Florida Spotlight

Discover Free Fun in Florida

By FTL Staff

January 17, 2019

Who doesn’t love free? Check out our top picks for things to do around the state during the summer — that don’t cost a dime!

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Sunset fun at Mallory Square in Key West. Richard Ellis

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A cannon at Fort Matanzas National Monument. Fort Matanzas

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Sunday drum circle on Siesta Key. Jennifer Emerling

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A re-enactor tells visitors the history of Fort Matanzas. Fort Matanzas

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Bok Tower Gardens, a Lake Wales historic landmark. Lisa F. Young

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Stroll the Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota. Larry Nighswander

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Explore this 19th-century cotton plantation near Jacksonville. Kingsley Plantation

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Hundreds of artists pack Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach. Delray Affair

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Manatee viewing center in Tampa. Dejan Sarman

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Dry Tortugas National Park located in the Florida Keys. William Silver

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Kayaking at the Brevard Zoo in Melbourne. Brevard Zoo

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Fort Jefferson self-guided walking tour. William Silver

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Natural beauty of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. Larry Nighswander

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Park Ranger Olivia at Fort Matanzas National Monument. Amy Mikler

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Fort Jefferson, Dry Tourtugas National Park off Key West. Varina Patel

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The Old Island Days Art Festival in Key West. Key West Art Center

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FREE ENTERTAINMENT >>Find out where to have fun…sans cash. Debbie Snow

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A sidewalk art festival off Park Avenue in Orlando. City of Winter Park

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Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Coral Gables. Larry Nighswander

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The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota. Larry Nighswander

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