Hayride & Campfire

Broward County parks are offering family evening events with hayrides.

The fun includes hayrides and roasting S'mores around a fire at parks in Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Deerfield Beach and Oakland Park.

The price is $4 for ages 3 and older, with pre-registration and pre-payment required. You can reserve online for Quiet Waters & T.Y. Park. For other parks, you will need to make reservations and pay at the park office.

The hayrides are on Fridays (unless otherwise noted), from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Entry into parks is usually free on weekdays, including Friday nights. On weekends and holidays, park entry fees are $1.50 per person for ages 6 and older.

The 2023-24 hayride events in Broward Parks are:

Easterlin Park
1000 N.W. 38th St., Oakland Park • 954-357-5190?
Fridays, October 27, November 24, and December 22, 2023

Reverend Samuel Delevoe Park
2520 N.W. Sixth St., Fort Lauderdale •? 954-357-8801
Friday, November 3, 2023

Quiet Waters Park
401 S. Powerline Rd., Deerfield Beach •? 954-357-5100
Fridays, October 13, November 10, and December 15, 2023; and January 12, 2024?

Topeekeegee Yugnee (T.Y.) Park
3300 Park Rd., Hollywood • 954-357-8811
Fridays, October 20, ~~November 17~~, and December 29, 2023; and January 26, 2024

Tradewinds Park
Fridays, January 19 and February 9, 2024

More free and cheap things to do with kids this week

Friday, December 1, 2023

Funbox Fort Lauderdale bounce park

All Day | Discounted | Funbox Fort Lauderdale

Winter Wonderland exhibit in Plantation

10:00 am to 4:30 pm | FREE

Outdoor marine aquarium feedings, Boca Raton

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

Shark & Stingray Feedings, Delray Beach

1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach

Loggerhead Marinelife Center: Fish Feeding Talks

1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach

Public Walking Tour, Manatee Lagoon, WPB

2:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach

Free concert: First Friday @ 5, Boynton Beach

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Centennial Park, Boynton Beach

Light Up Sistrunk

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Sistrunk Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale

Holiday Village, Delray Beach

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Old School Square, Delray

Winter Nights & Magic Nights, Boynton Beach

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Centennial Park, Boynton Beach

Art After Dark Fridays; activities & times vary, WPB

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach

Art After Dark: Jazz Fridays, WPB

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach

Magic City Lights, Miami

5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Magic City Casino

Pet Day with Santa, The Square, WPB

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | The Square, West Palm Beach

Pet Photo Ops with Santa at The Square in West Palm Beach

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | The Square, West Palm Beach

Zoo Lights at Palm Beach Zoo

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $15.00-27.75 | Palm Beach Zoo

Lights 4 Hope drive-through light display

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-40.00 | Okeeheelee Park

Live entertainment at Dania Pointe

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

Fantasy of Lights drive-through display

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-45.00 | Tradewinds Park

Holiday in Paradise nightly light shows, WPB

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront

Holiday snowfalls & lights at The Square in West Palm

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach

Miami Beach Holiday Festival of Lights

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Lincoln Road at Euclid Avenue

Christmas at the Oasis holiday lights and festival

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Oasis Church

Water Taxi holiday lights excursion

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | $15.00-45.00 | Intracoastal Waterway

Snow flurries at Dania Pointe

7:00 pm to 7:15 pm | FREE

Magical Snowfall at Dolphin Mall

7:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall

Free outdoor film in Weston

7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Weston Regional 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 | Hollywood ArtsPark

Snow flurries at Dania Pointe

8:30 pm to 8:45 pm

Magical Snowfall at Dolphin Mall

9:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall

Saturday, December 2, 2023

Funbox Fort Lauderdale bounce park

All Day | Discounted | Funbox Fort Lauderdale

Free entry to museums with bank card

All Day | FREE | South Florida Museums

Sensory-Friendly Science Saturdays for age 5+, Boca Raton

9:00 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Sugar Sand Park, Boca Raton

