Sun Sentinel Palm Beach Edition
Events to enjoy with the family
Our picks include Play-Doh lab, hayrides, outdoor ice skating.
we start inching closer to the new year, a majority of the holiday light displays will be wrapping up this weekend. These are a mustsee for the family and let you hang on to the holidays just a little bit longer.
Our picks for the top family events this weekend include the following:
Circus Dreams Holidaze, Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Set in a wonderland of season’s dreamings and holiday pageantry, audiences will celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with never before seen performances, over 300 costumes, 20 of the world’s best acts, singers, original music and seasonal favorites. $33 – 97. James L. Knight Center, 400 SE 2nd Ave., Miami. cirqueproductions.com
Play-Doh Lab, Friday, 1-3 p.m.
For kids in grades K—5. Bring your imagination and drop by the lab for a fun and colorful afternoon of creative arts and crafts play with play-doh. Space is limited. Sign up upon arrival. Free. Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach, 411 Clematis St., West Palm Beach. wpbcitylibrary.org
Family Hayrides and Campfires, Saturday, 6:30-9 p.m.
Event includes one hayride and one bag of fixings for s’mores. Preregistration and prepayment are required by calling or visiting the park. $3.50 plus tax. (The regular weekend gate fee of $1.50/person (children 5 and under free) will be in effect.) Markham Park, 16001 W. State Road 84, Sunrise. broward.org
Outdoor Ice Skating Rink, Weekdays: 3-10 p.m.; Weekends noon-10 p.m.
Rockefeller Center meets South Florida at this outAs door skating rink open for the holidays. $15 per person includes skate rentals and skating for 60 minutes. Group rates and military discounts available. Bubier Park, 32 E. Las Olas Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale. Skating available through Jan. 7.
Umoja: A Kwanzaa Family Celebration, Wednesday, 5-7:30 p.m.
Explore the history, principles, and symbols of Kwanzaa by attending the Kwanzaa Ceremony and candle-lighting ritual of the Kinara. You will learn the seven core principles of Kwanzaa, get energized with an exciting drum and dance workshop, make crafts, and as if that isn’t enough, there will be a Karamu (feast). Free. African-American Research Library Auditorium, 2650 Sistrunk Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. browardlibrary.org