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Free Family Fest Series at Arsht Center

Arsht Center continues to connect Miami audiences to the arts by presenting its signature, free monthly Family Fest Series with diverse programming. Below is the lineup for 2023-2024.

Free tickets are available at arshtcenter.org

Arsht Center Family Fest in the Park (Photo by Justin Namon)

Saturday, Nov. 4 at 1:30 p.m.
Family Fest in the Park 
Enjoy an afternoon of family fun hosted by Miami-Dade Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces and Culture Shock. Event is hosted by Baptist Hospital. Held off-site at JL (Joe) and Enid W. Demps Park, 11350 SW 216 St., Miami.

Arsht Center Family Fest Ballet Ball on the Plaza (Photo by Taylor Brown)

Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024 at 1:30 p.m.
Miami City Ballet: Ballet for Young People
Ziff Ballet Opera House

A performance designed especially for families with Miami City Ballet pre-professional students presenting choreography in the classic ballet tradition. First-access passes available starting Jan. 9, 2024.

Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Let Freedom Swing (Photo by Laurence Sumulong)

Sunday, March 23, 2024 at 3 p.m.
Let Freedom Swing: From Spirituals to Swing
Knight Concert Hall

The Jazz at Lincoln Center program is inspired by conversations between former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and jazz musician Wynton Marsalis exploring topics of American history. The group features voaclist Brianna Thomas and trumpeter Alphonso Horne performing spirituals, civil rights anthems and iconic jazz standards by Nina Simone and Duke Ellington. First-access passes available starting April 11, 2024.

Arsht CenteFamily Fest’s The Big Sing (Photo by Gregory Reed)

Saturday, May 19, 2024 at 1:30 p.m.
The Big Sing
Knight Concert Hall

This yearly performance features four community choirs singing accompanied by the audience and this year featuring a commissioned choral orchestration of The Hill We Climb by inaugural poet Amanda Gorman. First-access passes available starting April 11, 2024.

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Friday, September 22, 2023

Latin Fest in Oakland Park

FREE | Pastorius Park

Public Walking Tour, WPB

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach

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Outdoor marine aquarium feedings, Boca Raton

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

Shark & Stingray Feedings, Delray Beach

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

Loggerhead Marinelife Center: Fish Feeding Talks

1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach

Art After Dark Fridays; activities & times vary, WPB

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Night market at Dania Pointe

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dania Pointe

Live entertainment at Dania Pointe

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe

Live Music at Doral Yard

8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard

Free outdoor films in Hollywood

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Saturday, September 23, 2023

American Indian Day with the Miccosukee, SW Miami-Dade

All Day | FREE | Miccosukee Indian Gaming, Resort, Museum & Village

Public Walking Tour, WPB

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach

The Berry Farm Harvest Festival

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9:30 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | West Kendall Regional Library

Touch A Truck in Pembroke Pines

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Vintage Family Fun event in Tamarac l

10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Mainlands Park

Fall Harvest Festival in Sunrise

10:00 am to 1:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Welleby Park

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10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $12.32-19.53 | The Berry Farms

Free film: Sea Turtles of the Palm Beaches

10:30 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach

Science Stories for age 5+, Boca Raton

11:30 am | FREE | Sugar Sand Park, Boca Raton

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

Outdoor marine aquarium feedings, Boca Raton

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

Shark & Stingray Feedings, Delray Beach

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

Live entertainment at Dania Pointe

1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe

Loggerhead Marinelife Center: Fish Feeding Talks

1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach

Hispanic Heritage Celebration

2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | South Dade Regional Library

Hispanic Heritage: Teen Movie, WPB

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach

End of Summer Beach Bash at CityPlace

2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | CityPlace Doral

Fall Fun in Davie with live band & light show

2:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Bergeron Rodeo

Hispanic Heritage: Musical Voyage through Latin America, West Boca

2:30 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | West Boca Library

Jr. Research Lab, Juno Beach

3:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach

Cultural Saturdays at Dania Ponite

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe

Stargazing in the park, Palmetto Bay

7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bill Sadowski Park & Nature Center

Live Music at Doral Yard

8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard

Night sky viewing with telescopes in west Broward

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

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American Indian Day with the Miccosukee, SW Miami-Dade

All Day | FREE | Miccosukee Indian Gaming, Resort, Museum & Village

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9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach

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10:30 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach

Farm Tours at Tradewinds Park

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Outdoor marine aquarium feedings, Boca Raton

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

Shark & Stingray Feedings, Delray Beach

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

Free Family Day at Bass Museum of Art

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Bass Museum of Art

Free film 'Honey I Shrunk The Kids' in Hollywood

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Family Sundays at Dania Pointe

2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe

Live entertainment at Dania Pointe

2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Dania Pointe

Hispanic Heritage: Celebrate Cuba, Lake Worth

2:30 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | Lantana Road Branch Library, Lake Worth

Tropical Sundays Live Music

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard

Ocean Drive Promenade Music Series

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$12 Adult Skate Night in Fort Lauderdale

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Papel Picado Craft - Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

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$15 Mondays at Zoo Miami

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Loggerhead Marinelife Center: Fish Feeding Talks

1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach

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3:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach

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9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach

Papel Picado Craft - Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

9:30 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | West Kendall Regional Library

The Berry Farm Harvest Festival

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Outdoor marine aquarium feedings, Boca Raton

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

Shark & Stingray Feedings, Delray Beach

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

Loggerhead Marinelife Center: Fish Feeding Talks

1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach

Tasty Tuesday food trucks, Boca Raton

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9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach

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Shark & Stingray Feedings, Delray Beach

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Free Family Fest in the Park
When
November 4, 2023 @ 1:30 pm
What
Free Family Fest in the Park
Where
JL and Enid Demps Park, Miami-Dade
Cost
FREE
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When
February 10, 2024 @ 1:30 pm
What
Free Family Fest Miami City Ballet performance
Where
Adrienne Arsht Center
Cost
FREE
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When
March 23, 2024 @ 3:00 pm
What
Free Family Fest Let Freedom Swing performance
Where
Adrienne Arsht Center
Cost
FREE
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When
May 19, 2024 @ 1:30 pm
What
Free Family Fest The Big Sing
Where
Adrienne Arsht Center
Cost
FREE
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