Holiday Light-Up events in Broward

Popular holiday events in Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach and other towns in South Florida include lighting & light-up festivities. Events often feature extra fun like live entertainment, activities for kids, face painting, vendors and Santa.  Some events in Fort Lauderdale feature Fort Lauderdale Symphonic Winds. An event in Dania includes skating and a drone show. Davie features a horse parade.

Usually lighting festivities are free. For some events, parking fees apply.

Please return to this feature as other events are added.

Light up events 

Fort Lauderdale

Light Up Lauderdale is 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. November 6 at Esplanade Park, Esplanade Park, 400 SW 2nd Street, Fort Lauderdale on scenic Riverwalk.

Light up Lauderdale – Get Lit. The event includes Kids Zone,  Santa, and entertainment at 7 p.m. with Fort Lauderdale Symphonic Winds.

Fort Lauderdale

Light Up Festivities 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Thursday, November 12 on Galt Ocean Mile at  North Beach Restaurants and Shoppes at A1A and Oakland Park Boulevard and Northeast 32 Street and Northeast 33rd Street and A1A  include entertainment, food and drinks for purchase, and kids zone.  The event is at 3351 NE 33rd Ave., Fort Lauderdale 33308. Art exhibits are featured and entertainment  includes a performance at 7 p.m. featuring Fort Lauderdale Symphonic Winds.

Parking

$2 an hour at meters, $1 an hour for Fort Lauderdale residents registered with the parking program

garage, 3020 NE 32nd Avenue, $4 an hour, $1.50 an hour for Fort Lauderdale residents registered with the parking program

Dania Beach

Light Up Dania 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. November 15, 100 W. Dania Beach Blvd., Dania Beach 33004. The event includes photos ops, skating rink and a  drone show.

Fort Lauderdale

Light Up Fort Lauderdale Beach

Holiday lights & Olas, a 20-foot beach snowman are included in the  festivities 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. November 19 at A1A and Las Olas Boulevard.

Entertainment at 7 p.m.  includes Fort Lauderdale Symphonic Winds. The event includes a kids' zone with Santa, inflatables and slides. Parking is usually $4 an hour.

ArtsPark in Hollywood

Tree lighting is featured at festivities at ArtsPark  5 p.m. November 21 with Santa and and live entertainment featuring On The Roxx. ArtsPark is at Hollywood Boulevard and Federal Highway, Hollywood 33020

Single-use plastic items like plastic water bottles are prohibited in Hollywood parks.

Street parking  is $1.50 per hour. Garage Parking is $1 per hour. 

Garage locations are:

•  251 S. 20th Ave., between Harrison and Van Buren streets
•  251 N. 19th Ave., between Tyler and Polk streets

Parking information is online. 

Pompano Beach

Light Up MLK Jr. Boulevard is 5 p.m.  – 8 p.m. November 22 at the park, 601 MLK Blvd., Pompano Beach 33069. Performances, activities and food & drinks for purchase are featured.

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea

The  event includes vendors, letters to Santa, and lighting 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. December 3 at the downtown district, 1 Commercial Boulevard  33308.

Wilton Manors

Holiday lighting is 6:30 p.m. Thursday, December 4 at Flippen Park, 2109 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors 33305. The event features lighting a tree, menorah and kinara. Live music and food vendors are included.

Sunrise

 Light Up The Holidays is 5 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. December 6, and entry is free.

The festivities are at the Amphitheater, 10770 W. Oakland Park Boulevard. The event includes snow, Santa and photo ops. 

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Light Up Sistrunk

Light up Sistrunk in Fort Lauderdale

 Light Up Sistrunk festivities are 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, December 5 on Sistrunk Boulevard between Northwest Ninth and 11th Avenues. The event includes:

• entertainment
• kids zone
• toy giveaway
• teen area
• bounce houses
• food trucks
• health fair

Davie

Holiday Lighting festival is 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. December 6 at Bamford Park, 3801 S. Pine Island Road, Davie. The event includes jingle bell horse parade, live entertainment, Santa, kids activities and games, and food vendors. For information, 954-797-1181

Plantation

Light Up event in Plantation is 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. December 6 featuring  photo ops with Santa, entertainment, food trucks, ice skating and snow. The venue is City Hall, 400 NW 73^rd Avenue 33317.

Coral Springs

Festivities for Light Up include snack vendors a snow zone. The event is 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. Saturday, December 6 at the City Hall lawn, and entry is free.  The address is 9500 West Sample Road, Coral Springs 33065. Friendly leashed pets are permitted.  Parking is free at the garage.

Olas the beach snowman is a popular display in Fort Lauderdale.

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