First Thursdays are ideal for appreciating art. First Thursdays are when NSU Art Museum in Fort Lauderdale offers free entry to all.
Sunny Days/Starry Nights events are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. the first Thursday of every month, and entry is free. Often events include 2-for-1 deals on wine.
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Fun For Kids
The free entry days first Thursdays usually include free Mini Muse events for kids. Usually, Mini Muse is 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. first Thursdays, with drop-in art projects or other fun.
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Regular fees are $16 for adults; $10 for seniors; $8 for military; $5 for students 13 to 17 years old and college students with ID; and free for NSU students, faculty and staff, museum members, and ages 12 and younger.
NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale also offers these opportunities for discounts or free entry :
Residents of Fort Lauderdale are admitted free on Fort Lauderdale Neighbor Day , usually the last Sunday of the Month, with a driver’s license, or residential utility bill with proof of Fort Lauderdale address.
Recipients of SNAP benefits get in free with their EBT card and photo ID. Four people can get in free for each card.
Active-duty military personnel and their families , including National Guard and Reserves, are admitted free from Memorial Day to Labor Day as part of the Blue Star Museums program.
Bank of American card holders get free admission the first full weekend of every month through Bank of America’s Museums on Us program.
NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale is at 1 E. Las Olas Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, 954-525-5500, website .
Other Free Things To Do
Sunday, October 1, 2023
FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach
9:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Veterans Park
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Las Olas Oceanside Park
9:30 am to 11:00 am | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Hollywood
10:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Sawgrass Mills
10:30 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Fort Lauderdale Riverwalk
12:00 pm to 3:00 am | $0-16.00 | Wynwood Marketplace, Miami
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Greynolds Park
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Biltmore Hotel
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Acreage Branch Library
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Dania Pointe
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Ocean Drive Promenade, Miami Beach
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 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
7:00 pm | FREE | Miami Beach Bandshell
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co., Miami-Dade
9:00 pm | FREE | Ball & Chain
Monday, October 2, 2023
9:30 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | West Kendall Regional Library
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Adrienne Arsht Center
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Davie Cooper City branch library
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | InterContinental Hotel
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood ArtsPark
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood branch library
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Palmetto Bay Library
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Tarpon River Brewing
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Bill Cosford Cinema
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Sandbar Sports Grill, Miami-Dade
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
9:30 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | West Kendall Regional Library
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm | FREE | West Regional Library
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE
5:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Sunset Cove Amphitheater, Boca Raton
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Haulover Beach Park
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Old School Square, Delray
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Weston branch library
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Sunrise Civic Center
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
9:30 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | West Kendall Regional Library
11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Sunny Isles Branch Library
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Volunteer Park Plantation
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Pelican Harbor Marina
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | AMC Aventura
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co., Miami-Dade
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Exit One Taproom, Miami-Dade
8:00 pm | FREE | New World Center
Thursday, October 5, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
9:30 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | West Kendall Regional Library
11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | West Flagler Branch Library
11:00 am to 7:00 pm | FREE | NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | West Boynton Branch Library
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Highland Oaks Park
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Sanborn Square Park, Boca
6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Pinecrest Gardens
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
Friday, October 6, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
9:00 am | FREE | Riverbend Park, Jupiter
9:30 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | West Kendall Regional Library
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Centennial Park, Boynton Beach
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Tropical Park
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Commons Park, Royal Palm Beach
5:00 pm | FREE | Centennial Park, Boynton Beach
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Town Center Promenade, Wellington
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Coral Gables Museum
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
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
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $10.00 | Commons Park, Royal Palm Beach
7:00 pm | FREE | Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Miami
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Arts Garage, Delray Beach
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood ArtsPark
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Books and Books Coral Gables
Saturday, October 7, 2023
All Day | FREE | South Florida Museums
FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach
8:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Volunteer Park Plantation
9:00 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Sugar Sand Park, Boca Raton
9:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | The Underline, Miami-Dade
9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Home Depot stores
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
9:30 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | West Kendall Regional Library
10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Holiday Park
10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Gold Coast Railroad Museum
10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum
10:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Sawgrass Mills
10:30 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
11:30 am | FREE | Sugar Sand Park, Boca Raton
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Adrienne Arsht Center
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Doc Thomas House, Miami
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Delray Beach
1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Commons Park, Royal Palm Beach
1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm | FREE | West Flagler Branch Library
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | Main Library, Palm Beach Co.
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Doc Thomas House, Miami
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Margate sports complex
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
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 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $10.00 | Commons Park, Royal Palm Beach
7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bill Sadowski Park & Nature Center
7:30 pm | FREE | Black Archives Historic Lyric Theatre, Miami
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Fox Observatory
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Books and Books Coral Gables
Sunday, October 8, 2023
All Day | FREE | South Florida Museums
FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach
FREE | Las Olas Oceanside Park
9:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Veterans Park
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Las Olas Oceanside Park
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
10:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Sawgrass Mills
10:30 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Biltmore Hotel
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Dania Pointe
3:00 pm | FREE | First United Methodist Church, Homestead
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Ocean Drive Promenade, Miami Beach
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 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co., Miami-Dade
9:00 pm | FREE | Ball & Chain
Sunny Days/Starry Nights at NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale with free entry
Monthly on the 1st Thursday @ 11:00 am-7:00 pm (starting July 7, 2022)
Sunny Days/Starry Nights at NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale with free entry
NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale 1 E Las Olas Blvd Fort Lauderdale ,FL 33301
Every Last Sunday @ 12:00 pm-5:00 pm (starting June 25, 2023)
Free entry for Fort Lauderdale residents to NSU Art Museum
NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale 1 E Las Olas Blvd Fort Lauderdale ,FL 33301