Free Family Fun Day

HistoryMiami museum hosts a free Family Fun Day the second Saturday of every month, with free admission for all. The free admission is all day, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with activities taking place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration is required to participate. You can register online.

The theme rotates monthly, usually around either current exhibitions or perhaps a national celebration.

Upcoming themes:

Dec. 9: Season's Greetings

Ring in the joy of the season. Join the story time corner and learn about different holiday traditions. Create your own greeting cards to share with families and friends. Experience a day of cheer as various traditions come alive with some of the season’s favorite games, music, and more.

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More free and cheap things to do with kids this week:

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Holiday Village, Delray Beach

Old School Square, Delray

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

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

Fantasy of Lights drive-through display

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

Holiday snowfalls & lights at The Square in West Palm

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

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

Thursday, November 30, 2023

Holiday Village, Delray Beach

Old School Square, Delray

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

Magic City Lights, Miami

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

Light Up in Fort Lauderdale

5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Galt Ocean Mile

Light Up The Galt in Fort Lauderdale

5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Galt Ocean Mile

Lights 4 Hope Bike Night

6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | $15.00-40.00

Tree lighting Dadeland Mall

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Dadeland Mall

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

Holiday in Paradise Sandi Tree Lighting, WPB

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

Light Up Dania holiday event

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Dania city hall

Fantasy of Lights drive-through display

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

Holiday snowfalls & lights at The Square in West Palm

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

Holiday Lighting in Tamarac

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | caporella Park

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

Friday, December 1, 2023

Holiday Village, Delray Beach

Old School Square, Delray

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

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

Free entry to museums with bank card

All Day | FREE | South Florida Museums

Holiday Village, Delray Beach

Old School Square, Delray

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

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

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

Free entry to museums with bank card

All Day | FREE | South Florida Museums

Holiday Village, Delray Beach

Old School Square, Delray

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

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

Holiday Village, Delray Beach

Old School Square, Delray

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

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

Holiday Village, Delray Beach

Old School Square, Delray

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

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

See all the free and cheap events this week.

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