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Looking for something to do around Miami and South Florida? You can use our event calendar to find free things to do in Miami, free things to do in Broward and free things to do in Palm Beach County. You can also find discounts on more expensive events in our calendar. Here's a list of free and cheap events in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. Click each title to see more information about the event or deal. You can also view the whole month (click "By Month") or see a specific date (click By Day). 

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Sunday, October 1, 2023

Farmers markets & vendor fairs

FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach

$5 all-day fares weekends on Tri-Rail

5:00 am to 11:30 pm | $5.00

Pinecrest drive-up Farmer's Market

8:00 am to 2:00 pm | Pinecrest Gardens

Palmetto Bay Farmer's Market

8:30 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Coral Reef Park

Tamarac Farmers Market

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

Bowling deal at SparZ lanes in Davie

9:00 am to 11:00 am | Discounted

Vizcaya weekly farmer's market

9:00 am to 2:00 pm | Vizcaya Museum and Gardens

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

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

Hispanic Heritage market & entertainment in Fort Lauderdale

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Las Olas Oceanside Park

The Berry Farm Harvest Festival

9:00 am to 7:00 pm | $12.32-19.53 | The Berry Farms

Miami Lakes United Methodist Church pumpkin patch

9:00 am to 9:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Miami Lakes United Methodist Church

Halloween Pooch Parade

9:30 am to 11:00 am | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach

Dream car classic in Hollywood

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

Sawgrass Farmer's & Artisan's market

10:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Sawgrass Mills

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

Farmer's Market at Village of Merrick Park

11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Merrick Park

Farm Tours at Tradewinds Park

11:30 am to 2:00 pm | $3.00-4.50 | Tradewinds Park

Wynwood's Oktoberfest

12:00 pm to 3:00 am | $0-16.00 | Wynwood Marketplace, Miami

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

Sight & Sound Deep Cuts

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

Merrick House Museum Guided Tours

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Merrick House Museum, Miami-Dade

Bluegrass festival and acoustic jam

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

Celebrate Latin food & culture, Wynwood

1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Smorgasburg Miami, Wynwood

Free tour of historic Biltmore Hotel

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Biltmore Hotel

Hispanic Heritage: Flamenco Performance, Acreage

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Acreage Branch Library

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

Zun Zun Children's Festival

2:00 pm | FREE | Miami-Dade County Auditorium

Tropical Sundays Live Music

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard

Ocean Drive Promenade Music Series

6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Ocean Drive Promenade, Miami Beach

Free music at Gulfstream in Hallandale

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

Free live music at Hollywood beach bandshell

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

$12 Adult Skate Night in Fort Lauderdale

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $12.00 | Xtreme Action Park

Live Music at VIVO Dolphin Mall

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

Free live music series at The Betsy Hotel

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel

Zun Zun Children's Festival with 123 Andres

7:00 pm | FREE | Miami Beach Bandshell

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

Today: Sunday, October 1, 2023

Farmers markets & vendor fairs

FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach

$5 all-day fares weekends on Tri-Rail

5:00 am to 11:30 pm | $5.00

Pinecrest drive-up Farmer's Market

8:00 am to 2:00 pm | Pinecrest Gardens

Palmetto Bay Farmer's Market

8:30 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Coral Reef Park

Tamarac Farmers Market

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

Bowling deal at SparZ lanes in Davie

9:00 am to 11:00 am | Discounted

Vizcaya weekly farmer's market

9:00 am to 2:00 pm | Vizcaya Museum and Gardens

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

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

Hispanic Heritage market & entertainment in Fort Lauderdale

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Las Olas Oceanside Park

The Berry Farm Harvest Festival

9:00 am to 7:00 pm | $12.32-19.53 | The Berry Farms

Miami Lakes United Methodist Church pumpkin patch

9:00 am to 9:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Miami Lakes United Methodist Church

