Weekend full of free events

It’s another South Florida weekend of fun, free events. Here is a selection of activities for kids and adults in Broward:
* Funtastic Fridays in Hollywood, 5 p.m to 9 p.m. at Anniversary Park, 20th and Hollywood Boulevard. This week, Friday, March 20, features a free movie, Ice Age, at 7:30 p.m. Kids also eat free [...]

Free Brazilian music, ‘Footvolley’

You can spend the weekend in Brazil without leaving Florida as Brazil on the Beach comes to Hollywood Beach Friday, March 20, through Sunday, March 22, for a free celebration of Brazilian music and sports.
Brazilian superstar Daniela Mercury, an international pop star and Grammy winner, will share the rhythms of her native Bahia in a free [...]

Free blues concert in Coconut Creek

The Nucklebusters Blues Band will give a free outdoor concert at 7 p.m. Friday, March 13, at the Promenade at Coconut Creek, 4451 Lyons Road.
The performance is part of the City of Coconut Creek’s Home Grown Concert Series, which presents a free concert the second Friday of every month.

Free music at Hollywood Beach

The City of Hollywood Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department is planning free music Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday nights on Hollywood Beach. The city sponsors music every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights, and every other Friday.
This week, you can see Marly Johnson, a singer from Montreal who sings Latin, French pop and reggaeton, at 7:30 [...]

Free Sistrunk, Butterfly festivals

Two free events Saturday, Feb. 28:
* Sistrunk Historical Festival and parade in Fort Lauderdale. The parade starts at 9 a.m. and travels down Sistrunk Boulevard, where it ends with a big street festival at Reverend Samuel Delevoe Park with arts & crafts, food and entertainment. Entertainment includes recording artist Bobby Valentino and Brisco.
* Coconut Creek [...]

Orange Blossom festival, rodeo

This weekend (Feb. 28-March 1) is the Orange Blossom Festival, Parade and Rodeo in Davie, a 72-year-old tradition, which makes it one of the oldest traditions in South Florida.
Festivities start at 7 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, with a $4 Kiwanis pancake breakfast at the Moose Lodge. The Strawberry Festival begins at 8 a.m., and the parade [...]

Free noontime concerts in Lauderdale

The City of Fort Lauderdale presents a free concert downtown every Wednesday from noon to 2 p.m. at Stranahan Park, 100 E. Broward Boulevard.
The Comcast Noon Tunes series will continue through March 25.
This Wednesday’s performer is J.D. & the Rustlers, a bluegrass and country band.
Future performances will be  March 4 (Castaways,  pop-rock), March 11 (Tracy Sands & Rod McDonald, featuring Masako, [...]