South Florida Family-Friendly Weekend Roundup – October 4-5

Looking for something fun to do with the kids this weekend? Whether you’re in Miami, Broward, or Palm Beach, there are plenty of family-friendly activities, festivals, and fall fun to explore. Here’s your complete roundup!

🎨 Ongoing Experiences – All Month Long

Superblue Miami: Immersive Art Experiences
📍 1101 Northwest 23rd Street, Miami, 33127
💲 Use code MOMAPPROVED10 for a 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.

Trolling in the Garden – Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
📍 10 AM – 5 PM
💲 $24.95 adults / $11.95 kids
✨ Magical troll installations, riddles, and outdoor wonder all month long.

Jungle Island – Kids Go FREE
🎟 Kids 9 & under free with code KIDSFREE through Nov. 13, 2025.
👉 Call 305-400-7000 or book online.

 Saturday, October 4

Free First Saturdays at Gold Coast Railroad Museum
🕚 11 AM – 4 PM | FREE | All ages
📍 12450 SW 152nd Street, Miami, FL 33177
📞 (305) 253-0063

Museums on Us (Bank of America)
Free entry to select museums with your Bank of America card.
👉 Details here

DIY Workshops for Kids – Home Depot
🕘 9 AM – 12 PM | FREE | At all participating Home Depot stores

Reading with Mother Nature – Local Author Book Fair
📍 Flamingo Gardens – 3750 S. Flamingo Road, Davie, FL 33330
📅 Oct 4–5 | 11 AM – 4 PM
📚 Book signings, art, music, crafts & more, included with admission.

Kitty Hawk: A Musical Adventure (Free Theater Show)
📍 Arsht Center
🕐 Oct 4 | 1:30 PM
🎟 FREE | RSVP here

Big Toy & Truck Extravaganza
📍 Snyder Park, Fort Lauderdale
🕙 10 AM – 2 PM | FREE | All ages

Oktoberfest Sunrise
📍 Village Art Plaza
🕔 5–9 PM
🥨 Pretzels, fall treats, jazz, crafts, and family fun.

Grand Re-Opening of Sunrise Amphitheater
📍 10770 W. Oakland Park Blvd.
🕠 5:30–9:30 PM | FREE
🎶 Music, drone show, food trucks, giveaways & more!

BSO Fire Rescue Open House
📍 Fire Station 81, Weston
🕘 9 AM – 12 PM | FREE

Walk for Maternal Mental Health
📍 Cecile Bakery + Cafe (South Miami)
🕥 10:30 AM | FREE
💚 Neighborhood loop walk in support of mothers’ mental health.

Vamos a Pescar – Tropical Park
🕙 10 AM – 2 PM | FREE
🎣 Learn family-friendly fishing skills.

Carlton B. Moore Friends & Family Day
📍 Osswald Park, Fort Lauderdale
🕒 3–8 PM | FREE
🎶 Kids zone, food, music, comedy & water slides.
👉 Event Info

3rd Annual Bow Wow Ween – Pembroke Pines
📍 Craig Rupp K-9 Dog Park
🕘 9 AM – 12:30 PM | FREE
🐶 Costume contests, games & vendors.
👉 Event Info

Oktoberfest Doral
📍 Downtown Doral Park
🕓 4–10 PM | FREE entry, beer tasting tickets extra
🎟 Tickets here

🎃 Fall Festivals & Pumpkin Patches

🌻 Flamingo Road Nursery Fall Festival

📍 1655 S Flamingo Rd, Davie, FL 33325
💲 $15 for any 2 activities (pumpkin painting, hayride, cider, kettlecorn, hotdog or sandwich combo).

🎪 Pinto’s Pumpkin Patch at the Farm

⏰ 11 AM – 7 PM
🎃 Unlimited rides, magic shows, pumpkin patch walk-through, animals, and more.

