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Lake Lytal Family Aquatic Center — West Palm Beach
This county facility features an Olympic-sized pool with diving boards, slide flumes, children’s interactive play structure and pavilion rentals, along with programs like Junior Lifeguard Camp, swim lessons and swim teams for children and adults.
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Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center
This city hub, next to the Schoolhouse Children’s Museum, offers art exhibits, workshops and a range of classes for all ages.
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Countess de Hoernle Park/Spanish River Athletic Facility — Boca Raton
This 84.8-acre city complex features picnic tables, a playground and fields for baseball, softball, football and soccer.
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Delray Beach Children’s Garden
This nonprofit two-plot parcel urban retreat, ripe for exploration and play, nurtures eco-consciousness in children with elements like a veggie garden labyrinth, fish and turtle pond, banana forest, fairy garden, sandbox, tree ladders and a chickee hut for classes, celebrations and gatherings.
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Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens — Delray Beach
This center for Japanese arts and culture features a mile-long path through historic gardens alive with koi, wading birds and turtles, a world-class bonsai display, rotating exhibitions in the gallery, gift shop and Japanese restaurant, the Cornell Cafe. A wide range of programs, classes and special events include offerings for children.
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Tiger Territory Education Garden — Lake Worth Beach
This initiative of the nonprofit Soil & Soul grows food, cultivates mindfulness, engages in community wellness and educates youth. It teaches regenerative agriculture practices, offers low-cost and free workshops and classes to low-income families, and provides volunteer opportunities for youth. The garden is open to the public during volunteer hours and available for private groups and sessions.
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Pondhawk Natural Area — Boca Raton
This 79-acre Palm Beach County locale, next to Boca Raton Spanish River Library, features a 12-foot-wide trail for walkers and bicyclists with a view of Blue Lake. An 8-acre wetland restoration project is home to osprey, black-necked stilt, ibis and pondhawk dragonfly.
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Abacoa Community Park — Jupiter
This town complex features a skate park, playground, four lighted tennis courts, four lighted racquetball courts, four lighted basketball courts, two lighted hockey rinks and four multipurpose fields.
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Airport Park — Belle Glade
This city park features baseball and soccer fields, racquetball court, nature trail and playground.
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Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge — Boynton Beach
This refuge protects 145,188 acres — or 226 square miles — of Everglades ecosystems, including a 400-acre cypress swamp. These lands and waters are home to more than 250 species of birds, 60 species of reptiles and amphibians, 40 species of butterflies and 20 types of mammals. Nearly 50 miles of serene trails offer hiking, biking, boating, canoeing, fishing, wildlife photography, birding and horseback riding. Canoe and kayak rentals are available.
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Arts Warehouse — Delray Beach
This 15,000 square-foot space, rehabilitated by the city of Delray Beach's Community Redevelopment Agency, is on Artists Alley in the Pineapple Grove district. The arts incubator, which is home to studio artists, offers gallery exhibitions, visual art workshops, professional development opportunities, educational lectures and special events. For example, youth See & Do sessions give tours of the exhibitions and studio hallways, followed by an artist-led project.
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Ballet Palm Beach — Palm Beach Gardens
This professional ballet company enhances the cultural richness of our community by creating and presenting public performances, outreach programs, training experiences and school programs. Summer programs offer five levels of training in three types of workshops.
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Benzaiten Center for Creative Arts — Lake Worth Beach
This 14,500-square-foot nonprofit organization, located in a historic train depot, offers tours and a viewing area to watch artists in action! The gift shop and gallery feature rotating exhibitions. Classes are offered for adults and children, such as glass blowing and fusing. Directions: Benzaiten Center advises not use GPS. Instead, follow these directions: Exit Interstate 95 at Sixth Avenue South and go east. Take a left at South F Street (at the Kwik Stop store). Take a right on Third Avenue South to the parking lot and enter in rear of the building.
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Boca Raton Museum of Art — Boca Raton
This museum offers exhibitions, outdoor sculpture garden and programs in Mizner Park, such as musical performances, demonstrations, lectures and films, including some appropriate for the whole family — as well as youth and teen art classes at its Art School on West Palmetto Park Road.
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Boca Raton Public Libraries
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Boynton Beach Amphitheater — Boynton Beach
A state-of-the-art outdoor amphitheater and concert green at Centennial Park in Town Square that accommodates up to 1,000 people for a variety of events, such as concerts, festivals, fundraisers and family movies.
