Fort Lauderdale Events

Annual Events

Address: Port Everglades Expy, Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33324 Category: Fair / Festival - Transportation Dates: April 27 - May 2, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

A wide range of activities take place during the seven days that comprise Fleet Week. First and foremost, there's the chance to watch on as several Navy vessels make their way into port – from Los Angeles-class attack submarines to guided-missile cruisers and aircraft carriers. In addition, the community hosts a...

Address: E Los Olas Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Category: Fair / Festival - Food / Drink Dates: May 1 - May 2, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Food from a few dozen top-flight restaurants and plenty of tasty vino (courtesy of Premier Beverage) combine to make this Los Olas Boulevard street festival one of the spring's trendiest events. Indeed, folks come from far and wide to take part in this celebration of fine eats and drinks, and proceeds go to benefit...

Address: Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center • 3100 Ray Ferrero Jr. Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314 Category: Fair / Festival - Film / Video Dates: October 23 - November 15, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Fifteenth annual installment of this popular event. In the festival's beginning, it took place of a period of only one week. The popularity and significance of this event has grown so much that it now lasts one month and, with 100 films and 200 screenings, is the world's longest film festival. The stunning Miniaci...

Address: Broward Center for the Performing Arts • 1950 Eisenhower Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 Dates: October 29 - November 2, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

A popular event for more than 40 years, the world's largest boat show encompasses six different locations: Bahia Mar Yachting Center, Broward County Convention Center, Hyatt Regency Pier 66, Swimming Hall of Fame, Marriott Portside Marina, and Las Olas Marina. Come and experience two-and-a-half million square feet of...

Address: 3109 E Sunrise Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304 Dates: December 12, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Join 850,000 other spectators and experience the time-honored boat parade that takes place along the Intracoastal Waterway. A large festival precedes the big event, which happens to be the largest boat parade in the world. Interestingly, this 10-mile parade is the length of Fort Lauderdale by water. Private boats,...