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St Patrick's Day Parade in Delray Beach is March 14, 2020
St Patrick's Day Parade in Delray Beach is March 14, 2020! Get your green on! Grab your friends and the kids, leave the pups at home. Head to Atlantic Avenue EARLY to get your best viewing spot on Saturday March 14, 2020.
Read more about the St Patrick's Day parade and all day celebrations here.
What time does the parade start?
Where does the parade start and end?
And MOST importantly where are the Irish Pubs and Irish Bars in Delray to carry on with the Irish Celebrations on St Patrick's Day!
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Florida in February is Beautiful! Average High of 77 degrees!
The average high temperature in Delray Beach in February is 77 degrees Fahrenheit (25 Celsius). The average low temperature in Delray Beach in February is 60' F (16 Celsius). The average precipitation is 2.70.
Read more about the February Weather in Florida here.
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Valentine's Day Cruise on the Intracoastal
How about a Valentine's Day Delray Yacht Cruise for your Valentine's Day? Two dinner cruises to choose from and one Sunday brunch.
Read more about the Delray Yacht Cruises here.
And you can read about the Delray Beach weather here to make your Valentine's Day plans!
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Your VIP Invite to a Champagne Fountain and Tour of this South Palm Beach Real Estate Masterpiece!
Consider this YOUR personal VIP invite to tour this magnificent masterpiece by real estate artist Frank McKinney! And be sure to enjoy the magnificent ROOF TOP OCEAN VIEW while you're there! The roof top ocean view makes for a great backdrop for photo ops!
Sunday February 9, 2020 @ 12-3 PM
3492 South Ocean Drive
South Palm Beach, Florida
This masterpiece is being presented to you by Steven Presson of the Corcoran Group. You can view all details on Corcoran website.
Here is your personal VIP Invite...
This lovely home is located in South Palm Beach -- just minutes from Delray Beach -- the beach town I love!
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My Top Viewed Web Pages!
My top-viewed web pages are always my home page and my blog posts -- but next in line, regardless of season, pretty much always -- are my Christmas in Delray web page and then my Delray Yacht Cruises web page. I just added some new photos to my Delray Yacht Cruises page from the Christmas Lights Cruise.
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Follow this beach trail to your private serenity at Delray Beach!
This is one of the many beach trails that leads from the sidewalk at A1A (Ocean Blvd) to the beach! And it shows the new rope fencing which was part of the Beach Master Plan 2019-2020. This beautiful photo was taken by Brad Stoecker.
Do you have a Delray Beach photo you'd like to share? You can submit it here or send to me via email here and I will share it on my website for the world to enjoy!
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Do YOU have your very own Delray Beach Story to tell?
You can write your own Delray Beach Story (on anything you love about Delray) and it becomes a published web page on this website right here!
Read how to submit your Delray Story here.
Do you have a super great photo of our 100-Foot Christmas Tree you'd like to share?
I'm looking for great photos of our 100-Foot-Christmas Tree to publish on my website and use for a future book. If you have one (or some...) that you'd like to share, please submit them here or send to me via email here.
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January Weather is in the mid-70s!
Wintertime in Florida brings us the usual sunny days and delightful temps in the 70s and 80s. And a beautiful new look at the beach with the Beach Master Plan now being complete. One of the new features is this rope fencing along the beach trails. It's suppose to help keep the sea grapes and sea grass protected.
January Weather in Delray Beach
You can read more about our January weather in warm & sunny Florida here!
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The weather might be blustery out but the temperature is still in the 70s! So there's THAT! :-) Go enjoy a weekend filled with so many festive things to do for the holidays!
Cookies with Santa!
Sunday is the last yacht cruise for making Cookies with Santa!
Sunday is the Menorah Lighting and Chanuka Festival
And Monday brings the last Story Time with Santa at Puttn Around Golf!
The 100-Foot Christmas Tree is open from 10 AM - 9 PM daily! Come see the magical winter wonderland inside the Christmas tree! Just $1 donation.
There is so much to do at the 100-Foot Christmas tree! It's on display at Old School Square through January 1st.
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Menorah Lighting and More Christmas Things to do in Delray!
Read more by clicking on any link below...
