Free outdoor movie in Fort Lauderdale

If you like watching films out in the open air, Las Olas Oceanside Park in Fort Lauderdale is offering free events featuring films that include dogs.

Dog Days events at LOOP include movies and vendors selling pet wares and other products. Leashed pets are invited. Please bring doggie pick-up bags. Picnics and lawn seats are permitted.

Photo/Las Olas Oceanside Park

Film events in 2023 include

8 p.m. July 28 “Megan Leavey” rated PG
8 p.m. August 26

Las Olas Oceanside Park is at 3000 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale 33316.

Parking fees apply for beach parking including Las Olas Beach Parking Garage, 200 Las Olas Circle, with a PayByPhone payment option using the PayByPhone APP. Parking fees usually are $4 an hour.

Photo/Las Olas Oceanside Park

Other fun for people & pets

Woofing Waters Dog Park in Deerfield includes wet fun

Free & inexpensive things to do this weekend in South Florida

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Other entertainment and fun in South Florida:

Friday, December 1, 2023

AMC Theatres: 30% off daily before 4 p.m.

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres

Winter Wonderland exhibit in Plantation

10:00 am to 4:30 pm | FREE

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

Food truck gathering at Tropical Park

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Tropical Park

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

Holiday Village in Oakland Park

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Pastorius Park

Smorgasburg Miami weekly street fair with music

5:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Lincoln Road Mall, Miami Beach

Sunrise Light Up the holidays

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Sunrise Civic Center

Pet Day with Santa, The Square, WPB

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

Christmas Lights In The Acres

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00 | Plantation Baptist Church

Lights 4 Hope drive-through light display

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

Rock The Park in Plantation

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Pine Island Park in Plantation

Live entertainment at Dania Pointe

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

Free Coral Gables gallery night and free museum entry

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Coral Gables Museum

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

Old Town Untapped in Pompano Beach holiday edition

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE

Symphony In Lights display in Hallandale Beach

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village

Holiday snowfalls & lights at The Square in West Palm

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

Free music at Gulfstream in Hallandale

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village

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

Jam on percussion for free

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | South Florida Center for Percussive Arts

Free live music at Hollywood beach bandshell

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

Live Music at VIVO Dolphin Mall

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall

Art After Dark: Live performances every Friday at The Norton, WPB

7:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach

Free outdoor film in Weston

7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Weston Regional Park

Art After Dark: Jazz Friday at The Norton, WPB

7:30 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach

Free Concert, Wellington

7:30 pm | FREE | Wellington Amphitheater

Live Music at Doral Yard

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

First Friday Art Walk, Delray

8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Arts Garage, Delray Beach

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

Saturday, December 2, 2023

Farmers markets & vendor fairs

FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach

Plantation Farmers Market

8:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Volunteer Park Plantation

Delray GreenMarket

9:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE

AMC Theatres: 30% off daily before 4 p.m.

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres

Gold Coast Museum free first Saturday

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

Winter Wonderland exhibit in Plantation

10:00 am to 4:30 pm | FREE

Holiday Musicthon, Wellington

10:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Mall at Wellington Green

Dreyfoos Artisan Market & Music at The Square, WPB

11:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach

Meet the Orchestra: Petting Zoo for Instruments, Boca Raton

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

Scrooge: A Fractured Christmas Carol, Miami

11:30 am | $5.00 | Sandrell Rivers Theater

Dreyfoos Student Live Music, WPB

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

Namaste Indian Arts & Food Festival

12:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Pompano Amphitheater

Holiday Village in Delray Beach

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

Holiday Village in Oakland Park

1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Pastorius Park

Live entertainment at Dania Pointe

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

Acoustic music & open mic jam at library in north Broward

2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | North Regional Library

Snowmen at Dania Pointe

2:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE

Broward College Community Big Band concert

4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | $0-1.50 | T-Y Park

Holiday Parade, Boynton Beach

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

Tree Lighting, Santa and concert, Palm Beach Gardens

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

Tree Lighting & Concert with Wonderama, PB Gardens

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

Magic City Lights, Miami

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

Free live music in Margate

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Margate sports complex

Palm Beach holiday boat parade

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Intracoastal Waterway

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

Christmas Lights In The Acres

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00 | Plantation Baptist Church

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

Symphony In Lights display in Hallandale Beach

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village

Symphony of The Americas performs free holiday concert in Weston

6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Weston Town Center

Holiday snowfalls & lights at The Square in West Palm

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

Free music at Gulfstream in Hallandale

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village

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

Candy Cane Parade

7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Hollywood Beach Broadwalk

Trivia nights in Broward

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE

Live Music at VIVO Dolphin Mall

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall

Free Concert, Wellington

7:30 pm | FREE | Wellington Amphitheater

Live Music at Doral Yard

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

Snow flurries at Dania Pointe

8:30 pm to 8:45 pm

Free Screening of "Oppenheimer"

9:00 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Bill Cosford Cinema

Discount late-night movies

9:00 pm to 11:30 pm | $5.00 | Coral Gables Art Cinema

Sunday, December 3, 2023

Farmers markets & vendor fairs

FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach

Tamarac Farmers Market

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

AMC Theatres: 30% off daily before 4 p.m.