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Boynton Beach City Library
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County
Afterschool, summer and out-of-school programs for local children
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BRIDGES of Palm Beach County
Ten neighborhood hubs help parents raise children healthy, safe and strong
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Bryant Park — Lake Worth Beach
This city park offers a concert band shell, exercise stations, boat ramp and trailer parking, horseshoe pits and fishing pier.
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Burns Road Community Center — Palm Beach Gardens
This city complex offers aquatic facilities, walking trail with exercise equipment, playground, pavilion, picnic tables and grill, fishing, dance/wellness rooms, art room, gymnasiums, kiln room, kitchen and meeting rooms.
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Burt Aaronson South County Regional Park — West Boca Raton
Home to Sunset Cover Amphitheater, Osprey Point Golf Course, Daggerwing Nature Center, Coconut Cove Community Center, Canine Cove Dog Park, Coconut Cove Waterpark, Rick Macci Tennis Center, exercise stations, walking paths, water ski school, freshwater fishing, playground, bicycle paths, boat ramp, lighted softball and baseball fields, courts for basketball, racquetball/handball, volleyball and pickleball.
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Busch Wildlife Sanctuary - Jupiter
Dedicated to the protection and conservation of Florida’s wildlife and natural resources, the Sanctuary educates as well as rescues and rehabilitates wildlife. Located at 2500 Jupiter Park Drive, Jupiter.
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Carlin Park — Jupiter
Palm Beach County operates these 120 acres, featuring the Seabreeze Amphitheater, tennis and pickleball courts, bocce courts, 20-station exercise course, saltwater fishing, picnic pavilions, playground, volleyball sand court and softball field. It's also home to Lazy Loggerhead cafe and Jupiter Civic Center.
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Catherine Strong Splash Park — Delray Beach
Besides the splash park for kids, other amenities include a playground, basketball court, fitness trail, recreation center, tennis courts and sports field.
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Center for Creative Education - The Foundations School
A non-profit school located in West Palm Beach's Northwood District for students grades Kindergarten through 3rd.
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Children's Science Explorium — Boca Raton
This free hands-on science center in Sugar Sand Park caters to children ages 5 to 12 with interactive exhibits, programs and camps that bring the physical sciences to life through its permanent collection and traveling exhibits.
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CMAA Therapeutic Recreation Complex Facilities — Lake Worth Beach
This county venue, which aims to enhance the quality of life for people with disabilities in inclusive environments, features an art gallery, two art rooms, computer lab, training room, gymnasium, performance stage and Gleneagles County Club Aquatic Center. It offers recreational programs, social programs, tournaments and events.
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Cocoplum Nature School — Delray Beach
This nonprofit eco-conscious school — pre-K through elementary — provides a nature-based education focused on environmental responsibility, equity and justice, in an outdoor setting.
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Countess de Hoernle Theatre — Boca Raton
This state-of-the-art, $10.5 million facility at Spanish River High School, with 792 seats and 18 spaces for wheelchairs, is used primarily by the high school but also hosts community performing arts groups, religious and educational groups.
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Cox Science Center and Aquarium — West Palm Beach
This locale offers science programming and tech ventures based on computer coding and robotics, hands-on exhibits, a planetarium, theater, laboratory, mini golf course through Florida’s native habitats and a science trail connecting 15 exhibits, including a physics forest, interactive splash pad, gem panning station and dinosaur walk. An amphitheater offers daily science shows, trivia sessions and concerts.
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Cultural Council for Palm Beach County
This venue offers art exhibitions in three galleries and events such as Family Saturdays. It supports local artists and promotes cultural events throughout the county, featuring a great list of upcoming events on its website.
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Daggerwing Nature Center — West Boca Raton
This complex, located in Burt Aaronson South County Regional Park, features interactive exhibits and live animals, educational programs for all ages, laboratory, art gallery, butterfly garden and boardwalk with two trails and observation tower.
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Delray Beach Historical Society - Delray Beach
This nonprofit organization, with three historic cottages and an extensive city archive, brings together families and multiple generations to experience local history through exhibitions, a Florida-native heritage garden and fun-filled, contemporary themed programs and special events. School tours are welcome.
