Keep checking our Miami calendar of events with more fun, FREE events for families to enjoy. 

Free Things to Do in Miami and South Florida with Kids

 
Explore South Florida's underwater world for free. Photo courtesy of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park Concession

1. Beaches—Throughout South Florida

The beach is always a great option for a day of free fun. Pack snacks, lunches, games, and towels for a great experience. Check out our list of great family friendly beaches for options.

2. Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum—Miami

Situated on the Florida International University (FIU) campus, this art museum provides free admission to world-class art that spans cultures and time periods.

3. Florida State Parks Operation Recreation GeoTour—Multiple Locations

Spanning from the panhandle to Key West, this statewide geocaching treasure hunt uses location coordinates to find caches throughout 71 state parks and trails. A kids GeoTour is also available.

4. Jupiter Beach Park—Jupiter

This beach lies on the south side of the Jupiter Inlet, with 1,700 feet of beach, picnic areas, outdoor showers, and a sand volleyball court. Enjoy inlet fishing.

5. Fishing—Throughout South Florida

Grab your fishing pole and head to any local canal, lake, or fishing pier. Though many fishing piers require a nominal fee to enter and cast a line, options for free fishing days exist in Palm Beach County and Broward County. Note: A Florida fishing license is required.

6. Snorkeling—Throughout South Florida

Getting in the water with a snorkel and exploring the underwater world is always hours of fun.

7. Kids Bowl Free—Multiple Locations

Register your kids to receive two free games of bowling each day all summer long at participating bowling centers.

8. Free Preschool Passes

At the beginning of each year, score FREE passes for Florida resident kids ages 5 and younger to Central Florida theme parks and attractions.

 
Enjoy free storytimes at South Florida libraries. Photo courtesy of Boca Raton Public Library

9. Library Programs

Many local libraries offer free programs for children, including art projects, exhibits, storytimes, homework help, and more. Check out the events at your local library in Broward County, Palm Beach County, and Miami-Dade County.

10. First Thursdays at NSU Museum of Art—Fort Lauderdale

Visitors enjoy free museum admission on every first Thursday of the month at the Sunny Days and Starry Nights program. The event also features all-day happy hour in the museum cafe.

11. First Saturdays at Gold Coast Railroad Museum—Miami

Go on a train ride or just check out the vintage rail cars, model train displays, and Thomas the Tank Engine play tables for little ones. Visit for free the first Saturday of each month.

12. Institute of Contemporary Art Museum—Miami

Admission to this museum is free, and kids will learn plenty about art and creativity. A free tour is offered at noon daily. Sundays are for families, with the museum's one-hour workshops. 

13. Family Fun Days at Perez Art Museum Miami—Miami

Visit the Perez Art Museum Miami for free family fun days every second Saturday of the month. Family fun days include tours and opportunities for children to create their own art.

14. Free Family Day at Coral Gables Museum—Coral Gables

Walk through history for free at this museum located on the historic site of the former police and fire station in Coral Gables.

15. Free Saturday at the Jewish Museum of Florida—Miami Beach

The Jewish Museum of Florida offers free admission on Saturdays. Housed in two historic art deco buildings, the museum preserves and interprets Florida's Jewish history from 1763 through today.

16. Farmers Markets—Throughout South Florida

Many local farmers markets have free kids activities to enjoy while parents browse. Some great farmers markets include: Coconut Creek Hometown Market, Tamarac Community Farmers Market, Vizcaya Village Farmers Market, City of Parkland Farmers Market, and Green Market Pompano Beach.

17. Jupiter Family Movie Night—Jupiter

Bring your own chairs and blankets and come early to get a good seat at this free, outdoor, family-friendly movie night, with films shown on a two-story inflatable screen.

18. Home Depot Kids Workshops—Multiple Locations

Sign your kids up for a monthly build workshop at participating Home Depot locations, where kids can build a project to take home with them.

19. Lowe’s DIY Kids’ Workshop—Multiple Locations

Each month, Lowe’s stores offer a free workshop for kids to build their own projects to bring home.

