Another great event! (53 years and going strong). The event is put on by the hardworking ladies of…read morePlantation Junior Woman's Club in a beautiful park setting with something for everyone in the whole family! Great art and crafts for every budget! Amazing live music Saturday & Sunday plus talented student performers, and animal shows for the kids. If that's not enough....there are bounce houses, rock walls, food booths and beverage tents with everything under the sun for drinkers and non-drinkers alike! There is amazing student art work on display from the K-12 Art Search winners, a wonderful scholarship raffle booth with a plethora of prizes to support college scholarships, even Macy's and the Bloodmobile! Come on out....you'll be glad you did!

This is the 52nd annual Art in the Park! That's quite a streak. Held in Liberty Park in Plantation…read morethis annual two day festival features a wide variety of arts and crafts, food, live performances, and children's activities. A highlight of the event is the Art Search which is an art competition for students. This years theme is "Splash into the Arts." I saw a wide variety of items for sale during my visit at all different price points. Some of my favorites were the colorful sun catchers, glass animals, and a wide variety of jewelry. You can definitely knock off some of your holiday shopping list here. My favorite items were by Aranji who makes handcrafted jewelry. I got a chance to talk to Ruth the creator who was so friendly. She was a science teacher who used her knowledge of chemistry to adhere glass to paper in order to make wonderful pendants, rings, and key chains. She had a large selection of already made pedants at an affordable price of 2 for $20 which even included the chain. Rings were $5. I am going to send her some pictures I took and art work my daughter created in order to make custom pendants for the holidays. If you are looking for one of a kind inexpensive keepsake jewelry Ruth can be reached at ruth.aranji.us. She is also on facebook and pinterest. I can't wait to do an artistic collaboration with her. There is so much food, shopping and fun. Parking is free but limited. You have to find parking around the outside of the park on the swale. They do ask that you leave your pets at home. After visiting this hometown folksy festival it is easy to see why it has lasted so long. I plan on adding it to my annual events calendar.

This was an amazing event, never experience this kind of setting before love the lights with the…read moredecorations the Asians knows how to entertain. The concessions stands was awesome I ate until I was fulled I love this so much..I even went to china..which was a trip of a lifetime (bucket list) ...I love this and hopefully you will enjoy this as well.

The Chinese Lantern Festival in China has unimaginable HUGE light displays, children running around…read morewith lanterns on a stick, and of course FIREWORKS. With a huge opportunity to bring culture to the South Florida community, it was largely missed. Checking in seemed disorganized but once in you walk through a tunnel of dolphins. Spitting you out to the craft section. Prices were as low as 2.00 all the way up to 500.00 with oriental rug stitching. The craft section also serves as the they're for the puppet show. This I thought was charming especially since the team of actors have been putting on shadow puppet shows for over 50 years. Than there's a small beer and wine stall along with an off brand food vendor ran by event staff and Chan's restaurant. All vendors were serving generic Chinese food. Which is a shame for such a rich culinary culture. The loop than puts you to small playgrounds and the King Fu theatre and over to a dinosaur ride section that has nothing to do with the Chinese Lantern Festival. Than it's to the light displays that wraps around the lake. All displays were cute but no where near the displays that could be accomplished. At 20.00 a person the Kung Fu show and Shadow Puppet Show ended up being the two small options worth any time or resources spent at this event.