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Delray Beach Public Library
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Delray Beach Tennis Center — Delray Beach
This full-service public tennis facility features 14 clay courts, six hard courts and an 8,200-seat stadium just west of downtown Atlantic Avenue. It also offers an upstairs pavilion and conference room, pro shop with locker rooms, racquet stringing and a wide variety of adult and junior programs, leagues, clinics and camps.
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Discover The Palm Beaches
Palm Beach County's tourism board, highlighting unique features and local events in the county's 39 cities
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Dolly Hand Cultural Arts Center — Belle Glade
This 467-seat theater at the Palm Beach State College campus in Belle Glade hosts a variety of cultural and entertainment performances, and is available to rent as well.
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DuBois Park — Jupiter
This county Intracoastal beach with a lagoon offers a playground, snorkeling, boat ramp, day-use boat slips, saltwater fishing, picnic areas with grills, rental pavilion, the DuBois Pioneer Home and Native-American mound historical/archaeological site.
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DuBois Pioneer Home — Jupiter
Built in 1898, this is one of the last remaining historic homesteads of its type in unincorporated northern Palm Beach County. Located along the Jupiter Inlet in DuBois Park, the house is built atop a Native-American shell rock midden. The entire park was once a thriving village, where ancient Floridians lived. Free tours are available.
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Duncan Theatre — Lake Worth Beach
This 698-seat performing arts center at Palm Beach State College presents world-class cultural and entertainment events and visiting artists for the community, plus programming such as the Classical Cafe Series and the Friday and Saturday Night Dance Series running January through mid-April.
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Eddie Lee Rhodes Recreational Gymnasium — Pahokee
This city gym in Pahokee, which reopened in 2021 after 13 years, offers a range of adult and youth programming, including a youth basketball league and afterschool programs.
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Eissey Campus Theatre — Palm Beach Gardens
This 750-seat venue, located at the Palm Beach State College campus in Palm Beach Gardens, is a cultural hub for northern Palm Beach County. It presents community programs and family entertainment through its popular Arts in Gardens, Rockin' Radio in the Gardens and the Goldner Family Fun Series.
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Elizabeth "Libby" Jackson Wesley Plaza — Delray Beach
A city park along Atlantic Avenue with an outdoor amphitheater, benches and bicycle rack.
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Ezell Hester Jr. Community Center — Boynton Beach
This city recreation center offers a gym, computer lab, game room, picnic shelters, playground, outdoor basketball, racquetball, tennis, pickleball, ball fields and nature preserve.
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Gaines Park and Community Center — West Palm Beach
This city complex features an amphitheater, baseball field, basketball court, gym, multi-purpose fields, playground, splash pad, racquetball courts, recreation center, softball field, swimming pools and tennis courts.
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Gardens Park — Palm Beach Gardens
This city complex features 11 lighted baseball/softball fields, 12 batting cages, two pitching cages, 10 hitting mat stations, multipurpose field, three pavilions, two playgrounds and picnic tables.
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Glades Pioneer Park — Belle Glade
This versatile complex is home to four basketball courts, 1.25-mile bicycle path, 13-station exercise course, Fitness Zone outdoor exercise equipment, Orange Bowl Field, two multipurpose fields, softball and baseball fields, picnic pavilion and shelters, playground and splash park, Pioneer Park Aquatic Center with water slides and swim lessons, two tennis courts, two sand volleyball courts and 1.25-mile walking path.
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Grassy Waters Preserve — West Palm Beach
This 23-square-mile wetlands ecosystem, which serves as a regional water supply, is home to tree islands, forested hammocks and a variety of native wildlife. A nature center offers hands-on environmental educational programs for all ages. Other features are a boardwalk, miles of hiking and biking trails, guided canoe and hiking experiences, merit badge programs for Scouts and free field trips for local schools.
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Green Cay Nature Center & Wetlands — Boynton Beach
This locale overlooks 100 acres of constructed wetland and provides educational opportunities about this unique habitat. The wetland features 1.5 miles of elevated boardwalk with interpretive signs and QR codes to scan for a self-guided tour. The nature center features live animals in an extensive exhibit room that highlights wetland attributes.
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Greenacres Community Center — Greenacres
This city facility offers activities and classes for all ages, like dance, martial arts and fencing. The banquet hall hosts annual events, like the Daddy Daughter Dance and World Tai Chi & Qigong Day. Room and kitchen rentals are available as well.
