Reef mermaids on display in Hollywood

Sculptures that are designed for an artificial reef project in South Florida are on display on land.

1000 Mermaids is an eco-art installation intended to enhance habitat for sea life offshore. They also serve as an attraction for divers and tourists.

Meanwhile, elements of 1000 Mermaids are on display for free in Hollywood. See them without snorkels or diving gear.

Photo/city of Hollywood

Sculptures each weigh about 2200-3300 pounds each

Sculptures are on display at

Hollywood Beach Broadwalk at Johnson Street & Hollywood beach
ArtsPark on Federal Highway and Hollywood Boulevard
City Hall Circle, 2600 Hollywood Boulevard
Driftwood community center, 3000 N. 69^th Avenue, Hollywood

Information is online.

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Other events in Hollywood

Free live music at Hollywood Bandshell

Downtown Hollywood murals: Take a walking tour

Free family-friendly movies Fridays in Hollywood

Free Downtown Hollywood ArtWalk with live entertainment, exhibits & vendors

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Thursday, March 30, 2023

Discounts for Miami-Dade County Fair

All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition

Egg-venture at Zoo Miami

All Day | $18.95-22.95 | Zoo Miami

$3 Breakfast Deals

$3.00 | Wendy’s, Multiple Locations

Early Birding with Al

8:30 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Jazz at Jackson

12:00 pm | FREE | Alamo Park

Staff Guided Nature Preserve Tours

12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate

Outdoor Marine Aquarium Feedings

12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Daily Shark Feeding

1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach

Sea Turtle Talk

2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Street Stages

4:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Old Post Office

Trucks & Music: Zendatta, a tribute to The Police

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Town Center Promenade, Wellington

Live music at Clematis by Night

6:00 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront

Free music at Gulfstream in Hallandale

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village

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

$12 Adult Skate Night in Fort Lauderdale

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $12.00 | Xtreme Action Park

2023 Big Read Keynote with Ross Gay

7:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Black Archives Historic Lyric Theatre

Friday, March 31, 2023

Discounts for Miami-Dade County Fair

All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition

Egg-venture at Zoo Miami

All Day | $18.95-22.95 | Zoo Miami

Live music @ The Square: Weekends, times vary

FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach

Teen Flashlight egg hunt in Pompano registration required

FREE

$3 Breakfast Deals

$3.00 | Wendy’s, Multiple Locations

Staff Guided Nature Preserve Tours

12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate

Outdoor Marine Aquarium Feedings

12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Daily Shark Feeding

1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach

Beachcombing for Beach Treasures

2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Sea Turtle Talk

2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Art After Dark at Norton in West Palm

4:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Discounted | Norton Museum of Art

Food truck gathering at Tropical Park

5:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Tropical Park

Live entertainment at Dania Pointe

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

Northwood Village Art, Dine and Design

6:00 pm to 11:30 pm | FREE | Northwood Village

Free music at Gulfstream in Hallandale

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village

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: TBA

8:00 pm to 9:30 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 | ArtsPark

Saturday, April 1, 2023

Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU free every Saturday

All Day | FREE | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU

Gold Coast Museum free first Saturday

All Day | FREE | Gold Coast Railroad Museum

Discounts for Miami-Dade County Fair

All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition

Free entry to museums with bank card

All Day | FREE | South Florida Museums

Florida Free Fishing Days

All Day | FREE

Egg-venture at Zoo Miami

All Day | $18.95-22.95 | Zoo Miami

Farmers markets & vendor fairs

FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach

Live music @ The Square: Weekends, times vary

FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach

Earth Day festivities & beach cleanup in Hollywood

FREE | Marine Environmental Education center

$3 Breakfast Deals

$3.00 | Wendy’s, Multiple Locations

$5 all-day fares weekends on Tri-Rail

5:00 am to 11:30 pm | $5.00

Plantation Farmers Market

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

Spring Egg Hunt & fun in Margate

9:00 am to 10:30 am | FREE | Margate sports complex

Egg Hunt at Community of Hope Church

9:00 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Community of Hope Church, Loxahatchee Groves

