Festivals & fun events

Festivals are popular events in Pompano Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Deerfield Beach, Davie and other towns in South Florida.

Some festivals offer free entry and free parking, which are ideal for budget-friendly dates, frugal family activities or inexpensive outings with friends.

With some festivals, extra fees apply for select activities.  and perhaps for parking.

November

• Holiday lighting festivities November 22 in Hollywood  & November 23 in Pompano
• Broward Fair at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale to November 24
• November 22 Cultural Festival in Sunrise, free
• November 23 Coconut Creek Fall Harvest Festival
• November 23 & 24 Coral Springs Craft Fair, free
• November 22-24 Fort Lauderdale Home Design & Remodeling Show , early purchase discount
• November 24 Winterfest Family Fun Day

December

• December 3 Christmas On Las Olas
• December 5 Yuletide on Atlantic in Pompano, free
• December 6 & 7 Holiday Village in Oakland Park,  includes Santa, entertainment, skating rink and snow slide, free entry
• December 7 Free entry for Ocean Way festivities in Deerfield
• December 7 Symphony of The Americas & Cirque de la Symphonie Holiday Program in Weston, $10-$30, with lower prices for early purchase
• December 7 SnowFest in Pembroke Pines, $4 for snow area with early purchase
• December 7 Art & Crafts Festival & Winter Wonderland in Sunrise, free to $5
• December 8  Auto Show at Festival Marketplace in Pompano, free for spectators
• December 13 Ruldoph’s Winter Wonderland in Tamarac, free
• December 13 Pompano & Lighthouse Point Boat Parade
• December 13 Free entry for Margate Winter Festival December 13
• December 14 Winterfest Boat Parade
• December 14 Christmas Near The Beach in Hollywood,  14, free
• December 14 Snow slide, Santa & fun at Winter Wonderland at Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield
• December 21 holiday craft bazaar, Patch Urban Farm, 1201 W. Dania Beach Blvd., Dania Beach, 954-924-6801, information online
• Flamingo Gardens, fees required

January

• January 4 & 5 Las Olas Art Fair, free
• January 24 Winter Safety Expo in Weston, free
• January 26 Arts Day event in Weston, free
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February

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