Free Events

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 …

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  …

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 …

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 …

Halloween for grownups is featured at Hollyweird. The festive outdoor block party is on Hollywood Boulevard at 19th and 20th Avenues in downtown Hollywood. The event in 2025 is 8 p.m. Saturday, October 25,- about 2 a.m., and entry is free. The fest is typically a spectacle, usually drawing participants in innovative and elaborate outfits …

The Art and Culture Center of Hollywood offers free entry from noon to 4 p.m. the third Sunday of most months. In addition to art exhibits on display, Free Arts! Family Day often includes family-friendly activities like art workshops. Regular prices other days are $7 for adults and $4 for kids, students and seniors. Entry …

Tamarac Parks and Recreation is featuring Halloween and Fall festivities, including Halloween Hoopla. Events in 2025 include Halloween Hoopla Halloween Hoopla is 6 p.m. – 8:30  p.m. Friday, October 24 at Tamarac Park, 7501 N. University Drive. Entry is free. The first 500 kids receive free treats.  The event includes entertainment, bounce houses and games. …

Oktoberfest, Halloween hooplas and Hispanic Heritage events  are among the array of delightful things to do in October in Broward, including plenty that are free or relatively inexpensive. Pumpkin patches, fall festivals, and farmers markets are in abundance. Top free and inexpensive events in Broward in October 2025, and perhaps an indulgence. Truck Extravaganza for …

Deerfield Beach is presenting a Fall Festival with a pumpkin patch, live entertainment & activities for kids.  Festivities in 2025 are 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. Saturday, October 11, at Pioneer Park, 217 NE Fifth Avenue, Deerfield Beach. Entry and activities are free. Parking is free. Deerfield Beach Fall Festival includes: pumpkin patch with photo …

Fire trucks, a school bus and police vehicles are among the types of equipment on display at a free Truck Extravaganza in Fort Lauderdale.  The Big Toy and Truck Extravaganza in 2025 is 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Saturday, October 4, at Snyder Park. 3299 SW Fourth Avenue, Fort Lauderdale 33315. Kids and other participants …

The  Museum of Discovery and Science in Fort Lauderdale offers occasional discounts and free entry days. The museum offers interactive exhibits and demonstrations, an outdoor science park and displays with animals.   Regular MODS prices are Adults $27 Ages 2-12 $22 Seniors $25 Military $24  The museum is  at 401 SW Second St., Fort Lauderdale. …