If you like reading — and free events, Fort Lauderdale International Book Fair offers free entry.
The event in 2023 is 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. February 4 at Esplanade Park, 400 SW Second Street, Fort Lauderdale.
The event includes vendors, authors and food trucks. Live music is included.
Esplanade park is on the delightful Fort Lauderdale Riverwalk.
Information is online.
More free and cheap things to do this week
Sunday, March 19, 2023
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Discounted | Plantation United Methodist Church
All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition
FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach
$16.00 | Ziff Opera House
9:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Veterans Park
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | The Walk
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $0-35.28 | Quiet Waters Park
10:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lummus Park
10:00 am | $16.00 | Museum of Graffiti
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Dania Pointe
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Esplanade Park
2:00 pm | FREE | Miami Shores Community Church
3:00 pm | FREE | Granada Church
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | $0-1.50 | TY Park
4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Ocean Drive Promenade
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co.
9:00 pm | FREE | Ball & Chain
Monday, March 20, 2023
All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition
$16.00 | Ziff Opera House
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Sandbar Sports Grill
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00-25.00 | Christ Church
All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition
All Day | $5.00-7.00 | Regal Cinemas Multiple Locations
$16.00 | Ziff Opera House
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Amphitheater in Boca Raton
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Haulover Beach Park
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00 | Arts Garage
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm | FREE | Stranahan Park
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Pelican Harbor Marina
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co.
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Exit One Taproom
8:00 pm | FREE | New World Center
Thursday, March 23, 2023
All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition
12:00 pm | FREE | Alamo Park
4:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Old Post Office
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Village of Wellington Promenade
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
Friday, March 24, 2023
All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition
10:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lummus Park
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dania Pointe
5:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Tropical Park
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | South Florida Center for Percussive Arts
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | ArtsPark
Saturday, March 25, 2023
All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition
FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach
8:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Volunteer Park Plantation
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $0-35.28 | Quiet Waters Park
10:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lummus Park
11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Miramar Regional Park
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Fort Lauderdale Riverwalk
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
4:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Old Post Office
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Music & Arts South of Sunrise district
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
11:30 pm to 2:00 am | $5.00 | Coral Gables Art Cinema
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