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SummerFest! West Palm Beach at Mounts Botanical Garden

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9 months ago

August 12, 2025

South Florida Insider

Mounts Botanical Garden Invites Friends and Families to SUMMERFEST! West Palm Beach.

Food, Fun, Classic Cars, Live Music, Kids Activities & More on Saturday, August 30 – 9 am to 4 pm.

August 7th, 2025

Mounts Botanical Garden is inviting friends, neighbors, and families to SUMMERFEST! West Palm Beach, a festival of great food, fun, kids activities, live music, and entertainment, on Saturday, August 30, from 9 am to 4 pm.

Get ready for the ultimate summer celebration! Mounts Botanical Garden is turning up the fun with SummerFest! A special day packed with memory-making experiences for the whole family in Palm Beach County’s premier tropical oasis.

SUMMERFEST! Line-up

10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Classic Car Show by Russ G Events & Classic Cars – A South Florida Classic since 1972, a crowd-wowing array of souped-up and vintage vehicles from multiple eras.

11:00 am & 1:00 pm

Busch Wildlife Sanctuary Encounter

Complete with fascinating artifacts and rescued Native Florida wildlife ambassadors; discover Florida’s mesmerizing natural history, delve into ecology, unravel the secrets of food chains, endangered species, urban wildlife, and beyond.

11:00 am to 2:00 pm

Live Latin Entertainment by Flavio Amador & The Playtime Band

Originally from Honduras, singer-songwriter Flavio Amador’s musical style fuses Latin rhythms such as merengue and bachata with pop and urban genres. Flavio has performed at major venues, including appeared the Calle Ocho Festival, and Fiesta On Flagler, as well as TV shows Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento, and the Partnership Realty Music Show.

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Children’s Author Veronica Green

Activity & Book Signing of The Earth Fairy

Children’s book author and nature-based educator Veronica Green is dedicated to inspiring the next generation of Earth Stewards. She will be showcasing and signing her book The Earth Fairy, while offering a fun hands-on activity for children.

All Day Events

Arts & Crafts. Face Painter. Clown & Entertainers. Lawn Games. Local Eats, Sweet Treats & Refreshments.

FREE Admission for Mounts Members and children under 6.

For nonmembers:

Advance Purchase: $20 Adults / $5 children under 17
On-Site Tickets: $25 Adults / $13 children under 17

Tickets include full access to SUMMERFEST! activities and Mounts Botanical Garden’s 20-acre tropical paradise with lush walking trails.

Not yet a Mounts Member?

Join for just $60 and enjoy year-round free entry – including SUMMERFEST!

Plus: Mounts Members Get 50% Discount in the Gift Shop in August.

To purchase advance tickets to SUMMERFEST!, please visit https://www.mounts.org/event/summerfest-west-palm-beach/.

Visitor Information

Mounts Botanical Garden is open to the public Tuesday through Sunday from 9 am to 4 pm (with last entry at 3 pm).

Admission:

$20 for adults
$18 for seniors, college students and military with IDs
$13 for ages 6 to 17
Free for children under age 6, Mounts members, and RAP (reciprocal program) members.

Mounts Botanical Garden is located at 531 North Military Trail in West Palm Beach.

About Mounts Botanical Garden of Palm Beach County:

With a mission to inspire and educate through nature, Mounts Botanical Garden is Palm Beach County’s oldest and largest botanical garden. Visitors to this 20-acre tropical oasis will see an acclaimed collection of 25 unique garden areas containing more than 7,000 species of tropical and sub-tropical plants, including Florida natives, exotic and tropical fruit trees, herbs, palms, roses, cactus, bromeliads and much more. Mounts Botanical Garden is part of the Palm Beach County Cooperative Extension Department, in partnership with the University of Florida and the non-profit Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden. For more information, visit www.mounts.org.

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