↪ Story Time with Santa and 18 holes of Miniature Golf!
↪ Old School Square presents Free Christmas Movies at the Pavilion
↪ Journey Church presents Christmas Eve Service at the Pavilion
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Boat Parade Friday 6 PM Starts in Boynton Beach
Boat parade starts in Boynton Beach at 6 PM and heads south to Delray. Ending at C-15 Canal in Delray. There is a 7 PM watch party at Veterans Park at 802 NE First St., in Delray.
There are other viewing points too! Some viewing areas include Intracoastal Park, George Bush Bridge, Mangrove Park, Jaycee Park and Knowles Park.
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Presented to you by Delray Yacht Cruises!
Cookie Cruise with Santa! Dec 8th, 15th & 22nd
10:30 AM - 12 PM
Join Santa for a COOKIE CRUISE on the Intracoastal Waterway. Enjoy a Cookie Cruise with Delray Yacht Cruises and the Jolly Old Elf himself!
Tickets are $28 plus tax. Boarding begins 30 minutes prior to cruise departure time.
Reservations required. Call Delray Yacht Cruises to reserve your seat now! 561-243-0686
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Video of the MOST beautiful 100-foot Christmas Tree!
In case you missed the tree lighting last night, Shane Appelbaum made an AMAZING video of it with the drone footage he captured. Turn on the sound! Take a look here...
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↪ Read more about Christmas in Delray!
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Christmas Tree Lighting this Thursday!
December 5, 2019
Festivities Start: 5:30 PM
Santa Arrives: 7 PM
Tree Lighting: 7:15 PM
Location: Old School Square
(Atlantic Avenue & Swinton Avenue)
(times are approximate)
↪ Read more about the 100-foot Christmas Tree Lighting here!
➡ Read more about Christmas in Delray here!
St. Patrick Day Parade
The St. Patrick's Day parade starts at 2 PM on Saturday.
The festivities continue at Old School Square Park through Saturday 7 PM.
Read about the St. Patty Day events here.
Read about the St. Patrick's Day parade here.
Read about Maury Power and the history of our St. Patrick's Day parade here.
Savor the City Culinary Tour on Atlantic Avenue
Today I'll be joining Savor the City Culinary Tours for their Atlantic Avenue food tour!
I'll be tasting delicious tidbits on the Avenue, strolling the Avenue, and taking photos to share with YOU!
You can read more about these Atlantic Avenue and Pineapple Grove Culinary Tours here...
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Delray Beach Green Market: Last Day of the Season
Come enjoy this beautiful day in downtown Delray and take in the Green Market's last day of the Season!!! :-)
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Delray Affair is this Weekend! April 25-27, 2014
This Weekend in Delray! It's the Delray Affair!!!
This event is free to attend! Come stroll The Avenue and take in over 800 vendor booths!
HOURS
Sunday: 10 AM - 5 PM
Read more about the Delray Affair here!
Read more about our famous Atlantic Avenue here!
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Culinary Tours, Walking Tours, Boat Tours
Our Guided Tours Operate Year Round!!!
This means, even though many of our events close down at the end of Tourist Season, these guided tours, will still be available as they operate all year round!
Free Tour! --->>> Self-Guided Beach Walk Tour
Boat Cruise on the Intracoastal
News Flash!! -->> I'll be adding two more culinary tours to my Guided Tours page too! An Atlantic Avenue Culinary Tour and a Pineapple Grove Culinary Tour. They'll both be starting this summer! More information soon!
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Monday Yacht Sightseeing Boat Cruises Benefits Boston Marathon Bomb Victim
On "Marathon Monday" (April 21, 2914), Delray Yacht Cruises will offer sightseeing cruises with 100% of the ticket sales benefiting Martin W. Richard Charitable Foundation. Martin was a victim of last year's Boston Marathon bombing.
Cruises depart at 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM.
Call 561-243-0686 to make reservations.
To see photos from previous cruises click here.
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Easter Bonnet Pet Parade
The Pet Parade is this Saturday!
If you haven't seen these little darlings all dolled-up in their Easter Bonnets, you must come watch the entertainment as they parade their way from the Delray Green Market to Cornell Museum.
