Plantation's Family Fall Festival Saturday at Volunteer Park, a free breast cancer awareness car show at Plantation Walk and a Day of the Dead weekend nearby.

The city’s Family Fall Festival at Volunteer Park on Saturday is the big one this weekend, with a free breast cancer awareness car show at Plantation Walk that afternoon and Flamingo Gardens’ Dia de los Muertos weekend in Davie.

Last checked Oct. 14, 2026. Sources: the City of Plantation’s Parks and Recreation events calendar, Plantation Walk’s events and live music calendar, the Broward County Library event calendar, Flamingo Gardens and MaxPreps. Details are as the organizers published them; check before you go. For the rest of the month, see things to do this month.

Friday, Oct. 16

  • Adult Coloring, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., West Regional Library, 8601 W. Broward Blvd. Free; registration. A quiet morning with coloring pages for adults. Library listing.
  • Plaza Live: DJ Vivi, 6 to 10 p.m., Plantation Walk Plaza, 321 N. University Dr. Free. A DJ on the outdoor plaza stage. Plantation Walk live music calendar.
  • High school football: True North Classical Academy at American Heritage, 7 p.m., American Heritage School, 12200 W. Broward Blvd. MaxPreps game page. Our Friday night football page has every Plantation team’s schedule.

Saturday, Oct. 17

  • Plantation Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Volunteer Park, 12050 W. Sunrise Blvd. Produce, bread, honey, flowers and prepared food. City farmers market page.
  • Family Fall Festival, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Volunteer Park. $5 a person age 2 and older. A children’s carnival, inflatables, costume contests, a haunted house, a DJ, police and fire exhibits and free Halloween bags for kids, from the city and the Greater Plantation Chamber of Commerce. City listing.
  • Weekend Wellness Series, check-in 10 a.m., classes 10:30 a.m., Plantation Walk Plaza Lawn. Free 45-minute fitness class with UFC FIT. Plantation Walk page.
  • Plaza Live: DJ Vivi, 10 a.m. to noon, Plantation Walk Plaza. Free. Live music calendar.
  • Breast Cancer Awareness Month Car and Truck Show, 2 to 8 p.m., Plantation Walk. Free for spectators; live music from 4 p.m. Plantation Walk says all money raised goes to the Orlando Health Cancer Institute. Rain or shine. Plantation Walk page.
  • Wishing Crane Project, 2 to 4 p.m., West Regional Library. Free; ages 6 and up; registration for each participant. Crafts for hospice and hospital patients. Library listing.
  • Plaza Live: DJ Mack, 4 to 8 p.m., Plantation Walk Plaza. Free. Live music calendar.

Sunday, Oct. 18

  • Sound Bath Healing, 9 to 10 a.m., Jim Ward Community Center, 301 NW 46th Ave. A meditation class with crystal sound bowls; bring a yoga mat and water. The city says the class is canceled if rain is expected. City listing.
  • Miss Tracy Sings, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Plantation Walk Plaza. Free. Music and sing-alongs for babies and young children with a Plantation children’s music teacher. Plantation Walk page.
  • Plaza Live: Robert “Dubwise” Browne, 4 to 8 p.m., Plantation Walk Plaza. Free. Live music calendar.

All weekend

  • Dia de los Muertos Weekend at Flamingo Gardens, Saturday and Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 3750 S. Flamingo Road, Davie, about 5 miles southwest. Costumes and face painting, hayrides and a costume contest at 1 p.m., included with admission ($24 for ages 12 and up, $17 for ages 3 to 11); the pumpkin patch costs extra. Harvest Festival page. More on our fall festivals page.
  • Acrylic art exhibition by Leonard Le’Doux Jr., West Regional Library, through Nov. 18. Free. Acrylic paintings by a lifelong artist and teacher. Library listing.

Regular weekend fixtures

  • Farmers market: every Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Volunteer Park. See our farmers markets guide.
  • Plaza Live: free live music on the Plantation Walk Plaza Thursday through Sunday, with “Acoustic Sundays” from 4 p.m., Plantation Walk says.

Send us your event

Holding something in Plantation next weekend? Email hello@plantationnow.com with the date, time, place, price and a photo, and we will add it here and to our things to do this month page, free.

Related: Halloween events, trick-or-treat and Plantation Walk.

Frequently asked questions

What is there to do in Plantation this weekend?

The city’s Family Fall Festival is Saturday, Oct. 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Volunteer Park, next to the Saturday farmers market. Plantation Walk has a free Breast Cancer Awareness Car and Truck Show Saturday afternoon and live music on its plaza all weekend, and Flamingo Gardens in Davie holds its Dia de los Muertos weekend.

What is free in Plantation this weekend?

Plantation Walk’s car show, its Saturday morning fitness classes, Miss Tracy’s sing-along Sunday morning and the live music on the plaza are free, it says. The acrylic art exhibition at West Regional Library is free, and so is the library’s Wishing Crane Project craft session, with registration.

Where is the Plantation Fall Festival and how much is it?

At Volunteer Park, 12050 W. Sunrise Blvd., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17. Admission is $5 a person age 2 and older, the city says. Call Parks and Recreation at 954-452-2510.