SUNDAY OCTOBER 18 - SATURDAY OCTOBER 24, 2026
Happy Sunday, 561.
This week has a 94-acre beach park you enter through a tunnel, a Delray garden where kids pick cotton, three haunted houses with two weekends left to run, and a West Boca bistro putting short-rib burgers and warm hummus on the same menu. And this is the last issue before kickoff: FAU hosts Rice Saturday, and your 40% off tickets expire at game time.
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The 94-Acre Beach Park You Enter Through a Tunnel
Spanish River Park runs 94.4 acres between the Intracoastal and the ocean, and three tunnels carry you under A1A from the shaded park side to the sand. Ten rentable pavilions, 124 grills, a kayak launch, walking trails, a playground and 816 parking spots, open 8am to sunset every day. Park on the west side, grill lunch under the sea grapes, and take the tunnel over when you want the beach. Heads up: the gatehouse stopped taking cash this month, so bring a card.
Plan Your Visit →Three Haunted Houses Have Two Weekends Left on Southern Blvd
Fright Nights runs three haunted houses and two scare zones at the Fairgrounds, 6 PM to 11, and after this weekend there is exactly one left (Oct 29-30). General admission is $48.50, parking $10, and the houses are new builds this year. Go Thursday or Friday; Saturday is the crowd night.
Dates and Tickets →The County's Botanical Garden Lets Kids Under 6 In Free
Mounts Botanical Garden runs Tuesday to Sunday, 9am to 4 with last entry at 3, and October is when walking it stops being a sweat test. Adults are $20, ages 6 to 17 are $13, under 6 and members walk in free. Go Saturday at 9 when the light is low and the tour groups aren't there yet.
Plan Your Visit →Delray Has a Garden Where Kids Pick the Cotton Themselves
The Delray Beach Children's Garden is a volunteer-run living classroom two blocks off Atlantic: a giant sandbox, herbs grown to be smelled, cotton grown to be picked, and gardening and environmental science programs for the kids doing the digging. It only opens three windows a week, Thursday 10 to 12 and Saturday and Sunday 10 to 1, so Sunday morning is your shot.
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Six People Per Class, and a Pilates Studio Inside a Pickleball Club
Pilates at The Palms caps every equipment class at six people, on Balanced Body reformers, towers and Wunda Chairs, so the instructor is correcting your form instead of leading a room. Director Danielle Hayduk has taught fitness in Boca for more than a decade, and every Pilates instructor on her team is comprehensively certified.
The studio sits in central Boca inside The Palms Indoor Pickleball, but you don't need a paddle or a Palms membership to book. Beyond Pilates, there's Mat Sculpt, strength classes with Bala props, and true Barre. If you love Sculpt, try Barre. It did it first.
Code 561SCOOP takes an extra $10 off the intro 3-packs, which are already their lowest price:
3 Group Fitness classes: $50
3 Pilates Apparatus classes: $70
Pick your 3-pack on their booking page and enter 561SCOOP at checkout.
Short-Rib Burgers and Warm Hummus Share a Menu on Glades Rd
Dvash is a cozy family-run bistro in a West Boca strip mall doing two things most rooms pick between: a burger list built on a short rib and brisket blend, brie and caramelized onions on brioche, and a hummus list served warm with pitas and pickles. Shiitake dumplings and lamb kabobs fill out the menu, there's a real wine list, and Monday is the only day they rest. Order the Chef's Burger and the portobello hummus and split both.
Reserve →Phở Every Day of the Week, a Mile West on Glades
Pho is what Phở Boca is known for, and the Combination bowl proves why: meatballs, rare beef and brisket in one beef broth over rice noodles. Banh mi, rice plates, vermicelli bowls and wok dishes round out the menu, open 11:30 to 8:30 every day. First cool evening of the fall, this is the move.
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Halloween is two weeks out. Where will you be on the night?
Tap one. Your answer decides what we pack into the Halloween-week issue.
