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Father’s Day discounts & ideas for free fun

Some attractions, restaurants and entertainment venues in South Florida offer deals and extra perks to delight dads for Father's Day.  For frugal fun, lots of lovely parks and delightful attractions in Broward, Dade and greater Palm Beach offer free or relatively inexpensive entry fees.

With Dad's Day deals, participation may vary, and restrictions and exceptions may apply.

Father's Day in 2023 is June 18, and deals are usually valid that day. Occasionally deals are valid extra days.

Free & Inexpensive Fun

Hollywood Bandshell

Free live entertainment featuring rock band Sippin Fire oceanside 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. June 18  in Hollywood. Hollywood Beach Bandshell on Hollywood Broadwalk is at 320 Johnson St., Hollywood.

Parking at the beach is $3 per hour Mondays – Thursdays and $4 per hour Fridays – Sundays. Residents of Hollywood may apply for a discounted rate. Parking information is available online.

Fern Forest. Photo/Broward Parks & Recreation

Parks

Enjoy a picnic, Frisbee or a nature walk. For birdwatching,  Libraries in Broward & greater Palm Beach loan free equipment for birdwatching.

Some parks in Broward, Miami-Dade and greater Palm Beach are always free with free parking.  Others are relatively inexpensive.

Indoor fun in Hollywood

Art & Culture Center of Hollywood, 1650 Harrison St., Hollywood 954-921-3274

Free entry day at the art venue  is usually 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. third Sundays. Free entry includes art exhibits and often an  family art project or activity.  The activity June 18 is decorating plant pots and planting wildflower seeds.

Regular entry fees are $7 for adults, $4 for kids, students & seniors, free for , free ages 3 and younger, teachers, military & members.

Manatee Lagoon in Riviera Beach

Interactive educational exhibits, solar trees and opportunities for selfies are featured at a waterfront attraction in Riviera Beach. Entry is free. Manatee Lagoon, 561-626-2833, is at 6000 N. Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, parking is  free.

Outdoor Bingo in Sunrise

Sunrise offers free outdoor Bingo. Participants receive a game packet for about nine games, while supplies last. 

The events in 2023 include 5:30 p.m. June 18, and entry is free. Games are at 6 p.m. and prizes are offered. The park is at 6600 Sunset Strip, Sunrise. Parking is free. Bring a blanket or portable seat if you'd like.  For information, phone  954- 747-4600, Sunrise parks and recreation department.

Bubbles in Dania

Dania Pointe offers free Bubble Bash displays. Dania Pointe is a shopping, dining and entertainment plaza that offers free live entertainment and events, including outdoor bubble displays June 18 and other weekends. Bubble displays are on the hour 2 p.m. – 7 p.m. Entry and parking are free.

Live entertainment in Hallandale

Gulfstream Park shopping, dining and entertainment plaza features live bands, including Entourage June 18, weather permitting. Bands usually play 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. outdoors, 901 S. Federal Highway, Hallandale 33009. Parking is free.

Farmer's markets

If Dad likes fresh local food items, lots of farmers markets and vendor fairs offer an interesting array of items and produce, and sometimes entertainment and activities like free yoga.

Black Film Festival in Miami

Free American Black Film Festival movies in Miami at the Lyric Theater, 819 NW 2nd Ave, Miami.

Miami Beach Botanical Garden

Entry is free for the Botanical Garden. Other Father's Day ideas in Dade.

Boca Raton & Greater Palm Beach

Free: Father's Day ‘Downtown Drive Car Show' in Boca  

Other Free & Inexpensive Things To Do in greater Palm Beach

 

Restaurant deals

Legends

Kids eat free deal at Legends restaurants

BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse

Tuesdays- Sundays, BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse offers 50% off any large Deep Dish or Tavern-Cut Pizza with promo-code HALFOFF. 

Olive Garden

If you take Dad to Olive Garden, nab an extra take-home entrée for $6.  Entrees include Fettuccine Alfredo, Five Cheese Ziti al Forno or Spaghetti with Meat Sauce.

Other Restaurant Deals and Gift Bonuses for Father's Day

Photo/Water Taxi

Deals for Father's Day

Flamingo Gardens with LEGO  exhibit

Free for dads Father’s Day at Flamingo Gardens in Davie with a guest paying full price. Regular prices are  $21.95 for 12 and older, $15.95 for 3 to 11, and it's free for 2 and younger.   Other discount opportunities at Flamingo Gardens. The attraction features botanical gardens and wildlife sanctuary. Sean Kenney's impressive Nature POP LEGO sculptures are on display. Flamingo Gardens is at 3750 S. Flamingo Road, Davie 33330. For information,  954-473-2955 or on the website. Parking is free.

Extra Events and Entertainment

1 p.m. – 3 p.m. June 17-18 guitarist Timothy Fisher

9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. June 17 – 18 activities and projects for kids

LEGO sculptures inside and in the gardens and a table with LEGOs for interactive fun

10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., 12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. & others  Animal talks and presentations

Photo/Bonnet House

Bonnet House in Fort Lauderdale

Free entry for dads Father's Day  with another person paying regular full price.