Beach trash pickup & Turtle Tours in Hollywood

9:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Marine Environmental Education center

Wings Over Homestead

9:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Homestead Air Force Reserve Base

Displays & interactive exhibits

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon

Public Walking Tour

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon

Easter Eggstravaganza

10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Leisure Services & Athletic Complex, Village of Palm Springs

Spring Fling

10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Dr. Paul Vogel Community Park

Peter CottonTail Springfest in Tamarac

10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Tamarac Sports complex

Spring Fest in Wilton Manors

10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Hagen Park

Royal Egg Hunt in Sunrise

10:00 am to 1:00 pm | $5.00 | Sunrise Sportsplex

April Pool's Day in Miramar

10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Miramar Aquatics

Spring Fling in Pompano

10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Pompano Community Park

Egg-Palooza

10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | SoFlo Church, West Palm Beach

LagoonFest 2023

10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Environmental Learning Center, Vero Beach

13th Annual Downtown West Palm Beach Art Festival

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach

Sawgrass Farmer's & Artisan's market

10:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Sawgrass Mills

Opera program designed for kids in Fort Lauderdale regiser online

11:00 am to 11:30 am | FREE | First Presbyterian of Fort Lauderdale

Heritage Day Parade

11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | North Palm Beach Library

Art Workshop: Painting with Plants

11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Bakehouse Art Complex

Spring Eggstravaganza

11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Florida Technical College

Easter Egg Hunt and Summer Camp Expo

11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | The Shops at Sunset Place

Dania Arts & Seafood fest

11:00 am to 8:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Dania Beach Frost Park

Farm Tours at Tradewinds Park

11:30 am to 2:00 pm | $3.00-4.50 | Tradewinds Park

Free tour of the Adrienne Arsht Center

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Adrienne Arsht Center

Heritage Day Festival

12:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $15.00-20.00 | Anchorage Park, North Palm Beach

April Pools Day

12:30 pm to 4:00 pm | $1.00-3.00 | John Denson Pool, Boynton Beach

Staff Guided Nature Preserve Tours

12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate

Outdoor Marine Aquarium Feedings

12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Merrick House Museum Guided Tours

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Merrick House Museum

Live entertainment at Dania Pointe

1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe

Daily Shark Feeding

1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach

Sea Turtle Talk

2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Downtown Palm Beach Gardens free concert

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Downtown at the Gardens

Free Jazz in the Park

4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Ed Burke Recreation Center

April Fool's Art Walk at The Peach

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Peach, West Palm Beach

Glow in the Dark Easter Egg Hunt

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $19.00 | Tinez Farms

Live Music on the Plaza

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

Cultural Saturdays at Dania Ponite

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

South Florida Symphony Orchestra free in Weston

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Weston Town Center

Free music at Gulfstream in Hallandale

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village

Free live music at Hollywood beach bandshell

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

Live Music at Doral Yard

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

Night sky viewing with telescopes

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Fox Observatory

Discount late-night movies

11:30 pm to 2:00 am | $5.00 | Coral Gables Art Cinema

Sunday, April 2, 2023

Discounts for Miami-Dade County Fair

All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition

Free entry to museums with bank card

All Day | FREE | South Florida Museums

Florida Free Fishing Days

All Day | FREE

Egg-venture at Zoo Miami

All Day | $18.95-22.95 | Zoo Miami

Farmers markets & vendor fairs

FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach

Live music @ The Square: Weekends, times vary

FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach

$3 Breakfast Deals

$3.00 | Wendy’s, Multiple Locations

$5 all-day fares weekends on Tri-Rail

5:00 am to 11:30 pm | $5.00

Pinecrest drive-up Farmer's Market

8:00 am to 2:00 pm | Pinecrest Gardens

Family AutoFest

8:30 am to 12:30 pm | FREE | Village Park, Wellington

Palmetto Bay Farmer's Market

8:30 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Coral Reef Park

Tamarac Farmers Market

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

Vizcaya weekly farmer's market

9:00 am to 2:00 pm | Vizcaya Museum and Gardens

Wings Over Homestead

9:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Homestead Air Force Reserve Base

