This year we are celebrating the Winter Season with festive DIY holiday crafts, mindful collage workshop, holiday photo-ops, face painting, live music, handcrafted vendor showcase, and more!
Broward County Main Library is in the holiday spirit! Craftapalooza is our annual arts-and-crafts celebration and this year, we are ringing in the holidays with a Winter Wonderland theme!
Join us for free:
Winter Wonderland Installation @ The Storefront, 1st Floor Lobby
Holiday Face Painting
Get your face painted in the holiday spirit by professional face painters!
Handcrafted vendor marketplace (cash and digital payments accepted)
All things made by hand are for sale at the Craftapalooza Marketplace! Shop gifts for the holidays.
DIY art workshops for all ages!
Mindful Collage Making with local artist, Margeaux Miller
In this workshop, participants will learn the basic elements of collage making with a presentation and hands-on help from artist Margeaux Miller. Participants are invited to create a visual representation of their inner world. Using a variety of paper materials, textures, and images, participants will build their own “mind maps”, or expressive collages that translate thoughts, emotions, and memories into a tangible visual landscape.
Margeaux Miller is a multimedia artist whose works focuses on collage-based elements, iconography, photography, and personal dialog throughout. Often characterized by color pallets, repetitive imagery, personified shapes, and jumbled type, the most recent collages show a more unfiltered expression of the artist’s inner creativity and imagination. Their art is a meditative journey, transforming anxious thoughts into surreal, experimental creations. Their artwork not only reflects personal narratives but invites viewers to explore different aspects of human experience and identity.
Margeaux earned a BA in Graphic Design from Nova Southeastern University in 2024, and is currently working as the Social Media & Digital Coordinator at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens.
Live DJ, Matt Kelly
Local DJ Matt Kelly will cheer us up with festive, family-friendly music for everyone.
Matt Kelly is a DJ/producer, visual artist, and creative director from Pompano Beach focused on elevating the South Florida community through music and design. Kelly makes his return to the annual Craftapalooza event on December 13th as the resident DJ for the Broward County Main Library, providing the soulful soundtrack for locals to support small businesses. DJing gigs for National Geographic to Rolling Loud Miami to Papa’s Raw Bar and more, Matt’s eclectic experience allows him to adapt to any crowd.
As a recent recipient of the FY26 Broward County Artist Support Grant, Matt Kelly continues his communal efforts with the presentation of his flagship event, “SoundLab”, to the immersive Mad Arts Museum as a 3-part series beginning in February 2026. SoundLab is a producer showcase/writer’s workshop that has celebrated the West Palm Beach creative community for over a year, and Kelly is excited to debut the event as an official Broward County initiative.
Craftapalooza is made possible by Friends of the Fort Lauderdale Libraries.
AGE GROUP: | Tweens | Toddlers | Teens | Preschool | New Adults | Kids | Families | Everyone | Babies/Infants | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Workshop | Fair/Festival | Crafting/Makers | Arts & Cultural |
TAGS: | Holiday Happenings/Events |
| Mon, Dec 08 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Tue, Dec 09 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Wed, Dec 10 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Thu, Dec 11 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Fri, Dec 12 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sat, Dec 13 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sun, Dec 14 | Closed |
