The weekend ahead (April 17–19) hits the sweet spot of Boca's calendar: Intracoastal-side yoga with actual ocean breeze, a Jimmy Buffett tribute at Mizner Park, a spring market filling Royal Palm Place, and a sunrise kayak through mangroves. Here are 12 things to do in Boca Raton this weekend — a mix of what's actually on the calendar and the standbys that make living here worth the traffic.
1. Caribbean Chillers at The Studio at Mizner Park (Friday)
Friday at 7:30 p.m., The Caribbean Chillers roll into The Studio at Mizner Park with a Jimmy Buffett tribute leaning hard into the steel drums — Margaritaville, Cheeseburger in Paradise, Changes in Latitudes, the full escapist playlist. It's exactly the kind of low-stakes, high-vibe night The Studio's intimate room was made for. Tickets here.
2. Candlelight Concerts at St. Gregory's Episcopal (Friday)
If you want something more reverent, St. Gregory's Episcopal Church hosts two Candlelight Concerts on Friday: The Soundtrack of the '60s at 6:30 p.m., then Mozart vs. Beethoven at 8:30 p.m. Live strings, church acoustics, actual candles. Easily the most cinematic way to open a weekend.
3. The Art of Seeing at the Boca Raton Museum of Art (Friday)
Friday, 10:30 a.m. to noon, the Boca Raton Museum of Art runs part two of its Art Appreciation Lecture Series — a slide-and-discussion walk through how line, color, and composition shape what you feel when you look at a painting. Coffee and pastries included, registration required.
4. Pilates on the Intracoastal at Wildflower Park (Saturday)
Saturday mornings at 9 a.m., Wildflower Park runs a free beginner-friendly Pilates class right on the Intracoastal. Bring a mat, bring water, bring lowered expectations if it's been a while. The series runs through August.
5. Zumba at South Beach Park Pavilion (Saturday)
Instructor Nicole Gasparri leads Zumba at the Beach on Saturday, 10 to 11 a.m. at the South Beach Park Pavilion. The waves handle the acoustics; the ocean handles the cooldown. No experience needed.
6. Spend a couple of hours at Red Reef Park
If organized classes aren't your thing, Red Reef Park is the answer. A1A side, good shade, a coral ledge close enough to shore that beginners can snorkel it, and a boardwalk out to the dunes. Pack a cooler and you've covered Saturday afternoon.
7. Magic in Mizner with Edward Oschmann (Saturday)
Saturday at 7:30 p.m., award-winning magician and mentalist Edward Oschmann — Magic Castle and Malone's Magic Bar at the Boca Resort veteran — performs in The Studio's Club Room. Forty years of material, up close. The kind of Boca night you'll still be telling people about next month.
8. Joe Posa as Joan Rivers (Saturday)
Also at The Studio, 8 p.m. Saturday: Joe Posa's Joan Rivers tribute. Posa's the SAG actor who's shared screens with Susan Lucci and Tina Fey, and his Rivers impression has been on the national circuit for years. Sharp, filthy, dead-on.
9. Intro to Kayaking at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center (Sunday)
Sunday at 9 a.m., Gumbo Limbo hosts an Intro to Kayaking paddle along the Intracoastal mangrove estuary. You'll practice maneuvering in shallow water, then get pointed at the ecosystem you just floated into. You need to be able to get in and out of a kayak on your own — beyond that, come as you are.
10. Sunday yoga at Wildflower Park
Same park, different day. Free drop-in yoga runs Sundays 9 to 10 a.m. through August 30. Bring your own mat, no registration, no small talk required.
11. SoFlo Market Spring Family Fest at Sanborn Square (Sunday)
Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Sanborn Square: local vendors, face painting, crafts, a bounce house, and the kind of low-pressure afternoon that solves "what are we doing with the kids." First 20 kids through the gate get a free gift.
12. Boca Green Market at Royal Palm Place (Sunday)
Every Sunday through May, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Boca Green Market sets up near the clock tower at Royal Palm Place — seasonal produce, artisanal food, handcrafted goods, live music. It pairs nicely with brunch at Another Broken Egg next door, which is presumably why it's parked there.
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