As festivals go, particularly at the price and especially for one being sponsor by, held and put on…read moreby and inside of a retail store, the IKEA Swedish Crayfish Party is a Five Stars Winner and one not to be missed. In the words of IKEA: "Imagine a mild late summer evening. Friends gathered around a table set outdoors with bright red crayfish, bread, cheese, shrimps and various pies. And as the sun sets slowly, candles are lit and paper lanterns glow in the increasing darkness. Everyone is wearing paper hats and bibs, singing merry songs to accompany the snaps." As it is actually held indoors within the second floor IKEA restaurant, you do have to imagine the table set outdoors, the candles and increasing darkness of a late Swedish summer night but other than that, it's all very real, very wonderful and oh so much fun. I would have missed it myself, but thanks to Yelper Mary Ann C. who set it up as an UYE I made it but not by much since it sold out so quickly. Originally set as a one night event with three seatings it so quickly sold out IKEA was "forced" to extend to two night with a total of six seatings. And when I say "forced" I do mean forced because when IKEA originally announced the tickets as having been "sold out," there was a near customer riot within the store. The regular price is $12.99, but with the free IKEA Family Tickets available at any IKEA kiosk, only $9.99, which for all the Swedish styled (read dilled) crayfish you can eat along with Swedish meatballs, Swedish gravy, Swedish lox, herring, cheeses, lingonberry soft drink and varying desserts, the dinner bargain of a lifetime. Being of Swedish heritage and having personally attending several late summer crayfish festivals in Sweden this was a real treat for me as IKEA managed to do it all so very, very well. Though I smugly thought the crayfish would have tasted different than those I've had in Sweden, they didn't. I couldn't tell the difference. They had that identical delicate dill taste, full flavor, texture and were all of large size. In fact, with the exception of the salmon which was smoked instead of a true "gravlax," all of the food was the same and very much served in the same manner. Just looking at that huge vat of tasty crayfish set my mouth watering with me eating more of them than I thought possible. The live Swedish music, the party napkins, bibs, and general festive décor of the place couldn't have been better, but what really astounded me was how many different languages and people of so many different heritages and backgrounds all showed up as fans of Swedish food and Swedish culture. In fact, other than me muttering a few Swedish words to my dinning partner, fellow Yelper Jim D., and listening to the singer singing in Swedish, I don't think I heard anyone speaking Swedish. So a big hooray for Sverige (That's how say Sweden in Swedish) and a big hooray for IKEA! It was a real classical Swedish late summer treat.

FOR $9.99 YOU GET A BUFFET OF SWEDISH FOODS, The food was great but the staff was better, outgoing,…read morefriendly, and very helpful. I did like the crayfish, I had a platter was full of them but it takes work to get to the rewards. The Swedish meatballes were my favorite and that is coming from an Italian who makes his own meatballs.The restaurant was very clean and the set up is very easy to get what you want fast and easy, no space goes to waste. Everything the sell in their supermarket was at the buffet. There were many families there and above all they had live music. It was a treat of treats to start anyones weekend.

Coral Springs art festival. It is the 19th annual one for the year. Many tents to visit with a…read morevariety of art, plants, food, music and entertainment . This was the 19th annual one, however, it is the last one they are hosting. A nice day to walk around and view the artist, plants, food, and speciality vendors with tents and tables to display their merchandise The pencil art was creative and something I have never seen before. I enjoyed listening and watching the bands and entertainment. There had different entertainment scheduled the following day. The local honey is always good to purchase. I also bought kettle corn since I missed it at the fair . There were food at tents and trucks to purchase. Parking was tough since can't park by the plaza but some people still parked there including me and walked down to the festival. I noticed others parked across street too. There was a trolley to take by City hall . The bathrooms were in restaurants nearby to use. All in all, it was a nice festival and sorry it will be the last.

Cancelled in 2020 and 2021, the Coral Springs Festival of the Art was back this past weekend in a…read morebig way to celebrate it's 17th year of bringing culture to the Coral Springs community. Coordinated by Shirley Richards who founded the event in 2005 and a 30-member executive committee, it is held in the parking lot of The Walk shopping plaza on University Drive. Since its inception, the event has grown to 30,000 visitors, 200 volunteers, and 175 artists and crafters. It is so large it takes up two streets. Since the parking at the shopping center is closed, festival goers are urged to park at the Coral Springs Center for the Arts, located at 2855 Coral Springs Drive, and the City Hall Garage, located at 9500 W. Sample Road. The festival is held from 10 AM until 5PM. There is food from tents as well as the restaurants in the shopping plaza. There are two stages set up on each end with one featuring performances by Irish, Polynesian, and Peruvian acts, while the music stage held performances by jazz and country music artists, and a tribute to Tina Turner. Some of the many tents set up in the street held works by by fine artists for sale while others were vendors selling accessories, clothes, plants, and food. There was a great variety of things for people to purchase. This was my first year attending the festival and I didn't realize how big it had gotten. I will definitely come earlier next year to see more of the entertainment. I love that this festival is held right in my backyard. This is a great event for families and it is very dog friendly too!

