Free in Coral Springs: City Hall concerts and the tree lighting, the splash pad, nature walks, the art museum, history tours and library programs, with dates.

Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. Every item below is free according to the organizer’s own page, linked. Dates are for fall 2026; this page is checked and updated through the year. City Hall: 954-344-1000.

A lot of what Coral Springs does for fun costs nothing. The city’s big events on the City Hall lawn are free, and so are the splash pad, the parks and nature preserves, the art museum’s gallery, the history museum and the library’s programs.

Free this fall, at a glance

  • Friday, Nov. 6: Patriotic Community Concert, City Hall Lawn, 5:30 p.m.
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day ceremony, Veterans Park, 10:45 a.m.
  • Saturday, Dec. 5: Light Up the Lawn tree lighting, 5 p.m.
  • Wednesday, Dec. 9: Holiday Parade on Sample Road, 7 p.m.

Free city events

Date Event Where
Saturday, Oct. 24, noon to 2 p.m. Museum of History tour day, history and Halloween theme Museum of Coral Springs History, Mullins Park, 10250 NW 29th St.
Friday, Nov. 6, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Patriotic Community Concert, Home Grown, a Zac Brown Band tribute City Hall Lawn, 9500 W. Sample Road
Saturday, Nov. 7, 9 a.m. Sandy Ridge Sanctuary guided walk with former Mayor Roy Gold 8501 NW 40th St.
Wednesday, Nov. 11, 10:45 a.m. Veterans Day Ceremony; seating from 10:30 a.m. Veterans Park, 8601 Royal Palm Blvd.
Saturday, Dec. 5, 5 to 9 p.m. Light Up the Lawn tree lighting City Hall Lawn
Saturday, Dec. 5, 9 a.m. Sandy Ridge guided walk 8501 NW 40th St.
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 7 to 9 p.m. Holiday Parade Sample Road by City Hall

Parking in the City Hall garage is free for the lawn events. If it rains on Veterans Day, the ceremony moves into the Coral Springs Gymnasium, 2501 Coral Springs Drive.

Art and history

  • Coral Springs Museum of Art, 3380 N. University Drive. Free gallery admission, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday and noon to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The new gallery opens Friday, Oct. 9, with “Picasso: A Graphic Journey.” The free ARTventures family tour and art activity is 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, and Saturday, Dec. 12.
  • Museum of Coral Springs History, the city’s restored 1964 real estate office in Mullins Park. Free on its monthly tour days; city historian: 954-344-5970.
  • Public art. The city’s virtual art tour map shows its permanent public art, and the downtown ArtWalk on NW 31st Court is open to walk any time. More in our downtown guide.

Parks, water and nature

  • Splash-N-Play, Betti Stradling Park, 10301 Wiles Road: free, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.
  • City parks: 49 of them, free to use, with playgrounds, courts and walking paths. Our parks and trails guide has the big ones.
  • Nature preserves: Tall Cypress Natural Area, 3700 Turtle Run Blvd., and Sandy Ridge Sanctuary, both sunrise to sunset; the 10.7-mile trail from the Sawgrass Trailhead on Atlantic Boulevard, 8 a.m. to sunset. See walking and biking trails.
  • Dr. Steven G. Paul Dog Park, 2915 Sportsplex Drive, free for licensed dogs.

The library

Broward County Library’s Northwest Regional Library, 3151 N. University Drive, runs free programs most days, from baby and toddler story times to a teen afterschool program, English conversation groups, tai chi and book clubs. On Saturday, Oct. 10, at 1 p.m., kids 5 to 12 can read to a therapy dog. The full list is on the library’s events calendar, and our kids’ activities guide has the weekly story time schedule.

Free with a catch

  • Panthers IceDen holds a free Try Skating session for first-timers at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at 3299 Sportsplex Drive. Sign up ahead, and bring a helmet.
  • Sawgrass Nature Center, 3000 Sportsplex Drive, is free for military families and for children under 5; others pay $5 for adults and $3 for children, according to the center’s site.

What this means for you

  • The four big free nights this fall are Nov. 6, Dec. 5 and Dec. 9 on the City Hall lawn and Sample Road, plus Veterans Day on Nov. 11.
  • The art museum, history museum and library cost nothing to walk into.
  • Know a free event in Coral Springs? Send it to us with a link.

Related: things to do this month, farmers markets and date night.

Frequently asked questions

What free events are in Coral Springs this fall?

The Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11, the Patriotic Community Concert Nov. 6, Light Up the Lawn Dec. 5 and the Holiday Parade Dec. 9 are all free city events.

Is the Coral Springs Museum of Art free?

Yes. Gallery admission is free at 3380 N. University Drive, and its ARTventures family program is free too.

Is the Museum of Coral Springs History free?

Yes. The museum in Mullins Park, 10250 NW 29th St., is free for all ages on its monthly tour days; the next is Saturday, Oct. 24.

Where can kids play in water for free in Coral Springs?

Splash-N-Play at Betti Stradling Park, 10301 Wiles Road, is free, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.