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Butterfly Festival offers free rides & live bands

Free rides and a Polynesian show. Live music from regional bands. Those and other enticing features are part of the Butterfly Festival in Coconut Creek.

The Butterfly Festival in 2024 is 2 p.m. to to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, February 24, and entry is free.

Previous event. Photo/City of Coconut Creek

The event includes:

  • vendors, including food for purchase.
  • Aloha Islanders, Polynesian show at 5 p.m.
  • live entertainment including Ricky Valido at 2 p.m. and  24K Magic at 6:30 p.m. performing Bruno Mars favorites.
  • police K9 demonstrations at 3:30 p.m.
  • local performers.

The festival is at Sabal Pines Park, 5005 NW 39th Ave., which does not offer vehicle parking. Free shuttle service is offered 1:45 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. from Butterfly Parking Lot, 5550 NW 40th Street, Coconut Creek. A bike valet station is at Sabal Pines Park.

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