Craft beer, street art, eclectic dining, Bryant Park events, and old Florida beach vibes — your weekend guide to Lake Worth Beach, updated weekly.
Browse This Weekend's Events →Lake Worth Beach has always done things differently. The city's personality is somewhere between Key West and a small Latin American capital — colorful, irreverent, and fiercely proud of its artsy, working-class identity. Lake Avenue downtown is the social spine, a walkable strip of independent restaurants, dive bars, vintage shops, and galleries that would look more at home in Wynwood than anywhere else in Palm Beach County.
The energy on Lake Avenue on a Friday evening is genuinely unique in the region. Street musicians claim corners, restaurant tables overflow onto the sidewalk, and the mix of people — longtime residents, artists, Caribbean immigrants, college students, retirees — creates a social texture you won't find in Boca or Delray. Slow down, walk the Ave, and duck into whatever looks interesting.
LULA Brewing has become a destination in its own right — a craft brewery producing small-batch beers in a converted warehouse near the Cultural Council building. The taproom is a convivial, unpretentious gathering spot with rotating taps, a regular food truck presence, and occasional live music and community events. It anchors what's become the city's emerging creative district, where the Palm Beach Cultural Council building and several small galleries form a walkable cluster worth an afternoon visit.
Bryant Park on the Intracoastal waterfront hosts outdoor movies, free concerts, and community events throughout the year. The park's bandshell is a genuine gathering place — the kind of space that fills up organically for Sunday afternoon concerts and evening festivals. Sunset here over the Intracoastal, looking across to the barrier island, is one of the better free views in South Florida. The park also features a public swimming pool and tennis courts that keep the space active seven days a week.
The dining scene in Lake Worth Beach punches well above its modest profile. International flavors from Haitian, Guatemalan, Colombian, and Caribbean cuisines line the side streets around Lake Avenue and are some of the best and most affordable meals in the entire region. Weekend farmers markets and food events regularly add to the options, and the pace of new restaurant openings has accelerated as the city's profile has grown among younger South Florida residents.
The beach on the barrier island retains an authentic old-Florida character — low-rise development, no high-rise condo shadows, and a casual crowd that skews local. The historic Casino building at the beach entrance (not a gambling casino — a holdover from the original meaning of the word) houses a public pool, ballroom event space, and seasonal programming. The beach park itself is one of the less crowded in Palm Beach County on weekday mornings, and the natural reef offshore draws snorkelers and divers with decent visibility most of the year.