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Greenview Shores Park — Wellington
This complex at Wellington High School features eight tennis courts, three basketball courts, a track, stadium football field, auxiliary track-and-field facilities and kick wall. Open-play hours available for track, basketball, tennis and pickleball, but sports fields are reserved for programmed use only.
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Gumbo Limbo Nature Center — Boca Raton
This 20-acre oasis is a peaceful hub of environmental education, research and conservation. Stroll the boardwalk, watch tropical fish in aquariums, relax in the butterfly garden and be amazed by the patients in the sea turtle rehabilitation facility.
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HATCH 1121 — Lake Worth Beach
This building, formerly the Lake Worth Arts Center, is located just west of downtown and is known for its eye-catching black-and-white mural of artists. It connects the community through culture and the arts and is operated by LULA Lake Worth Arts, which plans the exhibitions.
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Henry Morrison Flagler Museum — Palm Beach
This National Historic Landmark was Henry Flagler's Gilded Age estate, known as Whitehall, completed in 1902. Flagler's railroads and luxury hotels established tourism and agriculture as the foundation of Florida's economy. The museum offers self-guided tours, changing exhibitions and special programs.
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Howard Park and Community Center — West Palm Beach
This city venue offers a dog park, multipurpose fields, picnic tables and pavilions, playground, recreation center, softball field, walking and biking trails, and courts for basketball, tennis and shuffleboard.
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Intracoastal Park — Boynton Beach
This locale offers BBQ grills, a beach, non-motorized vessel access, nature preserve (mitigation area), pavilions, picnic tables, playground and recreation building. The wreckage of Lofthus — a marine sanctuary for a variety of tropical fish, stingrays, anemones and spiny lobsters — is a local dive spot. The two-story clubhouse features classrooms, catering kitchens, rental space and wraparound balcony.
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John H. Denson Pool — Boynton Beach
This facility offers lap swimming, slides and water buckets for play, swim lessons, water aerobics and family events. Lifeguards are on duty, and the pool is heated during the winter.
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John Prince Park — Lake Worth Beach
This county park with 35,200 feet of lake frontage offers four basketball courts, 4.5-mile bicycle path, boat ramps, campground, cricket field, dog park, 20-station exercise course, fishing, Fitness Zone outdoor exercise area, golf learning center, half-mile nature trail, 4.5-mile walking path, pétanque court, picnic shelters and pavilions, six pickleball courts, splash park and playgrounds (including Boundless Playground), three softball fields, six lighted tennis courts, therapeutic recreation center, eight-station wheelchair exercise course, and two grass courts and six sand courts for volleyball.
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Jupiter Community Center - Jupiter
This 65,000-square-foot building features a gymnasium, classrooms, multipurpose room and banquet/meeting rooms.
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Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum — Jupiter
Loxahatchee River Historical Society oversees the 1860 lighthouse and grounds, as well as the museum located in a 1940 World War II Naval housing building. Guided tours, exhibits, all-age programming, outreach presentations and school field trips highlight 5,000 years of regional history.
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Jupiter Light Lodge No. 340 — Jupiter
This Freemason Masonic lodge hosts community events, like an Easter party with food, games and a magician. Check out its calendar of events for possible family outings.
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Lake Park Public Library
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Lake Worth Playhouse — Lake Worth Beach
This nonprofit community theater offers year-round programming, including dramas, comedies, musicals, area premieres, Broadway favorites, children’s shows, international ballets and operas in cinema, live concert series and alternative programming. In addition, daily independent and foreign films are featured in the Stonzek Theatre, an intimate black-box style theater equipped with a large viewing screen and high-definition projection.
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Lake Worth Beach Public Library
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Lantana Nature Preserve
This city park, along the Intracoastal Waterway, offers hiking, bird-watching, benches, interpretive signs and a pavilion on its 6.5 acres.
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Lantana Public Library
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Lantana Sports Park — Lantana
This town park offers three baseball fields and two soccer fields.
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Lighthouse ArtCenter Gallery & School of Art — Tequesta
This nonprofit organization offers exhibitions, classes for all ages, diverse special events, community outreach programs, workshops and summer camp.
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Lion Country Safari - Loxahatchee
America’s first drive-through wildlife preserve and home to more than 1,000 animals. Address is 2003 Lion Country Road, Loxahatchee.
