South Florida Family-Friendly Weekend Roundup – November 1–2

Looking for something fun to do with the kids this weekend? From Día de los Muertos celebrations and free museum days to pumpkin patches and fall festivals, here’s what’s happening around South Florida!

🎨 ALL MONTH LONG

Superblue Miami: Immersive Art Experiences
📍 1101 Northwest 23rd Street, Miami, 33127
💸 Use code MOMAPPROVED10 for discount
🎟 Buy tickets here

ArtXSpace: Nikola Tesla Immersive Experience
📍 301 Northwest 28th Street, Miami, 33127
🎟 Buy tickets here

ArtXSpace: OZ Immersive Experience
📍 301 Northwest 28th Street, Miami, 33127
🎟 Buy tickets here

PAW Patrol Adventure Play – MODS
📍 Museum of Discovery & Science
🕙 10 AM – 5 PM | Included with admission
🐾 Join Chase, Marshall, and Skye in interactive, hands-on adventures.

Jungle Island – Kids Go FREE
🎟️ Kids 9 & under free with code KIDSFREE through Nov. 13
📞 305-400-7000 | Book online

🎉 Saturday, November 1

🚂 Gold Coast Railroad Museum – Free First Saturday!
⭐ Featuring “Soldiers at the Station”
📍 12450 SW 152nd St, Miami
🕙 10 AM – 4 PM | FREE

💀 CityPlace Doral’s Día de los Muertos Celebration
📍 CityPlace Doral
🕕 6 PM – 9 PM
🎭 Processional with folkloric dancers, mariachis, stilt walkers, and more!
🎨 Complimentary face painting, food samples & “El Mercado” night market.
🎤 Hosted by Comedian Rafael Leidenz with a Juan Gabriel tribute.

🧱 Home Depot Kids Workshop
🕘 9 AM – 12 PM
Project: Excavator

🖼 Free Museum Admission – Bank of America Cardholders
🎟 Valid all weekend with a Bank of America debit or credit card.

💀 Day of the Dead Celebration – Coral Gables
📍 Ponce Circle Park
🕔 5 PM – 10 PM | FREE

🎅 Santa’s Arrival at Bass Pro Shops
📍 Bass Pro Shops Miami
🕔 5 PM | FREE

🌼 4th Annual Día de los Muertos Festival – Downtown Doral
📍 Pocket Park, 5275 NW 85th Ave, Doral
🕔 5 PM – 8 PM
✨ Photos with Flora the Flower Skull, Marigold Maze, Ofrenda Experience, and live Mariachi music.
🎟 Get tickets on DowntownDoral.com

🎨 Yakne Seminoli at History Miami
🕚 FREE family-friendly cultural day with art activities, food, and local Seminole artists.

📖 The Frank Pembroke Pines Family Days
🕚 11 AM – 1 PM
Reading of See Marcus Grow + nature journal craft.

🎖 Hometown Heroes Parade & Festival
📍 Tropical Park
🕒 3 PM – 8 PM | FREE with RSVP
🎟 RSVP: Hometownheroesparade.com

🎡 House of Horror: Haunted Carnival
📍 Miami International Mall, 1625 NW 107 Ave
📅 Through Nov 2 | 🕕 6 PM – 11 PM
🎟 $39.99 | Tickets here
🎠 Carnival rides, haunted houses, food vendors & photo ops.

📚 Library Events – Saturday, November 1

Earth Sculpting: Nature-Based Art
📍 Miami Beach Regional
🕥 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Create art using clay and natural materials.
📧 capleyb@mdpls.org | 📞 305-535-4219

Magic Weekend – Crafts for Kids
📍 South Shore Branch
🕚 11 AM – 12 PM
Arts, crafts, and creative fun for kids 6–12.
📧 pricem@mdpls.org | 📞 305-535-4223

Family Storytime & Craft
📍 Main Library – Children’s Department
🕚 11 AM – 12 PM
Stories, songs, and crafts for the whole family.
📧 hinzes@mdpls.org | 📞 305-375-2665

Fall Puffy Paint Craft
📍 Coconut Grove Branch
🕚 11 AM – 12 PM
Create colorful fall art with homemade puffy paint.
📧 hernandezje@mdpls.org | 📞 305-442-8695

Bilingual Storytime: Let Me Tell You a Story
📍 Golden Glades Branch
🕚 11 AM – 12 PM
Storytime in French/Creole and English.
📧 pollasr@mdpls.org | 📞 305-787-1544

Furry Tales: Reading with Charlie Brown
📍 Kendale Lakes Branch
🕛 12 PM – 1 PM
Read to a certified therapy dog!
📧 jacobsonf@mdpls.org | 📞 305-388-0326

The Culture Carousel: Stories, Activities & More!
📍 Doral Branch
🕛 12 PM – 1 PM
Learn about new cultures through stories and games.
📧 blancom@mdpls.org | 📞 305-716-9598

Read, Play, Grow! with Senator Alexis Calatayud
📍 Arcola Lakes Branch
🕑 2 PM – 3:30 PM
Early literacy stories, playtime, and take-home books.
📧 powellk@mdpls.org | 📞 305-694-2707

Read Along, Sing a Song: Diva Delores & the Opera House Mouse
📍 Lakes of the Meadow Branch
🕒 3 PM – 4 PM
Interactive opera-themed storytime with craft.
📧 centenof@mdpls.org | 📞 305-222-2149

 Sunday, November 2

🤝 Family Fun Day – Friendship Circle Campus
📍 8700 SW 112th St
🕐 12:30 PM – 2 PM | FREE

🍂 2nd Annual Dottie Barton Fall Festival
📍 Coral Reef Park
🕛 12 PM – 4 PM | FREE
🎪 Bounce houses, fall photo ops, music & more!

🖼 Free Museum Admission – Bank of America Cardholders
🎟 Valid all weekend with a Bank of America debit or credit card.

🥕 Sunday Farmers Markets

• Palmetto Bay Farmers Market – Coral Reef Park | 8:30 AM – 3 PM

• Vizcaya Village Farmers Market – Vizcaya Museum | 9 AM – 2 PM

• Pinecrest Farmers Market – Pinecrest Gardens | 9 AM – 2 PM

🎃 Fall Festivals & Pumpkin Patches

By Brothers Pumpkin Patch
📍 15515 SW 177 Ave, Miami
📅 Sept 13 – Nov 3 | 🕘 9 AM – 8 PM

Fall at the Farm – Tinez Farms
📍 16405 SW 177th Ave, Miami
📅 Sept 13 – Nov 23 | 🕙 10 AM – 6 PM (Tues–Sun)

The Berry Farms Harvest Festival
📍 13720 SW 216th St, Miami
📅 Sept 16 – Nov 9 | 🕘 9 AM – 7 PM

Pinto’s Farm Pumpkin Patch
📍 14890 SW 216th St, Miami
📅 Sept 20 – Nov 2 | 🕚 11 AM – 7 PM (Sat–Sun)

Flamingo Road Nursery Fall Festival
📍 1655 S Flamingo Rd, Davie
📅 Sept 20 – Nov 2 | 🕗 8 AM – 6 PM

Fall for the Everglades – Alligator Farm
📍 40351 SW 192nd Ave, Florida City
📅 Sept 27 – Nov 2 | 🕘 9 AM – 5:30 PM