Sports and recreation

If you haven’t been to Manatee Lagoon in a while, here’s the perfect time to visit. This information has been updated for 2024. Exhibits include three life-sized manatee statues, a seagrass exhibit and a Florida mangroves exhibit. Entry to Manatee Lagoon is free. Parking is also free.  The facility was built in 2016 as part …

While the Society of the Four Arts hosts a seasonal menu of performance and creative programs, fall through spring, it is also packed with free, fun and cheap things for adults and children to do at the Palm Beach cultural center year-round. Currently it is holding ongoing book discussions and lectures, plus garden and gallery …

For folks who want to relish the outdoors on Earth Day, parks in South Florida are ideal. For Earth Day in 2024, several Broward regional parks that usually require an entry fee on weekends and holidays are waving the fees Sunday April 21, which represents a savings of $3 per vehicle for up to eight …

Here’s a calendar of fitness classes and events in and around Broward County. Some are free and some charge a fee. Some cities also offer free or inexpensive exercise programs. Coral Springs offers many free exercise classes for seniors. You can also find exercise equipment you can use free at some Broward Parks, including Vista …

Pondhawk Natural Area is among the delightful areas of wilderness within the urban and suburban fabric of South Florida. It’s open to the public for free. It includes wetlands and a fun StoryWalk and is in Boca Raton. For insider info, Lee Lietzke of Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management (ERM) offers his …

Here’s a calendar of fitness classes and events in and around Miami. Some are free and some charge a fee. You can also add your own fitness events to this calendar, including free yoga classes, running clubs, classes, bike rides and other fitness events. By adding your events, you will help us make this calendar …

Coral Springs residents who are over age 55 can choose from a variety of physical activities that are challenging and fun. The senior programs offered at the Coral Springs Senior Center at Sartory Hall, 10150  NW 29th St., are free or low cost. All new participants must check in at the Coral Springs Senior Center …

Are you interested in a naturalist-led group night hike to search for the superstars of the night like nocturnal animals?  How does a guided walk through a pine flatwood forest to encounter wildlife along with a red-shouldered hawk sound? Are you interested in learning more about and seeing up close an American alligator or Florida …

Xtreme Action Park in Fort Lauderdale, an indoor recreation park with an arcade, escape rooms, roller skating and other activities, offers occasional deals. Deals & Events at Xtreme Action Park include 2 activities for $22 Mondays –  Thursdays, including  3D ride, virtual reality, trampoline, ropes and others 3 activities for $33 Fridays Adult Skate Night …

The Tropical Audubon Society organizes a free bird-friendly gardening day the third Saturday of every month. Join other volunteers to help keep the organization’s bird-friendly demonstration garden and near-native Steinberg Nature Center grounds in good shape. WHEN: Third Saturday of every month, 9 a.m.-noon through June, 8:30 to 11 a.m. in July and August. WHERE: …

The Tropical Audubon Society offers free birding field trips and other events for those who want to learn more about South Florida’s feathered friends (and our real snowbirds that pass through). The group also offers butterfly and plant trips, local outings in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties and trips to other parts of Florida. …