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Loggerhead Marinelife Center — Juno Beach
Learn about ocean conservation at this state-of-the-art facility with an outdoor sea turtle hospital.
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Manatee Lagoon — West Palm Beach
This 16,000-square-foot educational center features hands-on exhibits to learn about manatees and the surrounding Lake Worth Lagoon. On cooler winter days, the observation deck is the ideal spot to watch manatees gathering in the warm outflows from the Florida Power & Light Co. plant in Riviera Beach.
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Mandel Jewish Community Center of the Palm Beaches — Palm Beach Gardens
Two locations offering early childhood learning center; indoor and outdoor children’s play areas, including splash grounds; sport leagues; special needs programming; youth lounge for parties, classes and afterschool enrichment; soccer and softball fields; swim lessons and team; fitness and wellness classes; summer camps; art gallery; adult education; kosher catering kitchen.
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Mandel Jewish Community Center of the Palm Beaches - Boynton Beach
Two locations offering early childhood learning center; indoor and outdoor children’s play areas, including splash grounds; sport leagues; special needs programming; youth lounge for parties, classes and afterschool enrichment; soccer and softball fields; swim lessons and team; fitness and wellness classes; summer camps; art gallery; adult education; kosher catering kitchen.
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Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach
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Merritt Park — Delray Beach
This city park features lighted softball fields, two half-court basketball courts and Ninja-Warrior-style playground.
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Meyer Amphitheatre at Sunfest Park — West Palm Beach
This 10,000-square-foot band shell with a view of the Intracoastal Waterway offers lawn seating for concerts and special events, including the 4th on Flagler and Irish Fest. On quiet days, stroll the pleasant walking path and enjoy public art.
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Milagro Center — Delray Beach
This nonprofit organization aims to ensure the social and academic success of underserved children and youth through cultural arts, academic support, mentoring and community art garden. The Blueprint Gallery provides ARTreach programs to children and adults.
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Mizner Park Amphitheater — Boca Raton
This state-of- the-art venue with a colonnade and concert green is operated by Boca Raton and accommodates 4,200 people. It's a social, cultural and educational center for south Palm Beach County residents and draws audiences from throughout South Florida. Programming includes a variety of community events, city events and commercial concerts.
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Mounts Botanical Garden of Palm Beach County - West Palm Beach
Enjoy the peace and beauty of the 14-acre public garden that has been part of Palm Beach County for more than 65 years. Located at 531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach.
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North Palm Beach Community Center
This village complex offers a playground, half-mile fitness trail, two batting cages, three outdoor basketball courts, four lighted baseball fields, gymnasium, multipurpose activity building, outdoor exercise stations and picnic areas.
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North Palm Beach Public Library
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Norton Museum of Art
Art museum that offers an array experiences in West Palm Beach, including programs for teens and families
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Ocean Reef Park — Riviera Beach
This 12.6-acre beach park features lifeguards, picnic areas with grills and a playground.
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Okeeheelee Nature Center — West Palm Beach
This attraction, run by Palm Beach County, features hands-on exhibits, animal encounters, family programs and 2.5 miles of trails winding through 90 acres of pine flatwoods and wetlands.
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Old School Square — Delray Beach
This historical campus in the heart of downtown is home to the Cornell Art Museum, Crest Theatre, Pavilion amphitheater, Creative Arts School and event space in the Fieldhouse.
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Pahokee Campground & Marina - Pahokee
Campsites offer water views with full RV and tent hookups along the shores of Lake Okeechobee, plus a swimming pool, hiking on the lake rim, fishing, bird-watching and airboat rides.
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Pahokee Parks and Recreation Sports Complex - Pahokee
This city community center offers a wide range of activities for children, including afterschool and summer programs, leadership council, Trail Blazer program based on Roots of Success curriculum, Teen Club and sports — track, boys and girls flag football, soccer, basketball and baseball.
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Palm Beach Chess Club — Palm Beach
This club for all ages is ranked for United States Chess Federation tournaments, but also includes casual games. Offerings include after-school programs, private and group in-person and online lessons. Regular meetups are at locations in Palm Beach Gardens and North Palm Beach. If you're shy, you can just watch and learn for free!
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Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management
This county department manages more than 31,000 acres of conservation lands where you can enjoy nature-based activities like hiking, bird watching and environmental education — for free! The department also can recommend trails for other interests, like horseback riding and bicycling. In addition, you can join biologists, naturalists and environmentalists on free tours through natural areas to learn about plants, animals, habitats and more!