Halloween Pooch Parade

9:30 am to 11:00 am | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach

Dream car classic in Hollywood

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

Sawgrass Farmer's & Artisan's market

10:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Sawgrass Mills

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

Farmer's Market at Village of Merrick Park

11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Merrick Park

Farm Tours at Tradewinds Park

11:30 am to 2:00 pm | $3.00-4.50 | Tradewinds Park

Wynwood's Oktoberfest

12:00 pm to 3:00 am | $0-16.00 | Wynwood Marketplace, Miami

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

Sight & Sound Deep Cuts

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

Merrick House Museum Guided Tours

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Merrick House Museum, Miami-Dade

Bluegrass festival and acoustic jam

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

Celebrate Latin food & culture, Wynwood

1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Smorgasburg Miami, Wynwood

Free tour of historic Biltmore Hotel

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Biltmore Hotel

Hispanic Heritage: Flamenco Performance, Acreage

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Acreage Branch Library

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

Zun Zun Children's Festival

2:00 pm | FREE | Miami-Dade County Auditorium

Tropical Sundays Live Music

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard

Ocean Drive Promenade Music Series

6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Ocean Drive Promenade, Miami Beach

Free music at Gulfstream in Hallandale

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

Free live music at Hollywood beach bandshell

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

$12 Adult Skate Night in Fort Lauderdale

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $12.00 | Xtreme Action Park

Live Music at VIVO Dolphin Mall

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

Free live music series at The Betsy Hotel

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel

Zun Zun Children's Festival with 123 Andres

7:00 pm | FREE | Miami Beach Bandshell

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

Tomorrow: Monday, October 2, 2023

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

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

Miami Lakes United Methodist Church pumpkin patch

9:00 am to 9:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Miami Lakes United Methodist Church

Papel Picado Craft - Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

9:30 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | West Kendall Regional Library

The Berry Farm Harvest Festival

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $12.32-19.53 | The Berry Farms

Free tour of the Adrienne Arsht Center

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Adrienne Arsht Center

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

Free film "Color Purple" in Davie

4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Davie Cooper City branch library

Free Noche de Arte

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | InterContinental Hotel

Food Trucks in Hollywood

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood ArtsPark

Discussion grapic novel 'Farenheit 451

6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood branch library

Play all you want mini-golf deal in Pembroke Pines

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $11.00 | AllGolf

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 live music series at The Betsy Hotel

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel

Free group bike ride in Fort Lauderdale

7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Tarpon River Brewing

Free movie preview 'The Burial'

7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Bill Cosford Cinema

Comedy Night at Sandbar Sports Grill

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

Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Event Time Price Location
Discounts at Cinemark on Tuesdays All Day Discounted Cinemark
Regal Theatres: Discounted movie tickets on Tuesdays All Day $5.00-7.00 Regal Cinemas Multiple Locations
AMC Discount Tuesdays $5.00
Public Walking Tour, WPB 9:00 am to 4:00 pm FREE Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
AMC Theatres: 30% off daily before 4 p.m. 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Discounted AMC Theatres
Miami Lakes United Methodist Church pumpkin patch 9:00 am to 9:00 pm $5.00-10.00 Miami Lakes United Methodist Church
Papel Picado Craft - Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 9:30 am to 8:00 pm FREE West Kendall Regional Library
The Berry Farm Harvest Festival 10:00 am to 6:00 pm $12.32-19.53 The Berry Farms
Free yoga at library in Plantation 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm FREE West Regional Library
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
Kids play free mini-golf deal in Pembroke Pines 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm Discounted AllGolf
Free rain barrel, West Palm Beach 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm FREE
Tasty Tuesdays with Food Trucks 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm FREE Sunset Cove Amphitheater, Boca Raton
Market Tuesdays at CityPlace Doral 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm   CityPlace Doral
Tasty Tuesday food trucks, Boca Raton 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm   Sunset Cove Amphitheater, Boca Raton
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
National Night Out, Delray Beach 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm FREE Old School Square, Delray
book discussion "Handmaid's Tale' in Weston 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm FREE Weston branch library
Zumba in Sunrise 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm FREE Sunrise Civic Center
Trivia nights in Broward 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm FREE
Free live music series at The Betsy Hotel 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm FREE The Betsy Hotel
Comedy Open Mic Night, Delray 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm $5.00-10.00 Arts Garage, Delray Beach

