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
Thursday, September 28, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
9:30 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | West Kendall Regional Library
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $12.32-19.53 | The Berry Farms
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | Sunrise 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
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Wellington Amphitheater
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Highland Oaks Park
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Plantation Heritage Park
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront
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 | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
Friday, September 29, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
9:00 am | FREE | Riverbend Park, Jupiter
9:30 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | West Kendall Regional Library
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $12.32-19.53 | The Berry Farms
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
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Lemon City Library
4:00 pm to 3:00 am | $0-16.00 | Wynwood Marketplace, Miami
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Tropical Park
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Las Olas Oceanside Park
5:00 pm | FREE | Patricia Louise Frost Building South at Yaron Field, UM, Coral Gables
5:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Lincoln Road Mall, Miami Beach
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Town Center Promenade, Wellington
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Sunrise city park
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 10:00 pm | FREE | Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
7:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood ArtsPark
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Books and Books Coral Gables
Saturday, September 30, 2023
7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Discounted | New World Center
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 2:00 pm | FREE | Iglesia De Dios Pentecostal M.I., Miami Gardens
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Las Olas Oceanside Park
9:00 am to 7:00 pm | $12.32-19.53 | The Berry Farms
9:00 am to 9:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Miami Lakes United Methodist Church
9:30 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | West Kendall Regional Library
10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
10:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Sawgrass Mills
10:30 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Sunny Isles Branch Library
10:30 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Lauderhill towne centre library
11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Shenandoah Branch Library
11:00 am to 4:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Marando Farms
11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Eden Roc, Miami Beach
11:30 am | FREE | Sugar Sand Park, Boca Raton
11:30 am to 2:00 pm | $3.00-4.50 | Tradewinds Park
12:00 pm to 3:00 am | $0-16.00 | Wynwood Marketplace, Miami
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Adrienne Arsht Center
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Merrick House Museum, Miami-Dade
1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Smorgasburg Miami, Wynwood
1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Weston branch library
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Miami Beach Regional Library
3:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
4:30 pm to 5:30 pm | FREE | North Regional Library
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
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
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bill Sadowski Park & Nature Center
7:30 pm | FREE | Wellington Amphitheater
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Fox Observatory
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Books and Books Coral Gables
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Northwood Art & Music Warehouse, Palm Beach
11:30 pm to 2:00 am | $5.00 | Coral Gables Art Cinema
Sunday, October 1, 2023
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 11:00 am | Discounted
9:00 am to 2:00 pm | Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Las Olas Oceanside Park
9:00 am to 7:00 pm | $12.32-19.53 | The Berry Farms
9:00 am to 9:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Miami Lakes United Methodist Church
10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Hollywood
10:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Sawgrass Mills
10:30 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Fort Lauderdale Riverwalk
11:00 am to 4:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Marando Farms
11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Merrick Park
11:30 am to 2:00 pm | $3.00-4.50 | Tradewinds Park
12:00 pm to 3:00 am | $0-16.00 | Wynwood Marketplace, Miami
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:00 pm to 3:30 pm | $5.00 | Bill Cosford Cinema
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Merrick House Museum, Miami-Dade
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Greynolds Park
1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Smorgasburg Miami, Wynwood
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Biltmore Hotel
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Acreage Branch Library
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Dania Pointe
2:00 pm | FREE | Miami-Dade County Auditorium
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Ocean Drive Promenade, Miami Beach
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
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel
7:00 pm | FREE | Miami Beach Bandshell
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co., Miami-Dade
9:00 pm | FREE | Ball & Chain
Florida Free Fishing Days
Florida Free Fishing Days
Posted by: 
Miami on the Cheap is a member of 