BOCA RATON, FL (Boca Post) (Copyright © 2025) — The city’s Night Market returns tonight at Sanborn Square, 72 North Federal Highway. Same deal, 6 to 9 p.m., lights in the trees, live music, a few food trucks, the smell of pizza and kettle corn drifting down Federal.

It’s a monthly thing the City runs, sort of half-festival, half-farmer’s market. Locals call it free entertainment with snacks.

The food crowd’s stacked again — Black Cat Bakery, Frios Gourmet Pops, Uptown Deli Café, Pizzeria Solarino. Most bring long lines, short tempers, worth it.

Down the center path are the makers and artists — Zely, ASouza Resin Art, La Vida Vanilla Extracts, Deep Purpose Jewelry. Then soaps and candles from Batched and Cured, Gifts from Gaia, Vales Candles, Be With You Ancient Tallow — all the stuff you tell yourself you don’t need and buy anyway.

A few regulars, too: ArmHer Safety Accessories, ReSurf Sisters Preloved Clothing, Don’t Quit Your Daydreams, Pepperprint by Vivi. You start to know their faces after a few months.

Music will spill out near the fountain again — usually a local duo, sometimes a full band. It gets loud enough that you can’t hear your phone, which is fine.

Parking’s still tight around Mizner and Palmetto, but the city’s new BocaConnect shuttles are running free. Download the Circuit App, call a ride, those little electric carts zip you straight to Sanborn Square.

The season runs monthly through spring: Dec. 11, Jan. 8, Feb. 5, Mar. 5, Apr. 2, May 7. They’ll keep going till the heat makes it unbearable again.

It’s one of those Boca nights you can count on — something to do that isn’t a movie or Mizner Park. Maybe you stay for a drink, maybe just a stroll. Either way, it beats another evening scrolling at home.