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Celebrate Mexican culture and heritage this year on May 2nd in Delray Beach at the "Cinco De Mayo" festival at the Old School Square Pavilion. The event is hosted by the Hispano-Latino Cultural Alliance.  This Saturday Fiesta (the 5th of May is on a Tuesday this year) will include folk dances, Flamenco, Square dancers, Latino bands, Mariachi performances and games.  

Take an evening stroll down Artists' Alley and visit all the open studios and galleries in the area.  Artists' Alley is located in Delray Beach's newest hot spot neighborhood of Pineapple Grove Arts District. Artists have taken up residence in garages located east of 3rd street and west of the train tracks.  The strip runs north and south.  It is all an easy leisurely walk with lots to see.  Some of the galleries will offer free light refreshments or wine.

The Big Pine & Lower Keys Rotary Club would like you to celebrate America's independence with them this 4th of July at their 9th Annual celebration at Big Pine Community Park.  The park can be found at mile marker 30 on the bayside at the end of Sands Road. Gates will open at 5pm to a family-friendly affair filled with food, drinks, games and activities.  Enjoy a live music performance followed by a show stopping fireworks display at nightfall.

“I have had a most rare vision. I have had a dream, past the wit of man to say what dream it was.” 

― William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream

Come and celebrate Spring as well as our wonderful Florida plants and animals at the Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden.  This garden is located just east of the main island of Key West on Stock Island. Migration Mania is a wonderful family-friendly event that is both fun and educational.  Help the next generation appreciate and learn about our local habitat as well as create an awareness of the birds hiding in plain view around them.

Morikami Museum and Gardens every summer offers special evenings to come out and enjoy their beautiful gardens.  When the days are hot, bright and humid, Morikami welcomes guests to take an evening stroll through the grounds and enjoy the culinary treats of the Cornell Cafe (separate cost). Relax and enjoy the sun's slow descent into the horizon. Very little is more spectacular than the sun's last rays hitting the Morikami lake with the Japanese bridge in the background.

Morikami's Lantern Festival is one of the most beautiful and popular events at the Gardens.  Obon is the Japanese festival to honor ancestors who are believed to briefly visit the living. It is held in the summer time. But, wait, isn't this a FALL event at Morikami for 2018?  Yes.  This is why it is only in the "Spirit of Obon" since summers are not the most comfortable times to enjoy an outdoor festival in South Florida.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Delray Beach this year with the annual St. Patrick's Festival and Parade.  Friday, from 5-10 pm, enjoy the Siamsa Celtic Celebration (Irish variety show) at the Center for the Arts Pavilion near Old School Square. There will be Irish cultural performances, traditional Irish grub with beer, and the St. Baldrick's Head Shaving Fund-Raiser.  St. Baldrick's is a childhood cancer research fundraiser in which every year on St.

Welcome the first buds of Spring Morikami style this year at their 39th annual Hatsume Fair in Boca Raton. This weekend fair is fun for the entire family with things for adults and kids to enjoy.  There will be 3 stages with performances, demonstrations, and an Anime costume contest.  Come with an empty stomach and enjoy the award-winning Cornell Cafe's a-la-carte menu or partake in the event's special festival foods.  Adults can imbibe special imported Sake and Kirin Beers or shop for hand-crafted items featured at the fair.

Islamorada 13th Annual Holiday Festival is a grand event presented by the Chamber of Commerce and held at Founders Park. This annual event brings friends and families together as they embrace the holiday spirit. Come out on Friday, December 1, 2017 for Holiday Fest, A Magical Night of Holiday Fun starting at 4PM.