Family events in Dania Beach, FL

Hosted by Our Town Magazine and the Builders Association of North Central Florida, this Home and Garden Show takes place at the Alachua County Sports and Event Center. With a history spanning more than two decades, it brings together vendors offering ideas and solutions for home, garden, patio, and renovation, all under one roof. The showcase runs over two days. Admission is $5 per person per day, and children under 10 are free. Tickets are available for advance purchase online.

Discover the science behind remarkable record-setting achievements in a hands-on experience inspired by Guinness World Records. Themes rotate to highlight feats in flight and space, health and wellness, and engineering and technology, with interactive stations that might include launching small rockets, testing your reflexes, and tackling creative build challenges. See how scientists, innovators, and everyday people stretch their limits to reach new milestones. Participation is included with regular museum admission.

Explore how unusual and wonderful records evolve into showcases of human capability through real science. This exhibit invites visitors to dig into the biology, psychology, and mechanics behind record-setting efforts, then put those ideas to the test by challenging strength, focus, reaction time, and endurance in activity zones that track results in real time. Begin with an immersive film that introduces the origins of Guinness World Records and its role as the global authority on verified achievements. An interactive quiz clarifies what qualifies as an official record and connects each attempt to core scientific concepts and criteria. Examine remarkable milestones, aim for top scores in dedicated attempt areas, and gain insight from an official adjudicator and a scientist. Sharpen concentration with memory tasks, tactile puzzles, and games inspired by strategies used by record holders. Try rapid-response challenges that measure your speed and display progress on live boards while learning how to improve performance. Push stamina with trials like a hang bar and balance boards and discover the science behind muscle fatigue and endurance. Conclude with a film featuring inspiring stories from Guinness World Records holders, then capture the moment by posing with certificate backdrops. There is also a chance to receive an official Guinness adjudication, creating a lively blend of STEAM learning and interactive play that shows how record-breaking is within reach. The exhibit is included with museum admission and is presented locally by Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital.

Wings N Things Restaurant hosts a lively trivia night where teams compete for prizes. Enjoy specials like half off draft beer and wine, and take note that kids eat free, with specifics available from a team member. Gather a group, test your knowledge, and turn it into a fun outing.

A weekly market offers the chance to buy directly from growers, enjoy garden tastings, and explore the grounds through tours. Each visit brings something new, and free workshops take place at the end of each month. It is a friendly way to learn more about local food and connect with the people who cultivate it.

Weekends in September at MODS highlight the delightfully messy side of science. Young explorers and their families can dig into hands-on activities that examine textures, mixtures, and chemical reactions in a playful, curiosity-driven setting. Roll up your sleeves to stretch, knead, and splatter slime, then take a closer look at its properties through microscopes. Meet live animals that burrow, creep, and ooze, and discover how slime helps them thrive. Expect a month filled with slime-centered experiments, animal encounters, and upbeat, hands-on discovery for all ages. Participation is included with museum admission.

MODS participates in the Bank of America Museums on Us program, offering Bank of America, Merrill, or Bank of America Private Bank credit or debit cardholders one complimentary general admission during the first full weekend of each month. To redeem, present an active card along with a photo ID at the museum box office. This benefit covers general admission only, cannot be combined with other offers, and excludes ticketed and special exhibitions as well as fundraising events. This initiative is sponsored by Bank of America.