Free Events

For youngsters and others who enjoy tooling around on wheels, lots of recreation departments in Broward offer events that focus on information about bikes and bicycle safety. Some include bike rides, helmet fittings and bike rodeos for youngsters. Events in 2025 include Featured events Weston Family Night Bicycle Safety Bingo is 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April …

The annual All Kids Included (AKI) Family Arts Festival returns for its 19th year and happening Saturday, May 3, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Dennis C. Moss Cultural Arts Center, 10950 SW 211 St, Cutler Bay. The AKI Festival is a free innovative, multidisciplinary community arts festival for children and families with …

The O, Miami poetry festival is back for a new round of events that attempt to deliver a poem to ALL residents of Miami-Dade County. Each festival begins on April 1 and ends on April 30. Mixing site-specific events, community gatherings, and poetry-in-public-places projects, the festival strives to be a celebration of Miami and its people. …

Saving precious pieces of history is a passion for many people, especially the staff and members of the Historical Society of Palm Beach County who make the Richard and Pat Johnson Palm Beach County History Museum possible. General admission to the History Museum is free; donations are appreciated ($5 suggested). Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., …

If you like being out and about without spending a wad of dough, Broward offers plenty of free and inexpensive festivals, holiday events and live entertainment. Many are free. Events include festivities for St. Patrick’s Day and Easter, as well as festivals, art shows and free concerts, with many events to choose from every day …

World Fest in Weston offers an international array of flavors, fashion, displays, art, singing, dancing and other live entertainment. Entry is free for Weston World Fest festivities in 2026 is 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 1, offering entertainment and things to do for kids and adults. Weston World Fest features performances and interactive …

For an outdoor activity with tasty fare, lots of free events in South Florida feature food trucks. Often events in Miami, Broward & greater Palm Beach include live music, fun for youngsters, or other entertainment. Lots of food truck events are in parks and free to attend. Pair dinner with a nature walk, fun on …

Delight in the rhythms of live bands with DJs and line dancing at Smooth Sounds Soirée in Pompano Beach. The Soirée events in 2025 include 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. Saturday, November 15 with free entry.  Food trucks are at the event for those who want to purchase dinner.  Performers include  Deep Fried Funk  Richard …

Some of the best sweethearts are fluffy friends. Humane Society of Broward is offering Adopt A Sweetheart Valentine deals with reduced and waived pet adoption fees. In fact, pets are permitted at some of the free and inexpensive Valentine’s Day ideas  in South Florida. The Adopt a Sweetheart promotion in 2025 is February 14-16 at …

Jazz is the featured entertainment at a free Black History performance in Pompano Beach featuring jazz vocalist and violinist Nicole Yarling. The performance is 7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 19, with free reservations offered online. It’s presented by Pompano Beach and the Gold Coast Jazz Society at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center, 50 W. Atlantic Boulevard, …

Rides. Live music from regional bands. Those and other enticing features are part of the Butterfly Festival in Coconut Creek. The Butterfly Festival in 2026 is 2 p.m. to to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, February 28, and entry is free. Wristbands for rides are free for Coconut Creek residents. The fee for rides is $20 for …