Other deals &  information about Bonnet House in Fort Lauderdale Discounts at Historic Bonnet House in Fort Lauderdale

Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield Beach. Photo/Broward Parks & Recreation

Hop on a Train

Tri-Rail offers $5 all day fares weekends & holidays

Brightline’s Kids Summer Passport program: $5 kid fares & free admission to SoFla attractions

Train rides offered at Tradewinds Park in Broward, including June 17 and June 18. Rides are $1.50. Park entry fee weekends is $1.50 for ages 6 and older.

Xtreme Action Park

Father's Day deal offers 2-for-1 go-karting.  The 2-for-1 deal apparently requires an adult purchase of $28. Regular prices are $15 for ages 5-9, $20 for 10-12, $28 for ages teens and adults. It's valid at  Xtreme Action Park, 954-491-6265, 5300 Powerline Road, Fort Lauderdale, other deals,  Deals & Events at Xtreme Action Park in Fort Lauderdale

Movie discount

30% matinee discount on movies before 4 p.m.

Other frugal Father's Day ideas & deals for family-friendly fun

Please return to this feature as other deals are added.

Guest Post Father's Day BBQ recipe

 Other Food Deals

Free & inexpensive things to do this weekend in South Florida

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Other Fun Events & Activities, including free and inexpensive entertainment

Friday, March 29, 2024

Food trucks in Tamarac

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Tamarac community center

Art After Dark: Live performances, tours, workshops, Fridays at The Norton, WPB

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

Food truck gathering

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Tropical Park, South Miami

Smorgasburg Miami weekly street fair with music

5:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Lincoln Road Mall, Miami Beach

Live entertainment at Dania Pointe

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

Free live music series at The Square, WPB

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

Jai-Alai, spring season, Miami

6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Magic City Fronton, Miami

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

Jazz at MOCA, North Miami

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)

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 | Hollywood ArtsPark

Saturday, March 30, 2024

Farmers markets & vendor fairs

FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach

Plantation Farmers Market

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

Delray GreenMarket

9:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Old School Square, Delray

Regal Cinemas Saturday Morning Kids Flicks for $2

10:00 am | Discounted | Regal Cinemas

561 Music Festival, Lake Worth

12:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $10.00 | Mathews Brewing Co., Lake Worth

Downtown Palm Beach Gardens free outdoor music series

1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Downtown at the Gardens

Afternoon: Free live music series at The Square, WPB

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

Free screening of "Tell it like a Woman"

5:00 pm | FREE | Bill Cosford Cinema

Live Music on the Plaza

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

Fort Lauderdale Art Walk

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

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

Free New World Symphony WALLCAST Concert

8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | New World Center, Miami Beach

Live Music at Doral Yard

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

Free Screening of "Priscilla""

8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bill Cosford Cinema

Discount late-night movies

9:00 pm to 11:30 pm | $5.00 | Coral Gables Art Cinema

Sunday, March 31, 2024

Farmers markets & vendor fairs

FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach

Tamarac Farmers Market

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

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 with entertainment & games

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

Live entertainment at Dania Pointe

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

Market on the Plaza

2:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | CityPlace Doral

CMX Classics discount film

3:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $6.00-7.00 | CMX Cinemas

Ocean Drive Promenade Music Series

5:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Ocean Drive Promenade, Miami Beach

Tropical Sundays Live Music

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

Free live music at Hollywood beach bandshell

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

Salsa dance class

9:00 pm | FREE | Ball & Chain

Monday, April 1, 2024

Free Improv class every Monday in Palmetto Bay

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Palmetto Bay Library

Trivia nights in Broward

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE

Comedy Night at Sandbar Sports Grill

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Sandbar Sports Grill, Miami-Dade

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Regal Theatres: Discounted movie tickets on Tuesdays

All Day | $5.00-7.00 | Regal Cinemas Multiple Locations

Food Trucks Tuesdays

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Haulover Beach Park

$5 Retro Replay Films

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $5.00 | Landmark Theatre at Merrick Park, Coral Gables

Trivia nights in Broward

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Free admission for Miami-Dade seniors with Golden Ticket

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

CMX Classics discount film

3:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $6.00-7.00 | CMX Cinemas

Food truck gathering at Pelican Harbor Marina

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Pelican Harbor Marina

Free New Music Miami Festival

7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Wolfsonian-FIU

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

Comedy Night at Pub 52

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

Comedy Night at Exit One Taproom

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Exit One Taproom, Miami-Dade

Free Screening of "Poor Things"

9:00 pm to 11:30 pm | FREE | Bill Cosford Cinema

Thursday, April 4, 2024

Jazz at Jackson, Miami

12:00 pm | FREE | Alamo Park, Miami-Dade

Food Truck Thursdays at Highland Oaks Park

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Highland Oaks Park

Live music: Clematis by Night, West Palm Beach

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront

Free live music at Hollywood beach bandshell

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

Live music at Doral Yard

7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Doral Yard

Trivia nights in Broward

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE

Patti Roth

About Patti Roth

Patti Roth, the editor of Fort Lauderdale on the Cheap, scouts out state and national deals, discounts and coupons for our readers, finding the real deals and presenting them in an easy-to-read format. A veteran newspaper and magazine writer and a longtime South Florida resident, she has written for The Miami Herald, The Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Travel and Life, E Environmental Magazine, Dog Fancy, Cat Fancy, US Architecture and Earth911.com. Send your cheap tips to her at info@fortlauderdaleonthecheap.com.

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