Trick-or-treating in the neighborhoodHome, handing out candyA party or a bar nightA haunted house or Halloween eventSitting Halloween outTUE 20 OCT |
Breaking Benjamin with Chevelle and Starset 🎟 TICKETSiTHINK Financial Amphitheatre · 601-7 Sansburys Way, West Palm Beach Three rock bills on one amphitheater night, listed start 6 PM. A Tuesday show means you actually get out of the parking lot before midnight. 📅 Add to Calendar |
THU 22 OCT |
Clematis by Night: Dee Dee Wilde Band FREECentennial Square & Great Lawn · 100 N Clematis St, West Palm Beach The free Thursday waterfront concert on the downtown West Palm lawn, 6 to 9 PM. Bring a chair, or don't and dance. 📅 Add to Calendar |
THU 22 OCT |
Adam Hawley at Crazy Uncle Mike's TICKETSCrazy Uncle Mike's · 6450 N Federal Hwy, Boca Raton A 20-time Billboard number one jazz guitarist in a room this size doesn't happen often. Two sets, 6 and 9 PM, and the early one goes first. 📅 Add to Calendar |
SUN 25 OCT |
Halloween Family Musicale at the Boca Museum Boca Raton Museum of Art · 501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton A family Halloween concert inside the museum, part of its October lineup of free weekend family programs. Costumes encouraged; check the museum calendar for the start time. 📅 Add to Calendar |
FRI 30 OCT |
Moulin Rouge Cabaret Halloween at Pink Steak Pink Steak · 2777 S Dixie Hwy, West Palm Beach A Moulin Rouge themed cabaret night from 9 PM with DJs German Garcia and Julz. Dinner reservations required; non-diners get limited access, so book the table. 📅 Add to Calendar |
FRI 30 OCT |
Cantina de los Muertos at Avocado Cantina FREEAvocado Cantina · 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave, Palm Beach Gardens A free-entry Halloween party in Downtown Palm Beach Gardens: Mojito Latin Band live at 8 PM, costumes, and cocktail and taco specials. Reservations encouraged. 📅 Add to Calendar |
THU 5 NOV |
Boca Night Market FREESanborn Square · 72 N Federal Hwy, Boca Raton Local makers, artists, snacks and treats under the royal palms, 6 to 9 PM. The city's free BocaConnect shuttle will even drive you there. 📅 Add to Calendar |
Blowouts, Makeup, and Skincare Under One Roof in West Boca
Blushington Boca Raton is the brand's first Florida location, led by owner Dr. Karen Diaz and tucked into The Greens at Boca on State Road 7 north of Yamato. It's a beauty lounge built for one-stop appointments: blowouts, full-face makeup, event and bridal makeup, makeup lessons, and skincare treatments, all under one roof, plus mobile hair and makeup services that come to you.
They're open seven days, 9 to 6 on weekdays, later on Friday and Saturday, and walk-ins work when the chairs are open. Right now 561 readers get 15% off any service with code 561scoop15, booked online or by calling (561) 246-5645.
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Five things worth knowing this week that don't need a full story. Read it in a minute, save what you like.
| ZenHippo West Palm Beach Mindful-play and early-learning classes for babies through age five, taught by early childhood experts at 485 Seventh St, Monday through Saturday. |
| Kravis On Broadway, 2026-27 West Palm Beach Dirty Dancing opens the season Oct 28, with The Great Gatsby, The Sound of Music, SIX and Jersey Boys behind it. Subscriptions are on sale now; single tickets haven't dropped yet. |
| HERD Foundation Fall at the Farm Delray BeachGive Back Saturday Oct 24, 10 to 2 at Tara Farm on Conklin Dr: pony rides, hayrides, food trucks and meeting the herd, all supporting HERD's veteran programs. |
| StyleChild Boca RatonApp Deal A by-appointment kids' shoe and style showroom at 1101 Holland Dr that doubles as a birthday party spot. Book a party, mention The 561 Scoop, and the bead bar is free: a keychain or friendship-bracelet station worth $250 to $400, through December 31. |
| Free Valet at The Grove Delray Beach As of October 1, every guest at The Grove gets complimentary valet. Pull up, hand off the keys, go eat. |
Boca Raton was incorporated as a town at the height of the Florida land boom. What year was it?
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1925. The Town of Boca Raton was incorporated in May of 1925, at the height of the Florida land boom, which makes this year 101.
That's the scoop for Issue No. 033.
Have a great week, 561.