The Coral Gables Festival of the Arts returns

The Coral Gables Festival of the Arts – rebranded as the “Miami Mega Festival of the Arts” – is back!

This annual event in downtown Coral Gables will include several festivals in one spot (and five of them are free!):

Fine Art & Craft Fest, with more than 200 exhibitors
Miami Kid Fest, with face painting, art, products and services
Miami Fashion Fest, featuring apparel, jewelry, hats and more
Bo’s Dog & Pet Fest
The Beat Music Festival
Beer, Wine & Spirits Festival (ticketed event)
Cocktails & Comedy (ticketed event)
Mimosa Madness (ticketed event)
Miami Chocolate Festival (ticketed event)

The event is scheduled for 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on both days, Jan. 28-29, at Alhambra from Ponce de Leon Blvd. to LeJeune Rd. Paid street/garage parking is suggested.

Admission is free to five of the festivals, but you must register by clicking here. Please note: The ticketed events range in price from $25 to $39.

For more information on this mega event, click here.

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Entertainment and Events Calendar

Thursday, March 23, 2023

Discounts for Miami-Dade County Fair

All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition

Egg-venture at Zoo Miami

All Day | $18.95-22.95 | Zoo Miami

Register for free swim lessons at YMCA in Broward

YMCA venues

Spring Family Frolic, Yesteryear Village

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | $7.00-10.00 | South Florida Fairgrounds

Palm Beach International Boat Show

12:00 pm to 7:00 pm | $16.00-31.00 | West Palm Beach Waterfront

Jazz at Jackson

12:00 pm | FREE | Alamo Park

Staff Guided Nature Preserve Tours

12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate

Outdoor Marine Aquarium Feedings

12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Sea Turtle Talk

2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Street Stages

4:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Old Post Office

Trucks & Music: Paul Anthony & The Reggae Souljahs

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Town Center Promenade, Wellington

Free music at Gulfstream in Hallandale

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village

Free live music at Hollywood beach bandshell

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell

Live music at Doral Yard

7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Doral Yard

$12 Adult Skate Night in Fort Lauderdale

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $12.00 | Xtreme Action Park

Friday, March 24, 2023

Discounts for Miami-Dade County Fair

All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition

Egg-venture at Zoo Miami

All Day | $18.95-22.95 | Zoo Miami

Register for free swim lessons at YMCA in Broward

YMCA venues

Spring Family Frolic, Yesteryear Village

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | $7.00-10.00 | South Florida Fairgrounds

Palm Beach International Boat Show

10:00 am to 7:00 pm | $16.00-31.00 | West Palm Beach Waterfront

Free Miami Beach Live!

10:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lummus Park

Easter Bunny Arrival

11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall

Children's Petting Zoo

12:00 pm to 2:30 pm | FREE | Mall at Wellington Green

Staff Guided Nature Preserve Tours

12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate

Outdoor Marine Aquarium Feedings

12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Sea Turtle Talk

2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Art After Dark at Norton in West Palm

4:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Discounted | Norton Museum of Art

Night market at Dania Pointe

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dania Pointe

Food truck gathering at Tropical Park

5:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Tropical Park

Friday Films in Palm Beach

5:30 pm | $10.00 | Society of the Four Arts

BLOOMIN’ IN BOYNTON

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Centennial Park, Boynton Beach

Live entertainment at Dania Pointe

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe

Free music at Gulfstream in Hallandale

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village

Live Music at The Square: Yvette Norwood-Tiger, Jazz

6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach

Jam on percussion for free

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | South Florida Center for Percussive Arts

Free live music at Hollywood beach bandshell

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell

Free Drive-in Movie Night

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lantana Sports Complex

Live @ Mickel in Broward

7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Mickel Park

Live Music at Doral Yard

8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard

Free outdoor films in Hollywood

8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | ArtsPark

Saturday, March 25, 2023

Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU free every Saturday

All Day | FREE | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU

Discounts for Miami-Dade County Fair

All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition

Egg-venture at Zoo Miami

All Day | $18.95-22.95 | Zoo Miami

marshmallow drop & Easter fun in Hollywood

12:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Boulevard Heights community center

