Have fun saving
Where to find holiday discounts and freebies.
You won’t have to work hard to score big savings over Labor Day weekend with this roundup of freebies and deals.
So, dive into the long weekend and eat, relax and enjoy with these 10 ways to get free or cheap eats and have free or discounted fun, South Florida style. Free food 1. Firehouse Subs Use a coupon good on Labor Day to get a free medium sub with purchase of a medium or large sub, chips and drink. Info: SunSentinel.com/ FreeSub 2. Chick-fil-A Free breakfast Chicken Biscuit, Egg White Grill or Hash Brown Scramble Bowl or Burrito at participating restaurants Monday through Saturday in September by downloading (or updating) the chain’s free app. Info: SunSentinel.com/ Chickfila. 3. TooJay’s Deli Use a coupon at the New York-style deli chain to save $5 on any $20 purchase through Sept. 4. Print or show the coupon on your smartphone. Info: SunSentinel.com/TooJays. 4. Carrabba’s Italian Grill Through Monday, get a free spaghetti and meatballs entree to take home when you ordering a Chicken Bryan, Chicken Marsala or Pollo Rosa Maria entree. No coupon is necessary. Just mention the offer to your server. Info: SunSentinel.com/Carrabbas
5. Restaurant months
It may be statistically impossible to eat at all the South Florida restaurants offering dining deals in September. No coupons are necessary. Offers vary and some days are excluded.
Crave GFL — the new name of Sunny.org’s annual Dine Out Lauderdale promotion — offers a chance to sample haute cuisine at more than 40 South Florida dining spots. Fixed-price menus offer an appetizer, entree and dessert for $37 per person. No coupons are necessary. Info: SunSentinel.com/Crave.
Flavor Palm Beach and Boca Raton Restaurant Month has special savings on three-course meals at more than 80 restaurants from Jupiter to Boca Raton. Let our dining critic guide you. Info: SunSentinel.com/FlavorPalmBeach.
Miami Spice dining deals from the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau offers $23 lunch and weekend brunch menus and $39 dinner deals at more than 250 of Miami’s finest eateries. Info: SunSentinel.com/MiamiSpice. Free fun 1. Broward Attractions & Museum Month Free admission when you buy one in September at 16 museums and attractions in Broward County. Participating venues include Flamingo Gardens, Jungle Queen Riverboat, Xtreme Action Park, Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Museum and Bonnet House Museum and Gardens. Info: Facebook.com/BAMMSFL. 2. Jungle Island Buy a $20 admission to the Labor Day Weekend Jungle Fest and get unlimited park access Sept. 1-4. (Regular adult admission is $37.95 per
day.) Activities include face paining, fire jugglers, sunset movie screenings and wild encounters. Better yet, purchase a 2017 annual pass (prices start at $52.95) and get in for the year in 2018. Info: JungleIsland.com, 305-400-7000.
3. Spa month
Spa & Wellness Month from Discover The Palm Beaches, the tourism marketing corporation for Palm Beach County, has offers from more than 30 spas (prices start at $45), and wellness experiences, including yoga (prices start at $15), through October. The Breakers Palm Beach, Elements Massage Boca Raton are participating and donating portions of proceeds to benefit charities. Info: www.Spatober.com.
“Spatember” savings in Broward County, sponsored by the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, includes $99 treatments at 16 palaces that pamper through Sept. 30. Highlights include deals at Red Door at Elizabeth Arden and Spa Atlantic at the Atlantic Hotel & Spa, both in Fort Lauderdale. Info: Sunny.org/Spatember.
4. Rapids Water Park
Splash your way through the long weekend at Rapids Water Park in Riviera Beach. Buy an admission today and get unlimited admission through Labor Day and on weekends through Oct. 29. Rapids features a wave pool, lazy river and dozens of crazy, fun water slides. Admission is $47.99. Info: SunSentinel.com/Rapids, 561-848-6272.
5. Miami Marlins
Slugger Giancarlo Stanton is on fire, so now’s a great time to see a game at Marlins Park. The team is giving away freebies during 7:10 p.m. games. Today the Marlins play the Philadelphia Phillies. The first 7,000 fans get a free Marlins T-Shirt during “Burger & Beers” night. On Saturday, also against the Phillies, stuff your face with all-you-can-eat Nathan’s hot dogs, peanuts, popcorn and nachos with post-game fireworks. Prices start at $30. On Labor Day, the Washington Nationals take the field against the Fish during the Salute & Serve promo. It offers two free tickets to active-duty and retired military, veterans and first responders who have valid ID, based on availability. The first 10,000 fans also get a free Marlins fortuneteller baseball. Ask it if the Marlins will get into the playoffs. Info: Marlins.com/ Promotions.