Editing Lake Worth Beach, Florida (section)

===Festivals===

Lake Worth Beach features several annual festivals. The Lake Worth Beach Street Painting Festival attracts about 100,000&nbsp;people to the downtown area, where more than 600&nbsp;artists create works on the asphalt along Lake Avenue and Lucerne Avenue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thepalmbeaches.com/top-event/lake-worth-beach-street-painting-festival|title=Lake Worth Beach Street Painting Festival|publisher=Discover The Palm Beaches|accessdate=November 27, 2021}}</ref> Similarly, FOCUS Lake Worth features displays of multidisciplinary art at different mural locations in downtown in the month of November.<ref name="focus">{{cite web|url=https://lakeworthcra.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=365&Itemid=876|title=FOCUS Lake Worth|publisher=Lake Worth Beach Community Redevelopment Agency|accessdate=November 7, 2021}}</ref> Midnight Sun Festival, originally called Finlandia Days, is an event celebrating Lake Worth Beach's [[Finnish people|Finnish]] population and has been held annually at Bryant Park since 1983. When combined with neighboring Lantana's Finnish community, it becomes one of the largest Finnish communities in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.midnightsunfest.org/about|title=About the Midnight Sun Festival!|publisher=Midnight Sun Festival, Inc.|accessdate=December 7, 2021}}</ref> One of the largest Oktoberfest events in South Florida is held every October just outside the city at the American German Club of the Palm Beaches on Lantana Road,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/entertainment/fall-guide/fl-et-oktoberfest-parties-fort-lauderdale-palm-beach-20210915-dnf4guqix5hdbmkhrmxbiuxyhq-list.html|author=Phillip Valys|title=Hoist your beer steins at these Oktoberfest 2021 celebrations|date=September 15, 2021|newspaper=Sun Sentinel|accessdate=December 7, 2021}}</ref> while Mathews Brewing Company in Lake Worth Beach also observes Oktoberfest.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lakeworthcra.org/index.php?option=com_jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=20100&Itemid=672&year=2021&month=10&day=08&title=oktoberfest-celebration&uid=e81ab7a8dcd2dad7a1e856f67d45e7a7&filter_reset=1|publisher=Lake Worth Beach Community Redevelopment Agency|title=Events this Week - Oktoberfest Celebration at Mathews Brewing Company|accessdate=December 7, 2021}}</ref> In late October, a [[Day of the Dead|Día de los Muertos]] event is also held in the downtown area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lakeworthcra.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=327&Itemid=872|title=Dia de Los Muertos|publisher=Lake Worth BeachCommunity Redevelopment Agency|accessdate=December 7, 2021}}</ref>

The annual Palm Beach Pride [[Pride parade|parade]] is held in Lake Worth Beach. According to Discover The Palm Beaches, over 30,000&nbsp;people attend the event, which is one of the largest pride parades in Florida and the oldest active in the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thepalmbeaches.com/lgbt-travel/events|title=LGBTQ+ Celebrations|date=June 26, 2017|publisher=Discover The Palm Beaches|accessdate=May 15, 2021}}</ref> Lake Worth Beach also has the county's only LGBT community center, Compass, and the [[gay bar]] Mad Hatter Lounge.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Mike Halterman|title=Discover Gay Florida - Palm Beach County|magazine=HOTspots|date=August 19, 2015|url=https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2015/08/19/discover-gay-florida-palm-beach-county/|accessdate=November 4, 2021}}</ref> The City Tree Board organizes an annual "Lake Worth Festival of Trees",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lakeworthcra.org/index.php?option=com_jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=17135&Itemid=672&year=2020&month=03&day=14&title=festival-of-trees&uid=eb4f583ac6d7f37ab89c95469825701b|title=Events this Week - Festival of Trees at Cultural Plaza|publisher=Lake Worth Beach Community Redevelopment Agency|accessdate=December 7, 2021}}</ref> while a monthly celebration called "Lake Ave Block Party" takes place in the Cultural Plaza, next to the City Hall Annex.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lakeworthcra.org/index.php?option=com_jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=16032&Itemid=172&year=2019&month=09&day=06&title=lake-ave-block-party&uid=0c35782e5b588de2c609afc248bd4367|title=Lake Ave Block Party|publisher=Lake Worth Beach Community Redevelopment Agency|accessdate=December 7, 2021}}</ref> The city hosts bonfires at the Lake Worth Beach Casino and Beach Complex on the second and fourth Fridays from November to February.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lakeworthbeachfl.gov/event/lake-worth-beach-bonfires/2022-01-28/|title=Lake Worth Beach Bonfires|publisher=City of Lake Worth Beach, Florida|accessdate=December 7, 2021}}</ref> Additionally, the city government, in conjunction with several local businesses and organizations, holds ceremonies and parades for other commonly recognized holidays.<ref name="focus"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://lakeworthbeachfl.gov/4th-of-july-2021/|title=4th of July 2021|publisher=City of Lake Worth Beach, Florida|author=Ben Kerr|accessdate=December 16, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wflx.com/2021/12/12/crowds-enjoy-sea-santas-holiday-parade-lake-worth-beach/|title=Crowds enjoy 'Sea of Santas' holiday parade in Lake Worth Beach|date=December 12, 2021|newspaper=[[WFLX]]|accessdate=December 16, 2021}}</ref>