This is another one of those weekends that we need to appreciate before things get too warm … There is food, of course, with Smorgasburg’s open-air debut in Fort Lauderdale’s Flagler Village, the West Palm Beach GreenMarket, and barbecue parties in Boynton Beach and Dania Beach. You can dance at Hollywood Salsa Fest or slow walk through Delray Affair, Evening on Antique Row and Wynwood Art Walk. There also will be moments of stirring inspiration from Nu Deco Ensemble, Seraphic Fire, Marrakesh-based blues band Bab L’ Bluz and comedian Fiona Cauley, who tells jokes from a wheelchair. Oh, and did someone say Post Malone? Kenny Chesney?
Thursday
On with the shows: Catch performances of the touring production of Tony Award-winning Broadway musical-comedy “Kimberly Akimbo” through Sunday at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: BrowardCenter.org. … Meanwhile, in the Broward Center’s more intimate Amaturo Theater, Slow Burn Theatre Co.’s production of “Hairspray” opens with performances at 1 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Other performances will be April 16-19 and April 21-26. Tickets: BrowardCenter.org.
Diamond life: The Neil Diamond musical “A Beautiful Noise” sets up at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach this weekend for performances at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: Kravis.org.
Weekend movies: The 43rd annual Miami Film Festival continues through April 19, with a slate of more than 160 features, documentaries and short films drawing attendees, actors, filmmakers and other industry professionals from around the world. Thursday’s opening night will feature a 7:30 p.m. screening at the Olympia Theater of Oscar-winning director Daniel Roher’s safecracker thriller “Tuner,” starring Leo Woodall, Dustin Hoffman and Havana Rose Liu. The after-party will follow across the street at the Historic Alfred I. duPont Building, with festivities in the safe of the former bank. For tickets and information about the festival — recently voted to USA Today’s 10Best list of top film festivals in the country — visit MiamiFilmFestival.com.
Thursday blues: The great Taj Mahal reunites with The Phantom Blues Band at The Parker in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: ParkerPlayhouse.com.
Mood music: Uplifting indie rock band Mt. Joy, based in Los Angeles (by way of Philadelphia), brings the tour supporting music from new album “Hope We Have Fun” (along with the classic “Astrovan”) to Hard Rock Live in Hollywood on Thursday at 8 p.m. Tickets: MyHRL.com. … It is here that we feel compelled to remind you that free-spirited jammers Goose are playing two shows at the War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale on April 14-15. Some tickets are still available: FTLWarMemorial.com.
Indie rock band Mt. Joy will bring new music and old favorites such as “Astrovan” to Hard Rock Live in Hollywood on Thursday. (Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood/Courtesy)
Happy and proud: Camille’s Pizzeria & Ristorante in Oakland Park will host Pride Night Happy Hour on Thursday from 4:30 to 9 p.m. Specials will include $8 martinis, $7 cocktails, $6 glasses of house wines, $4 domestic beers and any three dishes from the Happy Hour menu for $20. Guests are encouraged to wear their pride colors, and can enter to win a dinner-for-two giveaway at Camille’s. Information: Facebook.com/camillesfortlauderdale.
Just your type: Lounge-y dance-music pop-up Everything’s Weird will bring its movable feast of disco to stylish and typographically awesome West Palm Beach cafe Sunday Motor Co. in the Nora District (805 N. Railroad Ave) on Friday from 6 to 11 p.m. Tickets, information: Instagram.com/everythingsweird_/.
Got you cornered: Acclaimed South Florida choral ensemble Seraphic Fire will close its season this weekend with a unique surround-sound performance that puts the audience in the center of the action as singers perform from every corner of the room. This polychoral experience — imported from the Basilica di San Marco in Venice, Italy, according to Seraphic Fire — will be performed at 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church in Boca Raton, 8 p.m. Friday at Church of the Little Flower in Coral Gables, 7:30 p.m. Saturday at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, and 4 p.m. Sunday at Miami Beach Community Church. Tickets: SeraphicFire.org.
Friday
Boots in the sand: Frisky oceanfront country-music picnic Tortuga Music Festival kicks off at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park on Friday with one of the more anticipated headliners in its history, musical chameleon Post Malone. The festival will continue through Sunday with headliners Riley Green (Saturday) and Kenny Chesney (Sunday), along with a lineup highlighted by Ice Cube, Dwight Yoakam, Lukas Nelson, Tyler Hubbard (Florida Georgia Line), Colbie Caillat, The Fray and a bunch of up-and-comers worth checking out. Single-day and three-day passes are available at TortugaMusicFestival.com.
Affair to remember: The 64th annual Delray Affair will host hundreds of artists and food and drink vendors along seven blocks of downtown Delray Beach’s bustling East Atlantic Avenue (from Northwest Second Avenue to Southeast Fifth Avenue) all weekend. Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Visit DelrayAffair.com.
