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Festivities for adults and youngsters, including an opportunity to hang with Santa, are featured at Light up Lauderdale. The festive event in 2025 is 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, November 6, at Esplanade Park, 400 SW 2nd Street, Fort Lauderdale on scenic Riverwalk on the New River. The event includes live musical entertainment. At  …

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Driving around looking at holiday lights is a favorite tradition of the holiday season. We all have favorite neighborhoods in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties that go all out to decorate for Christmas, Hanukkah or winter. In South Florida, the weather is wonderful for looking at holiday lights. In fact, not only do we …

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Jungle Island’s Luminosa attraction will be open November 14, 2025, through March 7, 2026/ Luminosa includes giant lantern exhibits, featuring mythical jungle wildlife, submerged Atlantis, ancient Asian dynasties and legendary Latin culture. Luminosa takes guests on a journey through 13 acres, using light to explore mythical kingdoms. Hours are 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sunday …

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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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  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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Going out to see holiday lights is an important part of the holiday season. In South Florida, many of those lights are on palm trees and not on evergreens, but that doesn’t make them any less desirable. Florida Christmas lights are still beautiful, and we also have beautiful weather in which to enjoy outdoor light …

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Holiday lights and decorations glisten at a display in Pembroke Pines.  Drive-by version is offered Mondays to Thursdays and the weekends feature a walk in event with entertainment, photo ops, and a fun zone.  Oasis Church in Pembroke Pines hosts Christmas at the Oasis.  In 2025, the display is 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. December …

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The holiday season kicks off on Saturday, Nov. 18, as The Graham Companies and Main Street Merchants come together to light up Downtown Miami Lakes and the iconic Main Street Oak Tree at the 38th annual Main Street Festival of Lights.   The event is from 3:30-7:30 p.m. and arriving early is encouraged to make …

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