09/18/2026
🍂 FAVORITE THINGS FRIDAY: FALL EDITION 🍂
Fall in Fort Lauderdale may look a little different, more palm trees than changing leaves 🌴but there’s still SO much to do this season.
We rounded up some of our favorite ways to make the most of fall in and around FTL:
☕️ TRY THE FALL FLAVORS
Start with a seasonal coffee (pumpkin everything, please 🎃) at some local favorites:
porfacoffee • • Ann's Florist Coffee&Wine Bar • ALMA MATCHA • Rosso Coffee Club® | South Florida • Parlor Doughnuts Fort Lauderdale • The Hollywood Donut Factory
🍂 GO TO A FALL FESTIVAL
Mark your calendars:
• Las Olas Autumn Festival, Oct. 3 Las Olas Boulevard
• Flamingo Gardens Harvest Festival, Oct. 3–25 Flamingo Gardens
• Riverwalk Fall Festival, Oct. 17 Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale
• Pumpkins & Palm Trees, Oct. 24 City of Fort Lauderdale
• Flamingo Road Nursery Fall Festival, Sept. 19–Nov. 1 Flamingo Road Nursery
🏈 FALL IS FOR FOOTBALL
Catch the game at a few of our local favorites:
Patio Bar & Pizza • Funky Buddha Brewery • Bokamper’s • Tin Roof • D’s Sports Bar + Moxies
🎃 PICK YOUR PUMPKIN
Make a day of it at:
• Bethany Christian’s Pumpkin Patch
• Marando Farms, throughout October
• Parkland Pumpkin Patch, Oct. 17–22
🛥️ FLIBS IS BACK Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show
One of our favorite Fort Lauderdale “holidays” of the year!
The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show returns Oct. 28–Nov. 1.
👻 GET YOUR SPOOK ON
Halloween season is packed with local events:
• Nightmare Village at Xtreme Action Park , beginning Oct. 2
• Boo Bash at ArtsPark, Oct. 23
• LauderBOO at Snyder Park, Oct. 24
• Oakland Park Halloween Bash, Oct. 30
🚗 MAKE IT A WEEKEND TRIP
Head to Orlando for Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando, happening on select nights Aug. 28–Nov. 1. 🎃👻
Consider this your sign to start making those fall plans.
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