Tell your friends and family you’re going to be busy for a while. Our two local teams, the Miami Heat and Florida Panthers, are in the Finals, and it’s time for South Florida sports enthusiasts — and even many who don’t normally follow basketball and hockey — to make their viewing plans.
A hefty 14 games have been scheduled over 19 nights. Here’s where to watch with fellow fans.
MIAMI HEAT
STARRY Miami HEAT Bandwagon: This roving party bus will make stops around Miami on June 7 for the third game in the series. Promoters promise a “meet and greet with a team legend” as a DJ blasts music from the bus. To get a ride, fans must go to DJ IRIE’s Twitter @IRIE and reply to the bandwagon post. Five fans will win seats on the bus for themselves and three friends for a two-hour ride. Visit .
Smitty’s Sistrunk Wings (1134 NW Sixth St., Fort Lauderdale; 954-900-4425; smittyssistrunk.com): Heat games will be on all seven TV screens, and a DJ will play music during commercials and half-time.
FLORIDA PANTHERS
FLA Live Arena (1 Panther Parkway, Sunrise; 954-835-7000; ): The Panthers will host a watch party for Game 2 on June 5. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $10 for general admission and includes parking; proceeds benefit the Florida Panthers Foundation. Food and drinks will be available, and the Pantherland store will be open. The Game 2 watch party will feature drink specials and samples from Jameson, G.H. Mumm and Coors Light.
The Inn Field (11439 West Oakland Park Blvd., Sunrise; 954-741-2100; theinnfield.com): Buy one beer and get one free if you show your ticket to a Florida Panthers game from this past season.
Hopportunities (440 NE Fifth Ave., Delray Beach; 561-203-5375; findyourhoppyplace.com): The June 3 game will be on all screens, including the big one outside.
HEAT & PANTHERS
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino (1 Seminole Way, Hollywood; 866-502-7529; ): The Hard Rock Sports Bar will show all Heat and Panthers games “on a massive wall of LED TVs providing 360 degrees of live sports action” with audio, according to the hotel. Reservations are recommended.
Packy’s Sports Pub (4480 N. Federal Highway, Lighthouse Point; 954-657-8423; packysportspub.com): 8 p.m. on Panthers nights and 8:30 p.m. on Heat game nights. Burgers, sandwiches, chicken parm and salads are on the menu.
Bru’s Room (235 S. Federal Highway, Pompano Beach; 954-785-2227; brusroompb.com): The bar installed an “amazing new big screen,” just in time for the Heat and Panthers games, according to a post on .
Funky Buddha Brewery (1201 NE 38th St., Oakland Park; 954-440-0046; funkybuddha.com): The taproom will show all games with sound on.
The Wharf Fort Lauderdale (20 W. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale; 954-372-7606; wharfftl.com): The downtown riverfront party hub is showing Heat and Panthers games on the giant screen with sound on. Also offered: Giant beer pong and cornhole; $5 Tito’s cocktails from 4 to 7 p.m.; food from Red Cow BBQ, Lunchroom Sandwiches, The Piefather, Cookies & Cream, and Los Altos Taqueria.
Munchie’s Pizza Club (200 SW Second St., Fort Lauderdale; 954-546-8624; munchiespizzaclub.com): The club will show Heat and Panthers games on large screens. Patrons who bring their dogs receive a free slice of Pupperoni Pizza (peanut butter and bacon on a gluten-free crust). Patrons who wear white to Heat watch parties receive a shot on the house. If the Heat or Panthers wins, guests also get a free shot.
The Irishmen Pub (1745 NW Boca Raton Blvd., Boca Raton; 561-368-1129; irishmenpub.com): Festivities begin at 8 p.m. for Panthers games and at 8:30 p.m. for Heat games.
American Social Bar & Kitchen (721 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, 954-764-7005; 351 W. Plaza Real, Boca Raton, 561-486-5434; americansocialbar.com): The bars are offering an “elevated menu” and $20 Buckets of Budweiser, Bud Light or Michelob Ultra and $30 Buckets of High Noon or Truly hard seltzer.
