Arsht Center continues to connect Miami audiences to the arts by presenting its signature, free monthly Family Fest Series with diverse programming. Below is the lineup for 2023-2024.
Free tickets are available at arshtcenter.org
Arsht Center Family Fest in the Park (Photo by Justin Namon)
Saturday, Nov. 4 at 1:30 p.m.
Family Fest in the Park
Enjoy an afternoon of family fun hosted by Miami-Dade Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces and Culture Shock. Event is hosted by Baptist Hospital. Held off-site at JL (Joe) and Enid W. Demps Park, 11350 SW 216 St., Miami.
Arsht Center Family Fest Ballet Ball on the Plaza (Photo by Taylor Brown)
Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024 at 1:30 p.m.
Miami City Ballet: Ballet for Young People
Ziff Ballet Opera House
A performance designed especially for families with Miami City Ballet pre-professional students presenting choreography in the classic ballet tradition. First-access passes available starting Jan. 9, 2024.
Jazz at Lincoln Center's Let Freedom Swing (Photo by Laurence Sumulong)
Sunday, March 23, 2024 at 3 p.m.
Let Freedom Swing: From Spirituals to Swing
Knight Concert Hall
The Jazz at Lincoln Center program is inspired by conversations between former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and jazz musician Wynton Marsalis exploring topics of American history. The group features voaclist Brianna Thomas and trumpeter Alphonso Horne performing spirituals, civil rights anthems and iconic jazz standards by Nina Simone and Duke Ellington. First-access passes available starting April 11, 2024.
Arsht CenteFamily Fest's The Big Sing (Photo by Gregory Reed)
Saturday, May 19, 2024 at 1:30 p.m.
The Big Sing
Knight Concert Hall
This yearly performance features four community choirs singing accompanied by the audience and this year featuring a commissioned choral orchestration of The Hill We Climb by inaugural poet Amanda Gorman. First-access passes available starting April 11, 2024.
More free & cheap things to do with kids
Thursday, December 7, 2023
10:00 am to 4:30 pm | FREE
10:30 am to 10:00 pm | $9.00-11.00 | The Berry Farms
12:30 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
2:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Old School Square, Delray
5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Magic City Casino
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Las Olas Oceanside Park
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Las Olas Chabad Jewish Center
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $15.00-27.75 | Palm Beach Zoo
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $11.00 | AllGolf
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-45.00 | Tradewinds Park
6:00 pm | FREE | Old School Square, Delray
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Atlantic Boulevard in Pompano Beach
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Flippen Park
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Oasis Church
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | $15.00-45.00 | Intracoastal Waterway
7:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
Friday, December 8, 2023
All Day | Discounted | Funbox Fort Lauderdale
10:00 am to 4:30 pm | FREE
10:30 am to 10:00 pm | $9.00-11.00 | The Berry Farms
12:30 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
2:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Old School Square, Delray
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 | Dania Pointe
5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Magic City Casino
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Pine Trails Park
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Tamarac Park
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $15.00-27.75 | Palm Beach Zoo
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-40.00 | Okeeheelee Park
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-45.00 | Tradewinds Park
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $4.00 | Quiet Waters Park
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | $10.00 | Oasis Church
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | $15.00-45.00 | Intracoastal Waterway
6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront
7:00 pm to 7:15 pm | FREE
7:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Mizner Park in Boca
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 | Davie Pine Island Park
9:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
Saturday, December 9, 2023
All Day | Discounted | Funbox Fort Lauderdale
9:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Miami Children's Museum
9:00 am | Discounted | Mounts Botanical Garden, West Palm Beach
10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Dadeland Mall
10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Jones Park for People and Pups
10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE
10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE
10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | HistoryMiami
10:00 am to 4:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Welleby Park
10:00 am to 4:30 pm | FREE
10:00 am | FREE | Miami Dade College North Campus
10:30 am to 10:00 pm | $9.00-11.00 | The Berry Farms
10:30 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
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
11:30 am | $5.00 | Sandrell Rivers Theater
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Adrienne Arsht Center, Miami
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Coral Gables Museum
12:30 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 | $5.00 | Regal Cinemas
1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Old School Square, Delray
1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
2:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE
2:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood ArtsPark
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Carter Park
