Posted by: Plenty of festivals, live entertainment and events in Broward are delightfully free or relatively inexpensive. They're great for dates, families and solo excursions. Grab your favorite reusable water bottle and go.
Events in May 2025 in Broward
Free outdoor film & food trucks in Tamarac
Delight in a free outdoor flick at 8 p.m. Friday, May 9 — with food trucks at 6:30 p.m. — at Tamarac Park and Recreation, 7501 N. University Drive, Tamarac. The film is “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.”
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Food Trucks in Coral Springs
Bites-n-Sips features DJ entertainment, scavenger hunt and hula hoops. A variety of food trucks are at the event offering food and drinks for purchase. The venue is outdoors at City Hall, 9500 W. Sample Road 33065. Parking in the garage is free.
Water Works in Pompano Beach
Bring your towel. Water slides, a DJ and food vendors are featured at Water Works. The free event is 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at the pool and park at 901 NW 10th Street, Pompano Beach. Parking is free.
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Ocean Brews beer festival in Deerfield Beach
The Ocean Brews beer festival is 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at Deerfield beach parking lot, 149 SE 21st Avenue, Deerfield Beach 33441. Entry is free. Food and drinks are offered for purchase. Entertainment includes Adam Uhlan Band and others.
Beer tasting tickets are $55 while the promotion is offered and $65 at the event. Free parking and shuttles are offered at Cove Shopping Center, 1500 E. Hillsboro Blvd., Deerfield Beach.
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Art Walk events
Oakland Park
The Art Walk in Oakland Park, with restaurants offering food for purchase, is 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, May 17, around Art Fusion Galleries, 3496 NE 12th Avenue, Oakland Park.
Hollywood
Free downtown Hollywood ArtWalk features tours, live entertainment, and vendors in a walkable district. The event is 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. third Saturdays on Hollywood Boulevard and Harrison Street.
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Great American Beach Party in Fort Lauderdale
The free Great American Beach Party is 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 24, at the beach and Las Olas Oceanside Park. The Great American Beach Party includes water slides, vintage vehicles, parachute jumpers, entertainment, and other features.
Free entry day at Museum of Discovery & Science in Fort Lauderdale
MODS is featuring a free entry day 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, May 31 with an emphasis on presentations, entertainment and activities about storms and weather. The event includes a Kids Zone and Touch A Truck vehicles on display. MODS is at 401 SW Second Street, Fort Lauderdale 33312.
Children's BookFest at West Regional Library
Performances, activities and free books while supplies last are featured at the BookFest 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Saturday, May 31, and entry is free. It's at West Regional Library, 8601 W. Broward Blvd., Plantation 33324
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Other events with live entertainment and free entry
- Bands perform on beach at Hollywood Bandshell Wednesdays – Sundays
- May 2 Groove on the Grass live band, food trucks in Tamarac
- May 2 Untapped street festival in Pompano Beach
- Rock The Park in Plantation
- May 4 and other first Sundays Free live Jazz Brunch on Fort Lauderdale Riverwalk
- May 9 Free Latin band outdoors at park in Fort Lauderdale
- May 10 Bands perform at Boulevard Heights in Hollywood
- May 16 Tunes & Trucks in Sunrise
- May 24 Bands perform at Boulevard Heights in Hollywood
- Performances at Bailey Hall in Davie
- Performances at 12 p.m. Wednesdays & Fridays at Tunnel Top Plaza in Fort Lauderdale
Previous events
Groove on the Grass in Tamarac
Groove on the Grass in Tamarac is 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, May 2, with free entry and free parking.
Featured performer: Samantha Russell Band
Venue: Tamarac Sports Park, 9901 NW 77th Street
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Fort Lauderdale Air Show
The Fort Lauderdale Air Show is Saturday, May 3, and Sunday, May 4, at Fort Lauderdale beach, with fees for prime seating. To see the jets and other aircraft for free, you can usually watch the pilots practice on Friday.
The paid zone extends north from Sunrise Boulevard though Northeast 18th Street along A1A. The air show is visible from some areas outside the paid zones, including Las Olas Oceanside Park.
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Touch A Truck
Davie
Touch A Truck in Davie for kids and families is 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at Bergeron Rodeo, 4201 Rodeo Way, Davie. Entry is free. Parking is free.
Pompano Beach
Touch A Truck in Pompano Beach for kids and families is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at the park at 1660 NE 10th Street, Pompano Beach. Entry and parking are free.
Beachfront Grand Prix Festival in Fort Lauderdale
The Grand Prix Festival at Las Olas Oceanside Park is:
- 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, May 2
- 12 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, May 3
- 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 4
The event includes a variety of live bands, a Pit Stop activity, food trucks, exotic vehicles and driving simulators. Entry is free. Fees for parking apply.
Las Olas Oceanside Park is at 3000 East Las Olas Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale 33316.
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