This is FREE to attend! Bring the family!
Want to participate?
It's only $3 to register and all benefits go to our local dog rescue group: Dezzy's Second Chance Rescue. You can still register!
Click here for more information!
Coastal Living Magazine's Daily Photo: Delray Beach, Florida
Thank you Coastal Magazine for showcasing our beautiful beach as your "View of the Day" on April 3, 2014!
Coastal Living Subscription for only $5!
That's right! Get 10 issues for just $5!
And More Stuff!!!
Here's some freebie Florida and Delray Beach magazines and links!
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Savor the Avenue is Tonight!
It's known as the longest dining table in Florida!
Savor the Avenue spreads itself out on our beautiful Atlantic Avenue for open-air dining at the longest dining table in Florida!!!
Read more at this link...
St. Patrick Day Celebrations Begin Friday 5 PM
Let the St. Patrick's Day party start! Friday 5 PM is the beginning of the celebrations in downtown Delray!
The St. Patrick's Day parade starts at 2 PM on Saturday.
The festivities continue at Old School Square Park through Saturday 7 PM.
Read about the St. Patty Day events here.
Read about the St. Patrick's Day parade here.
Read about Maury Power and the history of our St. Patrick's Day parade here.
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I-Love-Delray-Beach.com is on Pinterest!
If you're a Pinterest fan, please check out my Pinterest page here!
I just recently enjoyed the Delray Green Market (think Farmer's Market or Saturday Market), and I posted a lot of new photos on Pinterest page.
You'll find a huge variety of fresh breads including very long rolls of fresh sourdough and round rolls like these...
And this booth, Delray Jams by Pascales Jams received some very high ratings from my friends...
P.S. The weather was sunny and 85 degrees! I had to take off the long sleeves and go with the tank top! Serious! In January! Love my Florida weather!
New Beach Chairs at the Beach
Would You Like to Spend Your Day
in These New Beach Chairs?
in These New Beach Chairs?
These new beach chairs are now sprinkling our sparkling beaches!
With an average high temperature of 76' Fahrenheit and 24' Celsius, I think you'll be quite comfortable! Enjoy! :-)
Read more about South Florida January Weather here.
February weather is just as good! Is YOUR Delray Beach vacation planned?
Downtown Delray Beach Restaurants: Atlantic Avenue Restaurants
We Have a Delicious Assortment of Restaurants in Downtown Delray Beach!
Downtown Delray Beach restaurants offer you everything from sophisticated fine dining with an ocean view, or casual dining with a water front view to quaint bistro restaurants sprinkled all throughout downtown Delray on Atlantic Avenue, Pineapple Grove and nearby.
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Florida Beaches in January - Water Temp 79 Degrees
Who doesn't want a piece of this?!!!
Florida weather in January! An average high temperature of 76' Fahrenheit and 24' Celsius.
Read more about South Florida January Weather here.
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Downtown Delray Green Market - Farmers Market Every Saturday
Saturday is the Green Market!
Every Saturday 10 - 2 (during season mid-Oct thru Mother's Day weekend), located at Old School Square Park, just east of Delray Beach Center for the Arts.
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New Year's Eve on Atlantic Avenue in Delray
Celebrate New Year's Eve on The Avenue!
The First Night Fun on The Avenue (Atlantic Avenue) starts at 4 PM on December 31st!
Come participate in the games, the fun, the events, and the fireworks!
More stuff to do...
The 100-Foot Christmas Tree is open through Jan 1st. Come tour the Christmas Tree! If you haven't yet, you still can!
The Holiday Carousel is up through Jan 1st as well as the ice skating rink too!
And, there's still time to join the Delray Yacht Cruises for a Christmas Lights Tour through December 31st.
Happy Holidays! xoxo :-)
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First Night New Year's Eve in Delray Beach, FL
First Night Celebrations on December 31st!
The celebrating is not over yet! :-)
We still have First Night to celebrate on New Year's Eve in downtown Delray.
This is a family-friendly event, so bring your parents!
Read more about First Night at this link....
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Christmas Fun all Week in Delray Beach, FL!
We Still Have a Week of Christmas Fun in Delray Beach!