20. Get Fit 2026—Fort Lauderdale

Galleria Fort Lauderdale offers a free Get Fit 2026 wellness series, featuring weekly yoga, Pilates, and Zumba classes held every Saturday from January 17 through April 11, 2026.

21. Family Day at The Frank—Pembroke Pines

The Frank C. Ortis Art Gallery invites families to enjoy a free storytime and self-led art activity each month.

22. Saturday Night Public Astronomy at Fox Observatory—Sunrise

The observatory is open to the public on Saturday evenings from sunset until midnight, hosted by the South Florida Amateur Astronomers Association.

 
 
Enjoy free museum days across South Florida. Photo courtesy of the Museum of Discovery & Science

23. Free Museum Days—Multiple Locations

South Florida has some wonderful museums and parks that offer monthly or even weekly free days or evenings, and we have curated a list for easy reference.

24. Preschool Storytime at The Four Arts—Palm Beach

Children 4 years of age and younger are welcome to enjoy a story time and connected craft with a different theme each week.

25. Family Storytime—Boca Raton

Little ones ages 5 and younger can enjoy a class with fun stories, music and movement, songs, and rhymes.

26. Splash Pads—Multiple Locations

Visit a Miami splash pad to keep the kids cool and entertained. Several splash pads listed are free to visit.

27. Apple Store Workshops—Multiple Locations

South Florida Apple stores offer free workshops on topics such as coding an app, making emojis, photography, and more.

28. Tunes 'N Trucks Concert Series—Sunrise

Each Tunes 'N Trucks event features live music and food trucks. Bring your lawn chair or blanket. Admission is free.

29. Free Summer Concerts—Multiple Locations

These summer concerts, many of which are free, welcome families with children of all ages.

30. Rock the Park—Plantation

This free concert series takes place the first Friday or select Saturdays of the month at Pine Island Park.

31. Moonlight Movie in the Park—Weston

Enjoy a movie under the stars with family and friends at Weston's Moonlight Movie in the Park series.

32. Music at the Hollywood Bandshell—Hollywood

This free live outdoor venue is both picturesque and casual with an oceanside location. Favorite local bands play nightly from Wednesday to Sunday.

33. First Friday @ 5 Concert—Boynton Beach

Boynton Beach offers a free concert series the first Friday of each month at Centennial Park & Amphitheater.

 
Learn about Florida's resident manatees at the always-free Manatee Lagoon. Photo courtesy of Manatee Lagoon's Facebook page

34. Manatee Lagoon—West Palm Beach

View manatees up close during Florida manatee season (November-March) and learn more about these gentle mammals.

35. Animal Feeding at Green Cay Nature Center—Boynton Beach

A Green Cay naturalist leads a free animal feeding presentation for all ages, no reservation required. Kids can watch the animals eat and learn about it at this weekly Feed and Talk.

36. Marine Environmental Education Center—Hollywood

Visitors are invited to view a daily sea turtle feeding with an educational presentation about resident green sea turtles Captain and Coral. The Marine Environmental Education Center focuses on protecting the oceans and sea turtles.

37. Great Backyard Bird Count—Statewide

The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of what birds are where.

38. Free Outdoor Summer Movies—Multiple Locations

Pack a picnic, bring your own chairs or blanket, and enjoy a movie under the stars with your family.

39. Supercar Saturdays Florida—Hollywood

This car show is the largest gathering of super cars, exotic cars, hyper cars, luxury cars, classic cars, race cars, and custom cars in South Florida

40. Weston World Fest—Weston

Weston World Fest is an annual event featuring cultural booths, food, live entertainment, and a popular passport challenge for younger attendees.

 
The splash pad at Sugar Sand Park delivers extreme fun. Photo courtesy of Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District

41. Sugar Sand Park—Boca Raton

Impress your kids with one of the nicest parks in Florida. Sugar Sand Park features a carousel, splash pad, and more. Note: Certain attractions in the park do come with an admission fee.

42. Burt Aaronson South County Regional Park—Palm Beach County

This massive park includes sports courts, fishing, a playground, nature center, and lots of water activities.

43. Patch Reef Park—Boca Raton

Patch Reef Park features awesome amenities, including a new inclusive playground and a splash pad makeover with interactive elements.

