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Flamingo Gardens in Davie  is a popular attraction with wildlife habitats, botanical gardens and occasional extra events and activities including festivals and live entertainment.  Flamingo Gardens prices & discounts 2-for-1 discounts Labor Day weekend and in September for Broward Attractions & Museums Month Regular entry fees are $24 ages 12 and older, $17 for ages …

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Here’s a deal for a haunted house: The Horrorland, which opens Sept. 13, 2024, at Jungle Island, near downtown Miami. The attraction includes multiple “scare zones,” “terror-tories,” and haunts, plus mazes in which you can encounter eerie creatures. The attraction is recommended for residents 12 and older, but this year there is also a family-friendly …

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Delray Beach offers a robust arts and entertainment vibe, including art walk events, art festivals, and public art displays and installations. Join the art galleries and working artist studios in downtown Delray Beach to peruse, shop, learn about and appreciate the vibrant culture of the visual arts, with performances, demonstrations, workshops and much more. Lots …

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In sunny Miami, residents enjoy picking their favorite pumpkins at sites set up as “pumpkin patches” in parking lots, fields and at festivals. Whether you’re whipping up a pie, decorating your orange orb with a funny face, or enhancing your Autumn decor, pumpkins and pumpkin patches are plentiful. To verify supply, it’s wise to phone …

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Make a fun day out of visiting u-pick farms throughout Miami and South Florida, where you can pluck your own fruit and vegetables straight from the plants. It’s fun, cheap and fresh. Find strawberries, tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, star fruit, lychee, herbs, flowers and more. We encourage you to try the tropical fruits, such as mamey, …

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The Spookyville attraction at the South Florida Fairgrounds features safe trick or treating, a train and other rides for kids age 10 and under, vendors, food for purchase, activities and live entertainment. There will be a costume parade on each Sunday. Halloween fun for little tricksters and treaters will be on the following dates in 2024: …

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While the autumn air in South Florida can’t compare to being up North, the spirit of the season is just as vibrant and that means that no matter what the temperature, it’s always a great time to visit an annual pumpkin patch. Pumpkins are delightfully versatile. They’re not only food, but they’re also decorative, and …

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Be on the lookout for witches on bikes, broomsticks and punkin’ heads on the streets of Delray Beach, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. Here’s a schedule of what’s in store between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.: Witches of Delray Beach Bike Ride: 7:30-10 a.m., Downtown Delray Beach, along the ocean on A1A. Trick-or-Treating with local merchants …

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We all know that Oktoberfest (or Octoberfest) is a celebration of Bavarian culture and traditions that not only features traditional food, music, and dance, but also large quantities of beer.  So, yes, there will be barmaids in colorful traditional Bavarian costumes serving frothy steins of brew. Yes, there will German folk music with brass instruments …

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This is truly a community and cultural event that celebrates everything about the authentic German culture, including food and drinks, traditional music and German folk dancing, presented by the German American Social Club. Children are welcome and can enjoy a large selection of games, five bounce houses and a big field on which to run …

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Viernes Culturales (Cultural Fridays) is a South Florida tradition. This free arts and music festival typically takes place on the third Friday of each month on Calle Ocho (Southwest Eighth Street), in the heart of Little Havana, between 13th and 22nd avenues. The next one is on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. Every month, enjoy music …

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