Entertainment, vendors and opportunities to receive a free book while supplies last are featured at a kids BookFest in Fort Lauderdale.
The family event in 2023 is 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. June 3, and entry is free. Register on the BookFest website.
The festival features Orisirisi African Folklore and other live performers. It's at African-American Library, a branch of Broward Library, 954-357-6282, 2650 Sistrunk Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale 33311 . Parking is free.
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Other events in South Florida
Friday, March 29, 2024
FREE | Miami-Dade Public Library System
FREE | Miller Park, Delray Beach
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
9:00 am | FREE | Riverbend Park, Jupiter
10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | 2 Little Chicks Coop, West Palm Beach
12:30 pm to 12:50 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Ikea in Sunrise
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
2:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
2:15 pm | FREE | Green Cay Nature Center & Wetlands, Boynton Beach
3:30 pm | FREE | Okeeheelee Nature Center, West Palm Beach
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Tamarac community center
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Tropical Park, South Miami
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach
5:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Lincoln Road Mall, Miami Beach
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Magic City Fronton, Miami
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Sunrise city park
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Boulevard Heights community center
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | South Florida Center for Percussive Arts
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood ArtsPark
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Books and Books Coral Gables
Saturday, March 30, 2024
FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach
FREE | Miami-Dade Public Library System
FREE | Miller Park, Delray Beach
5:00 am to 11:30 pm | $5.00
8:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Volunteer Park Plantation
8:30 am | FREE | Maddock Park, Lantana
9:00 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Margate sports complex
9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Bamford Park in Davie
9:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Miami Lakes Veterans Park
9:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE
9:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Old School Square, Delray
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
9:00 am | FREE | Venetian Pool, Coral Gables
9:30 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Tamarac Park
10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Weston Regional Park
10:00 am to 12:00 pm | $7.50-10.50 | Quiet Waters Park
10:00 am to 12:00 pm | $2.00-5.00 | Elaine Gordon Enchanted Forest Park
10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Mills Pond Park
10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Centennial Park, Boynton Beach
10:00 am to 12:30 pm | FREE | Ed Burke Recreation Center, North Miami
10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Dania Beach Frost Park
10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Brave Church of Westchester
10:00 am to 3:00 pm | $6.00-18.00 | Milander Park
10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach
10:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Sawgrass Mills
10:00 am | Discounted | Regal Cinemas
10:00 am | FREE | Samuel J. Ferreri Community Park, Greenacres
10:00 am | FREE | Centennial Park, Boynton Beach
10:30 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Sunrise Sportsplex
10:30 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Schenley Park
10:30 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Charles Hadley Park, Miami
11:00 am to 4:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Marando Farms
11:00 am | FREE | Coral Bay Park
11:30 am | FREE | Sugar Sand Park, Boca Raton
11:30 am to 2:00 pm | $3.00-4.50 | Tradewinds Park
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Adrienne Arsht Center, Miami
12:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | The Raleigh Hotel
12:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $10.00 | Mathews Brewing Co., Lake Worth
12:30 pm to 12:50 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Downtown at the Gardens
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | $5.00 | Pine Island Aquatics
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Merrick House Museum, Miami-Dade
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
1:00 pm | FREE | Okeeheelee Nature Center, West Palm Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Boulevard Heights community center
2:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
5:00 pm | FREE | Bill Cosford Cinema
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | CityPlace Doral
6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Music & Arts South of Sunrise district
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | New World Center, Miami Beach
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bill Cosford Cinema
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Fox Observatory
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Books and Books Coral Gables
9:00 pm to 11:30 pm | $5.00 | Coral Gables Art Cinema
Sunday, March 31, 2024
FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach
5:00 am to 11:30 pm | $5.00
8:00 am to 2:00 pm | Pinecrest Gardens
8:30 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Coral Reef Park
9:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Veterans Park Tamarac
9:00 am to 11:00 am | Discounted
9:00 am to 2:00 pm | Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Mizner Park in Boca
10:00 am to 1:30 pm | FREE | 501 Brickell Ave.
10:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Sawgrass Mills
10:30 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Normandy Village Fountain
11:00 am to 4:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Marando Farms
11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Merrick Park
11:30 am to 2:00 pm | $3.00-4.50 | Tradewinds Park
12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Esplanade Park
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | $10.00-15.00 | Miami Dade College North Campus
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale
12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Bass Museum of Art
12:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | The Raleigh Hotel
12:30 pm to 12:50 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
12:30 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Julia & Henry's, Miami
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Merrick House Museum, Miami-Dade
1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Nomi Village
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Biltmore Hotel
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Bass Museum of Art
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Bass Museum of Art
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Dania Pointe
2:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | CityPlace Doral
2:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
3:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $6.00-7.00 | CMX Cinemas
5:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Ocean Drive Promenade, Miami Beach
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $12.00 | Xtreme Action Park
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
9:00 pm | FREE | Ball & Chain
Monday, April 1, 2024
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Adrienne Arsht Center, Miami
12:30 pm to 12:50 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | InterContinental Hotel
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood ArtsPark
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Palmetto Bay Library
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Tarpon River Brewing
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Sandbar Sports Grill, Miami-Dade
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
All Day | Discounted | Cinemark
All Day | $5.00-7.00 | Regal Cinemas Multiple Locations
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm | FREE | West Regional Library
12:30 pm to 12:50 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Discounted | AllGolf
5:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Sunset Cove Amphitheater, Boca Raton
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | CityPlace Doral
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Haulover Beach Park
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $5.00 | Landmark Theatre at Merrick Park, Coral Gables
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00 | Arts Garage, Delray Beach
9:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Discounted | Bowlero bowling venues
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Miami Seaquarium
12:00 pm | FREE | Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus
12:30 pm to 12:50 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
2:30 pm | FREE | Riverbend Park, Jupiter
3:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $6.00-7.00 | CMX Cinemas
3:30 pm | FREE | Okeeheelee Nature Center, West Palm Beach
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Volunteer Park Plantation
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Pelican Harbor Marina
6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Discounted | Galaxy Skateway Davie
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Wolfsonian-FIU
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $12.00 | Xtreme Action Park
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
7:30 pm | $19.00 | Adrienne Arsht Center, Miami
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co., Miami-Dade
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Exit One Taproom, Miami-Dade
9:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE
9:00 pm to 11:30 pm | FREE | Bill Cosford Cinema
Thursday, April 4, 2024
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
11:00 am to 7:00 pm | FREE | NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale
12:00 pm | FREE | Alamo Park, Miami-Dade
12:30 pm to 12:50 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
3:30 pm | FREE | Okeeheelee Nature Center, West Palm Beach
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Highland Oaks Park
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Treetops Park
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $13.00 | AllGolf
6:00 pm | FREE | DeSantis Family Chapel, West Palm Beach
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
9:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE
Friday, April 5, 2024
FREE | Miami-Dade Public Library System
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
9:00 am | FREE | Riverbend Park, Jupiter
12:30 pm to 12:50 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
2:15 pm | FREE | Green Cay Nature Center & Wetlands, Boynton Beach
3:30 pm | FREE | Okeeheelee Nature Center, West Palm Beach
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Tropical Park, South Miami
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach
5:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Lincoln Road Mall, Miami Beach
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Delray Beach
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bailey Contemporary Arts
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Coral Gables Museum
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Northeast 12th Avenue Oakland Park
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | ArtServe
6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Magic City Fronton, Miami
6:30 pm | FREE | Clematis Street on the Waterfront, WPB
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | South Florida Center for Percussive Arts
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Tamarac Sports complex
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Downtown Doral Park
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood ArtsPark
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Giralda Plaza, Coral Gables
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Books and Books Coral Gables
Saturday, April 6, 2024
All Day | FREE | South Florida Museums
FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach
FREE | Miami-Dade Public Library System
5:00 am to 11:30 pm | $5.00
7:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE
8:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Volunteer Park Plantation
9:00 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Sugar Sand Park, Boca Raton
9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Home Depot stores
9:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Old School Square, Delray
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Sawgrass Sanctuary Park in Sunrise
10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU
10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Gold Coast Railroad Museum
10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
10:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Sawgrass Mills
10:30 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | First Presbyterian of Fort Lauderdale
11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | First Presbyterian of Fort Lauderdale
11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | First Presbyterian of Fort Lauderdale
11:00 am to 4:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Marando Farms
11:30 am | FREE | Sugar Sand Park, Boca Raton
11:30 am to 2:00 pm | $3.00-4.50 | Tradewinds Park
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Adrienne Arsht Center, Miami
12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | $8.00-15.00 | Jungle Plaza
12:30 pm to 12:50 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Downtown at the Gardens
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Merrick House Museum, Miami-Dade
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
1:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Discounted | Abacoa Amphitheatre
1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
1:00 pm | FREE | Okeeheelee Nature Center, West Palm Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | North Regional Library
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Old School Square, Delray
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | CityPlace Doral
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Pine Island Park in Plantation
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood ArtsPark
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Bill Cosford Cinema
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Fox Observatory
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Books and Books Coral Gables
9:00 pm to 11:30 pm | $5.00 | Coral Gables Art Cinema
Sunday, April 7, 2024
All Day | FREE | South Florida Museums
FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach
5:00 am to 11:30 pm | $5.00
8:00 am to 2:00 pm | Pinecrest Gardens
8:30 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Coral Reef Park
9:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Veterans Park Tamarac
9:00 am to 11:00 am | Discounted
9:00 am to 2:00 pm | Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Hollywood
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
10:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Sawgrass Mills
10:30 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Fort Lauderdale Riverwalk
11:00 am to 4:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Marando Farms
11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Merrick Park
11:30 am to 2:00 pm | $3.00-4.50 | Tradewinds Park
12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | $8.00-15.00 | Jungle Plaza
12:30 pm to 12:50 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Merrick House Museum, Miami-Dade
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Greynolds Park
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Biltmore Hotel
2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | John D. MacArthur Beach State Park, N. Palm Beach
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Dania Pointe
2:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | CityPlace Doral
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | $8.00-15.00 | Pinecrest Gardens
3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Bass Museum of Art
3:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $6.00-7.00 | CMX Cinemas
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm | FREE | Dennis C. Moss Cultural Arts Center, Miami-Dade
5:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Ocean Drive Promenade, Miami Beach
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $12.00 | Xtreme Action Park
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
9:00 pm | FREE | Ball & Chain
African American Research Library