44. Plantation Woods—Plantation

This woods-themed park is located within Plantation's historic district, and contains shaded playground areas with treehouses, grizzly bears, and specialty tree swings.

45. Welleby Park—Sunrise

Kids never get tired of this 29-acre park. Welleby Park features a splash pad, an amazing playground, a Safety Town play and learn area, lakeside boardwalk, pavilions, and more.

46. Tiger Shark Cove—Wellington

This ocean-themed playground features awesome attractions, including a tiger shark play structure, sand castles, sunken pirate ship, and much more.

47. Winter Safety Expo—Weston

This event features a fun, educational evening, where families can explore equipment from law enforcement, fire rescue, and EMS agencies, along with music, games, and entertainment.

48. Daytime Playtime—West Palm Beach

This weekly, casual play date on the lawn features water tables, hula hoops, lawn games, and more.

49. Kindness 2026—Pembroke Pines

This free community event celebrates wellness, health, and fitness, and includes arts and crafts, yoga on the plaza, a holistic market, and other activities designed to promote well-being and kindness.

50. Celebrate the Arts—Weston

This free, family-friendly event features hands-on activities and educational displays from local middle school and high school arts and science clubs.

51. Lake Worth Bonfires & Night Market—Lake Worth Beach

Visit Lake Worth Beach to enjoy bonfires and stroll the night market.

52. South Point Park—Miami Beach

Enjoy a stroll on the pier with panoramic ocean views, a playground, splash pad, and public art along a paved path. You can watch the boats sail by.

53. Amelia Earhart Park—Hialeah

This 515-acre park named after the famous aviator offers five lakes, water sports, a farm village with a petting zoo and pony rides, a skate park, mountain bike trails, and a Tom Sawyer play island with fort-style treehouses. Parking is free on weekdays, excluding holidays.

54. Greynolds Park—North Miami Beach

Once a rock quarry, this 249-acre historic park opened in 1936 as part of the county park system. Known for limestone structures built by the Civilian Conservation Corps, it features picnic areas, playgrounds, walking trails, bird watching, and scenic views of the Oleta River. Parking is free on weekdays, excluding holidays.

55. Easter Egg Hunts

Check out our roundup of Easter egg hunts around Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach. Many of these egg hunts are free to the community.

56. Markham Park—Sunrise

This massive park features mountain bike trails, RC airplane and crawler courses, dog park, jogging trails, fishing, boating, sports fields, nature trails, skeet, trap, sporting clays, and an archery range. 

 
Enjoy free admission to national parks, including Everglades National Park. Photo by Anaxmedia, via Flickr 2.0

57. Free Entrance Days in the National Parks—Everglades National Park

On select days throughout the year, all national parks, including Everglades National Park, are open to the public with no admission fee. 

58. Salvadore Park—Coral Gables

Salvadore Park in Coral Gables is a kids paradise. This inclusive and sensory-friendly park offers activities for all ages, including music elements, zip lines, slides, swings, and more.

59. Robert is Here Fruit Stand—Homestead

This fruit stand and farm in Homestead has a free petting zoo where kids can feed the farm animals by hand.

60. Enchanted Forest Park—North Miami

This scenic park features a butterfly garden, tot lot, nature center, petting zoo, and pony rides.

61. Florida Keys Wild Bird Center—Tavernier

Observe the rehabilitation efforts for injured, sick, rescued, or orphaned birds, and visit the resident nonreleasable wild birds. Admission is free, but donations are appreciated.

62. See the Tarpon at Robbie's—Islamorada

Known for the hundreds of tarpon that linger at the docks, Robbie's is a must-visit destination in the Florida Keys. You can even feed them for a small fee.

63. National Key Deer Refuge—Big Pine Key

The National Key Deer Refuge is home to more than 20 endangered and threatened plant and animal species, including the Key deer—the smallest subspecies of white-tailed deer. Found exclusively in the lower Florida Keys, these deer are unique to this region and exist nowhere else in the world.

64. Street Painting Festival—Lake Worth Beach

More than 600 artists turn the streets of downtown Lake Worth Beach into a breathtaking outdoor museum at this annual festival.

