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Florida's Annual Events

JANUARY 2010

Event:  South Florida Fair
Location:  West Palm Beach
Est. Attendance:  600,000
southfloridafair.com 

Event:  Gasparilla FireworksLocation: Tampa
Est. Attendance:  150,000
gasparillapiratefest.com

Event:  Monster Jam
Location: Orlando
Est. Attendance:  n/ast. Attendance:  n/a
monsterjamonline.com

Event:  Monster Jam
Location: Tampa
Est. Attendance:  n/ast. Attendance:  n/a
www.monsterjamonline.com

Holiday:  All Locations
Martin Luther King Day

floridastatefair.com
 FEBRUARY 2010

Event:  Monster Jam
Location: Tampa
Est. Attendance:  n/a
monsterjamonline.com
 
Event: Florida State Fair
Location: Tampa
Est. Attendance:  500,000
floridastatefair.com

Event: Sant' Yago Knight Parade
Location: Ybor City
Est. Attendance:  150,000Est. Attendance:  150,000
knightparade.com
 
Event:  Daytona 500
Location: Daytona
Est. Attendance:  185,000EEst. Attendance:  185,000
daytonainternationalspeedway.com
 
Event:  St. Lucie County Fair
Location: Ft. Pierce
Est. Attendance:  130,000EEst. Attendance:  130,000
stluciecountyfair.org

Event:  Monster Jam
Location: Jacksonville
Est. Attendance:  n/aEEst. 
Attendance:  n/a
monsterjamonline.com

Event:  Daytona Bike Week
Location: Daytona
Est. Attendance: 500,000EEst. 
Attendance: 500,000
officialbikeweek.com

Holiday:  All Locations

Valentine's Day
MARCH 2010

Event:  Central Florida Fair
Location: Orlando
Est. Attendance:  250,000Est. Attendance:  250,000
centralfloridafair.com

 Event:  Mardi Gras
Location: Universal Studios
Dates: March-April
Est. Attendance:  n/a
Dates:  March-April
universalorlando.com/Mardi_Gras

Event: Professional Baseball Spring Training
Location: Statewide
Est. Attendance:  n/a

Event:  Florida Strawberry Festival
Location: Plant City
Est. Attendance:  600,000Est. Attendance:  600,000
flstrawberryfestival.com

Event:  St. Patrick's Day Parade
Location:  Ybor City
Est. Attendance:  20,0000,000
kreweofybor.com/parades

Event: Miami Dade County Fair
Location: Miami
Est. Attendance:  675,000Est. Attendance:  675,000
fairexpo.com/thefair

Event:  Festival of States Night Parade
Location: St. Petersburg
Est. Attendance:  250,000Est. Attendance:  250,000
festivalofstates.com/night_parade

Holiday:  All Locations

St. Patrick's Day

APRIL 2010

Event:  Sun n Fun
Location: Lakeland
Est. Attendance:  200,000Est. Attendance:  645,000
sun-n-fun.org

Event:  Indian River Festival
Location: Titusville
Est. Attendance:  n/ast. Attendance:  n/a
nbbd.com/festivals/IRF/index

Event: Minor League Baseball
Location: Statewide
Date: April-August
Est. Attendance:  n/a

Holiday:  All Locations

Tax Deadline

Easter
MAY 2010
 
Event:  Cinco De Mayo
Location: Statewide
Est. Attendance: n/a

Event:  Sunfest
Location: West Palm Beach
Est. Attendance:  300,000Est. Attendance:  300,000
sunfest.com

Event:  Mayfaire by the lake
Location: Lakeland
Est. Attendance: n/a

Event:  Memorial Weekend
Location: Statewide
Est. Attendance:  n/a

Holiday:  All Locations

Cinco de Mayo

Mother's Day

Memorial Day
JUNE 2010

Event:  SeaWorld Nights
Location: Orlando
Dates:  June-Sept
Est. Attendance:  n/a

Event:  Summer Concert Series
Location: Universal Studios
Dates:  June-July
Est. Attendance:  n/a

Holiday:  All Locations

Father's Day

JULY 2010

Event:  4th of July
Location: Statewide
Est. Attendance:  n/a
AUGUST 2010

Event:  High School Football
Location: Lakeland/Statewide
Dates:  August - October
Est. Attendance:  n/a
SEPTEMBER 2010

Event:  Rock the Universe
Location: Universal Studios
Est. Attendance:  n/a
rocktheuniverse.com

Event:  Labor Day Weekend
Location: Statewide
Est. Attendance:  n/a

Holiday:  All Locations

Grandparent's Day

Labor Day

OCTOBER 2010

Event:  Biketoberfest
Location: Daytona
Est. Attendance:  n/aEst. Attendance:  n/a
biketoberfest.org

Event: Lake Mirror Classic
Location: Lakeland
Est. Attendance: n/aEst. 
Attendance: n/a
lakemirrorclassic.com

Event: Pensacola Interstate Fair
Location: Pensacola
Est. Attendance: 400,000
Est. Attendance: 400,000
pensacolafair.com

Event:  Gator Growl
Location: Gainesville
Est. Attendance:  n/aEst. Attendance:  n/a
gatorgrowl.org

Event:  Guavaween
Location: Ybor City
Est. Attendance:  80,000Est. Attendance:  80,000
cc-events.org/gw

Event:  Universal's Halloween Horror Nights
Location: Orlando
Est. Attendance:  n/aEst. 
Attendance:  n/a
halloweenhorrornights.com

Holiday:  All Locations

Columbus Day

Halloween
NOVEMBER 2010

Event:  Rush Hour Traffic
Location: Statewide
Daylight Savings Nov-March

Event:  Greater Jacksonville Fair
Location: Jacksonville
Est. Attendance: 450,000
jacksonvillefair.com

Event:  North Florida Fair
Location: Tallahassee
Est. Attendance:  100,000
northfloridafair.com

Event:  Downtown Festival & Art Show
Location: Gainesville
Est. Attendance:  100,000
gvlculturalaffairs.org

Event:  Florida Pirates Festival
Location: St. Petersburg
Est. Attendance:  15,000
     
 Event:  Florida Classic
Location:  Orlando
Est. Attendance:  n/a
floridaclassic.org

 Event:  Jacksonville Light Parade & Fireworks
Location: Jacksonville
Est. Attendance:  n/a 
Attendance:  n/a
jaxjazzfest.org

Event:  Thanksgiving Traffic
Location: Statewide
Est. Attendance:  n/a

Event:  Black Friday Traffic
Location: Statewide
Est. Attendance:  n/a

Holiday:  All Locations

Election Day

Veterans Day

Thanksgiving
DECEMBER 2010

Event:  Venice Christmas Boat Parade
Location: Venice
Est. Attendance:  n/a
venicechristmasboatparade.com

Event:  Winterfest Boat Parade
Location: Ft. Lauderdale
Est. Attendance: 700,000
winterfestparade.com

Event:  Treasure Island Boat Parade
Location: Treasure Island
Est. Attendance:  n/a
mytreasureisland.org/boatparade

Event:  Regatta of Lights
Location: St. Augustine
Est. Attendance:  n/a
sayc2000.com

Event: Pompano Beach Holiday Boat Parade
Location: Pompano Beach
Est. Attendance:  n/a

Event:  Tampa Boat Parade
Location: Tampa
Est. Attendance:  n/a

Event: Outback Bowl Parade & New Years Eve Fireworks
Location: Ybor City/Channelside
Est. Attendance:  40,000
outbackbowl.com/events/calendar.

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