Educational

What child doesn't dream about getting behind the wheel of a fire truck, an ambulance, a tractor, or a tow truck? Touch-A-Truck makes their wildest dreams come true! This family-friendly event allows children and their parents an opportunity to see, touch, and learn about a wide variety of vehicles and how they service our community.  

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The Schmidt Family Centre for the Arts, a non-profit organization, will present its 11th Annual Festival of the Arts BOCA March 2 -12, 2017.  Considered by critics to be “an important and impressive addition to the artistic landscape” – the Festival, held in Boca Raton, Florida, has won numerous awards including:  the “Muse Award” from The Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, “Best Festival” by Boca Magazine and “Best Cultural Festival of 2014” from Palm Beach Illustrated.

Celebrate the City of Coconut Creek's 52nd Anniversary on Saturday, February 23, 2019, from 1:00 PM to 8:30 PM, with a day full of fun, activities, music and food!

The 17th Annual Butterfly Festival will be held at Sabal Pines Park, located at 5005 NW 39 Avenue, Coconut Creek. Admission is FREE!

Featured entertainment is "SHAWN GERHARD, THE ULTIMATE GARTH BROOKS TRIBUTE BAND"

On Saturday, March 11, come celebrate at the 15th Annual Broward Water Matters Day event "Community. Climate. Connected!" from 9 AM to 3 PM at Tree Tops Park in Davie.   Water Matters Day is Broward County's signature water conservation event where residents can learn about our local and regional water resources, how water is managed, and how Broward's water managers are planning to meet our future water needs.

The Museum of Discovery & Science in Fort Lauderdale hosts the travelling exhibit "Lost Egypt: Ancient Secrets, Modern Science" this Spring and will offer special weekends with additional Egypt-themed programming.  This travelling exhibit will be available from  Saturday, February 4, 2017 through Thursday, April 30, 2017 where families can unearth Ancient Egypt with hands-on experiences and real Egyptian artifacts.

Egyptian Weekends   

Join IKEA at the Museum of Discovery & Science on select dates for  their IKEA Design Nation activities described below.  The activities will be on February 18 – 20, 2017 and April 22 & 23, 2017 from Noon to 4 p.m.  

IKEA Building Challenge 

1:30 and 3:30 

Learn all about teamwork as a family unit when you build a piece of IKEA furniture. If you’re the fastest family and build it first you get to take it home for FREE!

The South Beach Wine and Food Festival and Goya Foods host a family-friendly event at Jungle Island every year to spark a love of food and nutrition in young children.  Join your favorite chefs and culinary personalities for two fun-filled days of food, fitness and learning at Goya Foods' Fun and Fit as a Family featuring Kidz Kitchen at Jungle Island.

In celebration of Black History Month, The Spady Cultural Heritage Museum will welcome everyone to the Spady living heritage festival (#SpadyLHF). The museum will bring cultural fun will take to the streets of Delray Beach. Live performances will fill the afternoon at the Spady Museum. February is a month dedicated to celebrating, recognizing and learning about the contributions of African-Americans to the development and prosperity of the United States.  

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Zoo Miami's Annual Overnight Campout is held right in the heart of the zoo, featuring two "Wild Night" tours of our Florida Everglades & Amazon areas, a campfire with s'mores, and lots of fun time with your family!  2019 Roars, S'mores, and Snores Campout costs Regular Price: $75.00  or  Member Price: $60.00.

***Adult Event*** Great for a night out without the kids or Gals/Guys night away.  

Celebrate South Florida's amazing beer with samples from 25-30 of our local brewers.  The breweries are spread throughout the Palm Beach Zoo with 2-3 different brews each.  That means 60+ different beers that you could try.  Brewery reps are on hand to answer your questions about their products.  Plus, you'll get to see amazing wildlife and many are highly endangered species.