festival · Fort Lauderdale · 8.0 mi
“Viva Fort Lauderdale: Celebrating Hispanic Art & Culture” at History Fort Lauderdale
History Fort Lauderdale
Free
Things to Do in Pompano Beach, FL
Pompano Beach has spent a decade rebuilding its oceanfront, and it shows: a new pier and beachside restaurants, an amphitheater with a steady concert calendar, and a fishing fleet that gives the town its name. Hillsboro Inlet's lighthouse is the photo stop.
42 things to do · 227 upcoming events · 60 places to eat · Updated October 2026
This Weekend in Pompano Beach
Fri 23 – Sun 25Friday, Oct 23
festival · Delray Beach · 16 mi
Downtown Delray Restaurant Month (Extended Through October)
Downtown Delray Beach
Freeother · Fort Lauderdale · 8.0 mi
Experience The Poppy Project: Living Garden at Galleria Fort Lauderdale
Galleria Fort Lauderdale
Free
theater · Fort Lauderdale · 8.0 mi
Island City Stage presents Who Killed Joan Crawford? by Michael Leeds
Varies
festival · Boynton Beach · 20 mi
The Moonwalkers: An Immersive Journey with Tom Hanks
10 am · South Florida PBS
$18
Things to Do in Pompano Beach
42 places
Beach
Pompano, Commercial Blvd, Vista Park & Dania piers
The local checks; small, uncrowded, learner-friendly on windswell.
On the water
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
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
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
Beach · Lauderdale-by-the-Sea · 3.7 mi
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
Where to Eat in Pompano Beach
60 spots
Waterfront
Cap's Place
1928 speakeasy, boat access only — Florida's oldest restaurant; FDR and Churchill ate here; you take their launch across
$$$Michelin star · Fort Lauderdale · 8.0 mi
Chef's Counter at MAASS ★
Contemporary tasting — Broward's only star, 15 min from home
$$$$$Bib Gourmand & recommended · Fort Lauderdale · 8.0 mi
Heritage
Wood-fired Italian — Broward's only Bib Gourmand
Nothing else within 15 mi