Another year to celebrate the anniversary of the City of Coconut Creek 1967- 2026 together with 250…read moreyears celebration of America . It began at 2 Pm and ended just after 800 with the fireworks show . Many vendors and tables to visit and purchase from locally. I did notice they decided to charge $20 for non residents for the rides to get a wristband and free for residents this year. There was a drama theatre show and some others which I missed. It did rain at one point and they had to clear the field because of the lightning alarms that went off. I was actually about to leave anyway for the day and return later in the evening for the "Hot Hits" band and fireworks show from Zambelli which is always amazing. They situated the tent to eat food and sit down towards the back so not in the middle of everything which was much better. I also noticed a fenced off area from the main stage which seemed weird since it was separated from each side so not many were dancing as it was in the years past and the rain in between put a little damper on it too. Something new this year was a cooking demonstration from the Chef and owner of the restaurant Setto Mezza showing how to make fresh mozzarella. There was a $5 admission for that tent which also included a sample too which was delicious The shuttle bus from casino was available as usual, if not you had to park in the neighborhood because closer parking is for vendors and officials . The regular carnival food was available to purchase throughout the day . Many vendors to visit during the day with some goodies too.

Another year at the annual butterfly festival, did not disappoint. Went early before the lines and…read moregot to enjoy all the rides. This year residents get to ride for free, non residents pay a $20 entrance fee if they want to go on the rides. The rainy weather put a pause on the events and rides but once it finish the show went on. The fireworks got cut 5 mins short due to the cloudy conditions and limited view of the lights. But overall great experience. See ya next year!

They always do a good job with this festival. This year is a bit different because there's a lot of…read moreconstruction going on in the area so lanes of commercial are down to 1 lane from A1A a few blocks west. Sidewalks are out because of a decorative paver sidewalk going in. There's plenty of vendors with something for everyone. Artwork, jewelry, yard art and other craft and gift ideas. All of the artists are in their booths and most are happy to tell you about their craft or handmade works. Don't forget to pay the meters. You can either use the pay by phone app or use one of the nearby meter stations. I got 2hrs for $1.05, not bad. Bring a hat and stay hydrated, it's hot out there folks. Tip for the day- be careful walking, there are sidewalks out, loose pavers and deep crevices along the street, one of which my foot found it's way into and was cut badly, to the point of needing paramedics...

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Love coming here, so nice to see! It really does make it feel like the holidays and lots of…read morefamilies come to visit with their children and pets.

This is one of the most elaborate Christmas displays put together by a private home. For the…read moresecond year in a row, we enjoyed walking around and taking pictures of this delightfully decorated home. Over 170,000 lights framed the house and the decorations all over the yard. Many of them were mobile decorations, my favorite being the Christmas gift conveyor out of the Santa's workshop hut. Just ingenious and delightful. The family is very patient and very good with all people on their property. Some want to touch the moving train, the displays, the lights, and they politely say, please do not touch the displays. A great place to get into the Christmas spirit ! It's tough to find parking since this is a private residential neighborhood, but if you are willing to walk a few blocks, you should be able to find a parking space.

This is my first time attending this annual event and I loved it! The free Dania Beach Arts &…read moreSeafood Celebration is held annually in Frost Park. Since parking there is limited, there is additional parking next door at the Dania Beach Casino. Put on by the Dania Beach Community Redevelopment Agency the festival melds food, art, and entertainment. Entertainment included live musicians performing on the stage and sand sculpting. There were food tents and trucks set up selling all kinds of seafood but also fair food. The art side of the festival featured artists selling works in drawing, fiber, glass, jewelry, leather, acrylic, oil, watercolor, and photography. There were also arts and crafts, artisan food, and plant vendors. Local community groups and businesses also had booths passing out information, swag, and samples. I won a free hat from the casino! Many people brought chairs and set up for the day on the field or under the shade of the trees. On the last night of the festival there was a concert featuring a Queen cover band. Held over the entire weekend there was more than enough to keep you occupied for several hours. This is a great family and dog friendly event.

