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Enjoy hands-on activities with staff as the Frost Museum celebrates Earth Day. Photo by World Red Eye, courtesy of the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science
Enjoy hands-on activities with staff as the Frost Museum celebrates Earth Day. Photo by World Red Eye, courtesy of the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science
4/17/24 - By Lindsey Scannell

Looking for the best things to do in Miami and South Florida this weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your weekend list!

It’s Earth Day weekend in Miami, and what better way to celebrate than by getting outdoors to enjoy all South Florida has to offer kids and families.

Head to Miami Beach Botanical Garden for a day of family activities, or visit the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science and engage with museum educators and community partners. The Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center hosts a weekend of Earth Day activities, culminating in the biannual National Water Dance at Crandon Beach Park to celebrate the nation’s waterways.

Elsewhere, young kids can learn the lessons of ecology on stage with "The Adventures of the Three Mess-keteers" at Sunrise Civic Center. Young running enthusiasts can take part in the Palm Beaches Spartan Event and families can be entertained at the Miami-Dade CountryFest.

These are just some of our favorite activities for the weekend. Read on for some more great things to do with kids in Miami and South Florida.   

As always, if you have an event you think we should check out, feel free to e-mail us. Don't forget to bookmark this page and share with a friend.

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Saturday, April 20-Sunday, April 21
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Family Day at the Underline

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Science Stories at Sugar Sand Park

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City of North Miami Earth Fair

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Saturday, April 20
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National Water Dance

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Join Live Arts Miami on Earth Day weekend for an arts adventure on the sands of Crandon Beach Park with National Water Dance. A catalyst that encourages ongoing engagement between artists and the environment, National Water Dance is a biannual event across the United States that brings attention to our waterways by recruiting dancers, musicians, and visual artists to unite for action in a simultaneous performance around bodies of water. READ MORE

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Earth Day at Frost Science

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Earth Day Celebration at Miami Beach Botanical Garden

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