Picnic de Libros is a bilingual, family day program featuring storytelling, theatre, music, arts and crafts, dance, and picnic baskets full of books for families to enjoy together. The event is free and its main goal is to expose kids to the richness and variety of the cultural traditions in our diverse community. Use this link to RSVP and secure your spot.
Cover illustration by Iris Fundora
Event: Saturday, Sept. 9, 2-5 p.m.Koubek Center , 2705 SW 3rd St. Miami
This year's Picnic will feature:
Puppet workshop by Danly Arango .
A very special dance presentation by the Miami City Ballet .
Creative Stage Productions returns with their fun characters.Storytelling with Leo Van Schermbeek.
Percussion led by Nabedi.
These gatherings are meant to awaken children’s curiosity while using the power of stories to bring people together, promoting literacy, and nurturing the next generation of engaged world citizens. The day concludes with a special picnic with blankets on the lawn and baskets full of books, in both Spanish and English, to be enjoyed by all families.
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Find more free and cheap things to do with kids: Tuesday, December 5, 2023
10:00 am to 4:30 pm | FREE
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
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Sunset Cove Amphitheater, Boca Raton
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 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 | Doral Yard
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 6, 2023
10:00 am to 4:30 pm | FREE
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 8:00 pm | FREE | Anglin Square
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 | $15.00-27.75 | Palm Beach Zoo
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Doral Park
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 9:00 pm | FREE | Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $12.00 | Xtreme Action Park
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE
Thursday, December 7, 2023
10:00 am to 4:30 pm | FREE
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
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 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 | 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 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 | 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
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 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
More Miami-Dade events Tuesday, December 5, 2023
All Day | $5.00-7.00 | Regal Cinemas Multiple Locations
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | CityPlace Doral
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Haulover Beach Park
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Haulover Beach Park
5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Magic City Casino
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
7:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $5.00 | Landmark Theatre at Merrick Park, Coral Gables
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
7:00 pm | FREE | Black Archives Historic Lyric Theatre, Miami
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Pelican Harbor Marina
5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Magic City Casino
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Doral Park
7:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
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
8:00 pm | FREE | New World Center, Miami Beach
Thursday, December 7, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
10:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Miami-Dade County Multiple Locations
4:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Old Post Office, Miami-Dade
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 10:00 pm | FREE | Highland Oaks Park
5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Magic City Casino
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Merrick Park
7:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $15.00 | Sandrell Rivers Theater
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
Friday, December 8, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
10:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Miami-Dade County Multiple Locations
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Coconut Creek community center
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Tropical Park
5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Magic City Casino
5:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Lincoln Road Mall, Miami Beach
7:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | South Florida Center for Percussive Arts
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
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 11:00 pm | FREE | Books and Books Coral Gables
9:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
Saturday, December 9, 2023
FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach
5:00 am to 11:30 pm | $5.00
9:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Miami Children's Museum
9:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
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 4:00 pm | FREE | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU
10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | HistoryMiami
10:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Miami-Dade County Multiple Locations
10:00 am | FREE | Miami Dade College North Campus
11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
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
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | $5.00 | Regal Cinemas
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Merrick House Museum, Miami-Dade
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Actors' Playhouse at The Miracle Theatre
4:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | 223 E. Flagler St, Miami
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 10:00 pm | FREE | Milander Park
7:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
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 | Books and Books Coral Gables
9:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
9:00 pm to 11:30 pm | $5.00 | Coral Gables Art Cinema
Sunday, December 10, 2023
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 2:00 pm | Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
10:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Miami-Dade County Multiple Locations
11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Merrick Park
11:30 am | $5.00 | Sandrell Rivers Theater
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | $5.00 | Regal Cinemas
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Merrick House Museum, Miami-Dade
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Biltmore Hotel
3:00 pm to 5:30 pm | FREE | Ponce Circle Park, Coral Gables
4:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | 223 E. Flagler St, Miami
4:30 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Lincoln Road at Euclid Avenue
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 9:00 pm | $15.00-20.00 | Pinecrest Gardens
7:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co., Miami-Dade
9:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
9:00 pm | FREE | Ball & Chain
Monday, December 11, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
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
4:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | 223 E. Flagler St, Miami
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | InterContinental Hotel
5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Magic City Casino
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $15.00-20.00 | Pinecrest Gardens
7:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Sandbar Sports Grill, Miami-Dade
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