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Riverwalk, the Puppet Network and Damn Good Hospitality will present the 15th anniversary Florida Day of the Dead celebration on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale. The free event will be 3 p.m. to 11 p.m., with the official skeleton processional parade stroll starting at 6:30 p.m. at Esplanade Park on the Riverwalk.  Here …

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Free Halloween events for kids and families and a spooky drive-thru for adults are offered at parks in Fort Lauderdale. Halloween and Fall Festival events  in 2024 at  Fort Lauderdale Parks. Snyder Park LauderBOO 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, October 19, at Snyder Park, 954-828-4585, 3299 SW Fourth Avenue, Fort Lauderdale 33315. The event …

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Trick or Treating. Pumpkins. Hayrides. Lots of parks, shopping plazas and farms in Broward are offering fall festivities and Halloween fun. Many events are free, though some charge for activities. You will find fall festivals, Oktoberfest events, Halloween parties and more from Coral Springs to Hallandale Beach, from Pompano Beach to Miramar, through Hollywood, Pembroke …

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Festivities for Halloween in Pompano include rides and trunk or treat.  Boo Bash The Pompano Beach Boo Bash in 2025 is  4 p.m. – 9 p.m. Saturday, October 25, with free entry.  The event includes: food trucks local superheroes performances  tentative — School of Rock rides pumpkin patch with free pumpkin while supplies last  hayrides …

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For youngsters and families, Hollywood offers Boo Bash at ArtsPark. Boo Bash in 2024 is 5 p.m. to about 10 p.m. Friday, October 25, with free entry.  At 8 p.m. is a free outdoor movie in the park. The film is “The Goonies.” The event includes a costume fashion show at 7 p.m. and food …

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Put on your favorite flannel shirt, or dress up in Halloween garb. Margate Fall Festival includes Fall and Halloween festivities.  Fall Festival in 2025 is 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. Saturday, October  at the sports facilities, 1695 Banks Road, Margate 33063. Entry is free. Parking is free. The event  includes pony rides, petting zoo, and …

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Feel free to dress up the kids or the whole family for Halloween. Davie is offering a Halloween fest. The event  in 2025 is 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Saturday October 25, at Bergeron Rodeo, 4201 Rodeo Way, Davie. Entry  and parking are free. The event includes: entertainment  costume contest horses in costumes, register 954-797-2059   …

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Pumpkins. Trunk or treat. Entertainment.  It’s Fall in Dania. The Dania Beach Fall Festival in 2025 is 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Friday, October 24 with free entry. The fall festival  is at  Frost Park, 300 NE Second Street, Dania Beach 33004.  The festival includes Trunk or Treat National Night Out with BSO  live entertainment  …

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Halloween for grownups is featured at Hollyweird. The festive outdoor block party is on Hollywood Boulevard at 19th and 20th Avenues in downtown Hollywood. The event in 2025 is 8 p.m. Saturday, October 25,- about 2 a.m., and entry is free. The fest is typically a spectacle, usually drawing participants in innovative and elaborate outfits …

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Tree Tops Park in Davie offers a remote wilderness setting for spooky Halloween trails in the woods. The Haunt is an outdoor attraction at the park that is open select dates from October 11 through November 3, 2024, with various foot trails featuring spooky scenarios with effects that include strobe lights and fog. A bar, …

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In South Florida style, an oceanside park in Fort Lauderdale is perfect for a Pumpkins & Palm Trees Fall Festival. Entry is free for the festival in 2024, which is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, October 27, with entertainment, vendors and lawn games. The event includes: art activities for kids, while supplies last Fall …

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