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Slide Show of Beach Weather in Delray Beach - South Florida Weather

Average high temperature in Delray Beach weather in December is 76 degrees!

Now do I have your attention? Good, because now I have a slide show so you can see for yourself...just what is the weather like in December in Florida. (And January and February too!) Pssttt...And then, you just might what to make your reservations! ;-)

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St. Patrick's Day Parade in Delray Beach, FL Draws International Participants

What you saw in this year's (2010) parade, was hundreds of firefighters from all across the continental United States, and from Ireland marching proudly and displaying their uniforms and apparatuses (trucks) representing their communities for all to see.

Your firefighters will be back at it again next year and in a big way!

Join the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Delray Beach, FL Facebook Page to show your support!

Video Courtesy of Kelli Freeman

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Ocean Front Condos in Delray Beach, Florida

At The Hamilton House you'll find the ultimate in rest and relaxation as you submerge yourself in this tropical paradise.

These one and two-bedroom condos in Delray Beach, Florida are completely furnished with all the amenities from home.

They come with a fully equipped kitchen, enhanced cable TV, free WiFi for the Internet, and oodles of more amenities at no additional expense.

Click the link below the video to read all information and see the breath-taking views from the private balconies!

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Free Downloads on How to Build a Sandcastle, a Free Sandcastle Tool Kit List and Other Fun Sandcastle Ideas

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Did you know that Delray Beach, Florida is rated the #2 best sandcastle beach in Florida?

Yes, it’s true! Delray Beach is the #2 best sandcastle building beach according to Fodor's Travel.

Kids and sandcastles go together like peanut butter and jelly!

Kids just love to make sandcastles. And, it’s great beach fun for kids to learn how to build a sandcastle!

I've got some free downloads for you on how to build a sandcastle and a free sandcastle building tool kit list to make your own tool kit from items right out of your kitchen!

It's easy, just click the link below and print your free downloads.

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Vintage Delray Beach Poster & Palm Beach Posters 40% Off - Ends Sunday at Midnight PST

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Get your vintage Delray Beach poster at 40% off this weekend only.

All posters 40% off! This includes the vintage Delray Beach poster, all Palm Beach posters, and all Florida posters, all are 40% off!

To find the poster you want, click the link below and then use a search word to find the posters of your choice.

Save 40% Off All Posters this weekend Only! With Coupon Code 40POST Only at CafePress.

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Summer Safari Nights at the Palm Beach Zoo Every Friday Night **Now EXTENDED Through September

safari nights palm beach zoo

Palm Beach Zoo comes alive at night with Summer Safari Nights every Friday night 5:30 - 9:00 for the months of June, July and August. **Now Extended through September!

Live entertainment with different acts every night, children's games and crafts in our Nature Workshops, special up-close animal encounters, interactive wildlife shows, complimentary carousel rides, and delicious menu options from the Tropics Café.

NOTE: Discounted admission rates apply. Hours have been extended to 9 PM.

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Things to do in Delray Beach Guide

things to do in delray beach

I'm working on a web page called...

Things to do in Delray Beach Guide

This page will serve my readers as well as Delray Beach events and businesses.

For my readers, I'll be listing events, activities, and functions in Delray Beach and Palm Beach County that are of interest to tourists, and anyone looking for activities and things to do in Delray Beach.

The page will be categorized by each month and will be an ongoing calendar of events specific to Delray Beach and Palm Beach County.

For events and businesses in Delray Beach, the page will have a form which will allow anyone to add an event for free as long as it is of benefit to my readers.

You can't peak at the page yet, because I'm still working on it, but if you have an event you'd like add now, you can submit an event now by clicking on this link. And I'll make sure it gets added to my new page: Things to do in Delray Beach Guide.

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43rd Annual Delray Beach Florida - Fire Service - St. Patrick's Day Parade

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Please join us in supporting this International event by "liking" the St. Patrick's Day Parade - Delray Beach Facebook page.

Show your support, share photos, share links, share comments, share videos, or just share your ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Just click the link below to go to our St. Patrick's Day Parade - Delray Beach Facebook page, and then click "like" the page!

Psst, tell your friends too!

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Vintage Delray Beach - Then and Now Sponsored by the Greater Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce

October 11, 2010 5:30 - 9:00 PM
GOL! The Taste of Brazil “The Arcade Tap Room”

The production will include vintage photos accompanied by wonderful interviews with longtime citizens, past mayors, and other luminaries in town!

It will feature Delray's heyday of the 1920s, 30s, 40s, and 50s,

And Delray's decline of the 1960s and 70s,

And, Delray's resurgence during the late 1980s and 90s,

And of course, Delray today. The beach town that I love!!!!

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Love of Lilly Exhibit at the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History

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Celebrate National Grandparents Day on Sunday, September 12, 2010, 1 - 4 PM at the "For the Love of LILLY" exhibit at the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History in Boynton Beach.

Come dressed in your Lillys (or Lilly-inspired attire) and enjoy complimentary fruit and citrus juice, hands-on fruit and citrus-themed arts & crafts; and journal writing about your "grandparent memories".

Live music performed on guitar by 14 year-old talent Isabella Almodovar and teenager Jermel Daise.