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres

Dream car classic in Hollywood

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

Fall Fine Art Show, Boca Raton

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Sanborn Square Park, Boca

Free live music at Jazz Brunch in Fort Lauderdale

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

Scrooge: A Fractured Christmas Carol, Miami

11:30 am | $5.00 | Sandrell Rivers Theater

Free screening of Mad Max Fury Road

1:00 pm to 3:30 pm | $5.00 | Bill Cosford Cinema

Bluegrass festival and acoustic jam

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Greynolds Park

Holiday Village in Delray Beach

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

Symphonic Band in Davie

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Bailey Hall in Davie

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

Free Seaside Soiree in Surfside

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

CMX Classics discount film

3:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $6.00 | CMX Cinemas

Chopin for All free concert, Coral Gables

3:00 pm | FREE | Granada Church, Coral Gables

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

Christmas Lights In The Acres

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00 | Plantation Baptist Church

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

Symphony In Lights display in Hallandale Beach

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village

Holiday snowfalls & lights at The Square in West Palm

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

Free music at Gulfstream in Hallandale

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village

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

Free live music at Hollywood beach bandshell

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

Live Music at VIVO Dolphin Mall

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall

Free Concert, Wellington

7:30 pm | FREE | Wellington Amphitheater

Comedy Night at Nightlife Brewing Co.

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co., Miami-Dade

Salsa dance class

9:00 pm | FREE | Ball & Chain

Monday, December 4, 2023

AMC Theatres: 30% off daily before 4 p.m.

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres

Chopin for All free concert, Fort Lauderdale

3:00 pm | FREE | Broward Center for the Performing Arts

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

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

Symphony In Lights display in Hallandale Beach

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village

Holiday snowfalls & lights at The Square in West Palm

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

Water Taxi holiday lights excursion

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

Free Improv class every Monday in Palmetto Bay

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Palmetto Bay Library

Trivia nights in Broward

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE

Free Concert, Wellington

7:30 pm | FREE | Wellington Amphitheater

Comedy Night at Sandbar Sports Grill

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Sandbar Sports Grill, Miami-Dade

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Regal Theatres: Discounted movie tickets on Tuesdays

All Day | $5.00-7.00 | Regal Cinemas Multiple Locations

AMC Theatres: 30% off daily before 4 p.m.

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres

Winter Wonderland exhibit in Plantation

10:00 am to 4:30 pm | FREE

Tasty Tuesdays with Food Trucks

5:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Sunset Cove Amphitheater, Boca Raton

Holiday Village, Delray Beach

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

Food Trucks Tuesdays

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Haulover Beach Park

Food Truck Tuesdays at Haulover Park

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Haulover Beach Park

Magic City Lights, Miami

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

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

Symphony In Lights display in Hallandale Beach

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village

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

Water Taxi holiday lights excursion

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

$5 Retro Replay Films

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $5.00 | Landmark Theatre at Merrick Park, Coral Gables

Trivia nights in Broward

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE

Free New World Symphony WALLCAST Concert Mobile Series

7:00 pm | FREE | Black Archives Historic Lyric Theatre, Miami

Free Concert, Wellington

7:30 pm | FREE | Wellington Amphitheater

Comedy Open Mic Night, Delray

8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Arts Garage, Delray Beach

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

AMC Theatres: 30% off daily before 4 p.m.

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres

Free admission for Miami-Dade seniors with Golden Ticket

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

Winter Wonderland exhibit in Plantation

10:00 am to 4:30 pm | FREE

CMX Classics discount film

3:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $6.00 | CMX Cinemas

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

Food truck gathering at Pelican Harbor Marina

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Pelican Harbor Marina

Magic City Lights, Miami

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

Student film festival in Davie

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Bailey Hall in Davie

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

Symphony In Lights display in Hallandale Beach

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village

Holiday snowfalls & lights at The Square in West Palm

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

Water Taxi holiday lights excursion

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

Free live music at Hollywood beach bandshell

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

Trivia nights in Broward

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE

Free Concert, Wellington

7:30 pm | FREE | Wellington Amphitheater

Comedy Night at Pub 52

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co., Miami-Dade

Comedy Night at Exit One Taproom

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Exit One Taproom, Miami-Dade

SoundScape Cinema Series: Free outdoor movies in Miami Beach

8:00 pm | FREE | New World Center, Miami Beach

Thursday, December 7, 2023

AMC Theatres: 30% off daily before 4 p.m.

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres

Winter Wonderland exhibit in Plantation

10:00 am to 4:30 pm | FREE

Street Stages concerts, Miami

4:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Old Post Office, Miami-Dade

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

Food Truck Thursdays at Highland Oaks Park

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Highland Oaks Park

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

Menorah car parade in Fort Lauderdale

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

Live music: Clematis by Night, West Palm Beach

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront

Christmas Lights In The Acres

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00 | Plantation Baptist Church

Fantasy of Lights drive-through display

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

Symphony In Lights display in Hallandale Beach

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village

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

"The Polar Expess" movie in Dania

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Meli Park

Water Taxi holiday lights excursion

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

Free live music at Hollywood beach bandshell

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

Live music at Doral Yard

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

Trivia nights in Broward

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE

Live Music at VIVO Dolphin Mall

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall

The Moth Miami StorySLAM

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $15.00 | Sandrell Rivers Theater

Free Concert, Wellington

7:30 pm | FREE | Wellington Amphitheater

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