What a blast! I was very surprised by how great this event was. I really wasn't expecting much…read moreother than a few vendors, a tiny stage, and maybe a food truck but man oh man was I wrong!! There were many local artisans selling jewelry, crafts, and artwork at reasonable prices. All of the tents provided some shade which was so necessary because it was extremely warm! There were plenty of incredible options for food as well. Of course, a great variety of seafood was available but there were also options for Greek food and other varieties. The music stage was so much bigger than I thought it was going to be and had incredible talent on it throughout the day. The Foreigner cover band was excellent! My favorite part of the event was the chef showcase! Local chefs from the area prepped a few dishes live for the audience. They shared their cooking techniques, tips, and tricks and once the dishes were done they shared tastes of each dish with the crowd. It was so entertaining and everything was delicious!

My family and I really enjoyed visiting Family Farm; we've been a handful of times. It's nice to…read moresee a farm in the super populated Broward County area. Parking was plentiful on grass. Once we parked our car, we walked up to a booth; for a fee, you can buy a bucket of mixed veggies to feed the animals. There were free roaming chickens, pigs, tortoise, cows, ponies, and goats. They had picnic tables throughout. There was a BBQ pit; I saw them grilling up ribs. I wouldn't eat there because I saw a couple of chickens pecking at the ribs in the grill when the attendant stepped away. I saw many birthday parties there; a great spot to book a birthday party for the little ones. They also have tractor rides for a fee; they drove us by the cows and we were able to feed and pet them. Pony rides are available for a fee too. They hosts a ton of events; just check their website. We went during Halloween and Christmas. Depending on the season, you can pick fruits and sunflowers. Overall, a fun place to take your little ones.

Robert Hoover opened the 30 acre Family Farm in Davie in 2019. For decades he grew food for…read moresupermarkets. After seeing other U Pick farms disappearing in the area he decided to open as a strawberry U-Pick farm to educate and pass on his passion for sustainable farming. I love farms and farm to table so I stopped in to check out Family Farm when I was in the area. Family Farms offers an ala carte menu that includes hay rides, pony rides, and bunny encounters. You can purchase animal feed for $5. When in season you can pick strawberries, tomatoes, and flowers. You can book a private party. There were several birthday parties going on during my visit, They also offer Mommy and Me classes, camp, Bonfire Saturday Nights with BBQ and marshmallow toasting, live music, and photography mini sessions. Halloween at the Farm is held every October. In the picnic area chickens and goats were roaming free. Several round swings hung from the trees and were occupied by children swirling around. They had a face painting tent and another one selling accessories. Davie has its roots as an agricultural farming community. It's nice that there is still a place where you can experience that.

We had an amazing time this year at the Florida Renaissance Festival we were so sad to see it end…read morebut totally had a blast for all the days the weekends you were here. People put so much work and effort into this festival. We totally appreciate it. The things we love about the Florida Renaissance Festival is you feel like you've been lifted out of this regular world into a whole new place and everybody makes that happen that works there. The beautiful ambience of the park the decor all around, the awesome artworks that people create, the costumes. The music is one of my all-time favorites. It's part of the reason why I come here every year. Also you can try so many different types of foods that's always so exciting. I love dressing up, wearing costumes and walking through the park talking with other like-minded people. We enjoyed so many shows this year from the Washing Well Winches, to the guy playing the Bells, all the different Irish bands, like Celtic mayhem, one of my favorites is the band from Italy Rota they are awesome especially when they play in the street and we can dance all around so fun. Also love watch art demonstrations, Thanks again Florida Renaissance Festival for making this year great!

What an amazing event! It was like stepping back into time and into fairy tale stories! With the…read moremost unique thing being that not only the workers dress up and act but so do the people who attend. I saw medieval characters, gladiators & knights, pirates, fairies and nymphs, even a wizard! And of course with a costume contest. Quiet Waters Park was converted into a story book. Unique performances with music, comedy, drama, juggling dancing and with interaction like the Maypole. Also jousting and horsriding competitions and cannon & trebuchet firing.There was Archery, Axe throwing, a maze, sword fighting and instruction, cobbling, jewelry making. A variety of activities for kids as well as adults. Especially adults who want to be kids...like me! Lol Souvenir shops with items that you don't see every day, like a dragon egg candle that once melted reveals a baby dragon just like in Game of Thrones! Also good food and drinks throughout the park. I didn't think I would spend that much time here but I spent the entire day practically without even realizing time had passed! A great time to immerse yourself in a world of fantasy, merriment & amazement! I truly enjoyed everything here!