Updated and revised for the 2026-27 season, our Seafood Festival Calendar covers every corner of the state.
Author: Bob Rountree
Campground options for events at Daytona Beach International Speedway
The Coke Zero 400 coming up in late August and Biketoberfest in October, Here’s our guide to the best campgrounds near Daytona Beach International Speedway.
Popular Panhandle beach now requires day visitors to have reservations
Henderson Beach State Park is consistently ranked as one of America’s best beaches.
Beach camping in Florida: Living the dream
What could be better than this? Camping within earshot of the surf, soft breezes and soaring seagulls. If you insist on camping in a Florida summer, then you might find the answer here…
Florida spiny lobster season opens
Freshly harvested spiny lobsters are already appearing in seafood markets and restaurants. And recreation divers can get back in the water. The season ends next March.
Tropics: Atlantic is quiet
Flash flooding is possible along the Gulf Coast from Florida’s Big Bend west to Louisiana.
Red tide’s return
See where health alerts have been issued and which beaches are affected.
Sebring showcases downtown HGTV makeover
Central Florida’s ‘City on the Circle’ is enjoying a rebirth with a renovation boost by Erin and Ben Napier of HGTV’s ‘Home Town Takeover.’
Lake Placid charms with murals, clowns & caladiums
Lake Placid has quite a few stories to tell, and they are told in murals. On the walls of 50 buildings. All over town. A good time to see them is during the annual Lake Placid Caladium Festival, July 24-26.
The best little beach town
Travel and Leisure magazine calls New Smyrna Beach “Florida’s most underrated seaside city”. We think it is “Florida’s best little beach town.”