The first full weekend of November brings a championship to Homestead, a beach full of golden retrievers to Jupiter and two concerts built around anniversaries in Miami-Dade. Here is what is on from Jupiter to Homestead, Friday, Nov. 6, through Sunday, Nov. 8, with the times and prices to plan around.

Homestead: three NASCAR titles in three days

For the first time since 2019, NASCAR settles all three of its national championships at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The Craftsman Truck Series title race starts Friday at 7:30 p.m., the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race goes green Saturday at 5 p.m., with a post-race concert by Orlando Mendez from 8 to 9:30 p.m., and the Cup Series championship starts Sunday at 3 p.m. For children 12 and under, general admission in sections 198 to 202 and 246 to 254 is free on Friday and Saturday, and a child's Cup Series ticket is $45.40 anywhere in the grandstand. Soft-sided coolers are allowed.

Jupiter: the Golden Jubilee

The ninth Jupiter Golden Jubilee starts Friday at 5 p.m. with a holiday-costume parade of golden retrievers at the Harbourside Place amphitheater, with judging at 6 p.m. On Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon, dozens of goldens take the dog beach at Marker 27 for a Blessing of the Pups and group photos. You do not need a dog to watch, and both are free. A $30 picnic supper and raffle follows at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Ocean Cay Park, with proceeds to Golden Retriever Rescue of Mid-Florida.

Miami: Jobim's songs, Friday at the Arsht

The Adrienne Arsht Center opens its Jazz Roots series Friday at 8 p.m. in the Knight Concert Hall with Jobim and the Music of Brazil, marking the centennial of Antonio Carlos Jobim. Pianist and singer Eliane Elias, clarinetist Anat Cohen and Trio da Paz play with the Frost School of Music's Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra, with Shelly Berg as a special guest. The concert runs about two hours.

Aventura: two pianos, 40 years

Dranoff 2 Piano Fusion opens its 40th season Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center with Timeless Harmonies, built around a world premiere by Adam Schoenberg played by pianists Glen Inanga and Rebeca Omordia with the Amernet String Quartet. The rest of the program is music by Black classical composers. Seats are $45 to $55, VIP $70 and students $5 at the box office the day of the show.

Palm Beach Gardens: the art festival, into the evening

The second Downtown Palm Beach Gardens Art Festival fills Downtown at the Gardens, 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave., with artists working their own booths: sculpture, painting, jewelry, glass and photography. Admission is free. Saturday runs late, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Lake Worth Beach and West Palm Beach: fire on the sand, film on the stage

Lake Worth Beach's free Bonfires and Night Market returns Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Beach Casino complex, 10 S. Ocean Blvd., with the band Hot Gritz. Bring a chair or a blanket. The same weekend, the Subtropic Film Festival of Florida-made film opens Friday at 7 p.m. at the Norton Museum of Art ($10, with museum access and the after party) and comes to the Lake Worth Playhouse for the first time on Saturday, with features at 5:30 and 8:15 p.m. ($12 each).

Hollywood: free music on the Broadwalk, all three nights

The Hollywood Beach Theatre, on the Broadwalk at Johnson Street, has a free show every night of the weekend from 7 to 9 p.m.: Havoc 305 on Friday, Jeffrey James Harris on Saturday and Escape the Brain on Sunday. No tickets; walk up.

Also this weekend

  • Boca Raton, Saturday: Golf Envy opens its first Florida indoor golf club at 6531 Park of Commerce Blvd., with free simulator demos from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Wellington, Sunday: the third Wellington Ruck March and Food Drive, a 5K walked with at least 10 pounds of groceries on your back, all donated to the village food drive at the finish.
  • Wilton Manors, through Sunday: the online vote for the city's first Dog Mayor closes at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, with ten finalists on the ballot.

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