DIY workshops for kids at participating Home Depot stores

9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Home Depot stores

Santa Paws in Wilton Manors

10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Colohatchee Dog Park

Gold Coast Museum free first Saturday

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Gold Coast Railroad Museum

Free Fun First Saturday, Boca History Museum

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum

Winter Wonderland exhibit in Plantation

10:00 am to 4:30 pm | FREE

Free film: Sea Turtles of the Palm Beaches

10:30 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach

Santa's Arrival and Parade at Miami International Mall

11:00 am to 12:30 pm | FREE | Miami International Mall

Free movie preview 'The Burial'

11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | AMC Sunset Place

Train rides, petting zoo, hayrides in Davie

11:00 am to 4:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Marando Farms

Meet the Orchestra: Petting Zoo for Instruments, Boca Raton

11:00 am | $0-5.00 | Roberts Theater at Saint Andrew's School, Boca Raton

Science Stories for age 5+, Boca Raton

11:30 am | FREE | Sugar Sand Park, Boca Raton

Farm Tours at Tradewinds Park

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

Scrooge: A Fractured Christmas Carol, Miami

11:30 am | $5.00 | Sandrell Rivers Theater

Free tour of the Adrienne Arsht Center

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

Dreyfoos Student Live Music, WPB

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach

Outdoor marine aquarium feedings, Boca Raton

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

Shark & Stingray Feedings, Delray Beach

1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach

$5 holiday movies

1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | $5.00 | Regal Cinemas

Crafted on the Ave., open air market

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Delray Beach

Holiday Village in Delray Beach

1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Old School Square, Delray

Live entertainment at Dania Pointe

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

Loggerhead Marinelife Center: Fish Feeding Talks

1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach

Snowmen at Dania Pointe

2:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE

Winter Kiddos Land at CityPlace Doral

2:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | CityPlace Doral

Public Walking Tour, Manatee Lagoon, WPB

2:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach

Holiday Parade, Boynton Beach

4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Boynton Beach via US-1

Tree Lighting & Concert with Wonderama, PB Gardens

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | North County District Park, Palm Beach Gardens

Holiday LIghts For The Animals in Miami

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Humane Society of Greater Miami, North Miami Beach

Holiday Lights for The Animals, North Miami Beach

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Humane Society of Greater Miami, North Miami Beach

Ocean Way festival in Deerfield

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | main beach parking lot in Deerfield

Magic City Lights, Miami

5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Magic City Casino

Jingle Bell Block Party in Fort Lauderdale

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Christ Church Fort Lauderdale

Zoo Lights at Palm Beach Zoo

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $15.00-27.75 | Palm Beach Zoo

Light Up Your Holidays in Palmetto Bay

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Village of Palmetto Bay city hall

Holiday Lighting in Davie

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Bergeron Rodeo

Holiday Lighting of the Greens in Davie

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Bamford in Davie

Lights 4 Hope drive-through light display

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-40.00 | Okeeheelee Park

Cultural Saturdays at Dania Ponite

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

Fantasy of Lights drive-through display

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-45.00 | Tradewinds Park

Holiday in Paradise nightly light shows, WPB

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront

Free Community Bike Rides: Holiday Lights in Miami Lakes

6:00 pm | FREE | Miami Lakes Town Hall

Holiday snowfalls & lights at The Square in West Palm

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach

Miami Beach Holiday Festival of Lights

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Gabriel South Beach

Christmas at the Oasis holiday lights and festival

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Oasis Church

Water Taxi holiday lights excursion

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | $15.00-45.00 | Intracoastal Waterway

Snow flurries at Dania Pointe

7:00 pm to 7:15 pm | FREE

Magical Snowfall at Dolphin Mall

7:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall

Stargazing in the park, Palmetto Bay

7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bill Sadowski Park & Nature Center

