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Upcoming events
Florida Keys boating + diving season 2026
Key Largo / Marathon / Key West
Keys flat-water + reef diving season. PickRV + boat-rental combo.
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Cedar Key Seafood Festival 2026
Cedar Key, FL (downtown)
Clams, oysters and old-Florida island character on the Nature Coast — free, two days, mid-October.
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Suwannee Hulaween 2026
Live Oak, FL (Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park & Campground)
Halloween-weekend jam-and-electronic festival where camping in the Spanish-moss oaks IS the event.
in 90d
Key West Fantasy Fest
Key West
10-day costume + parade festival. Drive Overseas Highway to peak Halloween energy.
in 99d
Snowbird Season 2026-2027 (Florida + Arizona)
Florida (E coast / Keys) + Arizona (Phoenix area)
Snowbird season — Florida + Arizona RV parks fill October-April.
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Florida Seafood Festival 2026
Apalachicola, FL (Battery Park)
Florida's oldest maritime festival — oyster shucking, blessing of the fleet, Forgotten Coast oysters.
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Manatee viewing season
Crystal River / Three Sisters Springs
Three Sisters Springs winter manatee aggregation — Nov-Mar peak window
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Art Basel Miami Beach 2026
Miami Beach (Convention Center)
Art Basel Miami Beach 2026 — global contemporary art week.
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Mecum Kissimmee Collector Car Auction
Kissimmee, FL
The world's largest collector-car auction by volume — two weeks in central FL
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Fellsmere Frog Leg Festival 2027
Fellsmere, FL (downtown)
A Guinness-recognized frog-leg feed in old cracker-country Florida — four days every January.
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Rolex 24 At Daytona 2027
Daytona Beach (Daytona International Speedway)
24 hours of endurance racing — and the infield RV scene is half the event.
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Gasparilla Pirate Festival 2027
Tampa, FL (Bayshore Blvd / downtown)
Tampa's pirate-invasion mega-parade — a fully-rigged ship storms the bay and Bayshore Blvd fills for miles.
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Mount Dora Arts Festival 2027
Mount Dora, FL (historic downtown)
A top-ranked fine-arts festival in a hilly antique-shop town north of Orlando — officially Feb 6-7, 2027.
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Daytona 500 — 2027
Daytona Beach (Daytona International Speedway)
Daytona 500 2027 — infield + outside RV lots sell out 6+ months ahead.
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Everglades Seafood Festival 2027
Everglades City, FL (Copeland Ave)
Stone crab and swamp country — a three-day fish-camp town's biggest weekend, officially Feb 19-21, 2027.
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Swamp Cabbage Festival 2027
LaBelle, FL (Barron Park)
A festival built around Florida's state tree — hearts of palm ('swamp cabbage') on the Caloosahatchee.
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Florida Strawberry Festival 2027
Plant City, FL (Florida Strawberry Festival grounds)
Eleven days of headline concerts, livestock and shortcake in Florida's winter-strawberry capital.
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Daytona Bike Week 2027 (86th Annual)
Daytona Beach (Main Street + Daytona International Speedway, FL)
Daytona Bike Week 2027 — 10 days of Main Street, Speedway laps, A1A coastline.
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Grant Seafood Festival 2027
Grant-Valkaria, FL (Grant Community Center grounds)
The east coast's longest-running seafood festival — all-volunteer, no admission, pure Space Coast.
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Twelve Hours of Sebring 2027
Sebring (Sebring International Raceway)
America's oldest endurance race — and its most famous trackside camping culture.
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SUN 'n FUN Aerospace Expo 2027
Lakeland (Lakeland Linder International Airport)
One of the largest aviation events in the world — daily airshows, warbirds, and camping on the field.
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Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival 2027
Fernandina Beach, FL (Amelia Island, historic downtown)
Birthplace-of-the-shrimping-industry festival on Amelia Island — 300+ artisans, a pirate parade, free admission.
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F1 Miami GP 2027
Miami Gardens (Hard Rock Stadium circuit)
F1 Miami 2027 — Hard Rock Stadium circuit.
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Florida Folk Festival 2027
White Springs, FL (Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park)
America's oldest state folk festival, on the banks of the Suwannee — and you can camp in the park it's held in.
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Pro Hockey Finals 2027
Host cities not yet announced
Pro Hockey Finals Final 2027 — host cities TBD. Subscribe to PickRV NHL Final alerts.
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Thanksgiving — Florida Snowbird Season
Central + Gulf Coast Florida
Thanksgiving in Florida — the snowbird-season arrival surge meets family travel.
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New Year — Florida Snowbird Peak
Gulf Coast + Florida Keys
New Year in Florida — deep snowbird season and warm-weather holiday trips.
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Daytona 500 — 2028
Daytona Beach (Daytona International Speedway)
Daytona 500 2028 — RV tradition continues.
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Spring Break — Florida Gulf Coast
Panama City Beach / Destin
Florida Panhandle spring break — emerald-water beaches and Gulf-side RV resorts.
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F1 Miami GP 2028
Miami Gardens
F1 Miami 2028 — Hard Rock Stadium circuit.
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Daytona 500
Daytona Beach (Daytona International Speedway)
Daytona 500 — RV camping inside the speedway infield + outside lots.
Spring Break — Key West / Florida Keys 2026
Florida Keys (Key West + Marathon)
Spring break Keys — Bahia Honda + Sunshine Key RV resorts.
Calle Ocho Festival 2026 — Miami
Miami (Little Havana)
Calle Ocho Festival — world's largest Hispanic street festival.
Miami Music Week + Ultra
Miami
Park your rig in South Beach during the biggest electronic music week of the year
Ultra Music Festival Miami 2026
Miami (Bayfront Park)
Ultra Music Festival downtown Miami. Larry & Penny Thompson Park for RV base.
F1 Miami Grand Prix
Miami Gardens (Hard Rock Stadium circuit)
F1 Miami GP at Hard Rock Stadium circuit. Markham Park + Miami Everglades RV Resort for base.
Pro Hockey Finals 2026
Host cities not yet announced
Pro Hockey Finals Final 2026 — host cities TBD. PickRV publishes RV park playbook within 24 hours of conference final clinch.
2026 international soccer tournament — Miami matches
Miami Gardens (Hard Rock Stadium)
Hard Rock Stadium hosts international soccer tournament matches. Larry & Penny Thompson Park + Miami Everglades RV Resort.
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FAQ
What major events happen in Florida in 2026-2028?
Florida hosts 38 events on PickRV's curated calendar — 30 upcoming. Top categories: Music festivals, Seasonal, Cultural, Sports, Boating, RV rallies.
When should I book an RV for Florida events?
Demand-multiplier 4.5×+ events need 6-12 months lead time. Mid-tier (3.5-4×) need 3-5 months. Seasonal windows 2-4 months. Each event page lists exact recommended lead-time in weeks.
Are PickRV's Florida event listings accurate?
Yes. We cite official event organizer, .gov, NPS, or NOAA sources on every entry. We do not invent attendance figures — we cite the official figure or omit it. Safety + legal disclaimers required for every elevated-risk event.
Florida rules · last verified 2026-05-10
- Rental tax
- 7.00%
- Min driver age
- 21+ std · 25+ Class A
- Gravel roads
- Allowed — disclosure required
- Generator quiet
- 22:00-07:00
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