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Entry is free for Riverwalk Seafood Festival in Fort Lauderdale, with food offered for purchase from local vendors. The fest in 2025 is 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, January 4, at Esplanade Park, 400 SW Second Street, Fort Lauderdale 33312. Esplanade Park is on Riverwalk, which is a delightful pedestrian promenade along The New …

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Plenty of interesting and entertaining things to do in January are featured in Broward. Lots of events are free or inexpensive. Las Olas Art Fair The trendy and ritzy shopping Las Olas shopping district is the venue for the Las Olas Art Fair in Fort Lauderdale Saturday and Sunday, January 4 and 5, with free …

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This annual event is organized by Our Lady of Lebanon in Coral Gables, where all people from different backgrounds and cultures are welcome to enjoy and experience the Lebanese culture, food, music, entertainment. Here’s the schedule for 2025: Friday, Jan. 24: 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25: 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday, …

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Put your dancing shoes on because this event will be jazzing things up. The South Beach Jazz Festival will feature jazz pianist Emmet Cohen and Friends on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, from 8 to 10 p.m. Tickets are free with RSVP when you take your own seating.   Reserve your spot on eventbrite here. The outdoor …

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Hollywood Pride is hosting a street festival at ArtsPark at Federal Highway and Hollywood Boulevard. The event in 2025 is 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, January 26, and entry is free. My Hollywood Pride includes: food vendors kids zone teen zone entertainment art exhibits The event designed for kids and adults emphasizes Hollywood’s pride …

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Dania After Dark is an occasional street festival featuring food vendors, entertainment & artists in Dania Beach. Usually events are free. They often include a kids area, food trucks and other food vendors, and adult beverages for purchase.  Dania After Dark is outdoors, unless weather requires the event relocate indoors. Times vary, depending on the …

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Winter festivals, fun with Santa, and dazzling light displays are part of the seasonal festivities in South Florida. Broward County offers all kinds of events to celebrate Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa and the New Year. Parades, festivals, concerts, family festivals, light displays and more abound from Coral Springs to Hallandale Beach, from Hollywood to Pembroke …

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Floridians know how to celebrate the winter holidays, even if “winter” doesn’t mean here what it means elsewhere. The snow may be fake, but the fun is real. South Florida has holiday parades, boat parades, Christmas tree lightings, menorah lightings, holiday concerts, family festivals and more. Many events are free or cheap. We also have big …

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Appreciate the talents of artists and artisans with lively art festivals, which draw exhibitors from South Florida region as well as different parts of the United States. South Florida has lots of arts festivals, craft fairs and artisan markets in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm beach counties. Finding unique gifts are what’s great about arts festivals, …

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The South Florida Bluegrass Association is hosting the 47th Annual Everglades Bluegrass Festival from Feb. 7-9, 2025 at Greynolds Park in North Miami Beach. Earlybird pricing if you order online before January 15. Only $15 Friday or Sunday, $50 for the whole weekend with the extra $5 off promo which applies to single day. Gate …

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Behold! The 74th annual Beaux Arts Festival of Art has been scheduled for Jan. 18-19, 2025. Held on the lawn of the University of Miami Campus  in Coral Gables on Stanford Dr. in front of the Lowe Art Museum, this free festival features more than 200 juried artists. Displayed artwork includes wood, watercolor, photography, oil …

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