festival · Fort Lauderdale · 5.4 mi
“Viva Fort Lauderdale: Celebrating Hispanic Art & Culture” at History Fort Lauderdale
History Fort Lauderdale
Free
Things to Do in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea is a low-rise beach village where you can snorkel a living reef a hundred yards off Anglin's Pier, then walk to dinner without moving the car. It bans buildings over four stories, so the sunsets still reach the street.
45 things to do · 253 upcoming events · 65 places to eat · Updated October 2026
This Weekend in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
Sat 24 – Sun 25Saturday, Oct 24
festival · Delray Beach · 19 mi
Downtown Delray Restaurant Month (Extended Through October)
Downtown Delray Beach
Freeother · Fort Lauderdale · 5.4 mi
Experience The Poppy Project: Living Garden at Galleria Fort Lauderdale
Galleria Fort Lauderdale
Free
theater · Fort Lauderdale · 5.4 mi
Island City Stage presents Who Killed Joan Crawford? by Michael Leeds
Varies
festival · Boynton Beach · 23 mi
The Moonwalkers: An Immersive Journey with Tom Hanks
10 am · South Florida PBS
$18
Things to Do in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
45 places
Beach
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea (Datura Ave)
The only Broward town with a reef within easy swim (~100 yd); the SS Copenhagen wreck is a longer swim or kayak. Flat, low-wind days.
No dogs
Beach · Pompano Beach · 3.7 mi
Pompano, Commercial Blvd, Vista Park & Dania piers
The local checks; small, uncrowded, learner-friendly on windswell.
On the water · Pompano Beach · 3.7 mi
Pompano / Fort Lauderdale wrecks
'Wreck capital of Florida': Lady Luck (324-ft tanker with underwater art), Captain Dan, Guy Harvey, Rodeo 25, Tenneco Towers, SS Copenhagen. South Florida Diving Headquarters (night dives, lobster trips, a Halloween dive), Pompano Dive Center, Scuba Monkey.
~$85–100 two-tank
On the water · Pompano Beach · 3.7 mi
Fort Lauderdale Water Taxi
The easy way to bar-hop the Intracoastal. Dog policy conflicts between sources (site says service animals only) — call.
All-day $38, evening $25Ask
Attraction · Pompano Beach · 3.7 mi
Butterfly World
World's largest butterfly park; lorikeet feeding.
$38No dogsAttraction · Pompano Beach · 3.7 mi
Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse tour
Boat ride to the lighthouse grounds and a climb; one Saturday a month via a preservation-society membership.
~$25–30No dogs
Where to Eat in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
65 spots
Waterfront · Pompano Beach · 3.7 mi
Cap's Place
1928 speakeasy, boat access only — Florida's oldest restaurant; FDR and Churchill ate here; you take their launch across
$$$Brewery · Pompano Beach · 3.7 mi
26 Degree / Bangin' Banjo / Odd Breed
Brewery — Three within minutes of each other
$Dogs OKMichelin star · Fort Lauderdale · 5.4 mi
Chef's Counter at MAASS ★
Contemporary tasting — Broward's only star, 15 min from home
$$$$$Bib Gourmand & recommended · Fort Lauderdale · 5.4 mi
Heritage
Wood-fired Italian — Broward's only Bib Gourmand
Nothing else within 15 mi