Child Friendly

Taste the best barbecue South Florida (and beyond) has to offer at the second annual Downtown BBQ Throwdown featuring Bobby Flay! Bring the family for a day of delicious food, live music, and good times in the heart of downtown Boca Raton, at Mizner Park Amphitheater. Contestants will vie for the title of Grand Champion and the opportunity to compete in the 30th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue!

St. Catherine's Greek Orthodox Church in West Palm Beach will host it's 42nd Annual Greek Food & Wine Festival February 17th-19th, 2017.  The theme is Greek Food & Wine Fest where there is something delicious and fun for everyone: authentic Greek foods, wine & spirits, specialty vendors, live Greek music, kids' activities, traditional Greek dance performances, Greek dance lessons, and more...Opa!

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Test your knowledge of science and nature, and learn about FPL’s Riviera Beach Next Generation Clean Energy Center and the role it plays in the manatees migratory habits. For decades, manatees have been attracted to the warm-water discharges of FPL’s energy center, following a watery travel route that mother manatees have taught to manatee calves. The best opportunity to witness these gentle giants at Manatee Lagoon is Nov. 15 through March 31. Increase your chances to spot sea cows as cooler weather attracts larger pods of the marine mammals during this time of year.

The city of Boynton Beach Police Department hosts the Annual South Florida K9 Competition at Boynton Beach High School on March 25, 2017 from 2-8 pm.  The best K9 Units in the state of Florida will be competing for top prizes and anyone can come and watch! This family friendly event will also feature bounce houses, rock wall and raffle prizes for the kids to enjoy.  

Help out your local ecosystem on the second Saturday of the month on an EcoAction Workday at Secret Woods Nature Center, 9 a.m. Volunteers clean up trash, plant native plants, and/or remove non-native invasive plants. Students can earn community service hours for graduation and college scholarships, and others can help improve and preserve the environment. Volunteers should dress appropriately with long sleeves, long pants, and closed-toe shoes that can get dirty. Participants should bring gloves, a hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, and drinking water.

Dan Barrow Memorial Bluegrass Jam is the second Sunday of the month at the Fern Forest Nature Center, October-May, 2-4 p.m. There are also special twilight sessions on December 18 and January 22, from 5-7 p.m. This all-ages event is a free unplugged jam session for musicians and listeners interested in bluegrass, folk, and mountain music. Bring an instrument if you like (no amplifiers, please).

Come out and get to know Fort Lauderdale and its neighbors at Neighbor Support Night (NSN) Wednesday, February 8, 2017 from 5:30 p.m.

If you love to shop and appreciate a bargain, come to the Carl Shechter Southwest Focal Point Senior Center Campus in Pembroke Pines for their Flea Market and Bazaar February 4th from 8am-4pm.  Over 100 indoor vendors to browse under 53,000 square feet of air-conditioned comfort, café on premises will be open for breakfast, snacks and lunch. Admission and parking is free for this 2-day event.  Be sure to pick up brochures for Grandma & Grandpa on all of the offerings available at the Senior Center when you go.  

Come out for a day of military history in Loxahatchee River Battlefield Park​. There will be re-enactors, exhibitors and speakers to give you a glimpse into the battles that occurred in the park in 1838 between the U.S. and the Seminoles. Scheduled weapons demonstrations will occur throughout the day. At 2:00 p.m., the first ever re-enactment of the battle will take place! Bring the family, food trucks will be on site.​

Enjoy the beautiful outdoors with free concerts at the city of Greenacres' Salute to Spring at the Greenacres Community Park.  Listen to music, dance and join in on the weekends melodic entertainment at the pavilion. Bring a lawn chair, blanket and friends. Admission is free. Food vendors will be at the park with items available for purchase.

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