Live Music at Doral Yard

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

Night sky viewing with telescopes in west Broward

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

Snow flurries at Dania Pointe

8:30 pm to 8:45 pm

Magical Snowfall at Dolphin Mall

9:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall

Sunday, December 3, 2023

Funbox Fort Lauderdale bounce park

All Day | Discounted | Funbox Fort Lauderdale

Free entry to museums with bank card

All Day | FREE | South Florida Museums

Sunday Stories Children's Storytime at MOCA

10:30 am to 12:30 pm | FREE

Free film: Sea Turtles of the Palm Beaches

10:30 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach

Free live music at Jazz Brunch in Fort Lauderdale

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

Train rides, petting zoo, hayrides in Davie

11:00 am to 4:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Marando Farms

Farm Tours at Tradewinds Park

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

Scrooge: A Fractured Christmas Carol, Miami

11:30 am | $5.00 | Sandrell Rivers Theater

Outdoor marine aquarium feedings, Boca Raton

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

Shark & Stingray Feedings, Delray Beach

1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach

$5 holiday movies

1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | $5.00 | Regal Cinemas

Holiday Village in Delray Beach

1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Old School Square, Delray

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

Snowmen at Dania Pointe

2:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE

Santa's Parade of the Elves

2:00 pm | FREE | South Miami Downtown

Free Seaside Soiree in Surfside

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | 93 St. Collins and Harding Avenues

Holidays around the World concert, Boynton Beach Gold Coast Band

3:00 pm | $10.00 | Boynton Beach High School Auditorium

Ocean Drive Promenade Music Series

5:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Ocean Drive Promenade, Miami Beach

Tropical Sundays Live Music

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

Magic City Lights, Miami

5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Magic City Casino

Coconut Grove Christmas Tree Lighting Event

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Fuller Street Coconut Grove

Zoo Lights at Palm Beach Zoo

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $15.00-27.75 | Palm Beach Zoo

Fantasy of Lights drive-through display

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-45.00 | Tradewinds Park

Holiday in Paradise nightly light shows, WPB

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront

Holiday snowfalls & lights at The Square in West Palm

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach

Christmas at the Oasis holiday lights and festival

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Oasis Church

Water Taxi holiday lights excursion

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | $15.00-45.00 | Intracoastal Waterway

Snow flurries at Dania Pointe

7:00 pm to 7:15 pm | FREE

Magical Snowfall at Dolphin Mall

7:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall

$12 Adult Skate Night in Fort Lauderdale

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

Magical Snowfall at Dolphin Mall

9:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall

Monday, December 4, 2023

Free tour of the Adrienne Arsht Center

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

Outdoor marine aquarium feedings, Boca Raton

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

Loggerhead Marinelife Center: Fish Feeding Talks

1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach

Public Walking Tour, Manatee Lagoon, WPB

2:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach

Holiday Village, Delray Beach

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Old School Square, Delray

Magic City Lights, Miami

5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Magic City Casino

Zoo Lights at Palm Beach Zoo

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $15.00-27.75 | Palm Beach Zoo

Fantasy of Lights drive-through display

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-45.00 | Tradewinds Park

Holiday in Paradise nightly light shows, WPB

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront

Holiday snowfalls & lights at The Square in West Palm

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach

Drive-up Christmas at the Oasis displaych Holiday displays & fun @ Oasis Church

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Oasis Church

Water Taxi holiday lights excursion

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | $15.00-45.00 | Intracoastal Waterway

Magical Snowfall at Dolphin Mall

7:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Winter Wonderland exhibit in Plantation

10:00 am to 4:30 pm | FREE

Outdoor marine aquarium feedings, Boca Raton

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

Shark & Stingray Feedings, Delray Beach

1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach

Loggerhead Marinelife Center: Fish Feeding Talks

1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach

Public Walking Tour, Manatee Lagoon, WPB

2:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach

Kids play free mini-golf deal in Pembroke Pines

4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Discounted | AllGolf

Tasty Tuesday food trucks, Boca Raton

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Sunset Cove Amphitheater, Boca Raton

