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Free and Cheap Events in South Florida

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.

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Saturday, May 18, 2024

Museums free for military families this summer

All Day | FREE | South Florida Museums

Umbrellas Over CityPlace Doral installation

All Day | FREE | CityPlace Doral

Farmers markets & vendor fairs

FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach

Kids read to dogs during 'Furry Tales' at Miami libraries

FREE | Miami-Dade Public Library System

MOSAIC deals & discounts: Various days, times & venues in PBC

Discounted | Various sites in Palm Beach Co.

Kids to Parks, North Palm Beach

FREE | John D. MacArthur Beach State Park, N. Palm Beach

Plantation Farmers Market

8:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Volunteer Park Plantation

Sensory Saturdays at Manatee Lagoon, WPB

8:00 am to 9:00 am | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, West Palm Beach

Ti Mache Market

8:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)

Bird-friendly Gardening Day, Miami

9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Tropical Audubon Society

Free trees for Miami-Dade residents

9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Miami Dade College North Campus

Home Fur Dogs Expo in Parkland

9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Barkland Dog Park

Kids to Parks Day, Wellington

9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Wellington Amphitheater

Kids to Parks Day, Wellington

9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Wellington Amphitheater

Kids to Parks, Wellington

9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Wellington Amphitheater

Delray GreenMarket

9:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Old School Square, Delray

Rust Marketing and Classic Car Show

9:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Lake Park

Free admission, Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Kids To Parks events at Long Key in Davie

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Long Key Natural Area

Redland International Orchid Show

9:00 am to 6:00 pm | $12.00-20.00 | Fruit & Spice Park, Homestead

Redland International Orchid Show

9:00 am to 6:00 pm | $12.00-20.00 | Fruit & Spice Park, Homestead

Vintage Fair at Festival Marketplace

10:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Festival Marketplace, Pompano Beach

Water Safety Expo & Free Swim in Tamarac

10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Caporella recreation

Kids to Parks Day with Nature Cat, Biscayne National Park

10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Biscayne National Park

Free Kids To Parks event in Plantation

10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Seminole Park

Water safety program in Dania Beach

10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Meli Aquatic Complex, Dania Beach

Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU free every Saturday

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU

Tradewinds Park offers rides on model train

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | $2.00-5.00 | Tradewinds Park

2-for-1 International Museum Day deal

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | History Fort Lauderdale

Free Museum of Art admission for WPB residents & military Saturdays

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach

Free admission to Marinelife Center, Juno Beach

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach

Sawgrass Farmer's & Artisan's market

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

Free guided tours of art in the Design District

11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Palm Court in the Miami Design District

Kids To Parks Day in Oakland Park

11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Wimberly Field, Oakland Park

YMCA block party in Fort Lauderdale

11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Lee YMCA Fort Lauderdale

Train rides, petting zoo, hayrides in Davie

11:00 am to 4:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Marando Farms

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

Cinderella, A Fractured Fairy Tale - Sensory Inclusive Show

11:30 am | $5.00 | Sandrell Rivers Theater, Miami

Free tour of the Adrienne Arsht Center

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

Free Water Safety Day in Davie

12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Davie Pine Island Park

Sustainable Style Social Clothing Swap, Miami

12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | El Tiesto Cafe, Miami

Smorgasburg Miami weekly street fair with music

12:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Smorgasburg Miami, Wynwood

Outdoor Marine Aquarium Feeding, daily, Boca Raton

12:30 pm to 12:50 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Shark & Stingray Feedings, Delray Beach

1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach

Fandom: The Rise of Baldur’s Gate, WPB

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach

Downtown Palm Beach Gardens free outdoor music series

1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Downtown at the Gardens

Merrick House Museum Guided Tours

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

Afternoon: Free live music series at The Square, WPB

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | CityPlace, West Palm Beach

Live entertainment at Dania Pointe

1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe

Alligator feedings at nature center, WPB

1:00 pm | FREE | Okeeheelee Nature Center, West Palm Beach

Family Day

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | The Underline Urban Gym & Sound Stage, Miami-Dade

Tacos and Tequila Festival in Fort Lauderdale

2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Esplanade Park

Fandom: Being a Better Game Master, WPB

2:30 pm | FREE | Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach

Chopin for All concert, Fort Lauderdale

3:00 pm | FREE | Broward Center for the Performing Arts

Deerfield Ocean Brews & Blues Fest

4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Deerfield beach parking lot

Live entertainment at Plantation Walk

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Plantation Walk

Street Stages: Free Music in Downtown Miami

5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Across from Julia and Henry's, Downtown Miami

Kings Academy Jazz Ensemble, CityPlace WPB

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | CityPlace, West Palm Beach

Live Music on the Plaza

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | CityPlace Doral

Downtown Hollywood ArtWalk

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE

Free live music at Hollywood beach bandshell

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

Free outdoor concert, Boynton Beach

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Canyon Amphitheater, Boynton Beach

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 Concert: Smokin Renegade, Wellington

7:30 pm | FREE | Wellington Amphitheater

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

Free Live Music

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Books and Books Coral Gables

Discount late-night movies

9:00 pm to 11:30 pm | $5.00 | Coral Gables Art Cinema

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