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Palm Beach County Library System
Kids & Teens — activities, story times, summer reading program, homework help, driving tests, college and career help, and more.
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Palm Beach County Parks & Recreation Department
Manages 104 park properties spanning more than 8,500 acres, including 85 developed regional, district, community, beach and neighborhood parks
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Palm Beach County Youth Services
Summer Camp Scholarship Program — provides full tuition and fees for children in low-income families
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Palm Beach County Youth Services
Youth Empowerment Centers — locations in Riviera Beach, Lake Worth Beach and Belle Glade that provide activities and services, including afterschool educational and recreational programs, to at-risk youth ages 11 to 19 to prevent crime and encourage healthy development
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Palm Beach Opera
Goldner Center for Children's Opera Education — offers programs based in West Palm Beach, such as story time series, concerts in the classroom and vocal apprenticeships for high school students
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Palm Beach State College
STEAM resources — a list for parents and teachers of preschool children, including downloadable posters, images, reference guides and more
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Palm Beach Symphony
Music education and resources, based in West Palm Beach, for local youth, such as instructional videos, activities and lesson plans
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Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society - West Palm Beach
Spend the day at the zoo visiting more than 550 animals, including tigers, koalas and flamingos. Located at 1301 Summit Blvd, West Palm Beach.
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Palm Springs Public Library
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Pan's Garden — Palm Beach
This tranquil half-acre oasis, with bronze statuary and water features, was Florida's first all-native botanical garden. The Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach opened it to protect and showcase Florida’s indigenous plants and wildlife. Many of the native trees, shrubs, grasses and wildflowers are endangered. A historic tile wall dates to the 1920s. Interdisciplinary educational programs for grades K-12 are offered during the school year.
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Peanut Island Campground — Riviera Beach
This island in the Intracoastal Waterway is well situated for swimming, snorkeling, fishing and boating near the Lake Worth Inlet. Accessible only by boat, all 17 tropical campsites include a tent pad, grill and picnic table. Other accommodations are hot indoor showers, a picnic pavilion and large fire ring. Reservations are a must. Private water taxi service is available from local businesses.
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Phil Foster Park — Riviera Beach
This island retreat, in the Intracoastal Waterway next to the Blue Heron Bridge, features a beach, swimming, playground, fishing pier, boat ramps and picnic shelters. An artificial reef offers snorkelers two acres of abundant marine life!
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Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden — Palm Beach
This 2.17-acre urban garden, adjacent to the Four Arts Botanical Gardens, features a plaza paved in quartzite, fountains, an open-air pavilion, vine-covered pergolas, flowering shrubs and palms. Bronze figurative sculpture is displayed throughout formal and informal settings.
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Pompey Park — Delray Beach
This city park features a recreation center with programs, lighted tennis and racquetball courts, baseball field, indoor and outdoor basketball courts, lighted pitching and batting cages, gym, auditorium, kitchen, Little League field, out-of-school camps, pickleball court, playground and pool.
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Red Reef Park — Boca Raton
This 39.7-acre oceanfront park features picnic and barbeque areas, boardwalk, walking trails, playground and man-made reef right off the beach that is home to several species of fish. At low tide, the water is shallow and easy for young children.
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Resource Depot
A nonprofit organization in West Palm Beach offers eco-sustainable and affordable programs and materials for art, education, and the creative public. Afterschool and summer programs encourage eco-conscious children through environmentally-friendly behaviors.
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Richard and Pat Johnson Palm Beach County History Museum — West Palm Beach
This museum, in the 1916 Courthouse, features its permanent People and Places galleries and temporary exhibits on a wide variety of topics. An in-depth special exhibit opens each fall. Outdoor and virtual exhibits were introduced during the pandemic.
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River Center — Jupiter
Live aquatic tanks, interactive exhibits and a touch tank explore the varied habitats of the Loxahatchee River system. Operated by the Loxahatchee River District, it also offers family and school programs, such as storytime, snorkeling, fishing and kayaking.
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Riverbend Park — Jupiter
This 665-acre Palm Beach County park is home to Loxahatchee Battlefield and Jupiter Outdoor Center. It also features bicycle and walking paths, canoeing and kayaking, freshwater fishing, picnic chickee huts and pavilions, and equestrian trails.
