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Fort Lauderdale is offering free New Year’s Eve festivities including an outdoor street party with a lighted anchor drop.  Music entertainment includes DJ Penn House and Valerie Tyson Band. The Fort LauderdaleDowntown Countdown includes bounce houses, inflatables and games.  The event in 2024 is 4:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tuesday, December 31, at Southwest Second …

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Xtreme Action Park is hosting a Neon Skate Party New Year’s Eve. The event in 2024 is 7 p.m. Tuesday, December 31, to 1 a.m., with a $20 fee and $35 for VIP tickets, which includes 1 hour of arcade action. Gliding along on roller skates, groove to the beat of hit tunes rolled out …

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Miramar is offering free New Year’s Eve events. Events in 2024 include For children, there will be an early New Year’s Eve ball drop, with the ball dropping at 5 p.m. From 12 p.m. to 5 pm. on Tuesday, Dec. 31, there will be all kinds of family fun, including inflatables,  face painting, popcorn, and …

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Kwanzaa is a holiday that focuses on African-American heritage and values. Bass Park will celebrate Kwanzaa Ujamaa, the fourth day, with a free event in Fort Lauderdale. Ujamaa means cooperative economics and is the fourth principle of Kwanzaa. The Kwanzaa Ujamaa  event in 2024 is 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, December 27, at Bass …

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South Florida usually offers perfect winter weather to venture out. If you’re out and about December 25, festive light displays, restaurants, attractions, art installations, parks, and places to shop are open.  Please return to this feature as other information is added for Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. If you’re looking for a place to …

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Two dozen or so residents in Northwest Broward who dressed up their yards with elaborate holiday lights and inflatables are featured in a Deck The Halls list. A map and photos are  online if you’d like to drive by to glance at the impressive displays in person, or browse photos on the website. The featured …

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Favorite Sinatra tunes from the Swing Era are included at a free outdoor holiday performance at Las Olas Oceanside Park. Christmas Eve with Sinatra features Jeff Grainger and his band. The event in 2024 is 7 p.m. December 24, and entry is free for lawn seating. Feel free to bring your own blankets or chairs. …

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Snow flurries are featured at Dania Pointe, a shopping, dining and entertainment plaza in Dania. The displays in 2024 with festive holiday songs are free. Posing with real snowmen is free. Parking is free. Events in 2024 Let It Snow display Snow flurries  7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays November 29 through December …

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Holiday festivities for families are featured at Wilton Wonderland in Broward. Santa and some of his friends are included at the indoor event.  Wilton Manors hosts a bunch of holiday events, which usually are free. Wilton Manors events in 2024 include Holiday lighting Holiday lighting is 6:30 p.m. Thursday, December 5, at Flippen Park, 2109 …

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  Information for this event is not yet released      Entertaining and festive, Symphony In Lights is a free outdoor light show. It’s on display at Gulfstream Park Village, an open-air shopping, dining and entertainment plaza in Hallandale Beach. Light Show The dynamic light show in 2024 is every hour on the hour 6 …

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Whether you are celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa this year, you may be looking to avoid all the cooking that comes with end-of-year celebrations. Consider ordering a fully cooked holiday dinner to-go, so you can spend more time with your family instead of in the kitchen.  You can order a full holiday meal from numerous …

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