Interactive educational exhibits, solar trees and opportunities for selfies are featured at a waterfront attraction in Riviera Beach. Entry to Manatee Lagoon is free. Parking is also free.
Manatees occasionally hang out in the warm water discharge from the FPL power facility, especially in winter, and the venue includes a deck for watching them, and webcams for watching them online.
It’s an ideal idea for a free excursion with the family.
The venue is usually open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. mid-November – March, and April – November 14, it’s open Tuesdays – Sundays.
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Manatee Lagoon includes
interactive educational exhibits
augmented reality 3D animated solar tree exhibit
lagoonside presentations focusing on information about manatees, usually at 2 p.m.
waterfront deck overlooking Lake Worth Lagoon with opportunities to watch wildlife, including manatees usually during winter
picnic area
gift shop
$5 yoga for adults, usually 5:45 p.m. Tuesdays & Thursdays & and 8 a.m. Saturdays, registration is required, 561-626-2833
Wonderlands of the Lake Worth Lagoon Watershed photo exhibit from Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management
live webcam
Public Walking Tours : Daily, except the 1st Sunday of each month. Manatee Lagoon is at 6000 N. Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, 561-626-2833; see more info at visitmanateelagoon.com .
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Other Entertainment & Activities
Thursday, September 28, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
Friday, September 29, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
9:00 am | FREE | Riverbend Park, Jupiter
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
Saturday, September 30, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
10:30 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
3:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bill Sadowski Park & Nature Center
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Fox Observatory
Sunday, October 1, 2023
10:30 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
Monday, October 2, 2023
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
Thursday, October 5, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
Friday, October 6, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
9:00 am | FREE | Riverbend Park, Jupiter
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
Saturday, October 7, 2023
9:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | The Underline, Miami-Dade
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
10:30 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bill Sadowski Park & Nature Center
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Fox Observatory
Sunday, October 8, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
10:30 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
Monday, October 9, 2023
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
Thursday, October 12, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
Friday, October 13, 2023
9:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Pepper Ranch Preserve, Immokalee
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
9:00 am | FREE | Riverbend Park, Jupiter
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
Saturday, October 14, 2023
8:00 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
9:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Pepper Ranch Preserve, Immokalee
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
9:00 am | Discounted | Mounts Botanical Garden, West Palm Beach
10:30 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bill Sadowski Park & Nature Center
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Fox Observatory
Sunday, October 15, 2023
9:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Pepper Ranch Preserve, Immokalee
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
10:30 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
Monday, October 16, 2023
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
Thursday, October 19, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
Friday, October 20, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
9:00 am | FREE | Riverbend Park, Jupiter
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
Saturday, October 21, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
10:00 am | $4.00-5.00 | Old School Square, Delray
10:30 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
11:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Haulover Beach Park
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bill Sadowski Park & Nature Center
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Fox Observatory
Sunday, October 22, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
10:00 am | $4.00-5.00 | Old School Square, Delray
10:30 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
11:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Haulover Beach Park
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
Monday, October 23, 2023
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
Thursday, October 26, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
Friday, October 27, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
9:00 am | FREE | Riverbend Park, Jupiter
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Daggerwing Nature Center, Boca Raton
More Free & Cheap things to do:
Thursday, September 28, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
Friday, September 29, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood ArtsPark
Saturday, September 30, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Fox Observatory
Sunday, October 1, 2023
9:00 am to 11:00 am | Discounted
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Dania Pointe
Monday, October 2, 2023
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $11.00 | AllGolf
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Discounted | AllGolf
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Discounted | Bowlero bowling venues
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
Public Walking Tour, WPB
Weekly on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday @ 9:00 am-4:00 pm (April 1, 2023 - November 14, 2023)
Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach 6000 N Flagler Drive