In sunny South Florida, residents enjoy picking their favorite pumpkins at sites set up as “pumpkin patches” in parking lots, fields & at festivals. Whether you’re whipping up a pie, decorating your orange orb with a funny face, or enhancing your your Autumn decor, pumpkins & pumpkin patches are plentiful. Pumpkin Patches include Flamingo Road […]
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Free birdwatching equipment on loan from libraries
For fun, free outdoor excursions, lots of people delight in watching & identifying birds on nature walks in local parks. If you’re interested in birdwatching, Broward Library & Broward Parks department offer resources. Broward Library is loaning out backpacks with equipment for birdwatching. Parks naturalist Sierra Taliaferro offers some information on the activity. “All birds […]
TY Park offers popular walking path & fun outdoor events
Topeekeegee Park in Hollywood, or TY Park, is popular for a wide variety of outdoor activities, including picnicking and walking, running or skating on a path around a lake lined with shady live oaks. It’s also a venue for festivals and live entertainment. Watercraft rentals are offered on weekends. Events K-9 Splash Days, popular event […]
Free & Inexpensive Fun This Weekend in South Florida & Deals
Discounts For Activities in South Florida
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For kids, families and playful adults, deals are offered at indoor and outdoor recreation venues in South Florida. Activity deals include roller skating, kayak & paddleboard rentals, trampoline fun, and arcades. Some activities are perfect as fun for families, dates or solo excursions. Recreation & Activity Deals Xtreme Action Park in Fort Lauderdale Indoor recreation […]
Fall festivals & Oktoberfest events
Regardless of the weather in The Sunshine State, South Florida embraces Autumn with festivals and other seasonal events. In addition to fall festivals featuring such icons as pumpkins, hayrides & scarecrows, South Florida offers a rich array of other events. Food festivals. Art shows. Music festivals. Pull out your favorite plaid shirt and roll up […]
Excellent resource: Free online homework help
Online interactive homework help for younger kids and older students and online employment help are offered for free. Broward Library’s website offers excellent homework & employment resources. Information from Broward library: Using the library’s online resource Brainfuse, tutoring for any age student is available from anywhere by typing in your library card number or an Instant […]
Halloween events in Broward, including free events & deals
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Happy Halloween. You can find many Halloween events in Broward that are free or inexpensive, including in-person and drive-up events, and family-friendly films. Often Halloween festivities are included with Fall festivals . Please return to this feature to read about other events & deals as they’re added. Halloween Attractions Tree Tops Park in Davie Walk-through […]
Night hikes & nature walks in Broward parks
For an interesting twist on nightlife activities, register for evening nature walks. Different parks occasionally offer evening nature walks in forests, prairies, on shorelines and other intriguing outdoor spaces. You’ll savor distinctive sights, scents and sounds of evenings in the wild. Some parks offer nature walks in the daylight. The fee for night hikes usually […]
Riverwalk is scenic setting for waterside walks, festivals & live entertainment
Riverwalk offers a delightful stretch along the New River in Fort Lauderdale for sightseeing, photography & romantic walks. It also serves as a scenic venue for occasional outdoor events, festivals and live entertainment. Riverwalk runs along the river from about Southwest Fifth Street east toward Federal Highway, incorporating Esplanade Park. It’s ideal for an outdoorsy […]
It’s Free! Fun & Entertainment in South Florida
If you’d like ideas for fun that don’t lighten your wallet, plenty of sights, attractions and interesting activities in South Florida are offered for free. Live entertainment. Unique places for shopping. Free fitness. Nature excursions. Outdoor family-friendly flicks. It’s always wise to verify an event is on or a venue is open the day you […]
Hayrides & outdoor family fun in Broward
Regional parks in Fort Lauderedale, Deerfield, Hollywood & others offer family-fun evening events. S’mores around a fire. Hayrides. The price is $4 for ages 3 & older, with pre-registration and pre-payment required. Reserve Online or at your park. Entry to parks is usually free on weekdays, including Friday nights. On weekends and holidays, park entry […]
Libraries offer drive-up & walk-up opportunities
Broward libraries offer walk-up and drive-up opportunities to allow patrons to borrow DVDs, books, video games, audio books and other eligible items without walking inside. Participating libraries include all except NSU Libruary in Davie Some of the participating libraries are Southwest Regional Library 16835 Sheridan Street, Pembroke Pines, FL 33331, 954-357-6580 West Regional Library 8601 […]
