Whether it’s a day for romance, an occasion to enjoy friends and family or an opportunity to treat yourself, we’re in love with sharing Valentine’s Day deals & ideas for free & inexpensive fun in South Florida.
Please read Valentine’s Day restaurant deals & offers
Free & Inexpensive Valentine’s Day ideas
Pack A Picnic
- Toss sandwiches & other scrumptious portable foods into a sack & savor a sunny outdoor afternoon activity at a favorite park. Enhance your excursion with a nature walk. Or Toss a Frisbee
- Use Broward Parks’ website & Florida State Parks website for information about different venues. Or browse for local venues in your hometown on your municipality’s website.
- Examples of delightful parks and promenades
- Secret Woods, includes a boardwalk overlooking the New River, and assorted other nature walks, 2701 W. State Road 84, Dania Beach 33312, 954-357-8884
- Fern Forest, features several nature paths, including its elevated boardwalk into cypress/maple swamp, 201 Lyons Road South, Coconut Creek 33063, 954-357-5198, read our feature Nature Trails & Free Entry at Fern Forest in North Broward
- TY Park in Hollywood, read our feature TY Park in Hollywood is lovely venue for outdoor exercise & relaxation
- Quiet Waters Park, includes a butterfly garden & nature path, 401 S. Powerline Road, Deerfield Beach 33442, 954-357-5100
- TY Park in Hollywood, includes tennis, picnic tables & a 2-mile paved path — primarily around a lake — for walking, running, biking & skateboarding, 3300 N. Park Road, Hollywood 33021, 954-357-8811,
- Hollywood Beach Broadwalk — lovely 2.5-mile length between waves rolling ashore and shops, hotels & restaurants
- Fort Lauderdale Riverwalk — delightful stretch along the New River from about Southwest Fifth Street east toward Federal Highway, incorporating Esplanade Park, read our feature Riverwalk in Fort Lauderdale offers scenic setting for walks & outdoor recreation
- Broward County parks are waiving weekend & holiday entry fees until further notice, Florida State Parks feature relatively inexpensive fees, city venues are usually free or relatively inexpensive
Sunny Side Up Valentine market
- 12 p.m. February 14, includes farmers & artisan vendors, artists, food trucks, free yoga @ 11 a.m. & other festivities
- 844 NE Fourth Avenue, Fort Lauderdale 33304
- free entry, free parking, pet friendly
- free mimosas, live music
- information online
Live entertainment
- Lovers Rock, 8 p.m. February 14, spoken word & other performances, Deluxe Restaurant, 998 Southwest 81st Avenue
North Lauderdale 33068, $28.16 tickets & information online
Tamarac Farmers Market
- 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays
- free entry, 7825 Southgate Blvd., Tamarac
- 954-540-6593 or 954-597-3620, website
Free wine tasting, Valentine painting & Trivia
- Festival Marketplace, 2900 W. Sample Road, Pompano Beach, 954-979-4555
- includes free tote with discount vouchers
- offers & activities while supplies last
- 11:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. February 14
- register online
Putt-putt & pitches
- AllGolf in Pembroke Pines
- includes 2 18-hole mini golf courses, driving range, batting fun
- fees for miniature golf are $9 Mondays to Fridays, $10 Saturdays & Sundays for 18 holes, $2 extra for 36 holes, free for ages 4 & younger
- $10 & $13 for driving range
- batting fun $2 for 25 pitches, $8 for 100 pitches
- venue is inside CB Smith Park, 950 N. Flamingo Road, Pembroke Pines 33028, 954-441-1333, website
Love is In The Air Valentine’s Affaire
- 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. February 14
- Sunset Terrace, Las Olas Beach Garage, 200 Las Olas Circle, Fort Lauderdale 33316
- food, drinks, artisans vendors, wedding vendors, live entertainment
- $12.24 for general entry, $107.72 for micro weddings, $54.67 for renewing vows, prices include online fees
- information & tickets online
Xtreme Action Park
- Sweetheart deals include activity such as Karting, Skating, Ropes, Laser Tag, XD Dark Ride or VR Games, arcade fun & $10 voucher for food & drinks, $50 per package
- 5300 Powerline Road, Fort Lauderdale 33309, 954-491-6265, read our feature for other deals
- information online
Valentine’s activities & displays at WMODA
- Wiener Museum of Decorative Arts or WMODA, 481 S. Federal Highway, Dania Beach, 954-376-6690
- includes Lloyd Goradesky discussing interactive Let Love Guide Your Way 11 a.m.
