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What's on this weekend

Sunday, October 18. Events from the Gold Coast Wave calendar, and the trivia, music and happy hours that run every week at places we have checked.

Sunday, October 18

  • 9am to 2pm
    On nowFree
    Coco Market Jupiter
    Seabreeze Amphitheater, Carlin Park, 400 Jimmy Buffett Memorial Hwy, Jupiter, FL 33477

    A free monthly wellness market back from its summer break, with free movement classes and workshops plus local vendors selling skincare, handmade goods, jewelry and food.

  • 9am to 5pm
    On nowFree
    Bedner's Fall Festival 2026
    Bedner's Farm Fresh Market, 10066 Lee Rd, Boynton Beach

    Pumpkin patch, corn maze, petting zoo, tractor rides and a sunflower field at the family farm west of Boynton Beach. Daily 9 a.m., last admission 5 p.m. $19.99 weekdays, $24.99 weekends plus tax; under 2 free. Gate sales only, no pets.

  • 12pm to 4pm
    In 6 minFree
    Sensory Friendly Exploration Day at the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse
    Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum, 500 Captain Armour's Way, Jupiter

    An afternoon at the lighthouse and museum built for special needs families, with sensory-friendly activities and local resource groups. A limited number of free tickets are available.

  • 1pm to 4pm
    In 1 hr 6 minFree
    Howl-O-Ween at The Wolfsonian
    The Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave, Miami Beach

    The museum's free fairy tale themed Halloween afternoon offers story time, a fiber art craft, bingo, costumed figure drawing and a library open house of folklore books.

  • 4:30pm to 6:45pm
    Free
    Halloween by the Sea at Gumbo Limbo
    Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, 1801 N. Ocean Blvd., Boca Raton

    Preschool Halloween games, crafts and a treat by the Gumbo Limbo aquariums. Two sessions, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. or 5:45 to 6:45 p.m.; register for one. $10 per child for residents, $13 for nonresidents; parents free.

  • 5pm to 9pm
    Free
    NoBe Sunday Block Party
    Fishtales on 33rd, 3355 NE 33rd St, Fort Lauderdale

    Free outdoor live music every Sunday evening in Fort Lauderdale's North Beach neighborhood, running weekly through the end of December.

  • 7pm to 9pm
    Free
    Free Live Music at Hollywood Beach Theatre
    Hollywood Beach Theatre, 200 Johnson St, Hollywood

    The beachside stage on the Broadwalk hosts free evening concerts with room to dance, Wednesday through Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m., programmed by Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort.

  • Any time
    Free
    Las Olas Art Fair
    740 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale

    The 39th annual Las Olas Art Fair. Free admission, with artists on hand to talk about their work and take commissions. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.

  • Any time
    Free
    Mending Cracks in Time: Kintsugi Art of Naoko Fukumaru
    Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach, FL 33446

    Opens to the public Saturday, Oct. 17 at 10 AM and runs through Feb. 28, 2027 during regular museum hours. The Morikami opens a new exhibition of kintsugi, the Japanese practice of repairing broken ceramics with lacquer and powdered gold, by conservator and artist Naoko Fukumaru. Included with

  • Any time
    Free
    Redland International Orchid Festival
    Fruit & Spice Park, 24801 SW 187th Ave, Homestead (Redland), FL 33031

    A three-day orchid show and sale with growers from around the world, inside the county's tropical fruit park. Hours: Fri Oct 16 noon to 5 PM (9 AM with a Friday First ticket), Sat Oct 17 and Sun Oct 18 9 AM to 5 PM. General admission $20, under 12 free, $5 cash parking.

Times come from organizers and venues and can change. Confirm with the place before you head out. Run a place or an event that belongs here? Tell us about it.