Monday 22 February 2016

What's on in The Palm Beaches for March / April 2016

Spring Training Baseball: Miami Marlins/ St/ Louis Cardinals – March 2016

Roger Dean Stadium welcomes one of baseball's most historic franchises – the St. Louis Cardinals – and the local boys of summer – the Miami Marlins – for Spring Training each year. As the only venue to host two MLB teams each spring, baseball enthusiasts will find the stadium and schedule allow for plenty of opportunities to sing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during the seventh inning stretch and enjoy a spring day of fun in the sun.

Festival of the Arts BOCA – March 4 -16, 2016

The Festival of the Arts BOCA is an extraordinary, multi-day cultural arts event bringing excitement and new experiences illustrating why Boca Raton and The Palm Beaches are Florida's Cultural Capital®. Audiences will delight in some of the world's most sought after jazz, opera and classical performers, as well as recognized, award-winning authors and speakers.

Evening on Antique Row – March 5, 2016

The most fashionable street party in South Florida returns! Antique Row will come to life with music and special entertainment, food and beverages, an antique appraisal tent, shopping, and much more. It's the most fashionable street party in The Palm Beaches. Evening on Antique Row features a fabulous selection of gourmet food trucks, cocktails and wide-assortment of stylish shops, from decorative arts, and period deco, to vintage fashions and more.

Delray Beach St. Patrick's Day Parade & Festival – March 12, 2016

Everyone's Irish on St. Patrick's Day! You are invited to show off your green starting early, and continue on with fun-filled excitement along the Atlantic Avenue parade route. Uniformed honor guards / color guards, pipes and drum bands, from all over the world march in colorful array.

Palm Beach International Boat Show – March 17 - 20, 2016

If you need a boat, want a boat, or just fantasize about boats, the Palm Beach International Boat Show is the place to be. One of the top 10 boat shows in the world, this event has an unprecedented number of vessels on display amid balmy breezes – Cigarette, Comanche or Super Cat; inflatable, cruiser or runabout; fishing, high performance or super yacht.

TurtleFest – March 18, 2016

Loggerhead Marinelife Center will once again host TurtleFest at the center's ocean-side campus and surrounding Loggerhead Park this past April. The family-friendly event allows visitors up-close encounters with threatened and endangered sea turtles, as well as fine art, shopping, children's games and activities, educational presentations, a Global Village, food, and music by conservation-minded local musicians.

Delray Beach Bacon & Bourbon Fest – March 18 - 19, 2016

Everything is better with bacon, and when paired with the quintessential American liquor, Bourbon, well . . . what's not to like? Now, bring this together with the flavors of well-aged bourbon and you have a match made in heaven. Learn about the distiller's art and techniques with tastings and seminars, and dance to live music guaranteed to "rock your bacon"!

Art Boca Raton – March 18 - 21, 2016

The fair will showcase contemporary work, modern masters, and emerging art, sculpture, photography, works on paper and installations. The inaugural fair Approximately 50 regional, national, and international dealers have been carefully selected by a curatorial committee in order to assure dealer quality and exclusivity, 20 of whom participated in Art Palm Beach in January 2016.

Pridefest of Lake Worth and The Palm Beaches – March 19 - 20, 2016

PrideFest of the Palm Beaches has grown from a small gathering to one of the largest festivals in South Florida, attracting more than 20,000 attendees annually. The event, which is Palm Beach County's largest LGBT visibility event, features a parade, live performances and entertainment for all ages.

Palm Beach Fashion Week – March 2016

Fashion Week Palm Beach is produced by Fusion Fashion & Art. Fashion week is a series of shows featuring the style of living in The Palm Beaches highlighting the upcoming season's trends. Day and evening shows are complemented with pop up shops.

International Gay Polo Tournament – March 31 – April 3, 2016

Hosted by the Gay Polo League, this annual Tournament takes place in Wellington for a weekend full of activities. The event gathers a community that shares a love for adventure, fun, and the beautiful, challenging sport of polo – representing a wide range of ages, backgrounds and skill levels.

Brew At The Zoo – April 2016

Animal encounters, food trucks, live music and a VIP lounge with great food and wide selection of Florida craft brews can be enjoyed at this annual event.

Palm Beach International Film Festival – April 6 - 14, 2016

For the past dozen years, the Palm Beach International Film Festival has showcased thousands of award-winning films, hosted filmmakers, actors, industry professionals and press from around the globe. This week-long event features a variety of American and International independent films and has hosted a bevy of top celebrities and filmmakers, including Anthony Hopkins, Tommy Lee Jones, Salma Hayek, and Samuel L. Jackson, to name a few.

Boca Bacchanal – April 8 - 9, 2016

Sip, savor, and bid at Boca Bacchanal, a one-of-a-kind weekend of delectable dinners featuring renowned South Florida chefs and unique vintage wines presented in unparalleled settings. Boca Bacchanal showcases a menu of special events filled with gastronomical pleasures and wonderful wines for an unforgettable dining experience.

Delray Affair – April 8 - 10, 2016

Nicknamed the “Greatest Show under the Sun”, the Delray Affair is the largest arts & craft festival in the Southeast United States. Approximately 250,000 people will visit Delray Beach during this three day festival.

Barret-Jackson Auto Auction – April 8 - 10, 2016

The Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Auction draws more than 50,000 attendees to the South Florida Fairgrounds in West Palm Beach. The Auction features rare, high-end, collector, vintage, exotics, customs, classics and hot-rods – all for sale.

Black Jubilee Festival - April 16, 2016

“Her Soil is Her Fortune!” This is how locals describe the historic city of Belle Glade, with its dark, rich and incredibly fertile ground. To celebrate the annual end of the harvest season, the entire Glades Region – Belle Glade, Pahokee and South Bay – come together with friends and family at the Black Gold Jubilee for fabulous food, good ole' country music, parade and firework show.

SunFest – April 27 – May 1, 2016

SunFest is Florida's largest music, art, and waterfront festival, which is held along the scenic Flagler waterfront in West Palm Beach. It is one of the most well recognized events in the southeast; SunFest presents a range of music from legends to up‐and‐comers. The Juried Fine Art and Craft Show (Friday‐Sunday) showcases the work or more than 150 artists including paintings, sculptures, photos, and more. SunFest features 50 bands, on three stages, for five days.

Discover The Palm Beaches

Discover The Palm Beaches, formerly the Palm Beach County Convention and Visitors Bureau, is the official tourism marketing corporation that promotes the collection of 38 cities and towns and 15 tourism districts spanning 2,000 square miles and 47 miles of pristine beaches from Boca Raton to Jupiter, commonly referred to as The Palm Beaches of South Florida. Tourism is among Palm Beach County's major industries. It generates an annual economic impact of $7.3 billion in the local economy, produces $42 million in bed-tax revenue and lodging sales of approximately $623 million and supports more than 63,000 jobs.

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