Fun for the family
Fireworks and puppets are just two of this weekend’s attractions.
Pirates and dinosaurs are coming to South Florida in several exhibits opening this week, Sunny Isles Beach is celebrating its birthday with fireworks, and the South Florida Science Center in West Palm Beach is celebrating theworld’s cultures and oceans during its Festival Del Mar.
Here’s a look at these and other top events for families in South Florida thisweekend.
“Finding Neverland,” through June 25 at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201SW Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale. Go on an adventure with Peter Pan in this Broadway musical. $40.25 and up. browardcenter.org
Free admission and animal encounters for dads during Father’s Day Week at Miami Seaquarium, 4400 Rickenbacker Causeway, Key Biscayne. Bring a Father’s Day card to marine animal dads sea lions Ace and Bud, and dolphin dads Indigo and Noel, and your dad will receive free admission to the park June today and Sunday. In addition, up to four accompanying guests will receive 50 percent off admission. miamiseaquarium.com
Special events at The Wick before performances of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” start thisweek. They include Story Time with Belle, Tea Time with Mrs. Potts and Lumiere’s Candlelight Dinner. Call for prices and reservations: 561-995-2333.
Model train rides today and Sunday at Trade winds Park, 3600W. Sample Road, Coconut Creek. Ride a functioning model steam train for $1.50. Parents must ride with children10 and younger. Pregnant women are not allowed to ride. livesteamers.org/schedule
The Emperor’s New Clothes puppet show, 2-3 p.m. today at the Alvin R. Sherman Library, 3100Ray Ferrero Jr. Blvd., Davie. Free. sherman.library.nova.edu
Dino Island Exhibit Opening, Today at the Miami Children’s Museum, 980MacArthur Causeway, Miami. Kids can dig for dinosaur eggs, sort through bones, be archaeologists in a scavenger hunt and create their own salt dough fossils. There will also be o performances by the MCM Players and the opportunity to ask a question of the exhibit’s oldest dinosaur. Regular admission rates apply. miamichildrensmuseum.org
Free 20th Anniversary Celebration: Fireworks Finale, 7:30 tonight at Samson Oceanfront Park, 17425 Collins Ave., Sunny Isles Beach. Enjoy entertainment throughout the evening with the fireworks display at the end of the night.sibfl.net/20thfireworks/
Cars and Cigars, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday at The Barnacle Historic State Park, 3485Main Highway, Miami. Enjoy classic cars, hand-rolled cigars, a beer garden, kids’ crafts, live music and more. Bring a lunch or buy one fromthe Barnacle Society. Ages 6 and up, $2; under 6, free.floridastateparks.org/parkevents/
Father’s Day at the Palm Beach Zoo, 1301Summit Blvd., West Palm Beach. Dads get free admission Sunday with a paid regular price children’s admission. First 100 dads will get a $10 coupon for Duffy’s Sports Grill. palmbeachzoo.org/ father s-day-2017
Festival Del Mar, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. today at the South Florida Science Center, 4801 Dreher TrailNorth, West Palm Beach. Enjoy cultural performances, bilingual touch tank demonstrations, interactive storytime, family Zumba, science demonstrations and arts and crafts. Regular admission rates apply.sfsciencecenter.org/festival-del-mar
Tropical Fruit Festival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday at Mounts Botanical Garden, 531N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach. Tropical fruit tastings, music, food and cooking demonstrations, ice cream and smoothies, tropic-themed Corvettes, and a fun zone for kids, plus explore the new Blume Tropical Wetland Garden. $10; free for ages12 and under. mounts.org