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Riviera Beach Marina Village — Riviera Beach
This city complex features scuba diving, eco tours, quick access to great off-shore fishing and slips for up to 140 vessels — plus parking and water taxi for Peanut Island. The Marina Event Center is home to Rafiki Tiki & Grill restaurant and a café, as well as meeting and banquet rooms for up to 300 people. The village is also home to Bicentennial Park, featuring a splash park with 42 water jets, shade sails, concession stand, half-acre beach with kayaks, paddleboards and personal watercraft for rent.
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Riviera Beach Public Library
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Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium — Jupiter
This is only one of two Florida venues to host two major league baseball teams for spring training — the Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals. It's also the only stadium in the country to host four minor league teams. Some games feature attractions for your kids, like bounce houses and inflatable games.
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Royal Palm Beach Commons — Royal Palm Beach
The village's sporting center features canoeing and kayaking, kitchen and banquet amenities, golf training center with 18-hole course and driving range, interactive splash fountain, two sand volleyball courts, two playscapes, picnic pavilions and grills, fishing docks, paved walking/jogging/bike trails and 19-acre lake.
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Samuel J. Ferreri Community Park — Greenacres
This city park with 16.75 acres features lighted courts for racquetball and tennis/pickleball, playground, multipurpose field, exercise area, jogging path, little free library and picnic areas with grills.
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Sandoway Discovery Center - Delray Beach
This facility teaches children and adults about Florida’s fragile ecosystems and the creatures that live in them. Located at 142 South Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach.
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Sara Sims Park — Boynton Beach
This 8.2-acre city park is home to an outside amphitheater, fitness paths, basketball and racquetball courts and playgrounds.
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Schoolhouse Children's Museum & Learning Center — Boynton Beach
Child-sized replicas offer an interactive glimpse of early Florida pioneer life through touch and play for a historical-based sensory learning experience.
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Screen-Free Week
The first full week of May every year, this national week encourages families and communities to unplug and engage with each other. The website by Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood supports local ideas and events to encourage playing outside and family activities without screens to improve mental and physical health.
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Seabreeze Amphitheater — Jupiter
This venue, operated by Palm Beach County in Carlin Park, features theatrical performances, concerts, community fundraisers and movies for up to 2,000 people. It's also home to the Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival.
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South Florida Fairgrounds — West Palm Beach
Home of the annual South Florida Fair, this site is also a complex of Yesteryear Village, the iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre and exhibit buildings, including the Expo Center and the Agriplex. During the fair, the southern parking area serves as the midway for shows, games and concessions.
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South Florida Science Center and Aquarium
In West Palm Beach
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Spady Cultural Heritage Museum — Delray Beach
This museum traces the African-American history and heritage of Palm Beach County and offers the Youth Cultural Empowerment Program, Ride & Remember Trolley Tours, special events, the Spady Living Heritage Festival and community forums.
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STEM Studio — Jupiter
Cox Science Center and Aquarium and other community partners provide offerings such as home school classes, day camps, FAU NeuroExplorers, Lego robotics engineering and GEMS Club (Girls Excelling in Math and Science).
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Sugar Sand Park — Boca Raton
This 32-acre city park is home to the tri–level Science Playground with sea-themed splash pad, two nature trails, classes in the community center, 155-seat Willow Theatre, Children’s Science Explorium and the Field House with a gym.
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Sunflower Creative Arts — Delray Beach
This nonprofit organization offers programs for children of all ages and their parents, promoting hands-on learning experiences through play, nature and the arts. Creative programs foster rich sensory experiences, process-oriented art, creative music, science, movement and drama. For example, Circle of Song features a family sing-along with guitar and ukulele, dancing with colorful silks, storytelling, puppets and percussion instruments. Other offerings are a monthly potluck, an after-school program and Seedlings Nature Preschool.
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The Palm Beach Museum of Natural History — Wellington
This museum, in The Mall at Wellington Green, focuses on the natural history and archaeology of Florida and the Caribbean — from dinosaurs to the state's first people. It offers public educational programs, special events, activities, exhibits, lectures, classes, and hands-on learning experiences with offerings for children, such as homeschool curriculums, story times and summer camps.
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The Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum — Boca Raton
This museum, run by Boca Raton Historical Society in Town Hall, offers immersive exhibits and a research library focusing on the growth and development of Boca Raton from a small farming town.
