Things to Do in North Palm Beach, FL
North Palm Beach hugs the Intracoastal with a country club open to the public and MacArthur Beach State Park's boardwalk and reef just up the road. It is small and residential, which is exactly why the beaches stay empty on weekends.
43 things to do · 123 upcoming events · 38 places to eat · Updated September 2026
This Weekend in North Palm Beach
Fri 11 – Sun 13community · Boynton Beach · 20 mi
9/11 25th Anniversary Remembrance Ceremony
8 am · Centennial Park & Amphitheater
Free
community · Delray Beach · 25 mi
Family Fun Day: Dragonfly Clip
12 pm · Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
Things to Do in North Palm Beach
43 placesMarket · Palm Beach Gardens · 3.5 mi
Palm Beach Gardens GreenMarket
Sundays, Oct–May. City Hall campus Outdoors and dog-friendly on a leash unless noted.
leashedShopping · Palm Beach Gardens · 3.5 mi
Downtown Palm Beach Gardens & The Gardens Mall
Open-air lifestyle center next to an upscale enclosed mall.
outdoor yes / mall no
Park · Singer Island · 3.7 mi
John D. MacArthur Beach State Park
Boardwalk over Lake Worth Lagoon, 2 mi of beach, snorkel-from-shore reef at high tide, kayak rentals.
$5/carleashed
Swimming hole · Singer Island · 3.7 mi
Local spring substitutes
South Florida has no natural springs — they all sit north of Orlando. Local stand-ins: the spring-fed Venetian Pool in Coral Gables (1924 lagoon pool, $23, closed Mondays), the atoll pool at Matheson Hammock, the Snyder Park dog lake, and Peanut Island's snorkel lagoon.
Beach · Free · Singer Island · 3.7 mi
Phil Foster Park / Blue Heron Bridge
Often called the best shore dive in the US: 5–20 ft, marked snorkel trail, seahorses, octopus, eagle rays. Go within an hour of high tide only. Force-E and Pura Vida rent gear nearby.
Freeleashed (park)
Beach · Singer Island · 3.7 mi
Peanut Island
Snorkel lagoon and east-side reef; weekdays in October are quiet, weekends are a sandbar party.
$15–20 shuttleNo dogs
Where to Eat in North Palm Beach
38 spots
Waterfront · Singer Island · 3.7 mi
Sailfish Marina
Marina restaurant — Thursday Sunset Celebration market; feed the tarpon
$$
Only-here · Singer Island · 3.7 mi
Sailfish Marina Sunset Celebration
Thursday-night artisan market plus sunset over the inlet — A local ritual; feed the tarpon.
$$Michelin star · West Palm Beach · 7.3 mi
Emelina ★ (new 2026)
Modern Cuban tasting — 16 seats, 10 courses, ~$235, two seatings; the year's big story
$$$$$