nights of Lights at the Fair Expo, an experience filled with holiday lights and displays, a skating rink and much more, open through Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025. It is open Wednesday through Sunday from 6-11 p.m. except when it is open Monday and …

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Winter Wonderland at The Ben in West Palm Beach is back for its second season, featuring South Florida’s only outdoor real-ice rink, a free Winter Tree Forest, and a Holiday Market. Winter Wonderland at The Ben When: Now through Jan. 4, 2026; daily from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Where: The Ben, Autograph Collection, 251 N. Narcissus …

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During Miami winters, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden transforms itself into The NightGarden, an enchanted, illuminated experience full of fantasy and wonderment, where things like the Wise Talking Tree, Archimedes and Flying Fairies come to life. This magical garden is scheduled to be open Nov. 7, 2025 through Jan. 11, 2026. Feast your eyes on stunning …

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Festive theme decorated trees and a Hanukkah display are featured at a free Winter Wonderland exhibit in Plantation.  The indoor exhibit at Plantation Historical Museum includes a mini train village, a gift shop and occasional extra festive events. Extra events feature Santa and live entertainment. In 2025 the display with about 40 trees  is open …

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The City of Homestead transforms Loser Park into a Winter Wonderland for the holidays from Nov. 22, 2025 through Jan. 4, 2026 with a variety of holiday-themed activations, a holiday light display and an ice skating rink! Times vary each day. Admission to the experience is free, the only fee is for skating. Click here …

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