IN OUR OWN BACKYARD
By En USA news
Upcoming Events
Ocean Brews & Blues at Deerfield Beach.
Enjoy a day at the beach while enjoying live music, local cuisine, exploring craft stalls, and unlimited craft beer tasting (ticket holders only).
Saturday, May 17, 2025.
3:00 pm - 8:00 pm.
Main Beach Parking Lot
A1A, Deerfield Beach, FL.
https://weekendbroward.com/events
Scuba4Good Music Festival.
Scuba4Good's "Dive into Summer" music festival returns for its 2025 edition. Founded in 2016, this festival has grown into the largest fundraiser for adaptive diving in South Florida, supporting various initiatives, including scholarships and dive travel grants for adaptive divers, dive buddies, and instructors.
Saturday, June 7, 2025.
3:00 pm - 9:00 pm
El Prado Park
4501 N. Ocean Dr., Lauderdale by the Sea, FL
https://weekendbroward.com/events
Father's Day Weekend Fishing Fun.
Celebrate Father's Day weekend with the annual Oakland Park Fishing Event: a fun and educational catch-and-release experience held every year.
Saturday, June 14, 2025.
7:00 am - 10:30 am.
Royal Palm Park.
1701 NW 38th Street,
Oakland Park, FL 33309.
https://www.oaklandparkfl.gov/225/Fathers-Day-Fishing-Tournament
Juneteenth Experience.
It's an innovative annual celebration of our country's national holiday, Juneteenth. This immersive event promises to captivate audiences with a powerful concert theater piece that interweaves soulful melodies, gospel rhythms, and classical arrangements with spoken word and dance, paying homage to the spirit of liberation and freedom.
Saturday, June 14, 2025.
7:30 pm.
Lillian S. Wells Hall at The Parker.
Broward Center for the Performing Arts.
201 SW 5th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312.
Floriexpo 2025.
It's a premier event for the floriculture industry, held in Fort Lauderdale, USA. It brings together industry professionals, including growers, suppliers, and retailers, to explore the latest trends, products, and innovations in the floral market.
June 4-6, 2025.
Broward County Convention Center.
1950 Eisenhower Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale.
Fine Food & Wine, the annual signature event held at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center
With art, food, drinks, music, and a silent auction, the Pompano Beach Chamber of Commerce celebrated its annual Fine Food & Wine flagship event.
The event, held outside the Pompano Beach Cultural Center, brought together various local restaurants showcasing their delicacies, liquor stores with a range of specialty drinks, and world-class wines. This gave the opportunity to sample fine cuisine under one roof. Businesses took advantage of the evening to promote themselves and make themselves known to diners.
If you would like to participate with your restaurant, catering business, or liquor store, please contact the Chamber of Commerce through Connie Davis, Director of Programs and Special Events, at 954-383-2285 or cdavis@pompanobeachchamber.com
Taste of Sunrise: Bringing the local flavor of your community
Nearly 40 local restaurants participated.
The Sunrise Chamber of Commerce, along with the city, celebrated its annual Taste of Sunrise event. The event took place in the spacious halls of the Sunrise Civic Center Grand Ballroom, where nearly 40 local restaurants participated, offering food and beverage samples, as well as their specialty offerings, to delight attendees.
The event gave local restaurants the opportunity to showcase their products and services, and promote themselves in the community through direct contact. With an entry fee of $20 per person, diners had the opportunity to sample portions of dishes representing each of the participating local businesses while having fun and enjoying live music outdoors.
Present were Mayor Mike Ryan, Sunrise Chamber of Commerce President Brian Feuer, city workers, elected officials, community leaders, and a large, enthusiastic audience who have followed the event for several years.
Dancing in the Street -Oakland Park
As part of its community celebrations, the city of Oakland Park once again presented its annual Dancing in the Street event, featuring live music, plenty of fun for children, food and drinks from on-site restaurants, family entertainment, and the warmth of its residents and visitors.
The event, held on Friday, March 14, took place around City Hall, with various kiosks offering their specialties and existing businesses welcoming attendees.
Mayor Tim Lonergan was present at the event, along with other elected officials.