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Free community event at Jose Marti Park

The City of Miami is hosting a free community event at Jose Marti Park on Feb. 9 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to celebrate the planned adaptive redesign of the park in Little Havana, which is being carried out as part of the Miami Forever bond program.

It’s also part of Current, a Sea Level Rise Challenge for Greater Miami a project by Van Alen Institute.

The celebration will feature special activities for local families, including:

  • A free Zumba class
  • Mural and face painting
  • Free tacos and arepas
  • A performance by local band Elastic Bond

Other museum deals, free days and special events:

Thursday, March 30, 2023

Discounts for Miami-Dade County Fair

All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition

Early Birding with Al

8:30 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Staff Guided Nature Preserve Tours

12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate

Outdoor Marine Aquarium Feedings

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

Daily Shark Feeding

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

Sea Turtle Talk

2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

$12 Adult Skate Night in Fort Lauderdale

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $12.00 | Xtreme Action Park

Friday, March 31, 2023

Discounts for Miami-Dade County Fair

All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition

Staff Guided Nature Preserve Tours

12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate

Outdoor Marine Aquarium Feedings

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

Daily Shark Feeding

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

Beachcombing for Beach Treasures

2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Sea Turtle Talk

2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Art After Dark at Norton in West Palm

4:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Discounted | Norton Museum of Art

Jazz at MOCA: TBA

8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)

Saturday, April 1, 2023

Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU free every Saturday

All Day | FREE | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU

Gold Coast Museum free first Saturday

All Day | FREE | Gold Coast Railroad Museum

Discounts for Miami-Dade County Fair

All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition

Free entry to museums with bank card

All Day | FREE | South Florida Museums

Beach trash pickup & Turtle Tours in Hollywood

9:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Marine Environmental Education center

Displays & interactive exhibits

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon

Public Walking Tour

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon

Heritage Day Parade

11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | North Palm Beach Library

Farm Tours at Tradewinds Park

11:30 am to 2:00 pm | $3.00-4.50 | Tradewinds Park

Free tour of the Adrienne Arsht Center

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

Heritage Day Festival

12:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $15.00-20.00 | Anchorage Park, North Palm Beach

Staff Guided Nature Preserve Tours

12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate

Outdoor Marine Aquarium Feedings

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

Merrick House Museum Guided Tours

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

Daily Shark Feeding

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

Sea Turtle Talk

2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Night sky viewing with telescopes

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Fox Observatory

Sunday, April 2, 2023

Discounts for Miami-Dade County Fair

All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition

Free entry to museums with bank card

All Day | FREE | South Florida Museums

Displays & interactive exhibits

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon

Kids' Graffiti Drawing Class

10:00 am | $16.00 | Museum of Graffiti

Free live music at Jazz Brunch in Fort Lauderdale

11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Fort Lauderdale Riverwalk

Farm Tours at Tradewinds Park

11:30 am to 2:00 pm | $3.00-4.50 | Tradewinds Park

Staff Guided Nature Preserve Tours

12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate

Outdoor Marine Aquarium Feedings

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

Merrick House Museum Guided Tours

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

Daily Shark Feeding

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

Sea Turtle Talk

2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

$12 Adult Skate Night in Fort Lauderdale

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $12.00 | Xtreme Action Park

Monday, April 3, 2023

Free tour of the Adrienne Arsht Center

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

Staff Guided Nature Preserve Tours

12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate

Outdoor Marine Aquarium Feedings

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

Daily Shark Feeding

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

Sea Turtle Talk

2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Displays & interactive exhibits

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon

Public Walking Tour

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon

Staff Guided Nature Preserve Tours

12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate

Outdoor Marine Aquarium Feedings

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

Daily Shark Feeding

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

Sea Turtle Talk

2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Discounts for Miami-Dade County Fair

All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition

Displays & interactive exhibits

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon

Public Walking Tour

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon

Staff Guided Nature Preserve Tours

12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate

Outdoor Marine Aquarium Feedings

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

Daily Shark Feeding

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

Sea Turtle Talk

2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

See all the free and cheap events this week.

 

Josie Gulliksen

About Josie Gulliksen

Josie Gulliksen is a freelance writer and major arts advocate and enthusiast who loves everything cultural and is excited to live in such a thriving community as Miami. A Miami native, aside from Miami on the Cheap, she currently writes for Artburst Miami, Biscayne Times, Edible South FL and Miami Media Group. She worked for nearly a decade at Miami Today as Calendar Editor and arts writer and then worked for 13 years in public relations. She has her own blog Scene Around South FL.

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