West Palm Beach hosted spring training for the Atlanta Braves from 1966 to 1997 at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium, which was demolished in 2002. The city also hosted the St. Louis Browns from 1928 to 1936, the Philadelphia Athletics from 1946 to 1954, the Kansas City Athletics from 1955 to 1962, the Milwaukee Braves from 1963 to 1965, and the Montreal Expos from 1969 to 1972 and from 1981 to 1997.

Founded in 1982 to draw visitors to the area during the "shoulder season" of April and May, SunFest has an annual attendance of more than 275,000 people.