Posted by: Play your cards right and you can take advantage of a lot of free and bargain entertainment at Palm Beach County’s best kept secret: Northwood Village.
Art, Dine, and Design Free Event, last Friday of the month at 6 p.m.:
May 26, June 30, July 28, Aug. 25, Sept. 29, Oct. 27, and Nov. 24
The last Friday night every month is Art, Dine and Design features such things as free tastings, free samples, plus pop-up clothing, craft and houseplant sidewalk sales, live art demonstrations and much more.
- Spring Street Painting on Spruce Avenue
- Spruce Street Party: Dancing in the street. (Take a chair or a blanket and enjoy the live music)
This is a “quaint little village with amazing shops and a great vibe,” said Hennevelt Gallery owner Nickie Hennevelt. The seven-block district, founded in the 1920s, by boat builders, bootleggers and others, is 1.5 miles north of West Palm Beach. Others have compared it to Coconut Grove decades before its got overbuilt.
The Northwood Village district’s retailers are close and work together by offering deals and special events to encourage visits to its stores, cafes, art galleries and brewery. New stores have opened, such as Gallery 526 and Velvet Suite. One shop claims to house the oldest and longest continuous glass exhibit in the world (approaching 50 years.)
Courtesy Northwood Village
Harold’s Coffee Lounge is a popular spot to enjoy free comedy, such as The Therapy Sessions riffing on Frenemies. Harold’s is also offering a free Creatives Pop Up Market monthly, from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. the last Friday of the month through November (meaning you can double up the attractions when you attend Art, Dine & Design.)
Photo: Northwood Village
The Skunkworks Brewery offers live music in its courtyard on Fridays, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
There are lots of trendy restaurants, with new seafood, Peruvian, Thai and Southern eateries that have opened since the pandemic, and because there’s no grocery store in the area, many have become destinations on the South Florida landscape.
Courtesy Hennevelt Gallery
Meanwhile, luxury condo towers may also be built on North Flagler Drive and nearby, waterfront Currie Park (which faces the Lake Worth Lagoon.)
This is a great time to visit Northwood Village while it is still uncrowded. With retailers and others working this hard and smart, decades from now, it could be very successful and much harder to find a parking space!
Courtesy Hennevelt Gallery
Northwood Village Merchants Association is located at 3605 Townhouse Court, West Palm Beach, Florida, 33407. Phone: 561-822-1554.
Note: You will sometimes see “www.northwoodvillage.org” mistakenly listed. The correct website is: northwoodvillage.com. For the most up-to-date information, visit Northwood Village on Facebook.
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Northwood Village
3605 Townhouse Ct.
West Palm Beach , FL 33407
561-822-1554
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