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).
Below the "Free and Cheap" calendar is a day-by-day calendar of events in all price ranges.
You can submit events here. (This page says Broward but our calendar shows events in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.). We will add selected free events to this calendar, and all other events at all price ranges will be included on our community calendars.
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Monday, December 16, 2024
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free tour of the Adrienne Arsht Center | 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Adrienne Arsht Center, Miami |
| Garden of Lights at Flamingo Gardens with live entertainment | 5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $15.00-20.00 | Flamingo Gardens |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Snow flurries at Dania Pointe | 8:30 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe |
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
| 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 |
| Market Tuesdays at CityPlace Doral | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | CityPlace Doral | |
| Food Trucks Tuesdays | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Haulover Beach Park |
| Garden of Lights at Flamingo Gardens with live entertainment | 5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $15.00-20.00 | Flamingo Gardens |
| Fairchild Night Garden Experience | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $25.00-40.00 | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden |
| 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 |
| Storytime with Mrs. Claus | 6:00 pm | FREE | Doral Cultural Arts 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 |
| Snow flurries at Dania Pointe | 8:30 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe |
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Seaquarium Senior Deal | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Miami Seaquarium |
| Winter Wonderland exhibit in Plantation | 10:30 am to 4:30 pm | FREE | Plantation Historical Museum |
| $5 movies in Hollywood | 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Discounted | Flippers |
| 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 |
| Santa on a water sleigh in Broward | 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm | Colohatchee boat ramp | |
| Garden of Lights at Flamingo Gardens with live entertainment | 5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $15.00-20.00 | Flamingo Gardens |
| $10 deal for roller skating in Davie | 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Discounted | Galaxy Skateway Davie |
| Nights of Lights | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $18.00-23.00 | Pinecrest Gardens |
| Fairchild Night Garden Experience | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $25.00-40.00 | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden |
| Christmas Lights In The Acres $10 per vehicle | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | |
| 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 |
| 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 live music series at The Betsy Hotel | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel |
| SoundScape Cinema: Free outdoor movie, Miami Beach | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Soundscape Park |
| Snow flurries at Dania Pointe | 8:30 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe |
Thursday, December 19, 2024
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Wonderland exhibit in Plantation | 10:30 am to 4:30 pm | FREE | Plantation Historical Museum |
| Free live music in Pompano Beach | 12:15 pm to 1:15 pm | FREE | Pompano Beach Cultural Center |
| Twilight tribute concert series, Old School Square, Delray | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | Old School Square, Delray |
| Food Truck Thursdays at Highland Oaks Park | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Highland Oaks Park |
| Garden of Lights at Flamingo Gardens with live entertainment | 5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $15.00-20.00 | Flamingo Gardens |
| Nights of Lights | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $18.00-23.00 | Pinecrest Gardens |
| Miami Beach Culture Crawl | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Miami Beach Botanical Garden |
| Live music: Clematis by Night, West Palm Beach | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront |
| Fairchild Night Garden Experience | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $25.00-40.00 | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden |
| Christmas Lights In The Acres $10 per vehicle | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | |
| Fantasy of Lights drive-through display | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-45.00 | Tradewinds Park |
| Open Air Tango, Miami Beach | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lincoln Road Mall at Euclid Ave. Oval, Miami Beach |
| Holiday in Paradise nightly light shows, WPB | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront |
| Free Thursdays at PAMM | 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) |
| Symphony In Lights display in Hallandale Beach | 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village |
| Food trucks and vendors in Wilton Manors | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Equality Park |
| Free live music at Hollywood beach bandshell | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell |
| Floating Films at PAMM: 'Elf' | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) |
| 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 | |
| Tango on Lincoln Road, Miami Beach | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lincoln Road Mall at Euclid Ave. Oval, Miami Beach |
| Free live music series at The Betsy Hotel | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel |
| North Beach Social: Afrobeta Cosmic Constellation | 7:00 pm | FREE | Miami Beach Bandshell |
| Snow flurries at Dania Pointe | 8:30 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe |
Friday, December 20, 2024
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scrooge! A Fractured Christmas Carol, Miami | 7:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Sandrell Rivers Theater, Miami |
| Guided nature hike, Jupiter | 8:00 am | FREE | Riverbend Park, Jupiter |
| Winter Wonderland exhibit in Plantation | 10:30 am to 4:30 pm | FREE | Plantation Historical Museum |
| Artisan vendors in Plantation | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Plantation Walk | |
| Little Bahama Foodie & Farmers Market | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | 3616 Day Ave. |
| Little Bahamas Foodie & Farmer's Market | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | 3616 Day Ave. |
| Fluffy's Food Trucks in Coconut Creek | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Sabal Pines Park |
| Live music at Plantation Walk | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Plantation Walk |
| Food truck gathering | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Tropical Park, South Miami |
| Holiday market at Dania Pointe | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe |
| Art After Dark: Live performances, tours, workshops, Fridays at The Norton, WPB | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach |
| Garden of Lights at Flamingo Gardens with live entertainment | 5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $15.00-20.00 | Flamingo Gardens |
| Cookie & Cocoa, Mizner Park | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Mizner Park in Boca | |
| Nights of Lights | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $18.00-23.00 | Pinecrest Gardens |
| Bonfire, music & night market, Lake Worth Beach | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lake Worth Beach & Casino Complex |
| Christmas Lights In The Acres $10 per vehicle | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | |
| Fairchild Night Garden Experience | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $27.00-41.00 | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden |
| 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 |
| Margate Winter Festival | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Margate Boulevard & 441 |
| Sounds of Little Haiti | 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Discounted | Choublak |
| Symphony In Lights display in Hallandale Beach | 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village |
| Miami Beach Holiday Festival of Lights | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel |
| Zoo Lights at Zoo Miami | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $19.00-23.00 | Zoo Miami |
| Snow flurries at Dania Pointe | 7:00 pm to 7:10 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe |
| 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 music series at The Betsy Hotel | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel |
| Viernes Culturales (Cultural Fridays) | 7:00 pm to 11:30 pm | FREE | Calle Ocho |
| Lake Osborne Holiday Boat Parade, Lantana | 7:00 pm | FREE | Lake Osborne, Palm Beach Co. |
| 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 Live Music | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Books and Books Coral Gables |
| Snow flurries at Dania Pointe | 8:30 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe |
See All The Upcoming Free and Cheap Events
More South Florida Events
The calendar below is information submitted by organizations and businesses. These events may have an admission charge.
These attractions are always free
- Riverwalk is delightful for waterfront walks, photos & events with your dog
- Weston Regional Park offers shaded playground, sports amenities & free events
- Welleby Park in Sunrise offers free features for kids, families and dogs
- Free Family Fest Series at Arsht Center
- Downtown Hollywood murals: Take a free walking tour
- Entry to Cornell Art Museum in Delray Beach is always free
- Dania Arts Park offers art, free entry & photo ops
- Free admission at Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
- Nature excursion: Entry to Gumbo Limbo in Boca is free
- Deerfield Arboretum offers free entry
More Calendars and Events
- Miami-Dade Community Calendar
- Broward Community Calendar
- Palm Beach Community Calender
- Music in South Florida Calendar
- South Florida Theater Calendar
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