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The Storybook Festival Marks 25 Years With a Morning Parade in Pembroke Pines

On Saturday, November 14, 2026, the free Storybook Festival returns to the Southwest Regional Library in Pembroke Pines, where the storybook character parade steps off at 11 in the morning.

By Nanci Gilbert, PA September 28, 2026
Event · Saturday, November 14, 2026
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The 25th annual Storybook Festival lines up at the Southwest Regional Library, 16835 Sheridan Street in Pembroke Pines, on Saturday, November 14, 2026. Families gather on the library grounds for a morning of storybook fun, the character parade steps off at 11 in the morning along the walkways, and the whole event stays free for everyone.

A parade of characters in a library setting

The Storybook Festival turns the library grounds into the kind of morning children remember: characters in costume, families lined along the route, and room for a blanket on the grass after the walk. The Southwest Regional Library sits off Sheridan Street on the west side of Pembroke Pines, an easy drive from Miramar, Hollywood or anywhere in southwest Broward. After 25 years the formula stays simple, and that is exactly what families return for.

A storybook morning, with the afternoon still open

The parade at 11 in the morning is the anchor of the day, so the morning is the whole point. Arrive with time to park and to claim a spot along the route before the costumes start walking. Afterward the library grounds stay welcoming for a slower wander, and the rest of Saturday keeps the afternoon open for whatever the family wants next.

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