Farmers markets & vendor fairs

FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach

$5 all-day fares weekends on Tri-Rail

5:00 am to 11:30 pm | $5.00

Plantation Farmers Market

8:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Volunteer Park Plantation

Family Bike Ride in Plantation with registration

9:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE

Earth Day Festival in Sunrise

10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Sawgrass Sanctuary Park in Sunrise

Wet & Wild pool fun in Tamarac register online

10:00 am to 1:00 pm | $5.00 | Caporella Aquatic Center

Spring Family Frolic, Yesteryear Village

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | $7.00-10.00 | South Florida Fairgrounds

Florida Renaissance Festival on weekends

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $0-35.28 | Quiet Waters Park

Palm Beach International Boat Show brightens up West Palm beach through Sunday

10:00 am to 7:00 pm | $16.00-31.00 | West Palm Beach Waterfront

Sawgrass Farmer's & Artisan's market

10:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Sawgrass Mills

Free Miami Beach Live!

10:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lummus Park

Free guided tours of art in the Design District

11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Palm Court in the Miami Design District

Kite Festival in Miramar

11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Miramar Regional Park

Wellington Bacon & Bourbon Festival

11:00 am to 9:00 pm | FREE | Village of Wellington Promenade

Farm Tours at Tradewinds Park

11:30 am to 2:00 pm | $3.00-4.50 | Tradewinds Park

Free tour of the Adrienne Arsht Center

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Adrienne Arsht Center

Riverwalk International Food Festival in Fort Lauderdale

12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Fort Lauderdale Riverwalk

Staff Guided Nature Preserve Tours

12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate

Outdoor Marine Aquarium Feedings

12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Merrick House Museum Guided Tours

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Merrick House Museum

Live Music at The Square: KIKA

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach

Live entertainment at Dania Pointe

1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe

Sea Turtle Talk

2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Downtown Palm Beach Gardens free concert

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Downtown at the Gardens

Street Stages

4:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Old Post Office

Glow in the Dark Easter Egg Hunt

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $19.00 | Tinez Farms

Global Frontiers

5:00 pm | FREE | Bill Cosford Cinema

Live Music on the Plaza

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | CityPlace Doral

Cultural Saturdays at Dania Ponite

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe

Live Music at The Square: Danielle Santilli

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach

Fort Lauderdale Art Walk

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Music & Arts South of Sunrise district

Free music at Gulfstream in Hallandale

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village

Free live music at Hollywood beach bandshell

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell

Live Music at Doral Yard

8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard

Night sky viewing with telescopes

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Fox Observatory

Discount late-night movies

11:30 pm to 2:00 am | $5.00 | Coral Gables Art Cinema

Sunday, March 26, 2023

Discounts for Miami-Dade County Fair

All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition

Egg-venture at Zoo Miami

All Day | $18.95-22.95 | Zoo Miami

Farmers markets & vendor fairs

FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach

$5 all-day fares weekends on Tri-Rail

5:00 am to 11:30 pm | $5.00

Pinecrest drive-up Farmer's Market

8:00 am to 2:00 pm | Pinecrest Gardens

Palmetto Bay Farmer's Market

8:30 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Coral Reef Park

Tamarac Farmers Market

9:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Veterans Park

Bunny Brunch and Egg Hunt

9:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | CityPlace Doral

Vizcaya weekly farmer's market

9:00 am to 2:00 pm | Vizcaya Museum and Gardens

Bunny Cares

9:30 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Mall at Wellington Green

Palm Beach International Boat Show brightens up West Palm beach through Sunday

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $16.00-31.00 | West Palm Beach Waterfront

Florida Renaissance Festival on weekends

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $0-35.28 | Quiet Waters Park

Deering Seafood Festival: discount

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Discounted | Deering Estate

Sawgrass Farmer's & Artisan's market

10:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Sawgrass Mills

Free Miami Beach Live!

10:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lummus Park

Kids' Graffiti Drawing Class

10:00 am | $16.00 | Museum of Graffiti

Farmer's Market at Village of Merrick Park

11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Merrick Park

Wellington Bacon & Bourbon Festival

11:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Village of Wellington Promenade

Farm Tours at Tradewinds Park

11:30 am to 2:00 pm | $3.00-4.50 | Tradewinds Park

Staff Guided Nature Preserve Tours

12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate

Outdoor Marine Aquarium Feedings

12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Free acoustic music jam

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Secret Woods Nature Center

Merrick House Museum Guided Tours

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Merrick House Museum

Live Music at The Square: Matt Brow

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach

Free Family Day at Bass Museum of Art

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Bass Museum of Art

Family Sundays at Dania Pointe

2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe

Live entertainment at Dania Pointe

2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Dania Pointe

GospelFest

2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Little Haiti Cultural Center

Sea Turtle Talk

2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Jazz In The Pines

3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | City Center in Pembroke Pines

"Out of this World" concert: Boynton Beach Gold Coast Band

3:00 pm | $0-10.00 | First Baptist Church of Boynton Beach

Free Concert & Food Trucks: Completely Unchained, Van Halen Tribute

3:00 pm | FREE | Wellington Village Park

Babar the Elephant

3:00 pm | $8.00-15.00 | Pinecrest Gardens

Savor The Sounds in Pembroke Pines

4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | City Center in Pembroke Pines

Ocean Drive Promenade Music Series

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Ocean Drive Promenade

International Women's Day: The Pixels - Ladies of the '80s - Collins Park

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Collins Park

Tropical Sundays Live Music

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard

Free music at Gulfstream in Hallandale

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village

Free live music at Hollywood beach bandshell

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell

$12 Adult Skate Night in Fort Lauderdale

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $12.00 | Xtreme Action Park

Comedy Night at Nightlife Brewing Co.

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co.

Salsa dance class

9:00 pm | FREE | Ball & Chain

Monday, March 27, 2023

Egg-venture at Zoo Miami

All Day | $18.95-22.95 | Zoo Miami

Free tour of the Adrienne Arsht Center

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Adrienne Arsht Center

Staff Guided Nature Preserve Tours

12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate

Outdoor Marine Aquarium Feedings

12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Sea Turtle Talk

2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Bunny Pet Photos

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Mall at Wellington Green

Free group bike ride in Fort Lauderdale

7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Tarpon River Brewing

Jam Session

8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00 | Arts Garage

Comedy Night at Sandbar Sports Grill

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Sandbar Sports Grill

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Regal Theatres: Discounted movie tickets on Tuesdays

All Day | $5.00-7.00 | Regal Cinemas Multiple Locations

Discounts at Cinemark on Tuesdays

All Day | Discounted | Cinemark

Egg-venture at Zoo Miami

All Day | $18.95-22.95 | Zoo Miami

AMC Discount Tuesdays

$5.00

Staff Guided Nature Preserve Tours

12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate

Outdoor Marine Aquarium Feedings

12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Sea Turtle Talk

2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Market Tuesdays at CityPlace Doral

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | CityPlace Doral

Tasty Tuesdays with Food Trucks

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Amphitheater in Boca Raton

Food Trucks Tuesdays

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Haulover Beach Park

Wonders of the Night Sky: Telescope Viewing Session (if skies are clear)

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Acreage Branch Library

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Discounts for Miami-Dade County Fair

All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition

Egg-venture at Zoo Miami

All Day | $18.95-22.95 | Zoo Miami

Garden tour

10:00 am | FREE | Society of the Four Arts

Staff Guided Nature Preserve Tours

12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate

Outdoor Marine Aquarium Feedings

12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Sea Turtle Talk

2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Food Trucks In Volunteer Park

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Volunteer Park Plantation

Food truck gathering at Pelican Harbor Marina

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Pelican Harbor Marina

$9 deal for roller skating in Davie

6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Discounted | Galaxy Skateway Davie

Free music at Gulfstream in Hallandale

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village

Free live music at Hollywood beach bandshell

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell

Free New Music Miami Concert

7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Wolfsonian-FIU

Comedy Night at Pub 52

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co.

Comedy Night at Exit One Taproom

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Exit One Taproom

SoundScape Cinema Series: Free outdoor movies in Miami Beach

8:00 pm | FREE | New World Center