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The Delray Affair is not only about walking and looking at art. (Michael Laughlin/South Florida Sun Sentinel file)
Nu Bee Gees: Nu Deco Ensemble will wrap up its season on Friday with an evening of celestial music at the Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami. Featuring collaborations with guest vocalists Wyclef Jean and Ledisi, the program also will include Gustav Holst’s “Jupiter” and a new symphonic suite inspired by the music of the Bee Gees. The suite was created by Nu Deco and guitarist Steve Gibb — son of Bee Gees icon Barry Gibb — who will join the performance. Tickets: ArshtCenter.org.
Weekend laughs: Writer, filmmaker and comedian Demetri Martin brings The Quick Draw Tour to The Parker in Fort Lauderdale on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: ParkerPlayhouse.com. … In case you were wondering, Mark Normand’s five shows at the Fort Lauderdale Improv in Dania Beach on Friday and Saturday are sellouts. Get updates at ImprovFTL.com.
Neon chamber: For concerts titled “Neon Nights,” Fellows of the New World Symphony will perform a program of memorable chamber music from Bach, Handel, Ravel, Bernstein and others while surrounded in a luminous, immersive neon art installation. The four performances in the Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall at New World Center on Miami Beach will take place at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets are available for traditional seats or at private tables of up to four people. Visit NWS.edu.
Friday tribute: Mac Sabbath, the theatrically over-the-top spoof of heavy metal and fast food, will play Respectable Street in West Palm Beach on Friday. Doors open at 7 p.m. Visit LimitlessAgency.com.
Ice cream and vinyl: Sweet Melody Ice Cream, the small-batch sweet shop best known for its buzzy location at The Citadel in Miami, will formally introduce its new location at The Hive in downtown Fort Lauderdale’s Flagler Village on Friday with an opening party from 4 to 7 p.m. The event will feature $1 scoops, giveaways and a vinyl DJ. In keeping with the shop’s 1960s rec room vibe, guests who donate a vinyl record to Sweet Melody’s community jukebox will receive a free scoop (one per person). On Saturday and Sunday, the shop will donate 10% of sales to Women In Distress of Broward County. Visit Facebook.com/sweetmelodyicecream.
Sweet Melody Ice Cream will host an opening party at its new Flagler Village location in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, with $1 scoops and a vinyl DJ. (Sweet Melody Ice Cream/Courtesy)
Waterside whirl: Downtown Fort Lauderdale’s Historic Stranahan House Museum will host its annual Pineapple Jam fundraiser on Friday at 6:30 p.m. The festivities will include live music, food and open bars in one of South Florida’s most picturesque urban locales on the New River. Tickets: StranahanHouse.org.
Take the kids: The South Florida Watermelon Festival will take over Burt Aaronson South County Regional Park in Boca Raton on Friday through Sunday, celebrating the summer favorite with carnival rides, melon-eating contests and food vendors featuring watermelon in all kinds of inventive ways. Hours are 2-8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets, information: SoFloWatermelonFest.com.
Saturday
Glorious food: The new South Florida edition of Smorgasburg, the weekly open-air food market and dining hang that used to be in Wynwood, will debut in its new home in Fort Lauderdale’s Flagler Village this weekend. Open from noon to 8 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Smorg (as it’s known to friends) will offer a dynamic range of food from more than three dozen food and drink vendors surrounded by umbrella-ed picnic tables. You’ll find it in a lot at 536 NE Second St. Admission is free. Visit SmorgasburgSoFlo.com.
Dance fever: Downtown Hollywood will be the salsa capital of South Florida this weekend when the 11th annual Hollywood Salsa Fest returns to the ArtsPark at Young Circle on Saturday from 2 to 11 p.m. Led by its founder, Melina Almodóvar (“La Muñeca de la Salsa”), this family-friendly celebration of Latin culture will feature live salsa orchestras and dancing to acts including Moncho Rivera, Chino Nuñez, Jessy Diaz, Ysabella Eslava and others. Guests will find an array of international food vendors (so no coolers or outside drinks are allowed). Admission is free. Chairs and tents are welcome. Visit Facebook.com/HollywoodSalsaFest.
Founder Melina Almodóvar will be back to host the 11th annual Hollywood Salsa Fest on Saturday at the ArtsPark in downtown Hollywood. (Hollywood Salsa Fest/Courtesy)
Saturday tribute: Love Cats will bring their excellent tribute to The Cure to Respectable Street in West Palm Beach on Saturday at 9 p.m. Tickets: RespectableStreet.Eventbrite.com.
