Get out and enjoy our City bike trails with the El Rio Trail Educational Bike Ride, Nov. 4

and the Love To Ride Florida Challenge.

The golf course at the Boca Raton Golf & Racquet Club is open for play beginning November 1, 2021. All other amenities will remain closed as the City continues to invest over $7 million dollars to upgrade the facilities. Daily rates and the frequent player program can be found here. To book a tee time, please call 561-367-7000 starting Saturday, October 30, 2021.

City staff has been hard at work after taking ownership of the property on October 1, 2021. View this video to take a sneak peek at all the upgrades that have been completed so far. For more information about BRGRC, visit the City's website.

Join us in honoring veterans on Thursday, November 11 for a Ceremony and Concert at the Mizner Park Amphitheater 11am - 2pm. The FREE event includes:

For more information, visit Special Events.

The City received additional Community Development Block Grant coronavirus (CDBG-CV) funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for City homeowners and renters who have experienced a financial hardship due to COVID-19.

Applications are now being accepted and will be processed on a first come, first qualified, first served basis. Visit the Rental and Foreclosures Programs webpage for guidelines, qualifications, and to apply.

Light Up Boca kicks off Friday, November 19 with "Light the Lights" at Mizner Park Amphitheater (590 Plaza Real) from 5pm - 9pm.

Enjoy a holiday-packed event featuring a musical stage show, the ceremonial tree lighting, fireworks display, snow flurries and snacks available for purchase. Stay after for a Movie Under the Stars -- bring your own blanket or chair and watch Home Alone!

NEW this year... on weekend evenings throughout the month of December, the City will host Merry in Mizner, festive nights with holiday entertainment, interactive Santa's letter booth, photo ops, and pop-up entertainment.

Learn more on the Holiday Tree Lighting webpage.

The City is proud to sponsor the TimberTech Championship, returning to The Old Course at Broken Sound (1401 NW 41st Street) November 5-7.

This year’s tournament will be a zero-waste event – the only event of its kind on the PGA Tour Champions circuit. In conjunction with their Full-Circle recycling program, TimberTech will be collecting, transporting, cleaning, composting, repurposing and/or reusing nearly every possible output from the event. Learn more on the City's website.

The City is accepting applications from artists for a Recycled Material Art Project made from discarded materials to be located in the grassy area adjacent to A1A near the South Beach Park Pavilion.

The Project aims to raise awareness of plastic pollution in our waterways and encourage conservation in our community. The deadline to apply is Monday, November 15 at 5pm EST. Learn more and apply on the Project's webpage.

Nov. 7 - Daylight Saving Time Ends (turn clocks back 1 hour at 2am)

Nov. 8 - CRA Regular Meeting / City Council Workshop

Nov. 9 - City Council Regular Meeting

Nov. 10 - 2021 Homestead Exemption Outreach

Nov. 11 - Veterans Day (City Offices Closed)

Nov. 22 - CRA Regular Meeting / City Council Workshop

Nov. 23 - City Council Regular Meeting

Nov. 25 - Thanksgiving Day (City Offices Closed)

Nov. 28 - Hanukkah Begins

Laser shows, comedy, music and more... here's what's coming to Mizner Park Amphitheater in November!

Please take notice of the updated sanitation schedule for Veterans Day and Thanksgiving, as your collection days may change:

View the 2021-22 Sanitation Brochure for helpful information on:

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Hillsboro El Rio Park North - Renovation has begun on the bathrooms, which are scheduled to reopen in February 2022. The restrooms will be updated to current ADA standards and provide new low-flow fixtures to conserve water and energy-efficient LED lights.

Hughes Park - The playground will reopen to the public on November 9. New features include new playground equipment, new surfacing, added shade and more!

Spanish River Park - Restroom Building #4 will be reopened in November after completing an interior renovation to bring it up to current ADA standards.

Pine Breeze Park - Pine Breeze Park will be reopening soon. Residents can expect two new pavilions, a new walking path, new fitness equipment and benches, a rebuilt basketball court, new stormwater drainage system, sidewalks repaired and some playground equipment repaired.

The Junior League of Boca Raton, City of Boca Raton, and Brightline unveiled the new Community Garden located at Meadows Park (1300 NW 8th Street) with a ceremonial ribbon cutting and fun activities for the community to enjoy. Learn more about the Community Garden on the City's website and check out the Ribbon Cutting video.

As part of the garden's reopening, the City also celebrated Boca Raton's 41st year as a "Tree City USA" with 200 native and fruiting trees given to City residents. Through tree programs in the last year, our Office of Sustainability partnered with community organizations and our residents to add 476 new trees to the City.

Did you know that reducing GHG emissions in the City of Boca Raton by 15% would mean a reduction of 146,458 MtCO2e? That is equivalent to:

Learn what this data means and how our residents, businesses and the City can help reduce emissions on our website.

Until then, keep your eyes on the tropics and take this time to update your hurricane plan, and be sure to have your hurricane preparations OUTSIDE and INSIDE your home ready!

Find additional checklists and resources on our website.

As we continue to monitor COVID-19 numbers in our area, here's a reminder where you can get vaccinated and tested.