Christmas might be over, but we still have another week of Christmas Fun in downtown Delray Beach!
The Christmas tree is open through Jan 1st! And, so are all the festivities at the tree!
You can ride the holiday carousel, skate at the ice skating rink, and tour the magical Christmas tree!
Psssttttt.....
Happy Holidays! xoxo :-)
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Christmas Day in Downtown Delray
The Christmas Tree opens at 1 PM on Christmas Day!
I-Love-Delray-Beach.com wishes you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
The 100-Foot Christmas Tree is open today, Christmas Day, December 25th, at 1 PM.
Happy Holidays! xoxo :-)
You can see more Christmas activities at this link...
100 Foot Christmas Tree in Delray Beach, Florida
Have You Toured the Magical Christmas Tree?
- It's open every day through January 1, 2014
- Tour is open 10 AM - 10 PM every day (Note: Tree opens at 1 PM on Christmas Day and New Year's Day)
- Cost: $1 donation requested at entrance
- Be sure to get your "I toured the famous 100-foot Christmas tree sticker to proudly wear!
- Wheelchair-friendly
Psssttttt.....
Happy Holidays! xoxo :-)
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Holiday Boat Parade and Holiday Parade on Atlantic Avenue
It's the Weekend for the Parades!!!
The Boynton Beach - Delray Beach Holiday Boat Parade is Friday night!
Saturday morning is Breakfast with Santa at the Marriott.
Saturday night is the Holiday Parade on Atlantic Avenue.
Delray Yachts offers Christmas Lights Cruise through the month of December. It's a great way to see Christmas lights from a different view!
It's a weekend filled with fun here in Delray Beach, Florida!
Psssttttt.....
Happy Holidays! xoxo :-)
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Christmas in Delray Beach, Florida
Tonight is the Lighting of our famous 100-Foot Christmas Tree!!!
Psssttttt.....
P.S. Here's the Special Edition Christmas Tree Newsletter!!!
Happy Holidays! xoxo :-)
Christmas Tree Lighting is Thursday!
I'm sure you've heard me say it a hundred times or more...
We Celebrate Christmas All Month Long in Delray Beach, Florida!
Thursday, December 5th is our spectacular tree lighting ceremony!
And, once again, since it's the holidays, and so many events are going on, I'm sharing my newsletter with everyone!
Here's the Special Edition Christmas Tree Newsletter!!!
I usually reserve my newsletter exclusively for my subscriber list but here's your holiday copy so you all know what's going on!!! If you like it, be sure to subscribe to it! (It's free by subscription only.)
Happy Holidays! xoxo :-)
Psssttttt.....
This Weekend: Artists in the Park & Thanskgiving Art Festival - Both are Free Events!
Artists in the Park will be holding their art show at Veteran's Park on Saturday this weekend. Click here for details.
You can read more about Artists in the Park here.
Veteran's Park is a beautiful venue as it sits directly on the scenic Intracoastal.
The 14th Annual Thanksgiving Art Festival is on Saturday and Sunday. It's being held on 4th Avenue and Atlantic Avenue.
You can read about the Thanksgiving Art Festival here.
Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Menorah Lighting, Holiday Carousel, Thanksgiving Art Fair
It's Thanksgiving weekend!!!
And Thanksgiving and Hanukkah both fall on the same day! So, this means we have Thanksgivukkah! ;-)
The Menorah Lighting is Wednesday evening. The Holiday Carousel opens on Friday and this weekend is the Thanksgiving Art Fair!
So, you see, plenty for you to choose from!
And, since it's the holidays, I'm sharing my Hanukkah and Thanksgiving Edition newsletter with you! You'll find all the event information I mentioned above in my newsletter.
My newsletter is usually exclusively sent to my subscriber list but here's your holiday copy so you'll know what's going on!!!
If you'd like to receive my newsletter on a regular basis, you can subscribe (for free!), right here.
Happy Holidays! xoxo :-)
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Menorah Lighting November 27, 2013
The beginning of Hanukkah begins November 27, 2013, with the first candle lighting on the Menorah! The public is invited to enjoy the Menorah Lighting Ceremony in downtown Delray Beach!
