Free Encanto in the park Friday, Western High's homecoming, Flamingo Gardens' Harvest Festival weekend and a free Broward Symphony concert Saturday night.

The weekend’s big draws in Davie are the town’s free outdoor movie Friday, Western High’s homecoming, a Harvest Festival weekend at Flamingo Gardens and a free Broward Symphony Orchestra concert Saturday night.

Last checked Oct. 14, 2026. This page is rebuilt every Thursday for the coming weekend. Every listing links to its organizer; times and prices are as the organizer published them, and “free” means the organizer says free. The month ahead is on our things to do this month page.

Friday, Oct. 16

  • Movies in the Park: Encanto, gates 6 p.m., film 7 p.m., Bamford Sports Complex, 3801 S. Pine Island Road. Free. The town’s outdoor screening on the Padre and Mariner fields, with free popcorn; bring chairs or blankets. Use the main entrance off Pine Island Road. Town of Davie
  • Western vs. Piper (homecoming), 7 p.m., Western High School, SW 136th Avenue. High school football; the rest of the season is on our Friday night football page. Western High School
  • The Rhinestone Cowgirls, 8 p.m., Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center, 3051 Ray Ferrero Jr. Blvd. Three singers performing classic and current country hits, with folk singer-songwriter Sarah McCulloch opening. Miniaci Performing Arts Center

Saturday, Oct. 17

  • Shred-A-Thon and Prescription Drug Drop-Off, 9 to 11 a.m. or until the trucks are full, Pine Island Park, 3801 S. Pine Island Road. Free, for Davie residents. Up to five boxes of papers. Drop-off traffic must use the SW 36th Street entrance. Details in our shred day story. Town of Davie
  • Harvest Festival Weekend, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Flamingo Gardens, 3750 S. Flamingo Road. A themed weekend with entertainment, activities, fall foods and a costume contest. Garden admission applies. Flamingo Gardens
  • Masterworks I: Scheherazade, 7:30 p.m., Bailey Hall, Broward College Central Campus, 3501 Davie Road. Free. The Broward Symphony Orchestra plays Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade and Capriccio Espagnol. Broward College Visual and Performing Arts

Sunday, Oct. 18

  • Harvest Festival Weekend, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Flamingo Gardens, 3750 S. Flamingo Road. Second day of the weekend; the last one is Oct. 24-25. Our Halloween events page has the rest of the month. Flamingo Gardens

All weekend

  • Flamingo Road Nursery Fall Festival, daily 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Nov. 2, 1655 S. Flamingo Road. Pumpkin patch and hayrides; tickets at the counter. More in our fall festivals and pumpkin patches guide. Flamingo Road Nursery
  • Gesamtkunstwerk, the annual faculty exhibition, through Nov. 7, Rosemary Duffy Larson Gallery, Building 6, Broward College Central Campus. Free. Painting, photography, ceramics, sculpture and textiles by the college’s art faculty. Open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday; closed Sunday. Broward College galleries

Regular weekend fixtures

  • Plantation Farmers Market, Saturdays 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Volunteer Park, 12050 W. Sunrise Blvd., Plantation, about four miles north. City of Plantation
  • Bob Roth’s New River Groves, Davie’s farm store on Griffin Road, open daily; hours and the Cooper City market on Sundays are on our farmers markets page.

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Frequently asked questions

What is there to do in Davie this weekend?

Friday, Oct. 16, brings the town’s free Movies in the Park showing of Encanto, Western High’s homecoming game and The Rhinestone Cowgirls at the Miniaci Performing Arts Center. Flamingo Gardens holds a Harvest Festival weekend Saturday and Sunday, and the Broward Symphony Orchestra plays a free concert at Bailey Hall on Saturday night.

What is free in Davie this weekend?

Movies in the Park on Friday, the Shred-A-Thon and prescription drug drop-off for Davie residents on Saturday morning, the Broward Symphony Orchestra’s Masterworks I concert on Saturday night and the faculty art exhibition at Broward College are all free, their organizers say.

What time is Movies in the Park and where do I park?

Gates open at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, and Encanto starts at 7 p.m. on the Padre and Mariner fields at the Bamford Sports Complex, 3801 S. Pine Island Road. The town says to use the park’s main entrance off Pine Island Road; parking is free throughout the park.