Our new feature, SoFlo Festivals, Fairs & Festivities, gives you a monthly look ahead to celebrations throughout Palm Beach and Broward counties. Here’s our list for February, but keep coming back to this post because we’ll continue to add events. Also, prices may not reflect taxes and fees.
Kindness 2026: ‘It Starts with You’
This wellness, health and fitness fair will include yoga sessions, storytelling, poetry and other stage performances. And — in addition to arts and crafts — there will be vendors offering products such as clothing, pantry goods and healthy foods, as well as services promoting everything from aromatherapy to mental health awareness.
WHEN: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 7
WHERE: Charles F. Dodge City Center, 601 City Center Way, Pembroke Pines
COST: Free
INFORMATION: 954-392-2116; ppines.com
Reggae Genealogy: Lights. Camera. Reggae.
Now in its third year, this multimedia festival — a blend of live music, film, television and digital storytelling — helps to kick off Reggae Month here in SoFlo. This year there will be a tribute to the late great Jimmy Cliff. Also musicians Leroy Sibbles, Clifford “Mr. Vegas” Smith and Sly Dunbar will be honored with Island SPACE Lifetime Achievement Awards. In addition to performances by Sibbles, Tifa, Phil Watkis, Bobby Rose, Roy G, and LeeLee King, Code Red Band, DJ King Mega and Bigg G there will be a cultural village featuring Caribbean-owned small businesses offering for purchase island cuisine, handcrafted goods and branded merchandise.
WHEN: 4-9 p.m. Feb. 7
WHERE: Volunteer Park, 12050 W. Sunrise Blvd., Plantation
COST:
Adult admission is $33.85 presale (until Feb. 6) and $40 at the gate
Children’s admission (ages 6-12) is $12.51 presale (until Feb. 6) and $15 at the gate
VIP admission is $87.21 presale (until Feb. 6) and $113.89 at the gate
INFORMATION: reggaegenealogy.org
Judy Levis Krug Boca Raton Jewish Film Festival
The 10th anniversary of this film festival will feature more than 40 Israeli and Jewish-themed films.
WHEN: Feb. 7-22
WHERE: Movies of Delray, 7421 W. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach
COST: $14 for single ticket; $59 for five-film pass; $105 for 10-film pass; $360 for all-access pass
INFORMATION: levisjcc.org/filmfestival
Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival
Over Valentine’s Day Weekend, the festival will kick things off with a Shakespeare by the Palms VI production of “Macbeth” in Royal Palm Beach. Bring a beach chair or blanket and a picnic basket for the outdoor event (there will also be on-site concessions).
WHEN: 7-9 p.m. Feb. 12-15
WHERE: Veterans Park Amphitheater, 1036 Royal Palm Beach Blvd., Royal Palm Beach
COST: Free (suggested donation of $5 a person)
INFORMATION: pbshakespeare.org
Jeffrey Langlois
Benjamin Lusk as Macbeth for the Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival opening in Royal Palm Beach. (Jeffrey Langlois/Courtesy)
West Palm Beach Greek Food & Wine Festival
Three days of celebrating authentic Greek cuisine and culture is what this festival — hosted by the St. Catherine Greek Orthodox Church community — is all about. For the 51st annual staging, they’re trying something new: A guided Greek wine tasting experience.
WHEN: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Feb. 13-15
WHERE: Saint Catherine Greek Orthodox Church, 110 Southern Blvd., West Palm Beach
COST: $5 for general admission; free for children age 12 and younger, veterans and first responders
INFORMATION: greekfestwpb.com
Wellington Bacon & Bourbon Fest
It’s not just bacon and bourbon … though wouldn’t that truly be enough? This time around, the Wellington Bacon & Bourbon Fest has added another B-word: blackjack. The two-day outdoor event, which spotlights whiskey and pork product vendors as well as arts and crafts vendors, will now offer The Backroom, where you play blackjack in 30-minute sessions in a high-end bar and lounge (must be at least 18). Also new will be a Cigar Bar with stogies for purchase, situated in an Airstream trailer with Chesterfield sofas and leather club chairs as well as al fresco smoking at outdoor seating and domino tables.
