As the kids get ready to go back to school, there are not a lot of events going on in South Florida, but we found some true gems!
1) Food Truck Safari - West Palm Beach
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Explore the whole Zoo while you enjoy great eats from some of Palm Beach County's best gourmet food trucks. There's live music, a cash bar, and a Prosperity Brewers tap-takeover.
Truck List:
Roadside Eats
Melted Madness
The Waffle Wagon
DOugh DOugh's Donuts
Crayzlicious
The Rollin' San Gennaro
Bea's Heavenly Wings
PS 561
Super Heroes of Florida
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The Palm Beach Zoo
Saturday, August 11 from 4:30 - 9 p.m.
Tickets start at $11.95 for adults
2) Monster Jam - Sunrise
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The BB&T Center will offer a dirt floor for competition for the first time featuring El Toro Loco, FTI Torque, Grave Digger, Ice Cream Man, Raizin Kane, and Xtermigator.
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BB&T Center
One Panther Parkway
Sunrise, FL 33323
Tickets start at $20, plus taxes and fees
3) I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change - West Palm Beach
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The second-longest running Off-Broadway musical about “everything you have ever secretly thought about dating, romance, marriage, lovers, husbands, wives and in-laws, but were afraid to admit.”
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The Kravis Center
701 Okeechobee Boulevard
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Tickets start at $55, plus taxes and fee
FRI, AUG 10 at 7:30 p.m.
SAT, AUG 11 at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
SUN, AUG 12 at 1:30 p.m.
4) Sushi & Stroll - Delray
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Summer nights in South Florida are something special, especially when they are augmented with taiko drums and a cultural backdrop that can’t be beaten. Add a cold drink, a breathtaking sunset, and a stroll through a tranquil garden, and you’ve got Sushi & Stroll.
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Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
Friday, August 10 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Adults $8 | Kids $6
5) Dan Cummins - West Palm Beach
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Comedian Dan Cummin's 2nd-hour special “Don’t Wake The Bear” is currently available on Amazon Prime. His podcast “Timesuck,” which debuted in Sept 2016, is averaging 1.3 million downloads per month and growing.
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Palm Beach Improv
Friday, August 10 at 7:30 and 10 p.m.
Saturday, August 11 at 7 and 9:30 p.m.
Sunday at 7 p.m.
Tickets start at $20 plus taxes and fee