Free Latin jazz, kids’ carnival

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Miami Dade College’s Kendall campus is having a free Latin Jazz Fest and an almost free kids’ carnival as part of its Fall Fest this week.
The jazz fest, at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, at the campus’ Fred Shaw Plaza, [...]

Free air show in Homestead

Homestead Air Reserve Base is inviting its neighbors to a free air show Nov. 7-8 as a way to give thanks and foster awareness for the local military units. Wings over Homestead will be the first air show hosted by the Air Force at the base since before Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
Wings Over Homestead’s feature [...]

Free and cheap Halloween events

We’ve got plenty of free and cheap Halloween activities for Saturday, Oct. 31:

Upper Eastside Mimo-Ween events: historic walking tour, 10:30 a.m.; free yoga 10 a.m. in Legion Park; kids’ party at Starbucks 4-6 p.m.; free mini-golf noon to 6 p.m. at the Upper Eastside Garden, 7244 Biscayne; Taste of Mimo noon to 5 p.m. on Biscayne from 67th [...]

Free Bike Miami Days is back

Bike Miami Days is our kind of event: free biking, free bike rental, free kids’ activities, free yoga, free music – tons of free fun.
Bike Miami Days will be 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, in downtown Miami. The event will stretch across Flagler Street and down South Miami Avenue to Mary Brickell Village. [...]

Free guide to after-school programs

As the end of summer approaches, parents are looking for economical after-school programs.
The Children’s Trust has a free 2009 Summer & After-School Programs Guide, with information after-school programs, including information about lower-cost options.
You can download an electronic version of the guide.
The guides are available at Publix, county commission offices, City of Miami Neighborhood Enhancement Team sites and [...]

Coupon for Summer Fun Pass

This week, we’re rounding up cheap and free activities for kids this summer.
Our latest tips come from our friends at Moms Miami, which has a Summer Fun Pass for free admission to area attractions.
You can print out the coupon and get one free admission with two paid admissions to Billie Swamp Safari, Butterfly World, Flamingo Gardens,  [...]

Free everything at Bike Miami Days

Bike Miami Days is our kind of event: free biking, free bike rental, free kids’ activities, free yoga, free music – tons of free fun.
The final Bike Miami Days event of the season will be 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 17, in downtown Miami. The event will stretch across Flagler Street and down [...]

Free ‘green’ events

Here are a few weekend “green” events:
* Miami Goin’ Green at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami through 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 25.
* Bike Miami Days in Coconut Grove on Sunday, April 26. Free bicycle rentals, live music, workshops, parade, children’s activities — just one big street party taking over the Grove.

Free and cheap egg hunts in Miami

The City of Miami is organizing a variety of free and cheap Easter Egg hunts in city parks:
* Hadley Easter Festival, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 11, Hadley Park, 1300 NW 50 St., $2. Egg hunt, egg n spoon races, “egg”stravaganza activities and more.
* Clemente Easter Bash, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April [...]

Buy one, get one free at Arsht

Now here’s a buy one, get one free deal we can get behind: Buy one ticket to a show at the Adrienne Arsht Center and get one free.
The deal is available only in person at the center, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 4. It’s good for selected performances of [...]