Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach is offering an opportunity for kids interested in saving turtles to become junior researchers. Youngsters can participate in a FREE program to learn what marine researchers do and how they help sea turtles and hatchlings at the center.

Children ages 5-12 can learn all about the marvelous world of turtles. The junior researchers will participate in a mock excavation of hatchlings. They will learn how math and statistics benefit conservation. Kids will explore how data collected over a long period of time helps in saving sea turtles. They will participate in releasing their hatchlings back out into the wild.

The program is taking place through September on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at…

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Downtown West Palm Beach's Clematis Street interactive fountains summer show will run between July 8 – August 29, 2021. For over 25 years, the Centennial Fountains at Centennial Square has been an iconic landmark.  It is a place for the community to gather, for interactive play, for the young and young at heart to cool off and splash around. Warm summer nights are much cooler with this energetic, supersized fountain show.  The Centennial Square fountains are synchronized to music and lights.  All the surrounding palm trees are also lit up and synchronized with the music.  

The fountain has been decked out with a state-of-the-art operating system giving water the power to dance to music and 109 LED lights with 16.7 million colors.Interactive play is…

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Plan for the 4th on Flagler in West Palm Beach.   Great news! The fireworks are returning in-person this year after the pandemic forced it to be held virtually in 2020.  West Palm Beach officials announced that “4th on Flagler" celebration will take place on Sunday, July 4, 2021, from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. along the Downtown West Palm Beach waterfront.  Fireworks can be seen on Flagler Drive between Banyan Boulevard and Fern Street.

The event will feature exciting and vibrant fireworks display, entertainment, refreshments, a car show featuring luxury vehicles, and a patriotic salute.

The fireworks will blast off at 9:09 p.m. over the Intracoastal Waterway.

There is always to watch the fireworks virtually from home on WPBF 25, event website. 

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Fourth of July festivities are back, people can celebrate and many cities plan to do just that.  There is no better way to spend the Independence Day holiday! birthday with parades, live music, food, and fireworks. Here are events across Delray Beach and  Boca Raton this 4th of July, 2021.

Fireworks begin at 9:00 p.m. from various undisclosed venues.  Look into the night sky and watch the fireworks explode!

Delray Beach

Sand Sculpting contest 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. July 4, supply your own tools, free event, registration early required.  More information available online. 

Boca Raton

Drive-in Fireworks Display, Palm Beach Parks & Recreation 

9 p.m. July 4 @ South County Regional Park, 11200 Park Access Road, Boca Raton 33498, free entry

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Plan your Fourth of July weekend festivities in Abacoa with the family!  Enjoy two baseball games at Roger Dean Stadium followed by postgame fireworks. Not into baseball, take in live music and family activities in Downtown Abacoa.   

Fireworks Mega Bash at the Town of Jupiter Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. Celebrate with two nights of baseball and postgame Fireworks. Mega Bash 4th of July Weekend Block Part at Downtown Abacoa Enjoy free live music, activities for the kids with a view of the fireworks from Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. Free music lineup includes:

Saturday, July 3, from 4-10 p.m. Across the Universe – The Ultimate Beatles Tribute Band.

Sunday, July 4, from 4:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.  JP Soars and the Red Hots – Red White and…

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Southeast Florida outdoor activity enthusiasts can enjoy a tax-free shopping week.  Florida’s tax-free “Freedom Week” event is July 1 – July 7, 2021.  Eligible outdoor recreation items and admission to eligible cultural and sporting events are exempt from Florida state sales tax.  You will save at 6 percent on qualifying purchases.

As the state reopens, residents are being encouraged in various ways to help kick Florida’s economy back into high gear. The Governor has “created Freedom Week as part of that encouragement, and also as a way to help give a leg up to its arts, live entertainment, culture, sports and hobby industries — some of the hardest hit during the COVID-19 pandemic.” 

For some items, such as sunglasses, a portion of the purchase…

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Plan your Fourth of July weekend festivities in the Town of Jupiter this year!  Enjoy two baseball games at Roger Dean Stadium followed by postgame fireworks. Not into baseball, take in live music and family activities in Downtown Abacoa.  Find more information and details below.

Fireworks Mega Bash at the Town of Jupiter Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. Celebrate with two nights of baseball and postgame fireworks. 

Saturday, July 3... gates open at 5 p.m. The game begins at 6 p.m. Dunedin Bluejays at Palm Beach Cardinals, tickets are $12 per person and can be purchased online from the stadium. Enjoy postgame fireworks, a mega kid’s area, and exclusive merchandise. 

Sunday, July 4... gates open at 5 p.m. The game begins at 6 p.m. Dunedin…

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Ever wonder why Americans set off fireworks on the Fourth of July?  It is understood that the very first Independence Day celebration, held in Philadelphia on July 4, 1777, colonists were still at war against Britain.  Even though the country was still amidst the Revolutionary War against Britain, citizens came together to watch their new nation's sky illuminated in a grand display meant to raise spirits.

Swing by any of the Palm Beach County area fireworks shops and purchase legal firecrackers to set off and show your appreciation of this great nation! 

1. Glitzzz Super Sparkler

(561) 649-0158

9787 Saddle Court

Lake Worth

2. Phantom Fireworks of West Palm Beach

(561) 434-9339

2822 Forest Hill Boulevard

West Palm Beach

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Fourth of July celebrations are back, and many cities plan to celebrate America’s birthday with parades, live music, food, and fireworks. Here are events across Boca Raton and Delray Beach to help you plan. 

Fireworks begin at 9:00 p.m. from various undisclosed venues.  Look into the night sky and watch the fireworks explode!

Boca Raton

Drive-in Fireworks Display, Palm Beach Parks & Recreation 

9 p.m. July 4 @ South County Regional Park, 11200 Park Access Road, Boca Raton 33498, free entry

Parking opens at 7:00 p.m. It is asked that you arrive prior to 8:30 p.m.  More information available online.

Delray Beach

Uncle Sam Jam 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. July 3, family-friendly event, live entertainment, activities for kids, vendors & strolling…

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