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Event Time Price Location
Half price arcade games at Bowlero Discounted Bowlero bowling venues
Public Walking Tour, WPB 9:00 am to 4:00 pm FREE Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
AMC Theatres: 30% off daily before 4 p.m. 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Discounted AMC Theatres
Miami Lakes United Methodist Church pumpkin patch 9:00 am to 9:00 pm $5.00-10.00 Miami Lakes United Methodist Church
Papel Picado Craft - Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 9:30 am to 8:00 pm FREE West Kendall Regional Library
Free admission for Miami-Dade seniors with Golden Ticket 10:00 am to 4:00 pm FREE Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
The Berry Farm Harvest Festival 10:00 am to 6:00 pm $12.32-19.53 The Berry Farms
Marci Poppins Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month 11:00 am to 12:00 pm FREE Sunny Isles Branch Library
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
Food Trucks In Volunteer Park 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm   Volunteer Park Plantation
Food truck gathering at Pelican Harbor Marina 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm FREE Pelican Harbor Marina
$9 deal for roller skating in Davie 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm Discounted Galaxy Skateway Davie
Free live music at Hollywood beach bandshell 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm FREE Hollywood beach bandshell
Free movie preview 'The Burial' 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm FREE AMC Aventura
$12 Adult Skate Night in Fort Lauderdale 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm $12.00 Xtreme Action Park
Trivia nights in Broward 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm FREE
Free live music series at The Betsy Hotel 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm FREE The Betsy Hotel
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

Thursday, October 5, 2023

Event Time Price Location
Public Walking Tour, WPB 9:00 am to 4:00 pm FREE Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
AMC Theatres: 30% off daily before 4 p.m. 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Discounted AMC Theatres
Miami Lakes United Methodist Church pumpkin patch 9:00 am to 9:00 pm $5.00-10.00 Miami Lakes United Methodist Church
Pumpkin Towne: Wellington, Jupiter & Stuart 9:00 am to 9:00 pm FREE
Papel Picado Craft - Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 9:30 am to 8:00 pm FREE West Kendall Regional Library
The Berry Farm Harvest Festival 10:00 am to 6:00 pm $12.32-19.53 The Berry Farms
Family Storytime – Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 11:00 am to 12:00 pm FREE West Flagler Branch Library
Sunny Days/Starry Nights at NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale with free entry 11:00 am to 7:00 pm FREE NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale
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
Hispanic Heritage: Latin American Classical Music on Viola, West Boynton 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm FREE West Boynton Branch Library
Free GOGO MOAD Family Day 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm FREE Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus
Wolfson Market & Movie, Miami 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm FREE Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus
Food Truck Thursdays at Highland Oaks Park 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm FREE Highland Oaks Park
Free Thursdays at PAMM: Backroom Sessions 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm FREE Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
Food Trucks at Tree Tops in Davie 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm FREE Treetops Park
Live music: Clematis by Night, West Palm Beach 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm FREE West Palm Beach Waterfront
Night Market, Boca Raton 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm FREE Sanborn Square Park, Boca
Sips & Shorts by City Theatre at Pinecrest Gardens 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm FREE Pinecrest Gardens
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
The Moth Miami StorySLAM 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm $15.00 Sandrell Rivers Theater
Live Music at VIVO Dolphin Mall 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm FREE Dolphin Mall
Free live music series at The Betsy Hotel 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm FREE The Betsy Hotel
FAU Symphony Orchestra, Boca Raton 7:00 pm $10.00 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton
Live on the Plaza - MaddJazz 7:30 pm $20.00 Adrienne Arsht Center

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