Posted by: Oktoberfest, Halloween hooplas and Hispanic Heritage events are among the array of delightful things to do in October in Broward, including plenty that are free or relatively inexpensive. Pumpkin patches, fall festivals, and farmers markets are in abundance.
Top free and inexpensive events in Broward in October 2025, and perhaps an indulgence.
Truck Extravaganza for kids
Lots of interesting vehicles on wheels are on display at The Big Toy & Truck Extravaganza, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Saturday, October 4 and entry is free. The event offers the opportunity to hop aboard and honk the horn of trucks and other vehicles.
The event is at Snyder Park, 3299 SW Fourth Avenue, Fort Lauderdale 33315. Parking is free
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Fall Festival in Deerfield Beach
The Fall Festival 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, October 11, at Pioneer Park, 217 NE Fifth Avenue, Deerfield Beach. The free event includes a pumpkin patch, live entertainment featuring Shane Duncan Band, hayrides, biergarten, vendors, slide, and other things to do.
Oktoberfest in Dania Beach
Oktoberfest Beerfest is 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Saturday, October 11, at Dania Beach City Hall, 100 W. Dania Beach Boulevard. It is pet-friendly, and free parking is available. The event includes pumpkin patch, live entertainment, and a kids zone. Entry is free. Beer tasting tickets are sold online.
Boo Bash in Pompano
4 p.m. – 9 p.m. Saturday, October 25 with free entry
Community Park, 1801 NE Sixth Street, Pompano Beach
Includes free pumpkin while supplies last, DJ, rides and hayrides, vendors
The event features a costume contest
Other Free events with live entertainment
- 2 p.m. October 4 Alejandra Marie Barreiro, Lyric Soprano, performs at the Pompano Beach Library, 50 W. Atlantic Blvd., Pompano Beach 33060. Register online
- 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. October 4 Hispanic Heritage event features Latin band Stereokinetics at Northwest Regional Library. Entry is free. Register online. The library is at 3151 N. University Drive, Coral Springs 33065.
- Bands perform at the beach at Hollywood Bandshell Wednesdays – Sundays
- first Sundays Free live Jazz Brunch on Fort Lauderdale Riverwalk
- Backyard Jams in Pompano
- Free downtown Hollywood ArtWalk
- Free live entertainment at Plantation Walk
Free & inexpensive things to do this weekend in South Florida
Always Free
- The Plantation Historical Museum includes exhibits, occasional trivia games and other events, and often model train displays. The venue usually is open 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, with some exceptions. Plantation Historical Museum, 954-797-2722, is at 511 N. Fig Tree Lane, Plantation 33317. Parking is free.
Events with a fee
Live entertainment in Pompano
6 p.m. – 9 p.m. October 12 Soulful Sundays in Pompano Beach, tickets are $10 and need to be purchased online.
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Oktoberfest in Oakland Park
Oktoberfest including the Dachshund Dash is October 4-6 at Pastorius Park, 4000 N. Dixie Highway, Oakland Park 33334. Entertainment, games and German-style foods and drinks are featured. The entry fee is $5 for people 13 and older. Kids 12 and younger with adults do not pay.
Oktoberfest
Fort Lauderdale Firefighters Oktoberfest is 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. Saturday, October 26, which is $30 for unlimited beer tastings and German food while supplies last. The venue is a Firefighters Association building at 309 SW 26th St., Fort Lauderdale 33315.
Kids Music Day at LOOP park in Fort Lauderdale
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Kids Music Day at Las Olas Oceanside Park is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, October 6, featuring Miss Tracy Sing-Along and a student vocal ensemble performing favorites from Broadway and movies.
Las Olas Oceanside Park is at 3000 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale 33316. Parking is usually $4 an hour.
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Hispanic Heritage Festival in Pembroke Pines
Hispanic Heritage Festival is 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, October 6, in Pembroke Pines.
Entry is free. The event includes activities, entertainment by Lisset Morales and the High School Jazz Band and food trucks with Hispanic fare.
The venue is City Center, 601 City Center Way, Pembroke Pines 33025
Plantation Fall Festival
The Plantation Fall Festival includes games, inflatables, and Halloween festivities. The event is is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, October 19, with a $5 entry fee. Parking is free. For kids younger than 2, entry is free.
The venue is Volunteer Park, 12050 W. Sunrise Boulevard, Plantation 33323.
Artwork/Bouzon Muxo. Photo/Howard Alan Events
Las Olas Art Fair
Las Olas Art Fair is Saturday and Sunday, October 19-20, on Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale.
Entry is free. Parking is usually about $3 an hour.
Hollyweird Halloween. Photo/Hollywood Parks and Recreation
Hollyweird
The Halloween event for adults in Hollywood draws lots of people, including participants in elaborate outfits entering events that offer prizes totaling about $10,000.
Hollyweird takes place on Hollywood Boulevard at 19th and 20th Avenues in downtown Hollywood. This year's event is 9 p.m. Saturday, October 26, until 2 a.m., and entry is free.
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Diwali Festival
Entry is free for the Diwali festival 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday October 26 at Las Olas Oceanside Park, or LOOP, 3000 E. Las Olas Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale 33316. The event includes vendors, dance performances and other live entertainment, and food for purchase. Diwali is a Festival of Lights in India and other parts of the world. Parking fees at Fort Lauderdale beach are usually $4 an hour.
Wicked Manors in Wilton Manors
The popular street festival for Halloween is 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday, October 31, on Wilton Drive. Tickets are $10 online. At the event, tickets are $13. Parking is $20.
For youngsters and families, Trick-or-Treating is offered 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wilton Drive at participating vendors,
Costume contests are featured for grownups.
More Halloween events
- Pumpkin Patches in Broward
- House of Horror Amusement Park weekday discount
- Get Spookyville Halloween 50% off tickets through Sept. 21, West Palm Beach
- Plantation Fall Festival includes inflatables & pony rides, $5 entry
- Horrorland Scream Park at Jungle Island discount
- Free Halloween concert for the whole family in Miami
- Wendy’s offers $1 Halloween Boo! Books with 5 free Frosty coupons
- Halloween events in Delray Beach
- Decorated vehicles: Little Scream Trunk or Treat, Lake Worth
- Feathers, Fangs, Fur, & Fun, Busch Wildlife Sanctuary, Oct. 26, Jupiter
Free events with live music
- Bands perform on beach at Hollywood Bandshell
- Rock The Park in Plantation
- Free live Jazz Brunch on Fort Lauderdale Riverwalk
- Tunes ‘n' Trucks in Sunrise
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