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The Original Marathon Seafood Festival is truly a family-friendly event; featuring fresh-caught local keys seafood at amazing prices, cold beverages for adults and kids, live entertainment the entire weekend, more than 220 vendors to satisfy all your shopping needs, as well as an expanded boat show, and plenty of rides and games for children. Admission …

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Delight in Scottish food, Scottish dancing and Scottish athletics at an event in Plantation. Southeast Florida Scottish Festival & Highland Games in 2025 is 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 1, at Plantation Heritage Park, at 1100 Fig Tree Lane, Plantation 33317. The festival offers exciting athletic events, pipe and drums, highland dancing and …

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The ever popular Saint Sophia Greek Festival returns March 1-3, 2024, featuring Greek food, wine & spirits, Greek pastry & coffee, Greek cooking demonstrations, live Greek music, dancing and a tour of the Byzantine Cathedral (Watch YouTube promo from an earlier year). The baklava will be irresistible.  The festival will also feature Greek jewelry, clothing, …

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The 33rd Annual Asian Culture Festival is heading to Miami’s Tropical Park on March 2-3, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The fun-filled family event offers a virtual day trip to Asia featuring a variety of arts, crafts, entertainment, plants and exotic cuisine. This year’s event will include a Cosplay contest, Thai dance performance, …

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Free rides. Live music from regional bands. Those and other enticing features are part of the Butterfly Festival in Coconut Creek. The Butterfly Festival in 2025 is 2 p.m. to to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, February 22, and entry is free. The event includes: vendors, including food for purchase live entertainment police K9 demonstrations local and …

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Pets and their people who like lively social events, Fur The Love Pet Fest offers fun and food  at a park overlooking the ocean in Fort Lauderdale. The event in 2024 is 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. Sunday, February 25m at Las Olas Ocenside Park with a Wild West theme, live band and line dancing lessons. …

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Exhibits about protecting the environment and live bands are featured at an Earth Day festival oceanside in Hollywood. Mother Ocean Music Festival is at the Hollywood Bandshell, on Johnson Street at the beach. The festival in 2024 is 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. Saturday, April 20, and it’s free to attend. Parking fees apply. Entertainment …

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Wear your beads. Hollywood Mardi Gras offers its version of the festive event especially famous in New Orleans. Entry is free for the street festival. In 2024 , the event is 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, February 25, at Hollywood Boulevard off 19th and 20th Avenues, Hollywood 33020. The  Mardi Gras event includes live …

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Rather than pick a restaurant, dine on selections from a variety of establishments in Oakland Park. Taste of Oakland Park  in 2024 is 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, February 23, and entry fees are $15 if purchased prior to the event, and $20 at the event if available. It’s an outdoor event at Pastorius …

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Opa! If you’re a fan of Spanakopita, spinach and feta pie and other Mediterranean specialties, you’re in luck. The Saint Catherine Greek Festival will be held Friday-Sunday, Feb. 16-18, 2024, in West Palm Beach. The 2024 Greek Fest hours: Friday, Feb. 16, from noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, from 11 a.m. to 11 …

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The annual St. Coleman’s Catholic Church Italian Festival is back for its 40th year in 2024. The free event will be Feb. 16-18 at St. Coleman Catholic Church in Pompano Beach. The event will include plenty of Italian food, carnival rides, live music, a silent auction, a car raffle and more. This year, indoor carnival …

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