Palm Beach Moms

ILUMINA: A Tropical Garden Lantern Festival at Mounts Botanical Garden
2025-11-12 17:30 - 22:30, 2025-11-13 17:30 - 22:30, 2025-11-14 17:30 - 22:30, 2025-11-15 17:30 - 22:30, 2025-11-16 17:30 - 22:30, 2025-11-19 17:30 - 22:30, 2025-11-20 17:30 - 22:30, 2025-11-21 17:30 - 22:30 UTC and 13 more dates | Mounts Botanical Garden, 531 N Military Trl, West Palm Beach, 33415
Mounts Botanical Garden’s popular holiday light spectacular is back – bigger, brighter, and more dazzling than ever – with ILUMINA: A Tropical Garden Lantern Festival. Step into a world of light, color, and wonder with ILUMINA: A Tropical Garden Lantern Festival – where nature, art, and imagination come alive in a radiant celebration of light.
As night falls, ILUMINA transforms Mounts Botanical Garden’s lush landscape into a glowing paradise filled with more than 500 handcrafted glowing silk lanterns, inspired by the plants, animals, and vibrant spirit of the tropics. As you stroll through illuminated pathways, you’ll encounter towering chameleons, radiant flamingos, shimmering butterflies, luminous orchids, and the festival’s breathtaking centerpiece – a 195-foot dragon rising from the Garden’s lake, a masterpiece of color and light that leaves you in awe. ILUMINA is family-friendly and walkable, making it an ideal evening outing for couples and friends.
ILUMINA is more than an exhibition – it’s a celebration of art, culture, and community spirit you don’t want to miss!
What: ILUMINA: A Tropical Garden Lantern Festival
When: Nov.12, 2025 – Jan. 11, 2026
Where: Mounts Botanical Garden, 531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL 33415 (between Southern Blvd. and Belvedere Rd.)
Hours: Wednesdays to Sundays; 5:30 pm – 10:30 pm (except Thanksgiving and Christmas Day)
Tickets: https://www.mounts.org/ilumina/ (Mounts Members $16 adults/$2 age 2-17; Non-Members $26 adults/$10 age 2-17).
Groups (12 or more) & Private Events: tickets@mounts.org; 561-233-1757
Parking: Complimentary on-site parking

Eat. Sleep. Play. West Palm Beach
2025-11-16 11:00 - 13:00
Join us for a morning of community connection, hot topic talks, samples and swag at the Eat Sleep Play Tour presented by Hey, Milestone & Naturepedic
Come join us for a morning filled with community, education and giveaways at the Eat Sleep Play Tour! Presented by Hey, Milestone & Naturepedic, this event is all about thriving during baby’s first year! Whether you are expecting, have a new baby or soon to be toddler, this gathering is for you!
Join us at Naturepedic’s store at1880 Okeechobee Blvd Suite B West Palm Beach, FL 33409 for expert mini-sessions on the things you really need to know for baby’s first year, plus play time, food, fun, gear demos and giveaways. Don’t miss out on this exciting event stopping in your city for one day only!
Free stuffed animal for all attendees! (One per family).
Learn more about the Tour, the brands and experts joining us at https://funfamilybrands.com/eat-sleep-play

Swamp Serving Alligator Feeding
2025-11-17 16:00 - 16:30, 2025-11-24 16:00 - 16:30, 2025-12-01 16:00 - 16:30, 2025-12-08 16:00 - 16:30 | Busch Wildlife, 17855 Rocky Pines Road, Jupiter, FL, 33478
Stop by our Sanctuary on Mondays at 4 PM for our weekly Alligator presentation and feeding! Come see the mighty Florida Alligator and learn all about why they are such an important keystone species, how they help the environment and much more!

Half price for Heroes
2025-11-29 | Cox Science Center, 4801 Dreher Trail North, Weest Palm Beach, FL, 33405

Lights 4 Hope Family Fun Night Lights
2025-12-06 - 2025-12-27 | Okeeheelee Park, 7715 Forest Hill Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL, 33413
Kick off your holidays at the 1st ever Family Fun Night & Stroll thru the lights at Okeeheelee Park.
Stroll thru the 2.5 mile light show, enjoy food trucks, vendors, bounce houses, train rides, holiday movie, and more!
Tickets may be purchased at www.lights4hope.org

Breakfast with Santa at Galleria Fort Lauderdale
2025-12-06 09:00 - 11:00 | Galleria Fort Lauderdale, 2414 East Sunrise Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, 33304
Galleria Fort Lauderdale will welcome families for Breakfast with Santa, its cherished holiday tradition, on Saturday, December 6, at 9 a.m., at Seasons 52. This festive event invites guests to enjoy a morning filled with holiday cheer, interactive fun, and magical moments with Santa Claus.
Guests will be treated to a family meal, arts and crafts, entertainment, and a photo opportunity with Santa. This annual event also marks the launch of Santa’s stay at Galleria Fort Lauderdale, where families can take keepsake portraits for a nominal fee throughout the season.
Tickets are $30 per person; children under 2 are free. Reservations are required by calling (954) 564-1015.
For more information about Galleria Fort Lauderdale or for a complete list of retailers, call (954) 564-1015 or visit www.galleriamall-fl.com.

Future Wavemakers Challenge | Open for Kids ages 4 - 18! Due 1/28/26
2025-12-08 08:00 - 2026-01-28 17:00
Calling ALL Parents & Teachers!
The Future Wavemakers Challenge is now open! Kids ages 4–18 can submit a short video or written idea about how they would protect Florida’s nature — and they could win scholarships up to $5,000. The Top School will win a $10,000 STEM Grant!
✨ Easy to enter
🌱 Big impact
🏆 Real opportunities
Deadline: January 28. https://futurewavemakers.org/challenge/