🚜 Tinez Farms Fall Festival & Pumpkin Patch

⏰ 10 AM – 7 PM
🎟️ $10 child / $13 adult
Pumpkin picking, rides, farm activities, and family fun.

🌽 Bedner’s Fall Festival

📅 Sept 27 – Oct 31, 2025 (multiple dates)
⏰ 10 AM – 7 PM
🎟️ $20.99 weekdays / $27.99 weekends (kids under 2 free)
📍 Bedner’s Farm, 10066 Lee Rd, Boynton Beach, FL
📞 561-733-5490

🐊 Fall for the Everglades – Everglades Alligator Farm

📅 Sept 27 – Nov 2, 2025
🎟️ Included with admission
Highlights include:

• Not-So-Spooky Airboat Rides 🚤

• Spooky Wagon (weekends only) 🕷️

• Pumpkin Feast with the Beasts 🐊🎃

• Fall photo ops & festive décor 📸

🍂 Harvest Festival at Flamingo Gardens

📅 Weekends, Oct 4–25, 2025
📍 Flamingo Gardens
Highlights:

• Hayrides, pony rides, and farm animal encounters 🐴🐑

• Costume contests & candy giveaway 🍭

• Fall photo ops & face painting 🎨

• Pumpkin painting (extra fee) 🎃
  🎟️ Info & tickets: Flamingo Gardens Harvest Festival

🌻 The Berry Farm Harvest Festival

📍 Miami
🎟️ $15–$20
Corn maze, hayrides, sunflower fields, live music, pumpkin patch, playground, and more.

👻 Spooky Halloween Fun

The Horrorland Scream Park
📍 Jungle Island, Miami
📅 Sept 12 – Oct 31 | Ages 10+
🎟 Tickets start $35.99 | Get tickets

House of Horror: Haunted Carnival
📍 Miami International Mall
📅 Sept 25 – Nov 2 | All ages for midway; 13+ for haunted houses
🎟 $39.99 | Get tickets

📚 Library Events (Saturday Highlights – Oct 4)

✨ ENCANTO Storytime!

• Time: 11:00 am

• Location: Westchester Regional Public Library, 9445 Coral Way, Miami, FL 33165

• Details: Join local author Susana Illera Martínez as she presents Disney Encanto: Bruno's Other Gift. After the reading, stay for a fun themed activity.

• Ages: 2–5 yrs

• Info: Call 305-553-1134 or email gonzalezja@mdpls.org

👶 Early Steps Playgroup

• Time: 10:00–11:00 am

• Location: Coral Reef Branch

• Details: Make new friends with storytime and fun activities.

• Ages: 0–5 yrs

• Info: 786-505-2360 or vguillen@fl.easterseals.com

🎶 Rockin' and Readin' – Autism Acceptance

• Time: 10:00–11:00 am

• Location: Hispanic Branch, Meeting Room A

• Details: Music fun with a board-certified music therapist. Presented by Wholesome Harmonies.

• Ages: 3–12 yrs

• Info: 305-643-8574 or barreroc@mdpls.org

🧵 Guatemalan Worry Dolls – Hispanic Heritage Month

• Time: 10:30–11:30 am

• Location: Miami Beach Regional

• Details: Learn Guatemalan traditions and make your own Muñeca Quitapenas (while supplies last).

• Ages: 5–12 yrs

• Info: 305-535-4219 or capleyb@mdpls.org

📖 Storytime Fun!

• Time: 11:00 am–12:00 pm

• Location: Shenandoah Branch

• Details: Interactive stories, silly songs, and craft time (materials provided while supplies last).

• Ages: 3–6 yrs

• Info: 305-250-4688 or zunigad@mdpls.org

🎤 Talking is Teaching – Toddler Storytime

• Time: 11:00 am–12:00 pm

• Location: North Shore Branch

• Details: Stories, songs, and activities for toddlers and their caregivers.