You can read more about the event here.
For all holiday events, click here.
The Holiday Carousel opens on November 29th. Read all about it right here!
Review on Terra Fiama Restaurant
Delray has a lot of restaurants! Downtown restaurants, restaurants on the westside and now we're getting a nice collection of restaurants out at the new Marketplace too!
There's one special review I'd like to share with you today because this restaurant in particular is getting a lot of rave reviews!
It's at the new Delray Marketplace out West Atlantic Avenue, it's called Terra Fiama. You can read all about Terra Fiama right here.
And here's a photo of their outdoor dining!
And if you're a New York bagel lover, I suggest you check out the review on Brooklyn Bagels!
The other day, I heard the line was nearly out the door!!!
This Weekend in Delray Beach - It's the Seafood and Wine Festival
Saturday & Sunday, this weekend in Delray, it's the Seafood and Wine Festival.
This takes place beachside at our award-winning beach and our award-winning Atlantic Avenue.
Enjoy over 40 different varietals of wine from around the world.
Choose from over 60 seafood menu items. And learn what goes with what at their wine and food pairing seminar.
All of November events listed here.
See you there!!! (P.S. Be prepared for the weather....)
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When is Tourist Season in Florida
I get asked this question often from my readers. (Psstt..."Season" is short for "tourist season")
Since I'm asked this so often, I decided it was a topic worthy of a page all in and of its own right!
So, here's your answers on Tourist Season in Florida!
P.S. If I fail to answer your specific question, please send me an email and I will add it!
You can contact me at the bottom of every page, click on the email link to contact me.
Happy Vacation Planning!! :-)
Salt Water Brewery Coming Soon! West Atlantic Avenue
So many new restaurants (and other things too!) coming to Delray soon!
Saltwater Brewery will be opening soon. It's on West Atlantic Avenue, just west of I-95, right next to the railroad tracks.
In fact, this signage is facing the railroad tracks, and I was nearly standing in the railroad tracks to get this photo. LOL It's THAT close!
You can read an article on SaltWater Brewery here.
See more new things on my Facebook Page!
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Saturday is Opening Day of Delray Green Market
Saturday is opening day for one of Delray's most loved signature events!!! This is the 2nd year at its new location on the grounds of Old School Square.
Parking garage right next door. The fun awaits you...Go explore!
It's the Green Market!
And, let's not forget about all the events for Halloween that are going on around town this weekend! Ghost Tours! Pumpkin Patches! Zombie Crawls!
Click any of these links below for more ghostly fun ideas!
See more Halloween Fun here!
See all of October events here.
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Bamboo Fire Cafe in Delray Beach
I have to say I haven't been to Bamboo Fire Cafe but I will be going soon! I have read about it and I thought maybe some other people in Delray might
Delray Yacht Cruises $10 Coupon Through October
Delray Yacht Cruise Coupon Extended Through October 31, 2013
Delray Yacht Cruises has a coupon for their daily sight-seeing cruises tour valid through the end of October.
More Tours to Explore...
Visit my web page on self-guided tours, free tours, and guided tours here.
Visit my web page on this fun and informative historical beach walk tour that is self-guided at your own leisurely pace and it's pet-friendly too!
Have fun and enjoy your weekend!
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Zombie Crawls - Ghost Tours - Haunted House Tickets Half Off Groupons
Haunted House - Ghost Tours - Zombie CrawlSave 50% With These Groupons
See more Halloween Fun here!
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October Events - Halloween Fun - Parade - Trick-or-Treating Downtown Delray
We have two signature events this month!
On Oct 17th, it's On The Ave in Pineapple Grove Arts District!
Oct 19th, kicks off the opening day for the, Delray Green Market!
And let's not forget October also means we transition into Fall and this means...Halloween is just around corner!
We have two nearby pumpkin patches with one of them offering hay rides, corn mazes, a petting zoo, photos in the pumpkin patch, and lots more! You can almost make it an all-day family affair at the pumpkin patches!
And there's Halloween Fun with Trick-or-Treating downtown, and a Halloween Parade ending with a Family Fun Fest at Veteran's Park!
Click here to see all of the events for the month of October click here.
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