Things to Do in Pompano Beach
Pompano Beach's attractions split across two distinct areas -- the oceanfront corridor with its pier and dive sites, and an inland cluster of entertainment venues -- reflecting the same two-town-in-one-city character that shows up throughout this site's Pompano Beach coverage.
The Fisher Family Pier and the Beach
The Fisher Family Pier, covered in more depth on this site's Fishing Guide, is the anchor attraction of the beach corridor -- 896 feet long, rebuilt in 2019-2020 to withstand sea-level rise and storm surge, with a distinctive pompano-shaped Tee end and shade sails, open to both anglers and sightseers walking its length. Beyond the pier itself, Pompano Beach's public beach runs a genuinely long stretch of the Atlantic coastline, offering standard beach-day access alongside the pier as a landmark.
Shipwreck Park: Diving and Snorkeling
Shipwreck Park, covered in more depth on this site's Fishing Guide, offers 17 intentionally placed shipwrecks across a roughly five-square-mile underwater park, ranging from the deep, advanced-diver Lady Luck (126 feet, casino-themed art) to the shallow, beginner-and-snorkeler-friendly S.S. Copenhagen (16-31 feet). Combined with roughly 23 miles of natural coral reef accessible within a half mile of shore in the area, this makes Pompano Beach a genuine, distinctive diving and snorkeling destination, not an afterthought activity relative to its beach.
The Pompano Beach Amphitheater
The Pompano Beach Amphitheater -- known locally as "The Amp" -- sits within Pompano Beach Community Park at 1806 NE 6th Street, seating roughly 3,000 under a distinctive tensile-fabric shade structure, with grounds accommodating an additional 7,000 patrons for larger events. The venue hosts touring national acts across genres from country to blues to classic rock, along with community events, making it a real, active entertainment venue rather than a small local bandshell.
The Pomp: Topgolf and Entertainment on the Former Racetrack Site
As covered on this site's What Nobody Tells You page, the site of the former Pompano Park harness racing track (demolished after its final race in April 2022) is being redeveloped as The Pomp, a 223-acre mixed-use project by The Cordish Companies and Caesars Entertainment. Topgolf, with 102 climate-controlled outdoor hitting bays and ball-tracking technology, opened there in late 2023 as one of the project's first completed pieces, alongside Sports & Social and a PBR Cowboy Bar concept, with hotel, retail, residential, and office components planned across multiple future phases. This sits well inland of the beach, adjacent to Harrah's Pompano Beach casino -- worth knowing as a genuinely separate entertainment district from the oceanfront corridor.
Harrah's Pompano Beach
Harrah's Pompano Beach, the rebranded casino operation on the former Pompano Park site (Caesars Entertainment acquired the property in 2018 and rebranded it Harrah's in late 2022), offers gaming as an inland entertainment option distinct from the beach corridor's attractions. This page did not independently research current gaming offerings, hours, or amenities in detail -- confirm current details directly with the property.
The Goodyear Blimp Base: A Real, If Unofficial, Local Sight
While not a tourist attraction with public visiting hours in the way a museum or park is, Pompano Beach Airpark's Goodyear Blimp base -- operating since 1979, one of only three in the country -- is a real, distinctive part of the local landscape worth knowing about. The airship Wingfoot Two, based here, is a common low-altitude sight over the beach and nearby areas when deployed for regional sporting events or brand-visibility flights, and the 45,000-square-foot hangar itself, the largest structure at the Airpark, is a recognizable local landmark from the surrounding roads. This page did not independently confirm whether Goodyear or the Airpark currently offers any public tours or viewing programs -- confirm directly with the Airpark or Goodyear before planning a visit specifically to see the blimp base.
Parks Beyond the Amphitheater
Pompano Beach Community Park, which hosts the Amphitheater, is itself a larger multi-use park facility beyond just the concert venue -- consistent with a city of this size maintaining a genuine parks-and-recreation system rather than a single beachfront green space. This page did not independently research the full current roster of the city's parks, their individual amenities (playgrounds, sports fields, aquatic centers), or current hours -- the City of Pompano Beach's own Parks and Recreation Department maintains current, comprehensive information on its full park system that goes well beyond what this page can responsibly summarize.
Shopping and Everyday Retail
Beyond dedicated attractions, Pompano Beach carries a real, substantial retail base appropriate to a city of its size, including Pompano Citi Centre, a shopping center serving the area's everyday retail needs. This page did not independently research the current tenant mix, redevelopment status, or specific offerings at Pompano Citi Centre or other shopping centers in the city -- confirm current details directly if shopping access is a specific factor in a relocation decision.
What This Page Doesn't Cover
This page names the real, confirmed attractions and entertainment venues in Pompano Beach: the Fisher Family Pier, Shipwreck Park, the Pompano Beach Amphitheater, and The Pomp/Harrah's Pompano Beach entertainment district. It does not attempt a comprehensive citywide activity guide -- given the city's size, there are certainly additional parks, cultural venues, and attractions beyond what this research pass could individually confirm and source. Check the City of Pompano Beach's own parks and events resources and current local tourism guides for a fuller, current list. Nothing on this page constitutes an endorsement of any named business.
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Get a Free Agent Referral →Independent research. No ads. No sponsored listings. Data sourced from: the City of Pompano Beach's own Fisher Family Pier and Parks materials, independently sourced in more depth on this site's Fishing Guide; Scuba Diving magazine, ABC Mundial, and general dive-tourism sources for Shipwreck Park, independently sourced in more depth on this site's Fishing Guide; visitlauderdale.com and general concert-venue directories for the Pompano Beach Amphitheater's capacity and programming; casino.org, Cordish Companies' own materials, and Wikipedia's coverage of Harrah's Pompano Beach for The Pomp redevelopment and the former Pompano Park racetrack site, independently sourced in more depth on this site's What Nobody Tells You page; and general public reference sources for the existence of Pompano Citi Centre as a local shopping center. Facts not independently confirmed and not invented here include: current hours, ticket prices, or event schedules for the Amphitheater; current gaming offerings or amenities at Harrah's Pompano Beach; and a comprehensive list of every park or attraction citywide. Confirm current hours and offerings directly with each venue before planning a visit.