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Carter Park
5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Magic City Casino
5:00 pm | FREE | North Miami Beach City Hall
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $15.00-20.00 | Pinecrest Gardens
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $15.00-27.75 | Palm Beach Zoo
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Cultural Plaza, Lake Worth Beach
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-40.00 | Okeeheelee Park
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-45.00 | Tradewinds Park
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Milander Park
6:00 pm | FREE | West Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Galleria mall
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | $10.00 | Oasis Church
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | $15.00-45.00 | Intracoastal Waterway
7:00 pm to 7:15 pm | FREE
7:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bill Sadowski Park & Nature Center
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Fox Observatory
9:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
Sunday, December 10, 2023
All Day | Discounted | Funbox Fort Lauderdale
10:30 am to 10:00 pm | $9.00-11.00 | The Berry Farms
10:30 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
11:00 am to 4:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Marando Farms
11:30 am to 2:00 pm | $3.00-4.50 | Tradewinds Park
11:30 am | $5.00 | Sandrell Rivers Theater
12:30 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 | $5.00 | Regal Cinemas
1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | $18.00-20.00 | Las Olas Chabad Jewish Center
1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Old School Square, Delray
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Dania Pointe
2:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE
2:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
3:00 pm to 5:30 pm | FREE | Ponce Circle Park, Coral Gables
3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | $10.00 | Sunset Cove Amphitheater, Boca Raton
5:00 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Miracle Mile
5:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Ocean Drive Promenade, Miami Beach
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Magic City Casino
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Mizner Park in Boca
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $15.00-20.00 | Pinecrest Gardens
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $15.00-27.75 | Palm Beach Zoo
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-45.00 | Tradewinds Park
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Galleria mall
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | $10.00 | Oasis Church
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | $15.00-45.00 | Intracoastal Waterway
7:00 pm to 7:15 pm | FREE
7:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $12.00 | Xtreme Action Park
9:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
Monday, December 11, 2023
10:30 am to 10:00 pm | $9.00-11.00 | The Berry Farms
11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Tri-Rail Miami Airport Station
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Adrienne Arsht Center, Miami
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
2:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Old School Square, Delray
5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Magic City Casino
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Tunnel Top Park
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $15.00-20.00 | Pinecrest Gardens
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $15.00-27.75 | Palm Beach Zoo
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-45.00 | Tradewinds Park
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Galleria mall
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Oasis Church
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | $15.00-45.00 | Intracoastal Waterway
7:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
10:00 am to 4:30 pm | FREE
10:30 am to 10:00 pm | $9.00-11.00 | The Berry Farms
12:30 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
2:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Discounted | AllGolf
4:30 pm to 6:30 pm | New River in Fort Lauderdale
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Old School Square, Delray
5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Magic City Casino
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Mizner Park in Boca
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $15.00-20.00 | Pinecrest Gardens
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $15.00-27.75 | Palm Beach Zoo
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-45.00 | Tradewinds Park
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Oasis Church
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | $15.00-45.00 | Intracoastal Waterway
7:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
10:00 am to 4:30 pm | FREE
10:30 am to 10:00 pm | $9.00-11.00 | The Berry Farms
12:30 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
2:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Old School Square, Delray
5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Magic City Casino
6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Discounted | Galaxy Skateway Davie
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $15.00-20.00 | Pinecrest Gardens
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $15.00-27.75 | Palm Beach Zoo
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-45.00 | Tradewinds Park
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Oasis Church
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | $15.00-45.00 | Intracoastal Waterway
7:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $12.00 | Xtreme Action Park