Are you fishing for some family fun? Florida offers several free fishing days, when anglers of all ages are allowed to fish on public bodies of water without a license.
Florida has several free fishing days every year, with separate days for freshwater and saltwater fishing. You can learn more about Florida fishing rules here. All other rules (e.g., seasons, bag and size limits) apply. Here is the schedule of Florida free fishing days:
License-free freshwater days
- First Saturday and Sunday in April
- Second Saturday and Sunday in June
License-free saltwater days
- First Saturday and Sunday in June
- First Saturday in September
- Saturday following Thanksgiving
The saltwater waiver applies to any recreational harvest requiring a saltwater fishing license (e.g., crabbing, lobstering, scalloping, etc.) as well as fishing from shore or a boat. A snook or spiny lobster permit are not required on these days.
More free and cheap things to do this week in South Florida
Monday, December 4, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Adrienne Arsht Center, Miami
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
2:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
2:30 pm to 3:00 pm | Las Olas Oceanside Park
2:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Discounted | Las Olas Oceanside Park
3:00 pm | FREE | Broward Center for the Performing Arts
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | InterContinental Hotel
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Old School Square, Delray
5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Magic City Casino
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood ArtsPark
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $15.00-27.75 | Palm Beach Zoo
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-45.00 | Tradewinds Park
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront
6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Oasis Church
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | $15.00-45.00 | Intracoastal Waterway
7:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Palmetto Bay Library
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Coral Springs City Hall
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Tarpon River Brewing
7:30 pm | FREE | Wellington Amphitheater
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Sandbar Sports Grill, Miami-Dade
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Discounted
All Day | Discounted | Cinemark
All Day | $5.00-7.00 | Regal Cinemas Multiple Locations
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Mounts Botanical Garden, West Palm Beach
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
10:00 am to 4:30 pm | FREE
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm | FREE | West Regional Library
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
2:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Discounted | AllGolf
5:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Sunset Cove Amphitheater, Boca Raton
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | CityPlace Doral
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Sunset Cove Amphitheater, Boca Raton
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Old School Square, Delray
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Haulover Beach Park
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Haulover Beach Park
5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Magic City Casino
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $15.00-27.75 | Palm Beach Zoo
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-45.00 | Tradewinds Park
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront
6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Oasis Church
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | $15.00-45.00 | Intracoastal Waterway
7:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $5.00 | Landmark Theatre at Merrick Park, Coral Gables
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Coral Springs City Hall
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
7:00 pm | FREE | Black Archives Historic Lyric Theatre, Miami
7:30 pm | FREE | Wellington Amphitheater
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Arts Garage, Delray Beach
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
All Day | FREE | Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Discounted | Bowlero bowling venues
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Mounts Botanical Garden, West Palm Beach
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
10:00 am to 4:30 pm | FREE
12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Discounted | Flippers
12:00 pm | FREE | Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
2:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
2:30 pm to 3:00 pm | Las Olas Oceanside Park
3:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $6.00 | CMX Cinemas
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Anglin Square
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Volunteer Park Plantation
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Old School Square, Delray
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Pelican Harbor Marina
5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Magic City Casino
6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Discounted | Galaxy Skateway Davie
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $15.00-27.75 | Palm Beach Zoo
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Bailey Hall in Davie
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Doral Park
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-45.00 | Tradewinds Park
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront
6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Oasis Church
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | $15.00-45.00 | Intracoastal Waterway
7:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $12.00 | Xtreme Action Park
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Coral Springs City Hall
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE
7:30 pm | FREE | Wellington Amphitheater
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co., Miami-Dade
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Exit One Taproom, Miami-Dade
8:00 pm | FREE | New World Center, Miami Beach
Thursday, December 7, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Mounts Botanical Garden, West Palm Beach
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
10:00 am to 4:30 pm | FREE
10:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Miami-Dade County Multiple Locations
11:00 am to 7:00 pm | FREE | NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
2:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
4:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Old Post Office, Miami-Dade
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Old School Square, Delray
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Highland Oaks Park
5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Magic City Casino
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Las Olas Oceanside Park
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Las Olas Chabad Jewish Center
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $15.00-27.75 | Palm Beach Zoo
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Treetops Park
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $11.00 | AllGolf
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Merrick Park
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00 | Plantation Baptist Church
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-45.00 | Tradewinds Park
6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
6:00 pm | FREE | Old School Square, Delray
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Atlantic Boulevard in Pompano Beach
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Flippen Park
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Meli Park
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Oasis Church
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | $15.00-45.00 | Intracoastal Waterway
7:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $15.00 | Sandrell Rivers Theater
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Coral Springs City Hall
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
7:30 pm | FREE | Wellington Amphitheater
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