Paw-Paw party: The West Palm Beach block party known as the Evening on Antique Row, a fundraiser for the Historical Society of Palm Beach County, returns on Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m., when South Dixie Highway will be closed to traffic (between Monroe Drive and Southern Boulevard) for strolling and shopping and hobnobbing among more than 45 shops. But here’s what my wife should have told me first: There will be food from McCray’s Backyard BBQ and Okeechobee Steakhouse; the Derek Mack Band will be performing; and this will be the place to finally get my hands on some Munyon’s Paw-Paw. Tickets, information: PBCHistory.org.
Walking Wynwood: If you’ve been looking for a reason to check out Wynwood in Miami for the first time (or the first time in a long time), Saturday brings the signature Wynwood Art Walk from noon to 11 p.m., when shops and galleries and other cultural destinations will throw out the welcome mat in one of the most distinctive neighborhoods in the country. Visit WynwoodMiami.com.
Chef vs. chef: Along with its famous selection of fruits, flowers and farm-fresh ingredients, the West Palm Beach GreenMarket will host the semifinals of its Master Chef Showcase on Saturday at the Waterfront on Clematis Street. The competition, which will take place from 10:30 a.m. to noon, will include local chefs May Aungthet, Aaron George, Christine Munoz and Eirene Quinto. The market is open 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturdays through May 31. Information: Facebook.com/EventsWPB.
Saturday night live: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Carlos Santana will return to Hard Rock Live in Hollywood at 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets: MyHRL.com. … Grammy-winning jazz vocalist Gregory Porter will perform at the Arsht Center in Miami on Saturday at 7 p.m. Tickets: ArshtCenter.org.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Carlos Santana brings his 2026 tour to Hard Rock Live in Hollywood on Saturday. (Marylene Eytier/Courtesy)
Where to meat: Copperpoint Brewing Co. in Boynton Beach will host its annual BBQ Beer Bash on Saturday from 1 to 8 p.m., with three local barbecue vendors (Little Moir’s Sweet Charlie, Third’s BBQ and Positive Vibes Only) vying for the People’s Choice award. Admission is free. Visit CopperpointBrewingCompany.com. … Dania Beach Blues & BBQ will feature barbecue and live music (including local favorites The Harden Project) at Dania Beach City Hall Plaza on Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m. Admission is free. Visit DaniaBeachFL.gov.
Stay golden: Miami City Ballet returns to The Parker in Fort Lauderdale with its spring program, a sunset-inspired evening of dance called “Your Perfect Golden Hour.” Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: MiamiCityBallet.org.
Flower hour: The historic Bonnet House Museum & Gardens in Fort Lauderdale will host the 17th annual International Orchid & Garden Festival on Saturday and Sunday from 9 to 4 p.m. Each day will include a variety of local and international vendors selling orchids and other tropical plants, along with live entertainment, food stations and bars, plus the opportunity for a relaxing stroll in the garden. Tickets: BonnetHouse.org.
Checking out the blooms at the Bonnet House Museum & Gardens during the 2025 International Orchid & Garden Festival. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Sunday
Blues for all: Bab L’ Bluz is a Moroccan-French psych-rock band from Marrakesh, Morocco — featuring the melismatic vocals and guitar of Yousra Mansour out front — whose captivating sound echoes with ancient rhythms from northern Africa to the Mississippi Delta. Their music is an exuberant reminder of how much humans around the world have in common. Bab L’ Bluz (translation: “The Gate to the Blues”) will perform at the Miami Beach Bandshell on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: MiamiBeachBandshell.com.
Sunday laughs: Another inspiring performer is Fiona Cauley, whose progressive neurodegenerative disorder (Friedreich’s ataxia) has affected her speech and ability to walk (she’s in a wheelchair) but has not deterred her from a career in comedy, including a recent appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” Catch Cauley live at the Fort Lauderdale Improv in Dania Beach at 6 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: ImprovFTL.com.
Take the kids: Jazz in the Park returns to Ilene Lieberman Park in Lauderhill on Sunday from noon to 4 p.m., with performances by The Harden Project and Randy Corinthian, plus food trucks and a kids’ activities zone. The afternoon is BYO blanket and lawn chair. Admission is free. Visit Facebook.com/cityoflauderhill.
Happy 15: O, Miami Poetry Festival will celebrate its 15th anniversary on Sunday with “Nuestro Quince”/“Everyone’s Quince,” a 6-9 p.m. quinceañera party hosted by Cuci Amador of dynamic music duo Afrobeta at 94th Aero Squadron in Miami. Cocktails, photo ops, gowns and crowns guaranteed. Admission is free (donations encouraged). Visit OMiami.org.
Staff writer Ben Crandell can be reached at bcrandell@sunsentinel.com. Follow on IG: @BenCrandell.