Admission is $5 per person, $1 per child under age 12 and free for 2 and under.

To make reservations, call 561-243-2662 or click here to email Lilly Exhibit.

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Delray Beach Links, Delray Beach Guide, Delray Beach Electronic Publications

You'll find links and information to places like the Chamber of Commerce of Delray Beach and other nearby cities, Parks and Recreation information, Palm Beach County Tourist Board information, virtual tours of the parks and beaches in Delray, online local entertainment guides, online newspapers, Florida travel magazines, digital magazines and lots more....

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Spady Living Heritage Festival on Saturday Aug. 21 From Noon to 10 PM - FREE TO THE PUBLIC!

The public is invited to enjoy a free day of food, music, entertainment, old Southern ways and new modern fun at the Spady Living Heritage Festival on Saturday Aug. 21 from noon to 10 PM in Delray Beach.

Take a sneak peak at this VIDEO to see all the fun events...

Events like a children's parade, face painting, pony rides, petting zoo, and all kinds of kids games like gunny sac races, 3-legged race and MORE!!

The Tradition Bearers of Renaissance Park of Marianna, FL; a day-long schedule of children’s activities; new live musical acts and dancing; and a vintage farm exhibition, fashion shows with historical themes and music, and the Black Doll Affair, which will do demonstrations on the influence of cultural toys.

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August is Shark Month! Feed the Sharks and See the Shark Exhibit in Delray Beach

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August is Shark Month at the Sandoway House Nature Center in Delray Beach.

Come see the Sandoway House Shark Exhibit running from August 1, 2010 through September 5, 2010.

The shark exhibit features hundreds of shark artifacts and and ray artifacts including 10 shark jaws (shark teeth) that are new to the exhibit -- never-before seen!

Sandoway House has Summer Events for the entire family to enjoy!

Like shark feedings and lots more nature-learning activities!

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Sushi and Stroll at Morikami Friday 5:30 - 8:30 PM

Grab yourself a tasty beverage (beer, wine, soda, water, whatever...) from Morikami's café and then take a stroll and enjoy a breathtaking sunset along the walking path through the tranquil Japanese gardens and listen to the peacefulness of a zen moment...

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Art and Jazz on Atlantic Avenue Thursday @ 7 PM

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Photo of DeBilzan Art Gallery on Atlantic Avenue.

During Art and Jazz Night, Atlantic Avenue is filled with the sound of music, jazz, art walks, art galleries, high energy, good vibrations, tasty foods, fun festivities, live entertainment, art gallery strolls, art exhibits, late night boutique shopping and you'll find a very lively nightlife during Delray Art and Jazz on Atlantic Avenue!

It's family-friendly too!

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Watch Puttn Around Mini-Golf on TV

If you haven't heard yet, the NEW miniature golf course in Delray Beach is NOW OPEN...

Puttn Around Mini-Golf Course

Click the arrow to see it on TV...

Click the link below to read a write-up on it...

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Delray Beach Tennis Volley Girls are HOT!

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What do the Volley Girls do?

They help spread the enthusiasm of tennis in Delray Beach!

The Volley Girls bring their beauty and playful character to private parties and PR engagements with players on-air in TV and radio.

You also might see the Volley Girls at some of the hippest and hottest spots in the Delray Beach community and Palm Beach County.

Read more about them here...

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Miniature Golf Course in Delray Opens!!

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Puttn Around Miniature Golf in Delray Beach is NOW OPEN!!

Enjoy two different courses and 36 holes in a tropical miniature paradise.

Discounted price Monday - Friday if you tee off before noon.

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Morikami Bon Festival and Sushi Stroll

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Bon Festival
Saturday Aug 14th
4-9 PM

Highlights include rousing taiko drum performances, traditional Japanese folk dancing with audience participation, ghost stories, a street fair with games and shop stalls, lighted lanterns are turned loose on the pond and the night ends with a special fireworks display!

Blue Fish After Bon Party

And then hit the Blue Fish Japanese restaurant in Delray for their Bon after party and ENJOY happy hour from 5-7 PM and a reverse happy hour from 10 PM - 2 AM.

Enjoy delicious small plates and fresh sushi rolls all under $5 at the bar. $5 specialty drinks and $1 sake!!

Sushi and Stroll
Friday Aug 20th
5:30-8:30 PM

In the summer months May through September consider taking a break and do the sushi stroll at Morikami Museum and Japanese Garden and enjoy The Morikami Sushi and Stroll Sunset Walk Event from 5:30 – 8:30 PM.

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Summer Safari Nights at the Palm Beach Zoo Every Friday Night During Summer Months

safari nights palm beach zoo

Palm Beach Zoo comes alive at night with Summer Safari Nights every Friday night 5:30 - 9:00 for the months of June, July and August.

Live entertainment with different acts every night, children's games and crafts in our Nature Workshops, special up-close animal encounters, interactive wildlife shows, complimentary carousel rides, and delicious menu options from the Tropics Café.

NOTE: Discounted admission rates apply. Hours have been extended to 9 PM.

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Free Days at National Parks -- Loxahatchee Wildlife Reguge for FREE!

