Wellington and The Palm Beach Polo & Country Club is world-famous for equestrian and polo events, and the Village of Wellington maintains a public library, a recreation center, a number of public parks, and hosts a seasonal green market and the annual Top Gun model aircraft show. There are a number of entertainment and cultural venues - such as the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts and the Norton Museum of Art - in nearby West Palm Beach. Epsode 17 of Season 3 of C.S.I. Miami featured scenes filmed in Wellington.

A large number of recent Wellington residents are families with young children. All of the elementary schools and middle schools within its boundaries are currently A-rated by the Florida Department of Education. There are two high schools in Wellington - Wellington Community High School, which is B-rated, and Palm Beach Central High School, which is also B-rated. The Palm Beach County school system allows students to attend magnet schools outside of the village if they so wish, though students are nominally assigned to schools in their own area.