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This January, the South Florida Fair Grounds turns into one of the largest fairs in the state of Florida. The fair began on January 13th and continues through this upcoming Sunday, January 29th. 

The theme for this year’s fair is Pre-Historic Creatures. The fair features some of the most fascinating life size dinosaurs and pre-historic creatures from the tiny Raptors to the giant T-Rex. There is also self-contained shows and family entertainment dedicated to dinosaurs. 

In addition to the giant dinosaur creatures, the fair features over 200 games for you to win prizes, rides for all ages, great fair food, and North America’s largest traveling Ferris Wheel. The Ferris Wheel is over 150 feet in the air and is the center of attention at the fair in

“On the first night of Christmas, my true love gave to me…” a 700-ton sand Christmas tree. The 35-foot tree is made entirely of sand and can only be found in West Palm Beach on the waterfront! Sandi the Christmas tree returns each year as the star of the city’s Holiday in Paradise celebrations with a festive music-and-light display decorating the carved sand. December festive fun includes smaller Christmas-themed sand sculptures, photo ops, light displays, and other holiday happenings.

Month of December 2022 - Ferris Wheel on the Great Lawn: 

With the addition of Ferris to this year’s activities, guests will have an aerial view of Sandi! Ferris rides will be available from 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm nightly throughout the month of December. The 65-foot

The City of West Palm Beach is bringing a calendar list of events for residents and visitors to enjoy this summer. The city’s “SIP” or “Summer In Paradise” started last week and goes through the end of August. 

The mulit-month campaign brings free concerts, fireworks, movies, pop-ups, social media opportunities, social events, and more for the whole family to enjoy. 

Some of the events include:

Clematis By Night: Has been a resident and visitor favorite for the past 25 years. The night features live music on the city’s Great Lawn on Thursday night’s from 6 pm to 9 pm. Grab some snacks and drinks from your favorite downtown bars and restaurants and enjoy the night. 

Sunday on the Waterfront: Every third Sunday of the month, live music and fun

Mounts Botanical Garden is situated at 531 North Military Trail, in West Palm Beach, and is the site of the Rose and Fragrance Garden. Mounts Botanical Garden of Palm Beach County is a 14-acre living plant museum with twenty-five unique garden areas. Think of a tropical paradise with ever-changing beauty, that you can stroll through for relaxation, inspiration, or information.

Roses are often called “the world’s most popular flowers.” Roses add a touch of elegance, familiarity with color, and an unforgettable fragrance. The design of this rose-infused landscape adds a new dimension to the beautiful gardens at Mounts Botanical. The artful arrangement of plants pleases the eye while scent brings another element into play, creating an unforgettable

Since opening more than 25 years ago, the popular outdoor music venue has hosted thousands of concerts and music events in West Palm Beach. The venue has gone through six different name changes and is currently the iThink Financial Amphitheatre.

The venue is run by Live Nation, the world’s largest event and venue operator and promoter.  The outdoor venue holds roughly 20,000 people both under the canopy as well as in the grass areas surrounding the stage. The venue includes great food and drinks for purchase and parking for guests to enjoy. 

This Spring and Summer the lineup is filled with big music stars playing all the greatest hits and more. 

Concerts Coming To The iThink Financial Amphitheatre This Spring and Summer:

May 2022:

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This May, the Pairings Food and Wine Event is celebrating its 10th Anniversary in downtown West Palm Beach. Gather all your friends and family for a fun event this May 26th. 

This year, expect to eat a ton of food including appetizers, entrées, and desserts along with specialty cocktails, shopping, live music, art displays, wine, and more surprises.

With a purchase of a ticket, you’ll enjoy an all-inclusive pass to participating businesses who will highlight a popular menu item, a specialty cocktail, or a shopping incentive. Check- in for the event will take place at 314 Clematis Street on event day. Those participating in the day of fun will receive a wrist band and a passport to identify Pairings’ participants. Both are required to attend. 

Palm Beach County offers balmy breezes, and the best Happy Hour views make for a pleasant afternoon break. It is the best weather to kick off the weekend. Palm Beach Gardens and  North Palm Beach is a gathering spots for outdoor water view Happy Hour as is West Palm Beach. It is proven that the outdoors lowers your blood pressure and reduces stress. Researchers have found that nature simply makes us happy. Anxiety, depression, and anger are notably decreased after spending time outdoors. Take the beautiful outdoors and toss in a great Happy Hour and things start to look up.

Three favorite waterfront Happy Hours are:

Waterway Cafe, 2300 PGA Boulevard, Palm Beach Gardens 

Met friends here at the Waterway Cafe on a Wednesday for lunch. Happy

The popular annual music festival is returning to the waterfront in West Palm Beach this upcoming weekend. The music festival SunFest features top artists from all over the world coming to perform some of their greatest hits. 

The four-day festival is coming to West Palm Beach Thursday, April 28th through Sunday, May 1st.  SunFest was first started in West Palm Beach in 1982 and has been a popular annual event ever since.  SunFest is Florida’s largest waterfront music and art festival. SunFest mixes different musical genres together for everyone to enjoy a weekend of fun. 

The lineup this year will include big named artists such as Adam Lambert, AJR, Boyz II Men, Counting Crows, Goo Goo Dolls, Lil Wayne, Melissa Etheridge, Nelly, Sam Hunt, and

Toys for Tots Christmas Toy Drive will be coming on December 19, 2021. The organization will be distributing toys to kids in the Palm Beach County community. The goal is hoping to help bring joy and relief to those parents in need. 

If you would like to register your child/children for this year’s Toys for Tots Toy Drive, please do so below. Be sure to provide the name of each child, age, gender, parent name, phone number, and email address.

The event will take place at Dyer Park at the Hawk Pavilion. Dyer Park is located at 7301 Haverhill Road North, Dyer Park, West Palm Beach. We look forward to seeing you all this coming December 19, 2021. 

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The holiday season is here! It is the time to bring out the holiday decorations, brilliant lights, holiday gifts, ornaments, and a perfect Christmas tree. There is no better way to get in the holiday spirit than visiting one of Palm Beach County Christmas tree vendors to find the perfect tree to bring home and decorate with family and friends.

North Pole Christmas Tree has been selling holiday décor and Christmas trees in Palm Beach County for 40 years. The Christmas trees arrive every 3 days from North Carolina and are some of the freshest trees around. The trees range in height and size and include top-quality trees such as Fraser Fir, Scotch Pine, and Balsam. North Pole Christmas Trees is open 7 days a week starting November 19th through the end