Holiday Village, Delray Beach

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Old School Square, Delray

Magic City Lights, Miami

5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Magic City Casino

Zoo Lights at Palm Beach Zoo

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $15.00-27.75 | Palm Beach Zoo

Fantasy of Lights drive-through display

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-45.00 | Tradewinds Park

Holiday in Paradise nightly light shows, WPB

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront

Yardfit Hatha Yoga at Doral Yard

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Doral Yard

Holiday snowfalls & lights at The Square in West Palm

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach

Drive-up Christmas at the Oasis displaych Holiday displays & fun @ Oasis Church

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Oasis Church

Water Taxi holiday lights excursion

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | $15.00-45.00 | Intracoastal Waterway

Magical Snowfall at Dolphin Mall

7:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Winter Wonderland exhibit in Plantation

10:00 am to 4:30 pm | FREE

Outdoor marine aquarium feedings, Boca Raton

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

Shark & Stingray Feedings, Delray Beach

1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach

Loggerhead Marinelife Center: Fish Feeding Talks

1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach

Public Walking Tour, Manatee Lagoon, WPB

2:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach

Holiday light up event in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Anglin Square

Holiday Village, Delray Beach

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Old School Square, Delray

Magic City Lights, Miami

5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Magic City Casino

$9 deal for roller skating in Davie

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

Zoo Lights at Palm Beach Zoo

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $15.00-27.75 | Palm Beach Zoo

Park and Tree Lighting Ceremony

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Doral Park

Fantasy of Lights drive-through display

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-45.00 | Tradewinds Park

Holiday in Paradise nightly light shows, WPB

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront

Holiday snowfalls & lights at The Square in West Palm

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach

Drive-up Christmas at the Oasis displaych Holiday displays & fun @ Oasis Church

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Oasis Church

Water Taxi holiday lights excursion

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | $15.00-45.00 | Intracoastal Waterway

Magical Snowfall at Dolphin Mall

7:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall

Light Up North Miami

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)

$12 Adult Skate Night in Fort Lauderdale

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

Thursday, December 7, 2023

Winter Wonderland exhibit in Plantation

10:00 am to 4:30 pm | FREE

Outdoor marine aquarium feedings, Boca Raton

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

Shark & Stingray Feedings, Delray Beach

1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach

Loggerhead Marinelife Center: Fish Feeding Talks

1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach

Public Walking Tour, Manatee Lagoon, WPB

2:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach

Free GOGO MOAD Family Day

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus

Wolfson Market & Movie, Miami

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus

Holiday Village, Delray Beach

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Old School Square, Delray

Magic City Lights, Miami

5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Magic City Casino

Menorah lighting in Fort Lauderdale

5:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Las Olas Oceanside Park

Santa Paws for families and pets in Dania

5:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE

Menorah car parade in Fort Lauderdale

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Las Olas Oceanside Park

Zoo Lights at Palm Beach Zoo

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $15.00-27.75 | Palm Beach Zoo

Play all you want mini-golf deal in Pembroke Pines

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $11.00 | AllGolf

Fantasy of Lights drive-through display

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-45.00 | Tradewinds Park

Menorah lighting, Old School Square, Delray

6:00 pm | FREE | Old School Square, Delray

Yuletide on Atlantic Parade in Pompano

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Atlantic Boulevard in Pompano Beach

Lighting festivities in Wilton Manors

6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Flippen Park

Holiday snowfalls & lights at The Square in West Palm

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach

Drive-up Christmas at the Oasis displaych Holiday displays & fun @ Oasis Church

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Oasis Church

Water Taxi holiday lights excursion

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | $15.00-45.00 | Intracoastal Waterway

Magical Snowfall at Dolphin Mall

7:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall

Live music at Doral Yard

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

When

Monthly on the 4th Friday @ 6:30 pm-9:00 pm (October 27, 2023 - December 22, 2023)

Cost

$4.00

What

Hayride & Campfire

Where

Easterlin Park

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