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The Orchid and Garden Festival at Bonnet House in Broward features live entertainment, lectures about plants, and garden art. Orchids and tropical plants are on display and for sale.  The Orchid Festival in 2024 is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 6, and Sunday, April 7, and tickets are $15. Purchase tickets online. Tropical …

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The Wellington Bacon & Bourbon Fest dishes out fries, fritters, and other fare flavored with bacon. Admission is free for this family friendly event: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. March 23 and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 24, 2024 in Wellington. Limited free parking available on site. The event is at the Village of …

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The 34th annual ArtFest by the Sea is set for March 9-10, 2024, in Juno Beach. Admission is free. Vendor prices vary. The event will feature more than 300 artists from 30 states, working in diverse media. There will be sculpture, jewelry, woodwork, painting, wearable art and more. Artfest is held along A1A in Juno …

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It’s a parade — Youth Day Parade in Oakland Park, with other free festivities, including rides and live entertainment. The 2024 theme is Wizards, Warriors & Wonderlands. Costumes are encouraged. Oakland Park Youth Day Parade in 2024 is March 9,  starting at Jacob Pastorius Park, then moving south on Dixie Highway, west on Northeast 38th …

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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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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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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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ParkFest in Plantation is a free event featuring performances by the Florida Youth Orchestra and renowned Grammy winner Nestor Torres on flute. The event in 2024 is 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, February 18, with free entry.  ParkFest Love & Music Day is at Plantation Heritage Park, 954-357-5135, 1100 SW 59th Ave, Plantation 33317. …

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Perhaps you’ll order garlic pizza. For dessert, garlic gelato. Loads of other foods flavored with garlic are featured at South Florida Garlic Fest in Wellington. The festival includes rides, food for purchase, vendors and popular performers. Garlic Fest in 2024 is 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, February 3, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. …

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Florida Flow Fest in Fort Lauderdale offers free entry for spectators, and it includes flow arts workshops for a fee and several are free, entertainment and artisan vendors. Flow Fest in 2024 is 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Sunday January 14 at Esplanade Park, 400 SW Second St. 33312, Fort Lauderdale. A description from the …

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