WHEN: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Feb. 14; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Feb. 15
WHERE: Village of Wellington Town Center & Amphitheater, 12100 Forest Hill Blvd.
COST: Free admission; $26.90 for blackjack gaming
INFO: baconbourbonfest.com
Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
The 40th year of the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) will screen a lineup of over 50 films and documentaries. In addition to red carpets with the likes of Chevy Chase, Terrence Howard, Sydelle Noel, Guy Harvey, Jeremy Piven, Paul Reiser and Jamie Kennedy, there will also be parties and Q&A sessions. FLIFF events take place at various venue throughout Broward County.
WHEN: Feb. 20-28
WHERE:
Savor Cinema, 503 SE Sixth St., Fort Lauderdale
Cinema Paradiso, 2008 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood
Paragon Ridge + Axis15 Extreme, 9200 W. State Road 84, Davie
Paragon Theaters, 3984 W. Hillsboro Blvd., Deerfield Beach
African American Research Library and Cultural Center, 2650 Sistrunk Blvd., Fort Lauderdale
Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center (at Nova Southeastern University), 3100 Ray Ferrero Jr. Blvd., Davie
Flamingo Gardens, 3750 S. Flamingo Road, Davie
Baptist Health IcePlex, 800 NE Eighth St., Fort Lauderdale
AutoNation IMAX Theater at Museum of Discovery & Science, 401 SW Second St., Fort Lauderdale
COST: Some screenings are free, while others range from $8 to $50.
INFORMATION: 954-525-3456; fliff.com
Best of the Belgians Beer Fest
It’s the duo you never saw coming: Belgian beer and the Boca Ballet Theatre. Featuring Belgian brewskis (with unlimited sampling), food trucks and live music, the event benefits the civic dance company/school that has been a major force in the South Florida performing arts scene for over three decades. How did this happen? Well, ballet and Belgian suds are both passions of Dan Guin, the dance company’s executive/co-artistic director.
WHEN: 2-5 p.m. Feb. 21
WHERE: Dr. André Fladell Civic Center (formerly South County Civic Center), 16700 Jog Road, Delray Beach
COST: $50 for general admission; $95 for VIP (early admission, VIP-only beers, Belgian-themed food); free for designated driver tickets
INFORMATION: bestofthebelgians.com
FuelFest
Tyrese Gibson, left, and Cody Walker, both luminaries of the “Fast & Furious” film franchise, are once again scheduled to attend FuelFest in West Palm Beach. (FuelFest/Courtesy)
FuelFest
The wheels wonderland that is FuelFest will once again have appearances by two “Fast & Furious” film franchise stars, Tyrese Gibson and Cody Walker (cofounder of the event). The vroom-vroom event features more than 800 custom, exotic, rare and exclusive cars and trucks, as well as live-action drifting, fan ride-alongs, custom exhibits, interactive fan racing activities and attractions, auctions and live concerts. You can also, of course, see cars that appeared in “Fast & Furious” movies. New this time around will be Taste of Tokyo, a Japanese car showcase with the vibe of an underground car meet. A portion of the event’s proceeds will benefit Reach Out WorldWide, the nonprofit founded by the late Paul Walker and continued by his brother, Cody Walker.
WHEN: 1-8 p.m. Feb. 28
WHERE: South Florida Fairgrounds, 9067 Southern Blvd., West Palm Beach
COST:
General admission is $46.33.
Children’s admission is free (age 12 and younger)
VIP Platinum admission is $338.46
Other tickets, including for a Meet & Greet with Cody Walker, are available at the website.
INFORMATION: fuelfest.com
FuelFest
FuelFest returns to West Palm Beach with more than 800 custom, exotic, rare and exclusive cars and trucks, as well as live-action drifting, fan ride-alongs, custom exhibits, interactive fan racing activities, auctions, live concerts and more. (FuelFest/Courtesy)