August 14-15 , 2010
September 25, 2010
November 11, 2010

Located in Boynton Beach, Loxahatchee Wildlife Refuge is just a couple skinny minutes from Delray Beach and will be FREE on these dates!

Here's a link to an informative PDF on Loxahatchee Wildlife Refuge. Just click to print it and learn more about Loxahatchee Wildlife Park.

Take the family and go explore Florida wildlife for free!

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Morikami Bon Festival - Saturday Aug. 14 From 4 - 9 PM

Buy Tickets Online and Save!

Morikami celebrates the 33rd annual Bon Festival on Saturday August 14, 2010 from 4 - 9 PM.

Purchase tickets online by 12 noon Friday August 13, 2010 and save!

The evening features taiko drum performances, traditional Japanese folk dancing and a street fair with games and vendor booths.

The highlight of the evening will begin at sunset when Morikami Pond will be transformed into a tranquil sea of lighted lanterns that, in accordance with Japanese custom, guide the departure of ancestors’ souls who have come for a brief visit among the living.

Guests are invited to purchase hand-crafted lanterns to write a special message to passed loved ones.

A special fireworks display will cap the enchanting evening.

Please note that the Morikami will be closed during normal hours of operation on this day and will open at 4pm for the event.

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Lion County Safari Has a New Member - A Baby Giraffe!

It's A Boy!!

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Lion Country Safari has a new baby giraffe!

He was born on Monday August 9, 2010 at 5 PM. He weighs 94 pounds and is only 5 feet 6 inches.

See him as you exit the preserve. He is sooooooooo cute!

Print your Lion Country Safari coupon here!

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St. Patrick's Day Parade Turns International

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Antique fire apparatus, modern apparatus, uniformed fire department honor guard teams, uniformed marching firefighters, fire service bagpipe bands marched, unified together, including...

The Dublin Ireland Fire Brigade Pipe Band who flew all the way over from Ireland to join us!

Your firefighters will be back at it again next year -- and in a big way!

The 43rd Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade
Saturday March 12, 2011 at 11:00 AM

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Free Days at National Parks -- Loxahatchee Wildlife Refuge for FREE!

Free Days
National Parks and Wildlife Refuges

August 14-15 , 2010
September 25, 2010
November 11, 2010

Located in Boynton Beach, Loxahatchee Wildlife Refuge is just a couple skinny minutes from Delray Beach and will be FREE on these dates!

Here's a link to an informative PDF on Loxahatchee Wildlife Refuge. Just click to print it and learn more about Loxahatchee Wildlife Park.

Take the family and go explore Florida wildlife for free!

Click for more info


August is Shark Month in Delray Beach -- Shark Exhibit in Delray Beach and Shark Feedings too!

shark exhibit delray beach

August is Shark Month at the Sandoway House Nature Center in Delray Beach.

Come see the Sandoway House Shark Exhibit running from August 1, 2010 through September 5, 2010.

The shark exhibit features hundreds of shark artifacts and and ray artifacts including 10 shark jaws (shark teeth) that are new to the exhibit -- never-before seen!

Sandoway House has Summer Events for the entire family to enjoy!

Like shark feedings and lots more nature-learning activities!

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After Caribbean, My Other Paradise in Delray Beach, FL

After 6 years in Caribbean, I moved to Delray Beach, Florida in January 2008. This town is great for beach lovers, the beaches are large and safe. The

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August is Shark Month in Delray Beach at the Sandoway House -- Shark Exhibit and Feed the Sharks too!

shark exhibit delray beach

August is Shark Month at the Sandoway House Nature Center in Delray Beach.

Come see the Sandoway House Shark Exhibit running from August 1, 2010 through September 5, 2010.

The shark exhibit features hundreds of shark artifacts and and ray artifacts including 10 shark jaws (shark teeth) that are new to the exhibit -- never-before seen!

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Summer Events at Sandoway House

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Sandoway House summer events 2010 include Turtle Talk Tuesdays, Garden Walk Wednesdays, Fossil Fridays, Inside and Outside of Shells, Snake and Lizard Talk, Coral Reef Shark Feedings and lots more hands-on learning.

Camps include Marine Biology Camp and a Science Camp.

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WeMerge Thursday's at Kevro's Art Bar in Delray Beach

art bar delray

Come by Kevro's Art Bar in Delray Beach for WeMerge Thursdays hosted by Renda Writer of WeMerge Magazine.

This Thursday catch Cupcakes In The Lobby painting live, as well as open mic entertainment, everyone's favorite bartender Nicole Esposito and plenty personable people to meet.

Kevro's Art Bar has....- 2 ping pong tables- Full liquor bar- FREE WiFi- Jumbo Jenga- 5,000 sq ft patio- Tons of art & photography- Friendly service- House sound system- Custom stage- Photography studio

Kevro's is locatd at: 166 SE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33444 Phone: (561) ART-WORK

Directions: I-95 to Atlantic Ave in Delray (not Atlantic Blvd). Atlantic Ave E to Swinton Ave. Make a R on Swinton Ave. Make L on SE 2nd St. Make R on SE 2nd Ave.

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