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. |