ART & CULTURE
Life by the Lake is the perfect mix of a region experiencing growth while maintaining its relaxed lifestyle. Our rural setting is friendly and welcoming – and we mix our love of the outdoors with an appreciation of the arts!
Dolly Hand Cultural Arts Center
The Dolly Hand Cultural Arts Center is a wonderful venue for play productions, music of all genres, and ballets -- among other performances -- and located on the campus of Palm Beach State College’s Glades Campus.
ADDRESS: 1977 College Drive
Belle Glade, FL 33430
PHONE: (561) 993-1160
WEBSITE: www.dollyhand.org and https://www.facebook.com/dollyhandcac/
Lawrence E. Will Museum: A Museum of the Glades
The Glades Region is home to the Lawrence E. Will Museum: A Museum of the Glades. Its mission is to conserve, display, and organize, for educational and research goals, the artifacts, memorabilia, photographs, and written records pertinent to this unique region adjacent to Lake Okeechobee and the upper Everglades, and the significance of the Will family in settling the Glades and preserving its early history.
ADDRESS: 530 S. Main Street
Belle Glade, FL 33430
PHONE: (561) 992-0303
WEBSITE: N/A
HOURS: Mon.-Thurs. 10:00am-2:00pm
Glades Festival of Afro Arts
Presented by the City of Belle Glade and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., this annual family festival is held on the third Saturday in March and includes music, food, arts & crafts, and community performances.
ADDRESS: 224 Avenue E Place,
Belle Glade, FL 33430
PHONE: (561) 301-7511
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/afroarts/
Black Gold Jubilee Festival
This highly anticipated annual festival celebrates the area’s rich “Black Gold” soil for its ability to produce bountiful harvests year after year. The Jubilee has grown to draw several thousand attendees each year since its inception in 1978. Expect a full day of fun including: a 5K walk/run and 10K run, a parade on Main Street, food, children’s rides and activities, vendors, entertainment, and evening fireworks.
ADDRESS: Torry Island Campground
5000 W Canal St N
Belle Glade, FL 33430
PHONE: (561) 996-2745
WEBSITE: www.blackgoldjubilee.org
Pahokee Heritage Music Festival
The City of Pahokee has an appreciation for music as the universal language which brings thousands of diverse people together. The Pahokee Heritage Music Festival showcases these diverse cultures through music, art, dance, and literature.
ADDRESS: Pahokee, FL 33476
PHONE: (561) 924-5534
WEBSITE: https://www.cityofpahokee.com/ and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pg/Pahokee-Heritage-Music-Festival-178818055545087/about/?ref=page_internal
Palm Beach County Public Library | Belle Glade Branch
The Belle Glade Branch offers internet access, a growing collection of urban fiction, and a wide variety of online resources including magazine articles and digital newspapers. There is also a computer to help adults learn to read, along with a children’s area which offers activities for children of all ages.
ADDRESS: 725 NW 4th Street
Belle Glade, FL 33430
PHONE: (561) 996-3453
WEBSITE: http://www.pbclibrary.org/locations/belle-glade
Grassy Waters Festival
Since 1989, this festival and car show with music, food, and vendors/displays is held in November.
ADDRESS: Downtown Pahokee, FL 33476
PHONE: (561) 924-5579
WEBSITE: N/A
LORE
Lake Okeechobee
Regional Economic Alliance
of Palm Beach County
PO Box 2077, Belle Glade, FL 33430
561-763-5550
info@LOREalliancepbc.org
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