Things to Do in West Palm Beach, FL
West Palm Beach is the county's real downtown: Clematis Street and Rosemary Square for nights out, the Kravis Center and the Norton Museum for culture, and a Saturday GreenMarket on the waterfront that draws the whole county. Free concerts at Clematis by Night run every Thursday.
34 things to do · 110 upcoming events · 30 places to eat · Updated September 2026
This Weekend in West Palm Beach
Fri 11 – Sun 13community · Boynton Beach · 13 mi
9/11 25th Anniversary Remembrance Ceremony
8 am · Centennial Park & Amphitheater
Freecommunity · Boca Raton · 25 mi
Bright & Smart Robotics: Tiny Innovators (Parent & Me)
12:15 pm · Sugar Sand Park Community Center
Free
community · Boca Raton · 25 mi
Family Gardening - The Garden as an Ecosystem
11 am · Children's Science Explorium
Freecommunity · Delray Beach · 18 mi
Family Fun Day: Dragonfly Clip
12 pm · Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
Things to Do in West Palm Beach
34 places
Park · Free
Grassy Waters Preserve
Cypress boardwalk plus a 16.6-mi shadeless levee loop for gravel bikes (Nov only).
FreeNo dogsOn the water
Cable wake parks
Ski Rixen (Quiet Waters Park, Deerfield — the original US cable park, Wibit aqua park), Miami Watersports Complex (Amelia Earhart Park), Shark Wake Park (Okeeheelee, WPB).
$50–60/2 hr
Attraction
Norton Museum of Art & Flagler Museum
The two big cultural stops in Palm Beach County: Norton (free Fri/Sat for FL residents — check), Whitehall Gilded Age mansion.
Norton ~$18, Whitehall $26No dogs
Attraction · Kids
Palm Beach Zoo & Cox Science Center
Adjacent. Zoo Lights from ~Nov 21.
~$30 / ~$20–25No dogs
Attraction
Mounts Botanical Garden
14 acres, county's oldest garden; occasional 'Dog Days' events.
$12No dogs
Attraction
Lion Country Safari
Drive-through safari in your own car + walk-through park.
~$40–50No dogs
Where to Eat in West Palm Beach
30 spotsMichelin star
Emelina ★ (new 2026)
Modern Cuban tasting — 16 seats, 10 courses, ~$235, two seatings; the year's big story
$$$$$