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Best free & cheap things to do this weekend in South Florida

South Florida offers many fun activities to do during the weekend.

From Miami to Fort Lauderdale to West Palm Beach, and all the cities in between, we have put together this big list of the best free and cheap entertainment and activities to make the most of your Saturdays and Sundays (and Fridays, too, because, let’s face it, Friday marks the unofficial start to the weekend). 

Our list of free and cheap things to do this weekend includes free concerts, free movies, things to do with kids, dining deals and discounts on more expensive entertainment. If you know of an event or deal we should include, email us at news@southfloridaonthecheap.com.

Courtesy, Cultural Council of Palm Beach Co. / MOSAIC / photo by Nick Mele

We continuously update this post to bring you the latest information on free and cheap things to do in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, whether you want to be indoors or outdoors, seeing free concerts with friends and wandering parks and beaches solo, so be sure to keep checking back.

Whatever you choose, here’s hoping you get to unwind from the long work week and have fun. Have a good weekend, South Florida!

Here are the best free and cheap things to do this weekend in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties:

Friday, October 6, 2023

Public Walking Tour, WPB

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

AMC Theatres: 30% off daily before 4 p.m.

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres

Miami Lakes United Methodist Church pumpkin patch

9:00 am to 9:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Miami Lakes United Methodist Church

Guided nature hike, Jupiter

9:00 am | FREE | Riverbend Park, Jupiter

Papel Picado Craft - Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

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

The Berry Farm Harvest Festival

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

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

Free film 'Fahrenheit 451' in Pompano

2:30 pm to 4:30 pm | FREE | Broward beach branch library

Free concert: First Friday @ 5, Boynton Beach

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Centennial Park, Boynton Beach

Food truck gathering at Tropical Park

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Tropical Park

Art After Dark Fridays; activities & times vary, WPB

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach

Art After Dark: Jazz Fridays, WPB

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach

Rock-n-Fall Festival, Royal Palm Beach

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Commons Park, Royal Palm Beach

First Friday Art Walk

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Delray Beach

Lakeside Market: Music & vendors, Wellington

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Town Center Promenade, Wellington

Live entertainment at Dania Pointe

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

Oktoberfest in Oakland Park for $5

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Pastorius Park

Free Coral Gables gallery night and free museum entry

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Coral Gables Museum

Free music at Gulfstream in Hallandale

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village

Jam on percussion for free

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | South Florida Center for Percussive Arts

Free live music at Hollywood beach bandshell

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell

Salsa singer Melina Almodovar in concert

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Sunrise city park

Free concert 'Naturally Diamond' tribute

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Coconut Creek community center

Live Music at VIVO Dolphin Mall

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall

Free live music series at The Betsy Hotel

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel

Catskill Haunts Haunted House, Royal Palm Beach

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $10.00 | Commons Park, Royal Palm Beach

Art After Dark: Jazz Friday at The Norton, WPB

7:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach

Art After Dark: Live performances every Friday at The Norton, WPB

7:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach

Seraphic Fire: The Art of Protest concert, Miami

7:00 pm | FREE | Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Miami

Live Music at Doral Yard

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

First Friday Art Walk, Delray

8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Arts Garage, Delray Beach

Free outdoor films in Hollywood

8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood ArtsPark

Free Live Music

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Books and Books Coral Gables

Saturday, October 7, 2023

Free entry to museums with bank card

All Day | FREE | South Florida Museums

Farmers markets & vendor fairs

FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach

$5 all-day fares weekends on Tri-Rail

5:00 am to 11:30 pm | $5.00

Plantation Farmers Market

8:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Volunteer Park Plantation

Sensory-Friendly Science Saturdays for age 5+, Boca Raton

9:00 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Sugar Sand Park, Boca Raton

Volunteer for Day in the Dirt, Miami

9:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | The Underline, Miami-Dade

DIY workshops for kids at participating Home Depot stores

9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Home Depot stores

Public Walking Tour, WPB

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

AMC Theatres: 30% off daily before 4 p.m.

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres

BarktoberFest in Deerfield with water fun for dogs

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | $1.50-7.50 | Quiet Waters Park

The Berry Farm Harvest Festival

9:00 am to 7:00 pm | $12.32-19.53 | The Berry Farms

Miami Lakes United Methodist Church pumpkin patch

9:00 am to 9:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Miami Lakes United Methodist Church

Papel Picado Craft - Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

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

Truck Extravaganza in Fort Lauderdale

10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Holiday Park

Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU free every Saturday

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU

Gold Coast Museum free first Saturday

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Gold Coast Railroad Museum

Free Fun First Saturday, Boca History Museum

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum

Pumpkin Patch & Fall Festival in Southwest Broward

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | $10.00-12.00 | C.B. Smith Park

Sawgrass Farmer's & Artisan's market

10:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Sawgrass Mills

Free film: Sea Turtles of the Palm Beaches

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

Train rides, petting zoo, hayrides in Davie

11:00 am to 4:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Marando Farms

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

Free tour of historic Doc Thomas House

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Doc Thomas House, Miami

Merrick House Museum Guided Tours

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

Crafted on the Ave., open air market

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Delray Beach

Rock-n-Fall Festival, Royal Palm Beach

1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Commons Park, Royal Palm Beach

Live entertainment at Dania Pointe

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

Oktoberfest in Oakland Park for $5

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

Loggerhead Marinelife Center: Fish Feeding Talks

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

Marci Poppins Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

1:30 pm to 2:30 pm | FREE | West Flagler Branch Library

Zun Zun Children's Festival

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $2.00 | Miami-Dade County Auditorium

Hispanic Heritage: Tuna de Weston, WPB

2:30 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | Main Library, Palm Beach Co.

