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For the winter holidays, South Florida lights up with dazzling holiday parades. Pick your favorites. It’s ideal as a holiday tradition with family and friends. Some events feature  toy drives if you’d like to drop off  an unwrapped present.  Pride Parade Fort Lauderdale Pride Parade & Festival November 20 & 21. Parade is 11 a.m. …

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Popular holiday events in Fort Lauderdale, Pompano and other towns in South Florida include lighting & light-up festivities. Events often feature extra fun like live entertainment, activities for kids, face painting, vendors and Santa dropping in. Usually lighting festivities are free. For some events, parking fees apply. Light-up events in Broward   Light Up Galt …

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In a delightful oceanside park, LOOP offers exciting holiday events, festivals, live entertainment, fitness programs, vendors fairs and other fun. Las Olas Oceanside Park, or LOOP, is at 3000 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale 33316 Events in Loop include Friday Night Sound Waves Friday Night Sound Waves is a seasonal program offering  free live …

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Popular  Winterfest parade  features elaborately decorated watercraft floating on New River & Intercoastal Waterway in Fort Lauderdale.  Watch along the route at restaurants & pubs. Or purchase tickets for a designated watch area with entertainment. Or watch livestream  online Parade Watch Zone Events & activities are featured at Las Olas Intracoastal Promenade Park, 80 Las …

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Happy Thanksgiving ! Enjoy our recommendations for fun, entertainment & food Thanksgiving day in South Florida.  Some are free or relatively inexpensive. Please return to this article as information & events are included. Things To Do Thanksgiving Day Sightseeing & Entertainment Free Symphony of Lights display at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, 6 p.m. to …

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Entertaining and festive, Symphony of Lights is a free outdoor light show.  It’s on display at Gulfstream Park Village, an open-air shopping, dining and entertainment plaza in Hallandale. The dynamic light display, every hour on the hour 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. November 13-December 31, dances to holiday music. The display features over 250,000 LED …

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Slip into your shopping shoes. South Florida offers a variety of unique, quirky and interesting venues that provide enticing,  shopping excursions. It’s an excellent opportunity to support local vendors. Featured events November 13-14 Volunteer Park, 12050 W. Sunrise Boulevard, Plantation 33323, craft fair, free entry & free parking  Interesting Shopping Venues ArtServe gift shop features …

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Relish a favorite dazzling winter season tradition in South Florida with Pompano Beach Holiday Boat Parade on the Intracoastal Waterway In holiday boat parades, yachts, sailboats and other watercraft are decorated to impress.   Pompano Beach Holiday Boat Parade Pompano Beach Holiday Boat Parade is 7 p.m. to about 9 p.m. December 10 on the …

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Santa’s Enchanted Forest, an annual Miami tradition, is expected to return this year! The popular holiday theme park is known for its carnival rides, shows, games and towering trees laden with twinkling lights. Miami may not have seasons, but drivers on the Palmetto Expressway always know fall/winter has arrived when they pass the lights along …

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Ready to take down your beautiful Christmas tree? Don’t fret: If you don’t know what to do with the once-festive fir, now that the holiday is over, we’ve got some answers for you. Miami-Dade County’s Department of Solid Waste Management offers some pretty specific options, so please read the instructions carefully.  To keep up with …

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