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The Town of Davie Special Projects Department offers year round and seasonal cultural activities, special events and festivals for the entire family. Some of our annual traditional festivals include:
Trail Rides *Sunday, October 5, 2008*
Join the Town of Davie and the South Florida Trail Riders for a trail ride through Davie's equstrian trail system. Breakfast, lunch, water and a goodie bag are all included in a small fee. You must bring your own horse!
Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Picnic Celebration *Sunday, January 18, 2009*
Come celebrate the birthday of an American hero by participating in the picnic Celebration. Enjoy a climbing wall, bounce house, petting farm, free lunch (while supplies last) and more! This year's event will be on Sunday, January 18, 2009. Click here for an application.
This festival focuses on Davie’s unique heritage and rural roots as an agricultural community. Dating back to the early 1950’s, this festival has grown to include a heritage parade, an arts and crafts fair, a fine arts show, an antique stage coach and wagon display, a livestock fair, an Orange Blossom cook-off, a Strawberry Festival, interactive children’s area, live country entertainment, a country barbecue, and two days of professional rodeo. The festival takes place this year, on February 28 & March 1, 2009, 9:00am to 5:00pm both days. Click here for an Application!
The Town of Davie and the Central Broward Water Control District welcomes you to participate in the 13th Annual Waterway Cleanup on April 18, 2009. Keep the waterways of Davie beautiful and enjoy the free "Trash Splash", at the Pine Island Park Pool, located at 3801 Pine Island Rd, Davie. If your group, school or family are interested in helping with this upcoming Waterway Clean-up, call (954) 797-1163. Click here for photos of past Waterway Cleanups.
Free activities include a spring egg hunt with special prizes, free candy, free petting farm, bounce houses, climbing walls, hands on crafts and more. Festival begins at 9:00am, with the Egg Hunt at 10:00am! This event will be held on April 11, 2009 in conjuction with our annual Diversity Festival.
Come enjoy a festival that celebrates the multitude of flavors that comprise the American panorama. The festival includes food samplings from around the world. This event will be held on April 11, 2009 in conjuction with our Spring Egg Hunt. Please click here to view pictures from the past Diversity Festival.
Memorial Day is that one day in the year that all Americans honor those who have sacrificed so much, in order that we continue to live the American dream. This event will be held on Monday, May 25, 2009.
Poles go in the water at 9am for a relaxing morning by the lake. The small registration fee includes bait, lunch, cap and goodie bag. Prizes will be awarded in all age groups. Event will be held on June 6, 2009 and registration will take place at 7:30am, just prior to the event. If you would like to see photos from past events, please click here!
*Located at Wolf Lake Park - 5400 S.W. 76th Ave., Davie, FL*
Free family swim, free petting farm, bounce house, climbing walls, family entertainment, demonstrations and an arts and crafts show! Evening activities include live country music and Fireworks! This event is held on July 4th every year. Click here for an Application!
Free family swim, free petting farm, bounce houses, climbing walls, family entertainment, and an arts and crafts fair. This event is held on Labor Day each year. Click here for an Application!
Includes a pumpkin patch, free games and prizes, a petting farm, bounce houses, climbing walls & a Halloween costume contest. The South Florida Trail Riders will present a Halloween Horse Costume Contest. This event will be held on October 26, 2008, from 1-4pm at Pine Island Park.
Family Bike Rally *NEW LOCATION* *SHENANDOAH PARK* *Saturday, November 8, 2008*
Mark your calendars for the annual Bike Rally, a 12 mile bicycle ride beginning and ending at Shenandoah Park, located at 14452 Shenandoah Parkway, Davie. Fun for the whole family. Registration begins at 7:30am and the ride begins at 9:00am! Goodie bags included with small entrance fee. Next rally will be on November 8, 2008. Click here for an application.
Annual Pancake Breakfast, Tack Sale and Craft Show Held at Robbins Preserve in Davie (4005 Hiatus Rd., Davie, FL). Sponsored by the South Florida Trailriders of Broward. This event is open to the public and gates open at 8:00am. Pancake tickets are $5.00 and include all you can eat breakfast and lunch (hot dogs and hamburgers available after 11:30am). Bring new and used tack, horse related items and your homemade crafts. Come join us for a great time and great buys! Contact Lisa Bulen for vendor registration or information at (954) 252-8881. Check back for upcoming dates.
Holiday Craft Fair and Green Market *Saturday & Sunday, November 15 & 16, 2008*
This twenty year old craft fair celebrates the finest of country crafts and traditional arts. It will be held on Saturday and Sunday, November 15 & 16, 2008. Free gate admission the days of the event. Click here for a 2008 application.
Voted by its residents as the best decorated city hall in Broward County! Visit a display of thousands of lights, over 50 beautifully adorned holiday trees, menorahs, and kinaras. Free traditional refreshments, holiday magic show, and twenty tons of holiday snow. Jingle Bell Parade, put on by the South Florida Trail Riders. Free petting farm, bounce houses, climbing walls and more! To be a holiday sponsor or to sign up to decorate a holiday display, contact the Special Projects office at (954) 797-1163 or click here for the applications!
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