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The Society of the Four Arts
Children's Library — books, games and computers for use, as well as free programs, story times and special events
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The Wick Theatre & Costume Museum — Boca Raton
This regional venue, in the former Caldwell Theatre, presents an array of musicals and houses the original wardrobes from more than 35 Broadway productions and revivals . . . with 1.2 million pieces! The elegant Tavern at The Wick restaurant offers another opportunity for a sophisticated experience.
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Theatre Lab at Florida Atlantic University — Boca Raton
This professional resident company — one of the only companies in South Florida dedicated to new work — offers world-class professional performances, workshops and conversations with leading playwrights and theater artists. Through partner schools, the Future PAGES Project provides students the opportunity to share their voices and stories with the world. The LabRATS program guides high school students in creating original theatrical productions, while @Center helps at-risk and incarcerated youths find power in their voice to grow and heal through a creative outlet.
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Tiger Shark Cove — Wellington
This village complex features an ocean-themed playground, two batting cages, four softball fields, a concession stand and three rental pavilions with picnic tables.
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Torry Island Campground & Marina — Belle Glade
This property, on the southern shores of Lake Okeechobee, offers full hook-ups, laundry facilities, amphitheater, playground, dog park, covered picnic pavilions, boat ramps, bait/tackle store, 18-hole golf course, bird watching, two nature trails, hiking and biking along Hoover Dike and covered picnic pavilions.
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Veterans Park — Delray Beach
This recreation center complex, equipped with kitchen facilities, offers meeting room and pavilion rental, playground, seven lighted lawn bowling courts, 16 lighted shuffleboard courts, paved paths, gazebo, picnic tables and grills.
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Village Center Complex — Palm Springs
This central hub offers youth soccer, flag football and baseball programs, plus drop-in activities like basketball, tennis, sand volleyball and miniature golf. Other amenities include a multipurpose field, picnic pavilion, picnic tables and grills, splash pad and playground. Out-of-school programs, Teen Center and Teen Camp are also offered.
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Village Park Athletics Complex in Wellington — Wellington
This facility features two gyms with open hours, playground, skate park, multi-purpose classrooms, game room, two lighted hockey rinks outside, 2.5-mile lighted asphalt trail with exercise stations, practice field, three lighted adult softball fields, three lighted multi-purpose fields, four lighted football fields, nine lighted soccer fields, two batting cages and lighted baseball field.
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Water Pavilion West Palm — West Palm Beach
This 1,400-square-foot public artwork, in the central plaza of Rosemary Square outdoor mall, offers a playful way to cool down in a maze of water curtains that periodically jet up to 7 feet high. Fun for children AND adults!
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Waterfront Commons — West Palm Beach
Take a peaceful stroll around the city's waterfront oasis, which sports a decorative fountain, docks, picnic tables and walking/biking paths.
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Wellington Amphitheater — Wellington
This 3,200-square-foot outdoor facility accommodating up to 1,500 people, next to Scott’s Place Playground, features a state-of-the-art sound and lighting system for events such as concerts, plays, school functions and movie nights.
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Wellington Community Center — Wellington
This waterfront facility, located in front of the Town Center Promenade, offers classes and programs for all ages in art, dance, education, exercise, health and wellness.
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Wellington Tennis Center
This village complex features 21 clay courts, a canvas-covered rooftop balcony and a pro shop. In addition to adult programming, children can participate in Junior Aces for ages 5 and up, spring break camps, team tennis games and youth clinics.
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Wellington Town Center Promenade - Wellington
Cyclists, walkers and runners are welcome at this 20-foot-wide waterfront boardwalk, from Lake Wellington’s shore behind the Wellington Community Center to the Lake Wellington Professional Centre.
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West Boynton Park and Recreation Center - West Boynton Beach
This Palm Beach County park offers a gym, lighted baseball and softball fields, lighted basketball courts, 15-station exercise course, three lighted multipurpose fields, playground, lighted roller hockey rink, skate park, lighted tennis courts and lighted sand volleyball court.
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YMCA of South Palm Beach County
Programs and services for youth to promote health and wellness at locations west of Boca Raton and Boynton Beach
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YMCA of the Palm Beaches
Programs and services for youth to promote health and wellness in Palm Springs
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Young Singers of the Palm Beaches
Community-based children's choir in West Palm Beach