• Ages: 0–5 yrs

• Info: 305-864-5392 or hallj@mdpls.org

👨‍👩‍👧 Family Storytime & Craft

• Time: 11:00 am–12:00 pm

• Location: Main Library, Children’s Department

• Details: Stories, songs, engaging activities, and family craft time.

• Ages: 1 yr.+

• Info: 305-375-2665 or hinzes@mdpls.org

🇭🇹 Let Me Tell You a Story – Bilingual Storytime

• Time: 11:00 am–12:00 pm

• Location: Golden Glades Branch

• Details: Stories told in French/Creole and English, presented by Lacoupe Joseph Farm Project Inc.

• Ages: 6–11 yrs

• Info: 305-787-1544 or pollasr@mdpls.org

🍬 Latin American Candy Workshop

• Time: 12:00–1:00 pm

• Location: Miami Beach Regional

• Details: Learn to make sweet treats from Latin America (while supplies last).

• Ages: 5–12 yrs

• Info: 305-535-4219 or capleyb@mdpls.org

🎭 Hispanic Heritage Month Puppet Show

• Time: 1:00–2:00 pm

• Location: Westchester Regional

• Details: Encanto-inspired puppet show celebrating friendship, family, and cultura.

• Ages: All ages

• Info: 305-335-1134 or gonzalezja@mdpls.org

📸 Let’s Talk Photography with LaBradaX

• Time: 1:00–2:00 pm

• Location: Little River Branch

• Details: Photography and storytelling workshop with Andres LaBrada.

• Ages: 8+

• Info: 305-751-8689 or millert@mdpls.org

🎭 Alebrije Take & Make Craft

• Time: 1:00–6:00 pm

• Location: Miami Beach Regional

• Details: Take home a Mexican Alebrije mask craft. Limited supplies.

• Ages: 5–12 yrs

• Info: 305-535-4219 or capleyb@mdpls.org

🔬 STEM Saturday

• Time: 2:00–3:30 pm

• Location: Miami Lakes Branch, Multipurpose Room

• Details: Hands-on STEM activities with FIU students.

• Ages: 5–15 yrs

• Info & Registration: 305-822-6520 or truglioj@mdpls.org

🎶 Read Along, Sing a Song: Diva Delores & the Opera House Mouse

• Time: 2:00–3:00 pm

• Location: Fairlawn Branch

• Details: Florida Grand Opera’s interactive storytime with live aria singing and crafts.

• Ages: 10 & under

• Info: 305-261-1571 or recordr@mdpls.org

🎨 Artblazers Workshop: Magic Self-Portraits (Frida Kahlo)

• Time: 3:00–4:00 pm

• Location: Lakes of the Meadow Branch

• Details: Create your own self-portrait in the style of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Registration required.

• Ages: 5–12 yrs

• Info: 305-222-2149 or centenof@mdpls.org

 Sunday, October 5

Museums on Us (Bank of America)
👉 Details here

Hispanic Heritage Festival
📍 County Village Park
🕔 5–8 PM | FREE | Food, games, live entertainment.

Miami Children’s Museum Not-So-Scary Halloween Bash
📍 980 MacArthur Causeway, Miami
🕐 1–5 PM | $60 per person (kids 2 & under free)
🎃 Crafts, haunted house, character meet & greets.

Movies at the Yard – “Casper”
📍 Doral Yard
🕒 3 PM | FREE

Family Sundays at Dania Pointe
📍 Dania Pointe
🕑 2–6 PM | FREE | Live music, games & entertainment.

Miami International Mall – Walk to End Alzheimer’s
📍 Doral
🕗 8–11 AM | FREE (suggested $10 donation)

Sunday Farmers Markets

• Palmetto Bay Farmers Market – 8:30 AM – 3 PM

• Vizcaya Village Farmers Market – 9 AM – 2 PM

• Pinecrest Farmers Market – 9 AM – 2 PM

(🎃 All Fall Festivals & Pumpkin Patches continue Sunday – see list above.)