Kids' Stuff

Play games. Paint pumpkins.  Riverwalk Fall Festival in Fort Lauderdale includes food vendors, pumpkin bowling and adult beverages.  Fall Festival on  Riverwalk in 2025 is 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, October 18, and entry is free. Pets are welcome to attend. Fees apply for various activities. Usually, the fees are a $1 to $5.  …

We know this attraction isn’t exactly free or cheap but Lion Country Safari is doing something different this year, so we thought it was worth mentioning. It’s offering a “get ready to glow” first-ever lantern festival. Lanterns & Lights at Safari Nights When: Select nights, November 2025 through January, 2026, from 6 to 10 p.m. …

For youngsters and families, Hollywood offers Boo Bash at ArtsPark. Boo Bash in 2025 is 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, October 24, with free entry. At 8 p.m. is a free outdoor movie in the park. The event includes entertainment and activities. A costume fashion show is at 7 p.m. and food available for …

The Fountains shopping and dining plaza in Plantation is featuring a Fall Festival. The event offers pumpkin painting, photo op, face painting, DJ entertainment, vendors, and trick or treat stations at participating vendors.  Pets are permitted. The event includes a costume contest for furry friends.  The event in 2025 is 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. …

Pumpkins. Trunk or treat. Entertainment.  It’s Fall in Dania. The Dania Beach Fall Festival in 2025 is 6 p.m. to 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  …

The treasures of our national parks have a lot to offer, including hiking, biking, boating, canoeing, hunting, fishing, wildlife photography, birding, plus exploring native flora and fauna, and hopefully also finding peace of mind. So, if you’re a fan of wide, open spaces, where you only hear the sounds of nature, then the National Park …

CityPlace Doral is hosting another monthlong celebration of Dias de Los Muertos in 2025 and the public is invited to take part in the festivities. Ancestral celebrations While this seasonal celebration originated in Mexico and other pre-Columbian societies, Day of the Dead cultural traditions from Mesoamerica have been popularized here at home, as well. Festivities …

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 …

Deerfield Beach is featuring outdoor films at public parks.  Entry is free. The movies in 2025: 7 p.m. Friday, October 17. “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”  at Villages of Hillsboro Park, 4111 NW Sixth Street, Deerfield Beach. Other Halloween events in Broward 7 p.m. Friday, November 14. “Lilo & Stitch”  at Crystal Heights Park 1333 SW 24th Terrace, …

The Spookyville attraction at the South Florida Fairgrounds features safe trick or treating, a train and other rides for kids age 10 and under, vendors, food for purchase, activities and live entertainment. There will be a costume parade on each Sunday. Spookyville: Halloween fun for youngsters, weekends Oct. 11-31, West Palm Beach Halloween fun for little …

Nab a free game at Puttshack, which is opening at Dania Pointe plaza in Dania Beach.  Puttshack is an indoor venue that features a nightclub vibe with high-tech mini golf, where the golf balls keep track of your points.    Earn free games, including a free game for your birthday, if you register for the …