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Florida Free Fishing Days

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

AMC Theatres: 30% off daily before 4 p.m.

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres

Free tour of the Adrienne Arsht Center

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Adrienne Arsht Center, Miami

Outdoor marine aquarium feedings, Boca Raton

12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Loggerhead Marinelife Center: Fish Feeding Talks

1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach

Public Walking Tour, Manatee Lagoon, WPB

2:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach

Senior Skating on rink in Fort Lauderdale

2:30 pm to 3:00 pm | Las Olas Oceanside Park

Ice Skating deal for college students in Fort Lauderdale

2:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Discounted | Las Olas Oceanside Park

Chopin for All free concert, Fort Lauderdale

3:00 pm | FREE | Broward Center for the Performing Arts

Free Noche de Arte

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | InterContinental Hotel

Holiday Village, Delray Beach

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Old School Square, Delray

Magic City Lights, Miami

5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Magic City Casino

Food Trucks in Hollywood

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood ArtsPark

Zoo Lights at Palm Beach Zoo

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $15.00-27.75 | Palm Beach Zoo

Fantasy of Lights drive-through display

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-45.00 | Tradewinds Park

Holiday in Paradise nightly light shows, WPB

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront

Symphony In Lights display in Hallandale Beach

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village

Holiday snowfalls & lights at The Square in West Palm

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach

Drive-up Christmas at the Oasis display

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Oasis Church

Water Taxi holiday lights excursion

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | $15.00-45.00 | Intracoastal Waterway

Magical Snowfall at Dolphin Mall

7:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall

Free Improv class every Monday in Palmetto Bay

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Palmetto Bay Library

Trivia nights in Broward

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE

Holiday lights display in Coral Springs

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Coral Springs City Hall

Free live music series at The Betsy Hotel

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel

Free group bike ride in Fort Lauderdale

7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Tarpon River Brewing

Free Concert, Wellington

7:30 pm | FREE | Wellington Amphitheater

Comedy Night at Sandbar Sports Grill

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Sandbar Sports Grill, Miami-Dade

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Discounts at Cinemark on Tuesdays

All Day | Discounted | Cinemark

Regal Theatres: Discounted movie tickets on Tuesdays

All Day | $5.00-7.00 | Regal Cinemas Multiple Locations

Tropical Holiday Trees, WPB

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Mounts Botanical Garden, West Palm Beach

AMC Theatres: 30% off daily before 4 p.m.

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres

Winter Wonderland exhibit in Plantation

10:00 am to 4:30 pm | FREE

Free yoga at library in Plantation

12:00 pm to 1:30 pm | FREE | West Regional Library

Outdoor marine aquarium feedings, Boca Raton

12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Shark & Stingray Feedings, Delray Beach

1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach

Loggerhead Marinelife Center: Fish Feeding Talks

1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach

Public Walking Tour, Manatee Lagoon, WPB

2:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach

Kids play free mini-golf deal in Pembroke Pines

4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Discounted | AllGolf

Tasty Tuesdays with Food Trucks

5:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Sunset Cove Amphitheater, Boca Raton

Market Tuesdays at CityPlace Doral

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | CityPlace Doral

Tasty Tuesday food trucks, Boca Raton

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Sunset Cove Amphitheater, Boca Raton

Holiday Village, Delray Beach

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Old School Square, Delray

Food Trucks Tuesdays

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Haulover Beach Park

Food Truck Tuesdays at Haulover Park

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Haulover Beach Park

Magic City Lights, Miami

5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Magic City Casino

Zoo Lights at Palm Beach Zoo

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $15.00-27.75 | Palm Beach Zoo

Fantasy of Lights drive-through display

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-45.00 | Tradewinds Park

Holiday in Paradise nightly light shows, WPB

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront

Symphony In Lights display in Hallandale Beach

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village

Yardfit Hatha Yoga at Doral Yard

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Doral Yard

Holiday snowfalls & lights at The Square in West Palm

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach

Drive-up Christmas at the Oasis display

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Oasis Church

Water Taxi holiday lights excursion

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | $15.00-45.00 | Intracoastal Waterway

Magical Snowfall at Dolphin Mall

7:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall

$5 Retro Replay Films

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $5.00 | Landmark Theatre at Merrick Park, Coral Gables

Trivia nights in Broward

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE

Holiday lights display in Coral Springs

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Coral Springs City Hall

Free live music series at The Betsy Hotel

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel

Free New World Symphony WALLCAST Concert Mobile Series

7:00 pm | FREE | Black Archives Historic Lyric Theatre, Miami

Free Concert, Wellington

7:30 pm | FREE | Wellington Amphitheater

Comedy Open Mic Night, Delray

8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Arts Garage, Delray Beach

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Enter digital lottery for discounted theater tickets in Fort Lauderdale

All Day | FREE | Broward Center for the Performing Arts

Half price arcade games at Bowlero

Discounted | Bowlero bowling venues

Tropical Holiday Trees, WPB

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Mounts Botanical Garden, West Palm Beach

AMC Theatres: 30% off daily before 4 p.m.

