Free Events

If you’re into home improvement and renovation projects, home expos in South Florida offer a showcase of vendors displaying their products and services. The South Florida Home Show in Pembroke Pines is offering an opportunity for free entry. It’s free if you register prior to the event on the Home Show website. If you don’t …

Gather the family & head to downtown West Palm Beach for a free concert the third Sunday of every month.

The Humane Society of Greater Miami is hosting its annual Holiday Lights for the Animals event at the Soffer and Fine Adoption Center, 16101 W. Dixie Highway, in North Miami Beach on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 5 to 7 p.m. There will be food trucks, rides and games, caroling and treats, plus giveaways and even a …

Hit aces, backhand and forehand winners all while… glowing in the dark? The courts at Tropical Park will be decked out in blacklights and dayglo during the glow-in-the-dark tennis experience GLOW Tennis Friday, Dec. 6 from 6-9:30 p.m. at Tropical Park. Free admission. Hosted by the Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation & Open Spaces Department and …

The Plantation Holiday Parade is a festive event that residents look forward to every year. In 2024, the parade is 9 a.m. Saturday, November 23, with a route from Northwest 46th Avenue and Broward Boulevard, west to Northwest 69th Avenue, Northwest Fourth Street to Plantation City Hall, 400 NW 73rd Avenue, Plantation. Bleachers are offered …

For some folks on your holiday list, including yourself, handmade items are ideal gifts. Learn how to make them at the Broward County library Craftapalooza. Broward Main Library in Fort Lauderdale is offering DIY workshops and demonstrations from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, December 7, 2024. Entry is free, and supplies are provided. There will …

Appreciate the talents of artists and artisans with lively art festivals, which draw exhibitors from South Florida region as well as different parts of the United States. South Florida has lots of arts festivals, craft fairs and artisan markets in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm beach counties. Finding unique gifts are what’s great about arts festivals, …

The 67th annual Hollywood Beach Candy Cane Parade will start at 7 p.m. Saturday, December 7, 2024 at the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk at Missouri Street and proceed south to Harrison Street. The parade was started in the 1950s by merchants who wanted to draw customers to Hollywood Beach and it has been a favorite Hollywood …

Entry is free for a festive Holiday Village in Oakland Park, with Santa, snow slide and ice skating rink. Holiday Village in 2024 is 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, December 6, and 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, December 7, at Jaco Pastorius Park, 4000 N. Dixie Highway, Oakland Park  33334. Free parking is …

Shop for fresh produce, prepared foods, vintage treasures, art, decor and other items from South Florida vendors, farmers and artisans at the many farmers’ markets and vendor fairs in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. The South Florida farmers markets and vendor fairs often include opportunities for extra fun and entertainment like yoga, live music, …

You can enjoy festive holiday tunes played on tubas and euphoniums at two Tuba Christmas concerts in Palm Beach County. Florida Atlantic University’s Tuba Christmas free concert is at 5 p.m. Sunday, December 1, 2024, at Mizner Park Amphitheater, 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton 33432. If you can’t make that concert, or you can’t get …