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Free Deerfield Festival of the Arts & Pioneer Days

Entry is free for two events this weekend in Broward County: Pioneer Days and the Deerfield Beach Festival of the Arts. Both are set for Feb. 18-19, 2023, at the Main Beach Parking Lot, 149 SE 21st Ave.

Deerfield Beach Festival of the Arts poster by photographer and digital artist Barbara Allen.

Deerfield Beach Festival of the Arts

The festival includes:

  • Professional artists
  • Student art exhibit
  • Kids’ zone
  • Live music

Photo: City of Deerfield Beach

Here’s the music schedule for Saturday:

  • Noon: Poppy Orchestra
  • 3 p.m. Krush Band
  • 5 p.m. Nostaglia
  • 7:30 p.m. Platonic Groove

Here’s the music schedule for Sunday:

  • 11 a.m. Pan Paradise Steel Drum Band
  • 3 p.m. Hair Daze
  • 5 p.m. The Hoodoo Blues Band

Hours are 10 a..m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

Pioneer Days in Deerfield Beach

The event will be gin with a Pioneer Days Parade at 10 a.m. Saturday. It will start at St. Ambrose Catholic School and go east on Hillsboro Boulevard, north on A1A past the pier and then south along the beach. There will be an awards ceremony at the beach following the parade.

Saturday night, there will be a fireworks display at 9 .m. 

The event also will include food vendors, arts and crafts, live music and a beach bonfire from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday.

Here is the music schedule for Saturday:

  • Noon: The Clean Slate Band
  • 2:30 p.m. Wide Open: The Jason Aldean Tribute
  • 4 p.m. The Real Deal
  • 6 p.m. Nostalijah
  • 7:30 p.m. Greg Warren Band

Here is the music schedule for Sunday:

  • Noon: Big City Dogs Band
  • 2:30 p.m. The Foreign Experience, the Ultimate Tribute to Foreigner
  • 4 p.m. The Chili Peppers, the ultimate Red Hot Chili Peppers Tribute experience

Hours are 10 am. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, followed by the beach bonfire until 9 p.m. 

More free and cheap things to do in Broward this week

Monday, May 29, 2023

Museums free for military families this summer

All Day | FREE | South Florida Museums

Sunrise Memorial Day ceremony

9:00 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Sunrise Civic Center

Memorial Day Parade in Davie

10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Bergeron Rodeo

Free group bike ride in Fort Lauderdale

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

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Museums free for military families this summer

All Day | FREE | South Florida Museums

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

Regal Cinemas kids' summer movies for $2

10:00 am | Discounted | Regal Cinemas

Tasty Tuesdays with Food Trucks

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

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Museums free for military families this summer

All Day | FREE | South Florida Museums

Regal Cinemas kids' summer movies for $2

10:00 am | Discounted | Regal Cinemas

Food Trucks In Volunteer Park

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

$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

Thursday, June 1, 2023

Museums free for military families this summer

All Day | FREE | South Florida Museums

Sunny Days/Starry Nights at NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale with free entry

11:00 am to 7:00 pm | FREE | NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale

Food Trucks at Tree Tops in Davie

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Treetops Park

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

Friday, June 2, 2023

Museums free for military families this summer

All Day | FREE | South Florida Museums

Free outdoor film & fun in Tamarac

FREE | Tamarac Sports complex

Old Town Untapped in Pompano

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bailey Contemporary Arts

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

Free live music at Hollywood beach bandshell

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

Night Forest Walk in North Broward

7:30 pm to 8:30 pm | $5.00 | Fern Forest Nature Center

Free outdoor films in Hollywood

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

Saturday, June 3, 2023

Museums free for military families this summer

All Day | FREE | South Florida Museums

Free entry to museums with bank card

All Day | FREE | South Florida Museums

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

Sawgrass Farmer's & Artisan's market

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

Farm Tours at Tradewinds Park

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

Live entertainment at Dania Pointe

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

Cultural Saturdays at Dania Ponite

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

Free live music at Hollywood beach bandshell

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

Night sky viewing with telescopes in west Broward

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

Sunday, June 4, 2023

Museums free for military families this summer

All Day | FREE | South Florida Museums

Free entry to museums with bank card

All Day | FREE | South Florida Museums

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

Tamarac Farmers Market

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

Dream car classic in Hollywood

10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Hollywood

Sawgrass Farmer's & Artisan's market

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

Free live music at Jazz Brunch in Fort Lauderdale

11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Fort Lauderdale Riverwalk

Farm Tours at Tradewinds Park

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

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

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

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