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The 10th annual Lake Osborne Holiday Boat Parade will now take place on Friday, Dec. 22, 2023. Festivities begin at 4 p.m., with the parade of boats at 7 p.m., finishing about 8 p.m. Features: Food trucks & vendors Prizes and fireworks Toy donations  Visit this Facebook page for more details. The event is hosted …

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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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Ho, Ho, Ho! Friends and neighbors are invited to celebrate the holidays with the Boynton Beach Police Department at this free, family friendly event. What: Blue Lights & Holiday Nights When: Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Where: Boynton Beach Police Dept., 2100 High Ridge Road, Boynton Beach, FL 33435 Cost: FREE; …

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If you appreciate taking your own interesting holiday photos, South Florida offers some wonderful, whimsical, and festive displays. Adorable selfies. Pose with pals. Broward, Dade and greater Palm Beach offer lots of opportunities in 2024 for impressive Instagramable pictures. Plenty of places and events with holiday decor are free. Snow in Dania Dania Pointe shopping …

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Here’s a list of some free community holiday get-togethers for families that include a party with nativity and a brass concert. Jupiter What: Christmas Chalk Art Festival & Live Nativity When: Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, from 6 to 8 p.m. Where: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 6400 Roebuck Road, Jupiter Free with …

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Whether it’s Chanukah or Hanukkah, it’s time for kids to celebrate the festival of lights with a whole lot more than gelt, dreidels and menorah lights. What: Boca Raton Chanukah Festival When: Sunday, Dec. 29, from 2 to 6 p.m. Where: Sunset Cove Amphitheater, 20405 Amphitheater Circle, Boca Raton, inside South County Regional Park Cost: …

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Mizner Park in Boca Raton has been transformed by a sleigh full of winter holiday decorations and public festivities. What: Boca Jolly Days & Merry in Mizner When: Tree, displays and activities extend through Dec. 31. Where: Mizner Park Amphitheater, 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton Festivities include the following: Meet & Greet with Olaf  Thursday, Dec. …

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Holiday parties aren’t just people, Pooches like to pawty, too! Here’s an event that sounds like a lot of fun for everyone. Tickets are free with RSVP. What: Delray is Going to the Dogs again with its annual “Pooches and Presents in the Park” When: Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, from noon to 4 p.m. Where: …

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See “Frozen,” go sledding and take photos with Santa at the Holiday Extravaganza at Jupiter Lighthouse, on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, from 3 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10; under age 5 get in for free. The movie starts at 5:45 p.m. See more details and get tickets here: jupiterlighthouse.org. Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum …

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Plenty of holiday events in South Florida feature fun with pets. Here are some fun events to party with your favorite mutts. Events for people and pets in Broward Tamarac Holiday Pawty is 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, December 14, at the dog park, 8101 Southgate Boulevard, Tamarac 33321. The event includes pet adoptions and …

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Fun activities and live entertainment — include renowned rapper, actor and TV personality Vanilla Ice — featured at Winterfest in Wellington. When: Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, from 6 to 10 p.m. Where: Wellington Amphitheater, 12100 Forest Hill Blvd. Entry for the event is free.  Event features: rapper, actor and TV personality Vanilla Ice more live …

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