Free tour of historic Doc Thomas House

3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Doc Thomas House, Miami

Watching Movies With Film Series "The Birdcage"

5:00 pm to 7:30 pm | $10.00 | Bill Cosford Cinema

Free live music in Margate

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Margate sports complex

Cultural Saturdays at Dania Ponite

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

Oktoberfest in Hollywood

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $5.00-12.00 | German American Society of Greater Hollywood

Free music at Gulfstream in Hallandale

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village

Free live music at Hollywood beach bandshell

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell

Trivia nights in Broward

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE

Live Music at VIVO Dolphin Mall

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall

Free live music series at The Betsy Hotel

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel

Catskill Haunts Haunted House, Royal Palm Beach

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $10.00 | Commons Park, Royal Palm Beach

Zun Zun Children's Festival

7:00 pm | $2.00 | Miami-Dade County Auditorium

Stargazing in the park, Palmetto Bay

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

Seraphic Fire: The Art of Protest concert, Miami

7:30 pm | FREE | Black Archives Historic Lyric Theatre, Miami

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

Free Live Music

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Books and Books Coral Gables

Discount late-night movies

11:30 pm to 2:00 am | $5.00 | Coral Gables Art Cinema

Sunday, October 8, 2023

Free entry to museums with bank card

All Day | FREE | South Florida Museums

Farmers markets & vendor fairs

FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach

$5 all-day fares weekends on Tri-Rail

5:00 am to 11:30 pm | $5.00

Pinecrest drive-up Farmer's Market

8:00 am to 2:00 pm | Pinecrest Gardens

Palmetto Bay Farmer's Market

8:30 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Coral Reef Park

Tamarac Farmers Market

9:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Veterans Park

Bowling deal at SparZ lanes in Davie

9:00 am to 11:00 am | Discounted

Vizcaya weekly farmer's market

9:00 am to 2:00 pm | Vizcaya Museum and Gardens

Las Olas Oceanside Park vendor market

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Las Olas Oceanside Park

Public Walking Tour, WPB

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

AMC Theatres: 30% off daily before 4 p.m.

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres

BarktoberFest in Deerfield with water fun for dogs

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | $1.50-7.50 | Quiet Waters Park

The Berry Farm Harvest Festival

9:00 am to 7:00 pm | $12.32-19.53 | The Berry Farms

Miami Lakes United Methodist Church pumpkin patch

9:00 am to 9:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Miami Lakes United Methodist Church

Pumpkin Patch & Fall Festival in Southwest Broward

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | $10.00-12.00 | C.B. Smith Park

Sawgrass Farmer's & Artisan's market

10:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Sawgrass Mills

Free film: Sea Turtles of the Palm Beaches

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

Train rides, petting zoo, hayrides in Davie

11:00 am to 4:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Marando Farms

Farmer's Market at Village of Merrick Park

11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Merrick Park

Farm Tours at Tradewinds Park

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

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

Westerns & Black Cowboys film series

1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Victory Black Box Theatre Fort Lauderdale

Sight & Sound Deep Cuts

1:00 pm to 3:30 pm | $5.00 | Bill Cosford Cinema

Merrick House Museum Guided Tours

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

Oktoberfest in Oakland Park for $5

1:00 pm to 7:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Pastorius Park

Free tour of historic Biltmore Hotel

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Biltmore Hotel

Hispanic Heritage: Puerto Rico in Music and Dance, WPB

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

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

Seraphic Fire: The Art of Protest concert, Homestead

3:00 pm | FREE | First United Methodist Church, Homestead

Tropical Sundays Live Music

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

Ocean Drive Promenade Music Series

6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Ocean Drive Promenade, Miami Beach

Soulful Sundays concert in Pompano

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | Ali Cultural Arts

Free music at Gulfstream in Hallandale

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village

Free live music at Hollywood beach bandshell

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell

Free: Tango Dreams at Normandy Fountain Plaza, Miami Beach

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Normandy Fountain Plaza, Miami Beach

$12 Adult Skate Night in Fort Lauderdale

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

Live Music at VIVO Dolphin Mall

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall

Free live music series at The Betsy Hotel

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel

Comedy Night at Nightlife Brewing Co.

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co., Miami-Dade

Salsa dance class

9:00 pm | FREE | Ball & Chain

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