65. Schoolhouse Children's Museum Family Fun Day—Boynton Beach

Celebrate heroes, princesses, fairytale characters, and superheroes at this annual family fun day event.

66. Children's Science Explorium—Boca Raton

Located in Sugar Sands Park, this free science center offers a variety of interactive exhibits.

67. Birthday Freebies—Across the Region

These birthday freebies for kids include free food, gifts, or special treats offered by restaurants, stores, and brands to celebrate a child’s birthday.

68. Anne Kolb Nature Center—Hollywood

This free nature center boasts an amphitheater, nature trails, an exhibit hall, fishing areas, observation tower, picnic spaces, and public art.

69. Deerfield Island Park—Deerfield Beach

Situated on the Intracoastal Waterway, this unique island park is accessible exclusively by a free boat shuttle.

70. LauderGO! Water Trolley—Fort Lauderdale

Enjoy a scenic water journey, and access destinations along the New River at no cost.

 
Broward County Stadium offers visitors free admision to cricket matches Photo by Slothus via Flickr 3.0

71. Central Broward Park & Broward County Stadium—Lauderhill

Home to the only certified U.S. cricket stadium, this park offers free entry on weekdays. It features soccer and football fields, netball courts, tennis courts, basketball courts, and a water playground.

72. IGNITE Broward—Fort Lauderdale, Dania Beach, and Hollywood

Visit 30 free pop-up art and light displays around Broward County during this 10-day festival.

73. Tree Tops Park—Davie

This 243-acre park features a boardwalk through a restored freshwater marsh, an observation tower, nature trails, an equestrian center, and amenities including fishing, playgrounds, fitness facilities, event rentals, and a micro-apiary. Entrance is free on weekdays, excluding holidays.

74. Palm Beach County History Museum—West Palm Beach

Housed in a historic courthouse, this museum offers free admission and features unique exhibits, including a giant mosquito, interactive displays, sports memorabilia, and galleries celebrating the people and environments of the Palm Beaches.

75. Busch Wildlife Sanctuary—Jupiter

This outdoor nature center features a wildlife hospital, scenic trails through woods and wetlands, native animals such as alligators, bald eagles, and otters. Admission is free, but donations are appreciated.

76. Fort Lauderdale Neighbor Day—Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale residents get free admission to the NSU Art Museum on the last Sunday of every month during Fort Lauderdale Neighbor Days.

77. Wolfsonian at FIU—Miami Beach

Florida residents enjoy free admission to the Wolfsonian museum at Florida International University.

78. Norton Museum of Art—West Palm Beach

Norton Museum of Art offers free admission for West Palm Beach residents every Saturday. Children ages 12 and younger are always free.

79. Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center—Key West

The Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center offers a free, immersive experience showcasing the Keys’ native land and marine life while promoting awareness and conservation of South Florida’s ecosystem.

80. Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail—Key Largo

The Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail offers bikers 70 miles of paved paths along Henry Flagler’s historic railroad route, featuring scenic Gulf views and charming Keys communities.

81. Mallory Square—Key West

Mallory Square’s world-famous free sunset celebration in Key West features local performers, music, and comedy against a stunning, colorful sunset over the waterfront.

82. Mound Key Archaeological State Park—Estero

Mound Key Archaeological State Park is accessible by boat only and features ancient Native American mounds more than 1,000 years old. It offers a free, historic, and secluded spot for archaeology enthusiasts and fishing.

83. Historic Biltmore Hotel Tours—Coral Gables

Every Sunday at 2pm, the Dade Heritage Trust offers free tours of the historic Biltmore Hotel, focusing on its architecture, history, and culture. Advance registration required.

84. Vista View Park—Davie

This park, Broward County’s highest man-made hill at 65 feet, offers activities such as biking, paragliding, horseback riding, fishing, picnicking, and sports, along with trails, playgrounds, event spaces, and fitness areas. Admission is free on weekdays, but carries a fee of $3 per vehicle on weekends and holidays.

85. Loggerhead Marinelife Center—Juno Beach

 Located in Loggerhead Park, this nonprofit center features a sea turtle hospital, educational exhibits, aquariums, and a gift store.