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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 other parts that make up our glorious region – we are here to provide you with the best in free and cheap entertainment and activities to make the most of your Saturdays and Sundays (and Fridays, too, because, let’s face it, Fridays mark the unofficial start to the weekend). 

We continuously update this post to bring you new picks for free and cheap things to do in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm beach and throughout South Florida, 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, March 24, 2023

Discounts for Miami-Dade County Fair

All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition

Egg-venture at Zoo Miami

All Day | $18.95-22.95 | Zoo Miami

Spring Family Frolic, Yesteryear Village

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | $7.00-10.00 | South Florida Fairgrounds

Palm Beach International Boat Show

10:00 am to 7:00 pm | $16.00-31.00 | West Palm Beach Waterfront

Free Miami Beach Live!

10:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lummus Park

Easter Bunny Arrival

11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall

Children's Petting Zoo

12:00 pm to 2:30 pm | FREE | Mall at Wellington Green

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

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

Night market at Dania Pointe

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

Food truck gathering at Tropical Park

5:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Tropical Park

Friday Films in Palm Beach

5:30 pm | $10.00 | Society of the Four Arts

BLOOMIN’ IN BOYNTON

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Centennial Park, Boynton Beach

Live entertainment at Dania Pointe

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

Free music at Gulfstream in Hallandale

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

Live Music at The Square: Yvette Norwood-Tiger, Jazz

6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach

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

Free Drive-in Movie Night

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lantana Sports Complex

Live @ Mickel in Broward

7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Mickel Park

Live Music at Doral Yard

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

Free outdoor films in Hollywood

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

Saturday, March 25, 2023

Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU free every Saturday

All Day | FREE | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU

Discounts for Miami-Dade County Fair

All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition

Egg-venture at Zoo Miami

All Day | $18.95-22.95 | Zoo Miami

marshmallow drop & Easter fun in Hollywood

12:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Boulevard Heights community center

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

Earth Day Festival in Sunrise

10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Sawgrass Sanctuary Park in Sunrise

Wet & Wild pool fun in Tamarac register online

10:00 am to 1:00 pm | $5.00 | Caporella Aquatic Center

Spring Family Frolic, Yesteryear Village

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | $7.00-10.00 | South Florida Fairgrounds

Florida Renaissance Festival on weekends

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $0-35.28 | Quiet Waters Park

Palm Beach International Boat Show brightens up West Palm beach through Sunday

10:00 am to 7:00 pm | $16.00-31.00 | West Palm Beach Waterfront

Sawgrass Farmer's & Artisan's market

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

Free Miami Beach Live!

10:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lummus Park

Free guided tours of art in the Design District

11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Palm Court in the Miami Design District

Kite Festival in Miramar

11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Miramar Regional Park

Wellington Bacon & Bourbon Festival

11:00 am to 9:00 pm | FREE | Village of Wellington Promenade

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

Riverwalk International Food Festival in Fort Lauderdale

12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Fort Lauderdale Riverwalk

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

Live Music at The Square: KIKA

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach

Live entertainment at Dania Pointe

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

Sea Turtle Talk

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

Downtown Palm Beach Gardens free concert

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Downtown at the Gardens

Street Stages

4:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Old Post Office

Glow in the Dark Easter Egg Hunt

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $19.00 | Tinez Farms

Global Frontiers

5:00 pm | FREE | Bill Cosford Cinema

Live Music on the Plaza

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | CityPlace Doral

Cultural Saturdays at Dania Ponite

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

Live Music at The Square: Danielle Santilli

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach

Fort Lauderdale Art Walk

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Music & Arts South of Sunrise district

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

Live Music at Doral Yard

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

Night sky viewing with telescopes

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

Discount late-night movies

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

Sunday, March 26, 2023

Discounts for Miami-Dade County Fair

All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition

Egg-venture at Zoo Miami

All Day | $18.95-22.95 | Zoo Miami

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

Bunny Brunch and Egg Hunt

9:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | CityPlace Doral

Vizcaya weekly farmer's market

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

Bunny Cares

9:30 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Mall at Wellington Green

Palm Beach International Boat Show brightens up West Palm beach through Sunday

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $16.00-31.00 | West Palm Beach Waterfront

Florida Renaissance Festival on weekends

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $0-35.28 | Quiet Waters Park

Deering Seafood Festival: discount

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Discounted | Deering Estate

Sawgrass Farmer's & Artisan's market

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

Free Miami Beach Live!

10:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lummus Park

Kids' Graffiti Drawing Class

10:00 am | $16.00 | Museum of Graffiti

Farmer's Market at Village of Merrick Park

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

Wellington Bacon & Bourbon Festival

11:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Village of Wellington Promenade

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

Free acoustic music jam

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Secret Woods Nature Center

Merrick House Museum Guided Tours

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

Live Music at The Square: Matt Brow

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach

Free Family Day at Bass Museum of Art

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

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

GospelFest

2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Little Haiti Cultural Center

Sea Turtle Talk

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

Jazz In The Pines

3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | City Center in Pembroke Pines

"Out of this World" concert: Boynton Beach Gold Coast Band

3:00 pm | $0-10.00 | First Baptist Church of Boynton Beach

Babar the Elephant

3:00 pm | $8.00-15.00 | Pinecrest Gardens

Savor The Sounds in Pembroke Pines

4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | City Center in Pembroke Pines

Ocean Drive Promenade Music Series

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Ocean Drive Promenade

Tropical Sundays Live Music

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

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

$12 Adult Skate Night in Fort Lauderdale

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

Comedy Night at Nightlife Brewing Co.

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co.

Salsa dance class

9:00 pm | FREE | Ball & Chain

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Free and cheap things to do this weekend in Miami-Dade

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