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres

Free admission for Miami-Dade seniors with Golden Ticket

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

Winter Wonderland exhibit in Plantation

10:00 am to 4:30 pm | FREE

$5 movies in Hollywood

12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Discounted | Flippers

David Wong bassist free concert

12:00 pm | FREE | Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus

Outdoor marine aquarium feedings, Boca Raton

12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Shark & Stingray Feedings, Delray Beach

1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach

Loggerhead Marinelife Center: Fish Feeding Talks

1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach

Public Walking Tour, Manatee Lagoon, WPB

2:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach

Senior Skating on rink in Fort Lauderdale

2:30 pm to 3:00 pm | Las Olas Oceanside Park

CMX Classics discount film

3:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $6.00 | CMX Cinemas

Holiday light up event in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Anglin Square

Food Trucks In Volunteer Park

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Volunteer Park Plantation

Holiday Village, Delray Beach

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Old School Square, Delray

Food truck gathering at Pelican Harbor Marina

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Pelican Harbor Marina

Magic City Lights, Miami

5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Magic City Casino

$9 deal for roller skating in Davie

6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Discounted | Galaxy Skateway Davie

Zoo Lights at Palm Beach Zoo

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $15.00-27.75 | Palm Beach Zoo

Student film festival in Davie

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Bailey Hall in Davie

Park and Tree Lighting Ceremony

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Doral Park

Fantasy of Lights drive-through display

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-45.00 | Tradewinds Park

Holiday in Paradise nightly light shows, WPB

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront

Symphony In Lights display in Hallandale Beach

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village

Holiday snowfalls & lights at The Square in West Palm

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach

Drive-up Christmas at the Oasis display

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Oasis Church

Water Taxi holiday lights excursion

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | $15.00-45.00 | Intracoastal Waterway

Magical Snowfall at Dolphin Mall

7:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall

Free live music at Hollywood beach bandshell

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell

Light Up North Miami

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)

$12 Adult Skate Night in Fort Lauderdale

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $12.00 | Xtreme Action Park

Trivia nights in Broward

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE

Holiday lights display in Coral Springs

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Coral Springs City Hall

Free live music series at The Betsy Hotel

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel

Holiday Street Parade, Boca Raton

7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE

Free Concert, Wellington

7:30 pm | FREE | Wellington Amphitheater

Comedy Night at Pub 52

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co., Miami-Dade

Comedy Night at Exit One Taproom

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Exit One Taproom, Miami-Dade

SoundScape Cinema Series: Free outdoor movies in Miami Beach

8:00 pm | FREE | New World Center, Miami Beach

Thursday, December 7, 2023

Tropical Holiday Trees, WPB

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Mounts Botanical Garden, West Palm Beach

AMC Theatres: 30% off daily before 4 p.m.

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres

Winter Wonderland exhibit in Plantation

10:00 am to 4:30 pm | FREE

African Art exhibits & activities, Opa-Locka & Overtown

10:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Miami-Dade County Multiple Locations

Sunny Days/Starry Nights at NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale with free entry

11:00 am to 7:00 pm | FREE | NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale

Outdoor marine aquarium feedings, Boca Raton

12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton

Shark & Stingray Feedings, Delray Beach

1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach

Loggerhead Marinelife Center: Fish Feeding Talks

1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach

Public Walking Tour, Manatee Lagoon, WPB

2:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach

Street Stages concerts, Miami

4:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Old Post Office, Miami-Dade

Free GOGO MOAD Family Day

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus

Wolfson Market & Movie, Miami

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus

Holiday Village, Delray Beach

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Old School Square, Delray

Food Truck Thursdays at Highland Oaks Park

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Highland Oaks Park

Magic City Lights, Miami

5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Magic City Casino

Menorah lighting in Fort Lauderdale

5:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Las Olas Oceanside Park

Free Thursdays at PAMM: Backroom Sessions

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)

Menorah car parade in Fort Lauderdale

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Las Olas Chabad Jewish Center

Zoo Lights at Palm Beach Zoo

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $15.00-27.75 | Palm Beach Zoo

Food Trucks at Tree Tops in Davie

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Treetops Park

Live music: Clematis by Night, West Palm Beach

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront

Play all you want mini-golf deal in Pembroke Pines

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $11.00 | AllGolf

Santa on the Green concert - Remix featuring Laura Vivas

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Merrick Park

Christmas Lights In The Acres

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00 | Plantation Baptist Church

Fantasy of Lights drive-through display

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-45.00 | Tradewinds Park

Symphony In Lights display in Hallandale Beach

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village

Menorah lighting, Old School Square, Delray

6:00 pm | FREE | Old School Square, Delray

Yuletide on Atlantic Parade in Pompano

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Atlantic Boulevard in Pompano Beach

Lighting festivities in Wilton Manors

6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Flippen Park

Holiday snowfalls & lights at The Square in West Palm

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach

"The Polar Expess" movie in Dania

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Meli Park

Drive-up Christmas at the Oasis display

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Oasis Church

Water Taxi holiday lights excursion

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | $15.00-45.00 | Intracoastal Waterway

Magical Snowfall at Dolphin Mall

7:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall

Free live music at Hollywood beach bandshell

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell

Live music at Doral Yard

7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Doral Yard

Trivia nights in Broward

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE

The Moth Miami StorySLAM

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $15.00 | Sandrell Rivers Theater

Live Music at VIVO Dolphin Mall

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall

Holiday lights display in Coral Springs

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Coral Springs City Hall

Free live music series at The Betsy Hotel

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel

Free Concert, Wellington

7:30 pm | FREE | Wellington Amphitheater

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