{"id":2365989,"date":"2026-04-09T19:57:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T19:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2365989"},"modified":"2026-04-09T19:57:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T19:57:19","slug":"free-fun-weekend-entertainment-events-on-the-space-coast-for-april-10-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/free-fun-weekend-entertainment-events-on-the-space-coast-for-april-10-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Free, fun weekend entertainment events on the Space Coast for April 10-16"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Due to potential changes and cancellations, we encourage you to check with presenting organizations about the status of their events.<\/em> \u00a0<\/p>\n\n

1. Downtown Melbourne Botanical Fest<\/h2>\n

It’s easy being green with the help of Melbourne Main Street\u2019s Botanical Fest, which will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., on Saturday, April 11 at 1900 S. Harbor City Blvd., Melbourne. The family-friendly event attracts visitors from the region and features lavish landscape designs, garden sculptures, flowers and plants, trees and shrubs, unique gifts, garden-themed art and more. Admission is free. Visit downtownmelbourne.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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2. Songwriter Showcase on Merritt Island<\/h2>\n

The Songwriter Showcase takes place on the second Saturday of every month from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Merritt Island Public Library’s Carlton-Taylor Auditorium, 1195 N. Courtenay Pkwy. Presented by Sharon Osuna, Steve Hodak and Central Florida Folk, the concerts mix songwriters from Brevard and beyond with 15-minute sets of original songs. The April 11 event will feature Andy Gravina, Beaux Patrick, Flavio Sanguinetti, Ben Knappes, Terry Strong and Bob Sima. Admission is free. Email tribe.showcase@yahoo.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

3. \u2018Treats, Beats & Eats\u2019 in Palm Bay<\/h2>\n

The City of Palm Bay hosts \u201cTreats, Beats & Eats\u201d at Palm Bay City Hall, 120 Malabar Road, from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 10. Enjoy free parking and free entry while you explore tasty treats, great beats, and family-friendly activities in a festive outdoor atmosphere. The Palm Bay Fire Department will have a fire truck for kids to explore. Admission is free. Visit palmbayfl.gov<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

4. South Beaches Concert Series in Melbourne Beach<\/h2>\n

The band Thick as Thieves will play at Nancy Higgs Park, 500 Old Florida Trail, Melbourne Beach, from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 10. Admission is free. Visit brevardfl.gov<\/a> or facebook.com\/BrevardParks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

5. Food Truck Friday in Rockledge<\/h2>\n

Bring your appetite to Larry L. Schultz Park, 2560 S. Fiske Blvd., Rockledge, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. April 10 for some of the Space Coast’s favorite local food trucks. There will be dinner options, sweet treats and refreshing drinks, and music provided by DJ Johnnie V. Admission is free. Call 321-221-7540 or visit cityofrockledge.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Are you planning a community entertainment event?<\/strong>\u00a0Email\u00a0tgif@floridatoday.com<\/a>\u00a0at least three weeks in advance for consideration for the Things to Do roundup.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Christina LaFortune<\/a>\u00a0is the Entertainment and TGIF Editor at FLORIDA TODAY. Follow her on Facebook at\u00a0facebook.com\/christinalafortune<\/a>\u00a0or send her an email at\u00a0clafortune@floridatoday.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Whether you’re interested in music, theater, festivals or other local entertainment, FLORIDA TODAY has got you covered. Support local journalism by subscribing at\u00a0floridatoday.com\/subscribe<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.floridatoday.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Due to potential changes and cancellations, we encourage you to check with presenting organizations about the status of their events. \u00a0 1. Downtown Melbourne Botanical Fest It’s easy being green with the help of Melbourne Main Street\u2019s Botanical Fest, which will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., on Saturday, April 11 at 1900 S. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2365990,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[39915,28769,22220,394746,375690,22005,28546,6297,21741,22034,239348,311659,22783,116640,347828,347827,459780,239372,239374,61678,436676,436677,24215,374567,339770,374566,459779,365764,70839,24392,21739,298114,239456,239462,322708,239343,239347,23759,382307,394750,147314,23152,23139,240579,240574,239342,239346,239344],"class_list":["post-2365989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-affiliate","tag-and","tag-arts","tag-brevard","tag-brevard-county","tag-concerts","tag-county","tag-eamotion","tag-entertainment","tag-events","tag-events-u0026-listings","tag-facebook","tag-festivals","tag-fl","tag-gardeners","tag-gardening","tag-gardening-u0026-landscaping","tag-geographic","tag-geographic-reference","tag-guides","tag-hobbies","tag-hobbies-u0026-leisure","tag-home","tag-home-improvement-hub","tag-hub","tag-improvement","tag-landscaping","tag-leisure","tag-listicle","tag-listings","tag-local","tag-local-affiliate-arts-u0026-entertainment","tag-modular","tag-modular-story","tag-outdoors","tag-overall","tag-overall-positive","tag-positive","tag-recreation","tag-recreation-and-leisure","tag-reference","tag-story","tag-travel","tag-travel-guides-u0026-travelogues","tag-travelogues","tag-ttp","tag-ttp-listicle","tag-u0026"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Free-fun-weekend-entertainment-events-on-the-Space-Coast-for.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2365989"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365989\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2365991,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365989\/revisions\/2365991"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2365990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2365989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2365989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2365989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}