- $13.63, information & tickets online
Restaurant offers & Deals
- TooJay’s Deli restaurants offer Sweetheart Dinner for 2 people, $25.99, valid at participating restaurants February 8-14, inludes soups or salads, entrees, beverages & dessert to share. Display coupon before ordering, website
- Whole Foods offers 2 dozen roses for $19.99 valid February 10-16, while supplies are available
- Lots of other Valentine’s Day restaurant deals, please read Valentine’s Day restaurant deals & offers
Other Activities
Ice Cream & Beer Pairing
- Gulf Stream Brewing, 7 p.m. February 14, 1105 NE 13th Street, Fort Lauderdale 33304, 954-766-4842, $32 & fees, information & tickets online
Butterfly World in Coconut Creek
Flutes @ Flamingo Gardens
- Flamingo Gardens botanical gardens & wildlife sanctuary features Florida Youth Orchestra Flute Choir 2 p.m. February 14, regular entry fees apply, Read Flamingo Gardens in Davie features wildlife, botanical gardens & live entertainment
Drive-in movies
- Swap Shop drive-in, 3291 W. Sunrise Boulevard, Lauderhill 33311
- Prices are $7 for ages 12 and older, $2 for ages 5 to 11 and free for 4 and younger
- 9 outdoor screens
- Tune into sound via FM radio
- information online or 954-791-7927
Bowling
- Bowling lanes include
- SparZ, 5325 South University Drive, Davie 33328, 954-434-9663
- Sawgrass Lanes 8501 N. University Drive, Tamarac 33321, 954-722-2700
- Bowlero Davie 8200 W. State Road 84, Davie 33324, 954-473-8822
- AMF Pembroke Pines Lanes, 1940 N. University Drive, Pembroke Pines 33024, 954-432-5500
- Bowlero Dania, 1801 Way Pointe Plaza, Dania 33004, 954-374-1935
- Manor Lanes Bowling, 1517 NE 26th Street, Wilton Manors 333015, 954-566-7457
Biking & boating
- Bike routes in Broward
- South Florida parks offer watercraft rentals
- Water Taxi in Fort Lauderdale offers discounts after 5 p.m.
- Boat rentals & excursions including Jungle Queen Riverboat with discounts
Free DIY fun
- West Regional Library offers free Valentine craft bags for DIY @ home, offered during regular library hours until February 13, 8601 W. Broward Boulevard, Plantation, 954-765-1585, information online
Entertainment from home
- Space Out! Online videos, activities & apps from NASA
- From home, download films, e-books & other digital resources from Broward librariesSpace Out! Online videos, activities & apps from NASA
- BB&T Center in Sunrise offers virtual entertainment, information online
Decorate & Sip
- Sip wine & decorate a heart drip cake, 4 p.m. February 14, Sweet Realities, 7425 NW 57th St., Tamarac, 33319, $75.89 per person, tickets & info online
iFly
- iFly’s Valentine’s Day special, you can take the relationship to new heights. The popular attraction is offering a “Love is in the Air” flight package — available until February 21, includes two flights for two people, two videos, flight gear, flight instruction, & flight certificate. Price varies by location, but starts at around $150 for two people
- Amtrak – Schedule now, have fun later. Plan a lovely getaway for two with the train’s annual Amtrak Loves You Sale. The offer includes buy-one-get-one fares on a variety of routes across the country from Feb. 22 to Aug. 27 — buy one ticket and bring someone special along at no cost
Black history displays
- Read feature Black History events & displays in Broward
Enjoy Other posts
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- Groupon deals at Broward restaurants
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Previous events
Love Letter Day @ Old Davie School
- extra activity — use dip ink pen for writing your own love letter February 13
- Tours 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. & 1 p.m.
- $10 for adults, $7 for kids & seniors
- 6650 Griffin Road, Davie 33314, 954-797-1044
- information online
- With each $25 Yogurtland eGift card February 8-13, receive $5 bonus card via email, bonus cards valid for in-store food & bevergages February 14-21, with maximum of 4 bonus cards per order
