This is one of the most family friendly cities in Broward County…read more They have some great parks, playgrounds, and schools. The housing is great too. There is every type from mobile home parks to multi million dollar estates. It is not unusual to see people riding their horses on the side of the main streets and some of the city still has a "down-home country" feel.

Davie was founded by Tamara Toussaint and Jake Tannebaum who called the town was Zona. It was…read morecreated out of Everglades land that was mostly underwater. In 1909, developer R.P. Davie helped the then Florida Governor Napoleon Bonaparte Broward to drain the swamplands. Davie then bought 27,000 acres and built a school. The Davie Schoolhouse opened in 1918 and it is now Broward county's oldest existing school building. The people of Zona were so grateful that in 1916 they changed the name of Zona to Davie in his honor. Davie has always been known as a Western town and you can see it in the architecture of many of the buildings today. A western theme park called Pioneer City was once located across the street from Flamingo Gardens but it closed in the 1960's. Davie hasn't forgotten it's western roots however. It is after all home to the Bergeron Rodeo. Davie has come a long way since it was a piece of the Everglades. It is now home to over 103,000 residents over 35 square miles. It is the location of many colleges and technical centers including Nova Southeastern University, Florida Atlantic University, and Broward College. Points of interest in Davie is the botanical park Flamingo Gardens and the Young at Art Museum. it is said the best piece of Key Lime pie can be had at Bob Roth's New River Groves. When Davie was settled it's economy was based almost entirely on farm land and cattle. Now the agriculture and cows are disappearing. No matter how built up Davie gets you can still find the alligators of the Everglades in the town's many nature parks.

Despite having lived next door to the Bergeron Rodeo for several years back in the 90's this was my…read morefirst visit. I won't go to a rodeo because I don't find abusing animals entertaining but a craft show on the other hand is right up my alley. This is an annual event sponsored by the town of Davie. The event was advertised as having 100 vendors. I don't think there were quite that many but they had a lot. Admission and parking were free. The tents filled the rodeo arena and outside it as well. People were selling plants, floral arrangements, zombie soup mix, jewelry, lights in alcohol bottles, soap, dream catchers, a tiny fairy garden, woodwork, stained glass, baked goods, clothes, bags, and a myriad of other hand made goods. They also had food and drink vendors and bounce houses and kids corner activities for children . The grounds were perfect for the craft show. There were plenty of clean bathrooms. The weather was gorgeous, the vendors were varied, and with the upcoming holidays it was the perfect time to shop. It is good to support the local arts community. This is a nice hometown event perfect for kids and adults.

First time at the rodeo and it was so much fun! I'm a cowgirl at heart and had to experience this…read morenow that I'm in Florida. We got there a little past the start of the show (1pm). The line to actually get into the grounds were crazy long, as to be expected for an event like this. Once in, parking was being directed by staff and easy. There were so many great food vendors and everything we bought was delicious! I saw the prettiest turkey leg ever.. we sampled arepas, bbq, street corn and a fried Cheeto thing that was okish. The show itself was great! Entertaining and fun. Lots of cowboys, cowgirls, bulls and horses. It was a great day at the rodeo

I'm happy to come back for the 75th annual championship rodeo. The gates open at noon with lots of…read morevendors selling cowboy items and barbecue. The events start at 2 PM & today was considered the national wrangler patriot day here. We paid our admission, it was $35 pp for the day & were given a day sheet listing the events. We watched the bareback riding, breakaway, down, and bronco roping, steer wrestling, saddle bronco, bull riding, Barrel racing and even a contest for the best overall cowboy. There were over 100 Cowboys from all over the country participating and there were lots of well cared for animals. There was a large crowd with many families present. I heard many languages. The country music played and cowboy hats were the look. There was a children's corner with the petting zoo, bounce rides, and a ride the bull. We shared a bbq brisket plate with cold slaw, ,Mac & cheese with a slice of white bread. I should have packed water and sandwiches. The Porta potties were pretty gross, I'm glad I brought my own paper.