Skip the sales tax. Florida offers an opportunity to save on eligible purchases during shopping events when sales taxes are waived for specific items, including tools and energy efficient refrigerators.
Florida sales taxes are 6 percent, or $6 per $100 purchase, and some regions also levy local taxes, which likely are also withheld.
For tax-free shopping, some eligible items are fully tax free. Others feature taxes waived on a portion of the price.
Florida Tax holidays 2022 include
Energy Efficient Appliances
Sales taxes are waived for July 1, 2022 until June 30, 2023 for eligible energy-efficient Energy Star appliances, information is online
Impact-resistant doors & windows
Sales taxes are waived for Home Hardening products July 1, 2022 until 2024, including impact-resistant doors, impact resistant garage doors and impact-resistant windows, information is online
Diapers & apparel for young kids
Sales taxes are waived July 1, 2022 until June 30, 2023 for diapers, shoes & apparel for kids 5 & younger. Information is online
Previous tax holiday events
Tools
Florida sales taxes are waived on Eligible LED flashlights, power tools and other equipment September 3-September 9, information is online .
Recreation equipment & tickets
Sales taxes are waived July 1-7 for eligible recreation and outdoor items and for entry fees for entertainment, sports and other events. Tax-free event for outdoor recreation
Back To School
Florida tax-free shopping for eligible apparel, electronic devices and school supplies July 25 – August 7, including, laptops, desktops & lots of other items. Students and non-students are eligible for tax-free purchases. Information is online
Books for kids
Sales taxes are waived until August 14 for eligible for kids’ books, including fiction & non-fiction, information is online
Events in South Florida
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00-25.00 | Christ Church
All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition
All Day | $5.00-7.00 | Regal Cinemas Multiple Locations
All Day | Discounted | Cinemark
$16.00 | Ziff Opera House
12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | CityPlace Doral
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Amphitheater in Boca Raton
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Haulover Beach Park
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00 | Arts Garage
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition
10:00 am | FREE | Society of the Four Arts
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm | FREE | Stranahan Park
12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Volunteer Park Plantation
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Pelican Harbor Marina
6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Discounted | Galaxy Skateway Davie
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co.
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Exit One Taproom
8:00 pm | FREE | New World Center
Thursday, March 23, 2023
All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition
12:00 pm to 7:00 pm | $16.00-31.00 | West Palm Beach Waterfront
12:00 pm | FREE | Alamo Park
12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
4:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Old Post Office
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Village of Wellington Promenade
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
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 | $12.00 | Xtreme Action Park
Friday, March 24, 2023
All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition
10:00 am to 7:00 pm | $16.00-31.00 | West Palm Beach Waterfront
10:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lummus Park
12:00 pm to 2:30 pm | FREE | Mall at Wellington Green
12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
4:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Discounted | Norton Museum of Art
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dania Pointe
5:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Tropical Park
5:30 pm | $10.00 | Society of the Four Arts
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Centennial Park, Boynton Beach
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | South Florida Center for Percussive Arts
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lantana Sports Complex
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | ArtsPark
Saturday, March 25, 2023
All Day | FREE | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU
All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition
FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach
5:00 am to 11:30 pm | $5.00
8:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Volunteer Park Plantation
9:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE
10:00 am to 1:00 pm | $5.00 | Caporella Aquatic Center
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $0-35.28 | Quiet Waters Park
10:00 am to 7:00 pm | $16.00-31.00 | West Palm Beach Waterfront
10:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Sawgrass Mills
10:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lummus Park
11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Palm Court in the Miami Design District
11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Miramar Regional Park
11:00 am to 9:00 pm | FREE | Village of Wellington Promenade
11:30 am to 2:00 pm | $3.00-4.50 | Tradewinds Park
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Adrienne Arsht Center
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Fort Lauderdale Riverwalk
12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Merrick House Museum
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Boulevard Heights community center
2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Downtown at the Gardens
4:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Old Post Office
5:00 pm | FREE | Bill Cosford Cinema
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | CityPlace Doral
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Music & Arts South of Sunrise district
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Fox Observatory
11:30 pm to 2:00 am | $5.00 | Coral Gables Art Cinema
Sunday, March 26, 2023
All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition
FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach
5:00 am to 11:30 pm | $5.00
8:00 am to 2:00 pm | Pinecrest Gardens
8:30 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Coral Reef Park
9:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Veterans Park
9:00 am to 2:00 pm | Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
9:30 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Mall at Wellington Green
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $16.00-31.00 | West Palm Beach Waterfront
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $0-35.28 | Quiet Waters Park
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Discounted | Deering Estate
10:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Sawgrass Mills
10:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lummus Park
10:00 am | $16.00 | Museum of Graffiti
11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Merrick Park
11:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Village of Wellington Promenade
11:30 am to 2:00 pm | $3.00-4.50 | Tradewinds Park
12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Secret Woods Nature Center
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Merrick House Museum
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | The Square, West Palm Beach
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Bass Museum of Art
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Dania Pointe
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Little Haiti Cultural Center
2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | City Center in Pembroke Pines
3:00 pm | $8.00-15.00 | Pinecrest Gardens
4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | City Center in Pembroke Pines
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Ocean Drive Promenade
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Collins Park
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $12.00 | Xtreme Action Park
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co.
9:00 pm | FREE | Ball & Chain
Monday, March 27, 2023
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Adrienne Arsht Center
12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Mall at Wellington Green
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Tarpon River Brewing
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00 | Arts Garage
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Sandbar Sports Grill
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
All Day | $5.00-7.00 | Regal Cinemas Multiple Locations
All Day | Discounted | Cinemark
12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | CityPlace Doral
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Amphitheater in Boca Raton
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Haulover Beach Park
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Acreage Branch Library
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition
10:00 am | FREE | Society of the Four Arts
12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Volunteer Park Plantation
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Pelican Harbor Marina
6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Discounted | Galaxy Skateway Davie
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Wolfsonian-FIU
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co.
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Exit One Taproom
8:00 pm | FREE | New World Center
Thursday, March 30, 2023
All Day | Discounted | Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition
12:00 pm | FREE | Alamo Park
12:30 pm | $7.00-15.00 | Deering Estate
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
2:00 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
4:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Old Post Office
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Village of Wellington Promenade
6:00 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
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 | $12.00 | Xtreme Action Park
7:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Black Archives Historic Lyric Theatre