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$5 all-day fares weekends on Tri-Rail

For a twist on the usual weekend activities, skip the traffic and save on gas. Travel via train.

On weekends and holidays, Tri-Rail railroad offers $5 all-day fares for its train routes in South Florida. Pay $5 and ride to & from wherever you want.

Tri-Rail runs 73.5 miles from Miami to West Palm Beach, stopping at stations, including:

On week days, regular one-way fares are $2.50 to $8.75 for adults, depending on the trip. Kids age 4 and younger ride for free.  Arrive at least 15 minutes prior to purchase tickets. 

On weekends and holidays, fares are $5 for adults per day, regardless of amount of travel. For eligible riders with a discount card, weekend & holiday fares are $2.50 per day. 

Other discounts are offered. For information about Tri-Rail, including routes and shuttles to and from stations, call 954-783-6030 or 800-874-7245

Feature Tri-Rail offers free shuttle, taxi & Uber rides

Free and inexpensive entertainment:

Friday, December 8, 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

Fluffy's Food Trucks in Coconut Creek

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Coconut Creek community center

Holiday Village, Delray Beach

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

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

Night market at Dania Pointe

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe

Magic City Lights, Miami

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

Light Up Parkland

5:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Pine Trails Park

Holiday lighting in Parkland

5:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Pine Trails Park

Smorgasburg Miami weekly street fair with music

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

Pompano holiday tree lighting and live music

6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Pompano great lawn

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

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

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

Boynton Holiday Boat Parade

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Boynton Harbor Marina

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

Muppets double feature, WPB

6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront

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

Free live entertainment in Pompano

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lawn at Atlantic Boulevard and Pompano Beach Boulevard

Holiday Music Series, Mizner Park, Boca Raton

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Mizner Park in Boca

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 Concert, Wellington

7:30 pm | FREE | Wellington Amphitheater

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

Free film in Davie park

8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Davie Pine Island Park

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