Displays & interactive exhibits

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon

Spring Fling Eggstravaganza at LOOP in Fort Lauderdale

10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Las Olas Oceanside Park

Dream car classic in Hollywood

10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Hollywood

Festival marketplace car show in Pompano

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE

13th Annual Downtown West Palm Beach Art Festival

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach

Sawgrass Farmer's & Artisan's market

10:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Sawgrass Mills

Kids' Graffiti Drawing Class

10:00 am | $16.00 | Museum of Graffiti

Free live music at Jazz Brunch in Fort Lauderdale

11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Fort Lauderdale Riverwalk

Farmer's Market at Village of Merrick Park

11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Merrick Park

Dania Arts & Seafood fest

11:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Dania Beach Frost Park

Farm Tours at Tradewinds Park

11:30 am to 2:00 pm | $3.00-4.50 | Tradewinds Park

Discount for Pixar Putt Putt in Fort Lauderdale registration required

11:30 am to 2:00 pm | Discounted | Las Olas Oceanside Park

Staff Guided Nature Preserve Tours

12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate

Outdoor Marine Aquarium Feedings

12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Merrick House Museum Guided Tours

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Merrick House Museum

Bunny Eggstravaganza

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Westland Mall

Bluegrass festival and acoustic jam

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Greynolds Park

Daily Shark Feeding

1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach

Family Sundays at Dania Pointe

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

Live entertainment at Dania Pointe

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

Sea Turtle Talk

2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Ocean Drive Promenade Music Series

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Ocean Drive Promenade

Tropical Sundays Live Music

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

Free music at Gulfstream in Hallandale

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village

Free live music at Hollywood beach bandshell

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

$12 Adult Skate Night in Fort Lauderdale

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $12.00 | Xtreme Action Park

Comedy Night at Nightlife Brewing Co.

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co.

Salsa dance class

9:00 pm | FREE | Ball & Chain

Monday, April 3, 2023

Egg-venture at Zoo Miami

All Day | $18.95-22.95 | Zoo Miami

Live music @ The Square: Weekends, times vary

FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach

$3 Breakfast Deals

$3.00 | Wendy’s, Multiple Locations

Free tour of the Adrienne Arsht Center

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Adrienne Arsht Center

Miami Arts Charter School choral music

12:00 pm | FREE | Miami Shores Community Church

Staff Guided Nature Preserve Tours

12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate

Outdoor Marine Aquarium Feedings

12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Daily Shark Feeding

1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach

Sea Turtle Talk

2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Free movie: "Sing 2" (PG)

2:30 pm | FREE | Wellington branch library

Free group bike ride in Fort Lauderdale

7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Tarpon River Brewing

Comedy Night at Sandbar Sports Grill

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Sandbar Sports Grill

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Regal Theatres: Discounted movie tickets on Tuesdays

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

Discounts at Cinemark on Tuesdays

All Day | Discounted | Cinemark

Egg-venture at Zoo Miami

All Day | $18.95-22.95 | Zoo Miami

AMC Discount Tuesdays

$5.00

Live music @ The Square: Weekends, times vary

FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach

$3 Breakfast Deals

$3.00 | Wendy’s, Multiple Locations

Displays & interactive exhibits

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon

Public Walking Tour

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon

Staff Guided Nature Preserve Tours

12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate

Outdoor Marine Aquarium Feedings

12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Daily Shark Feeding

1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach

Sea Turtle Talk

2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Market Tuesdays at CityPlace Doral

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | CityPlace Doral

Tasty Tuesdays with Food Trucks

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Amphitheater in Boca Raton

Food Trucks Tuesdays

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

Comedy Night

8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00 | Arts Garage