An upcoming expansion program will add 230,000 square feet to this already popular and successful facility by Fall 2001 in addition to a 500-room headquarter hotel scheduled to open 2002. With the opening of the Broward Center for the Performing Arts , Greater Fort Lauderdale has become the center for theater, music and dance in South Florida. Here, the biggest Broadway musicals make their first and frequently only stop in the region. The Broward Center joins other performing arts venues, such as the new National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, offering popular musical concerts like Celine Dion, BeeGees, Cher and the Rolling Stones. The Museum of Discovery and Science , and Blockbuster 3D IMAX Theater , the most visited museum in Florida, helps kids of all ages explore science, space, and the environment.
Festivals here are frequent and have broad appeal.
The Air and Sea Show kicks off the summer season in May and the spectacular BellSouth Winterfest Boat Parade Presented by Nokia caps the month- long December Winterfest celebration. The Pompano Beach Seafood Festival and Fishing Rodeo in April, celebrates the bounty of the sea. Art and food festivals, jazz festivals, the world's largest Boat Show in October and the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival in November make for special happenings every month of the year. Not to be missed is Butterfly World , set in Tradewinds Park, featuring a specially designed screened enclosure that lets thousands of butterflies fly free in their native habitats. Golfers will recognize the names of famous courses, among the more than 56 both public and private throughout Broward County.