Free Comic Book Day – during which businesses nationwide give away FREE comic books – has typically taken place every first Saturday in May.
And after having had to reschedule in 2021, this special, much-awaited event returns to its usual spot in 2022.
On May 7, 2022 , many South Florida comic book stores plan to host special events, including live sketching by comic artists or visits by costumed characters.
“Every year, on the first Saturday in May, the industry comes together to give away free comics and encourage both curious, first-time comic book readers and seasoned comic book fans to flock to the best place in the comic book community: local comic shops,” according to the official event website . “Each one is unique in its community, with a style and personality all its own, and each one carries a full line of comics, graphic novels, toys and related products. Local comic shops are the hubs of our community, where fans can come together to discover new comics, make lifelong friends, and find a sense of commonality.”
The event is expected to include works from major publishers such as DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, IDW Publishing, BOOM! Studios, Dynamite Entertainment, and Image Comics, plus independent publishers.
To find a participating store in the Miami-South Florida area, click here click here
Entertainment & events calendar Wednesday, March 29, 2023
All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition
All Day | $18.95-22.95 | Zoo Miami
$3.00 | Wendy’s, Multiple Locations
12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
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
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Wolfsonian-FIU
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co.
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Exit One Taproom
8:00 pm | FREE | New World Center
Thursday, March 30, 2023
All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition
All Day | $18.95-22.95 | Zoo Miami
$3.00 | Wendy’s, Multiple Locations
8:30 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
12:00 pm | FREE | Alamo Park
12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
4:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Old Post Office
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Town Center Promenade, Wellington
6:00 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
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 | $12.00 | Xtreme Action Park
7:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Black Archives Historic Lyric Theatre
Friday, March 31, 2023
All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition
All Day | $18.95-22.95 | Zoo Miami
FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
$3.00 | Wendy’s, Multiple Locations
12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
4:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Discounted | Norton Museum of Art
5:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Tropical Park
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
6:00 pm to 11:30 pm | FREE | Northwood Village
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
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
8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | ArtsPark
Saturday, April 1, 2023
All Day | FREE | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU
All Day | FREE | Gold Coast Railroad Museum
All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition
All Day | FREE | South Florida Museums
All Day | $18.95-22.95 | Zoo Miami
FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach
FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
FREE | Marine Environmental Education center
$3.00 | Wendy’s, Multiple Locations
5:00 am to 11:30 pm | $5.00
8:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Volunteer Park Plantation
9:00 am to 10:30 am | FREE | Margate sports complex
9:00 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Community of Hope Church, Loxahatchee Groves
9:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Marine Environmental Education center
9:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Homestead Air Force Reserve Base
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon
10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Leisure Services & Athletic Complex, Village of Palm Springs
10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Dr. Paul Vogel Community Park
10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Tamarac Sports complex
10:00 am to 1:00 pm | $5.00 | Sunrise Sportsplex
10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Miramar Aquatics
10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Pompano Community Park
10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | SoFlo Church, West Palm Beach
10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Environmental Learning Center, Vero Beach
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
10:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Sawgrass Mills
11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | North Palm Beach Library
11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Bakehouse Art Complex
11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Florida Technical College
11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | The Shops at Sunset Place
11:00 am to 8:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Dania Beach Frost Park
11:30 am to 2:00 pm | $3.00-4.50 | Tradewinds Park
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Adrienne Arsht Center
12:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $15.00-20.00 | Anchorage Park, North Palm Beach
12:30 pm to 4:00 pm | $1.00-3.00 | John Denson Pool, Boynton Beach
12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Merrick House Museum
1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Downtown at the Gardens
4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Ed Burke Recreation Center
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Peach, West Palm Beach
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $19.00 | Tinez Farms
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | CityPlace Doral
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Weston Town Center
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Fox Observatory
11:30 pm to 2:00 am | $5.00 | Coral Gables Art Cinema
Sunday, April 2, 2023
All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition
All Day | FREE | South Florida Museums
All Day | $18.95-22.95 | Zoo Miami
FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach
FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
$3.00 | Wendy’s, Multiple Locations
5:00 am to 11:30 pm | $5.00
8:00 am to 2:00 pm | Pinecrest Gardens
8:30 am to 12:30 pm | FREE | Village Park, Wellington
8:30 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Coral Reef Park
9:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Veterans Park
9:00 am to 2:00 pm | Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
9:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Homestead Air Force Reserve Base
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon
10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Las Olas Oceanside Park
10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Hollywood
10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
10:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Sawgrass Mills
10:00 am | $16.00 | Museum of Graffiti
11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Fort Lauderdale Riverwalk
11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Merrick Park
11:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Dania Beach Frost Park
11:30 am to 2:00 pm | $3.00-4.50 | Tradewinds Park
11:30 am to 2:00 pm | Discounted | Las Olas Oceanside Park
12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Merrick House Museum
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Westland Mall
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Greynolds Park
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Dania Pointe
2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Ocean Drive Promenade
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $12.00 | Xtreme Action Park
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co.
9:00 pm | FREE | Ball & Chain
Monday, April 3, 2023
All Day | $18.95-22.95 | Zoo Miami
FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
$3.00 | Wendy’s, Multiple Locations
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Adrienne Arsht Center
12:00 pm | FREE | Miami Shores Community Church
12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
2:30 pm | FREE | Wellington branch library
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Tarpon River Brewing
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Sandbar Sports Grill
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
All Day | $5.00-7.00 | Regal Cinemas Multiple Locations
All Day | Discounted | Cinemark
All Day | $18.95-22.95 | Zoo Miami
FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
$3.00 | Wendy’s, Multiple Locations
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon
12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | CityPlace Doral
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Amphitheater in Boca Raton
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Haulover Beach Park
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00 | Arts Garage
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