November in Palm Beach County: Delray’s Turkey Trot, a Tree Lighting in Mizner Park, Zoo Lights on Thanksgiving Night, King Tides, the First Cold Front and the Start of Season (2026)
November is when Palm Beach County stops being hot and starts being busy. The first real front comes through, the airport fills up, the horse shows and the tennis come back to town, Boca lights its tree in Mizner Park, the zoo turns on its lights, and West Palm Beach gets one more round of king tides over Thanksgiving week. Here’s the month, with the dates I could confirm on the organizers’ own pages.
October in Palm Beach County: Oktoberfest in Lantana, Spookyville, the Delray Halloween Parade, the Mullet Run at the Inlets and the First Night You Open the Windows (2026)
The second half of October is when Palm Beach County turns back into itself: the wet season is officially over, the mullet are moving along the beach, Oktoberfest has one weekend left on Lantana Road, the fairgrounds are running haunted houses, and Delray Beach shuts down Atlantic Avenue for a Halloween parade. Here’s what I’d put on the calendar from the 16th to the 31st, with the dates I could confirm.
Every Beach in Palm Beach County: A Local’s Guide From Jupiter to Boca Raton (2026)
Palm Beach County has more than two dozen public beaches between Jupiter Island and the Boca Raton inlet, and most of the county-run ones are free to park at. Here’s the list from north to south: what each one costs, where the lifeguards are, where the dogs can go, where to snorkel, where the turtles nest, and which beach town fits which kind of buyer.
55+ Communities in Palm Beach County: Valencia, Century Village and the Boynton-Delray Belt Compared (2026)
Palm Beach County has been building age-restricted housing for more than 50 years, and most of it sits in a band between Lake Worth Beach and Delray Beach. Here are the 55+ communities I’d look at, from Century Village condos with a theater and a bus to GL Homes’ newest Valencia at $1.2 million and up, with sizes, clubhouses, fee ranges and the rules that come with them.