West Palm Beach
Between January and April the International Polo Club hosts 16 weeks of polo and glamour. As one of the finest polo facilities in the world, it not only…
Must-see entertainment in Florida
Downtown Miami
Resembling a massive spaceship that perpetually hovers at the edge of Biscayne Bay, this arena has been the home of the city's NBA franchise, the Miami…
Walt Disney World
Nineteenth-century vaudeville show at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort, with ribs delivered to your table in metal buckets, corny jokes and the audience…
Miami
On the upper floor of the CocoWalk shopping complex, this four-screen cinema takes movie-going to the next level. It has Sony 4K digital projection, very…
West Palm Beach
Respectables has kept South Florida jamming to great bands for two decades; it also organizes October's MoonFest, the city's best block party. Great DJs,…
Miami
This outdoor venue features an excellent lineup of concerts, dance, theater, opera and spoken word throughout the year. Some events are free. It's run by…
Light Box at Goldman Warehouse
Wynwood & the Design District
The Miami Light Project, a nonprofit cultural foundation, stages a wide range of innovative theater, dance, music and film performances at this intimate…
Walt Disney World
This sound-and-light show over water focuses on the theme of nature. It presents stunning effects, from fireflies flitting across the lake to 'spirit…
Little Havana
This Cuban hot spot – with authentic music, unstylish wood paneling and a small dance floor – is enhanced by first-rate mojitos and Havana transplants…
Miami
Ifé-Ilé is a nonprofit organization that promotes cultural understanding through dance and performs in a range of styles – traditional Afro Cuban, mambo,…
Miami
In the epicenter of Coral Gables' downtown, you'll find one of Miami's best art-house cinemas. It screens indie and foreign films in a modern 144-seat…
Orlando
Both the Beacham and the more intimate and recommended Social next door are cornerstones of Orlando's nightclub and live-music scene. They host bands from…
Sarasota
This lauded regional theater company is also an acting conservatory (in partnership with Florida State University). It presents a mix of commissioned…
Key West
This bar-stage is as un-Keys as they come, and frankly, thank God for a little variety. This town needs a dark, candlelit martini lounge where you can…
Space Coast
This 65-strong, not-for-profit orchestra has been bringing music to Melbourne residents for more than 60 years and is one of the finest in the country…
Downtown Miami
Founded in the 1940s, this highly respected opera company, which stages many shows including Madame Butterfly, La Bohème and Tosca, performs throughout…
Orlando
With $2 Pabst on tap, pinball and vintage pin-ups on the walls, this is Orlando's less-polished music scene, but it enjoys a solid reputation as one of…
Chopin Foundation of the United States
Miami
This national organization hosts a treasure trove of performances for Chopin fans – the Chopin Festival, a series of free monthly concerts and the less…
Greater Orlando
Originally an off-Broadway phenomenon in 1991, this high-energy, comedy theatrical troupe at Universal Orlando Resort features all kinds of multisensory…
Naples
Home of the Naples Players, the Sugden boasts two state-of-the-art stages, on the boards of which are enacted seven main-stage performances and four…
Walt Disney World
Hula-clad men and women leap around the stage, dance and play with fire in this South Pacific–style luau at Disney's Polynesian Resort. Pulled pork,…
Northeast Florida
There's never a cover and almost always some music happening at The Bull, and if music isn't going down, there's art on the walls, craft beer on tap,…
Miami
Founded as the Florida Shakespeare Theatre in 1979 and now housed on the property of the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, this company still performs an…
Miami
On the University of Miami campus, this renovated art house was launched in memory of the Miami Herald film critic Bill Cosford. The cinema hosts…
Westcoast Black Theater Troupe
Sarasota
One of only two African American theater ventures in Florida, WBTT has a reputation for high-quality musicals and thought-provoking dramas. Through the…
Miami
Housed within the 1948 deco Miracle Theater in Coral Gables, this three-theater venue stages musicals and comedies, children’s theater on its kids stage…
Miami
This University of Miami troupe stages musicals, dramas and comedies, with recent productions including Falsettos and Baby. Alumni actors include…
West Palm Beach
'Theater to Think About' is the tagline of this award-winning resident theater, which is committed to presenting underrated classic and contemporary plays…
Florida Panhandle
Down the end of a dirt road lit by tiki torches, you'll find a bonfire raging under the live oaks at this hidden-away juke joint that hosts excellent…
Orlando
A former bank vault, this underground smoky dive bar draws folks looking to hang out with friends over a beer. There's Guinness on tap, and you can catch…
St Petersburg
The Florida Orchestra's office is in St Petersburg; it plays at Tampa's Straz Center as often as at Mahaffey downtown.
Orlando
Performances for families and children run primarily in the afternoons or early evenings. Shows stretch the gamut of styles and content, including Nancy…
Northeast Florida
Dating back to 1922, this historic theater, designed in a gorgeous Italian Renaissance style, is a good spot for live music and drama performances…
Downtown Miami
Directed by Cuban-trained Pedro Pablo Peña, this troupe presents mainly classical ballets based out of the Miami Hispanic Cultural Arts Center, also known…
AMC Downtown Disney 24 – Dine-In Theatres
Walt Disney World
Several screens offer Fork and Screen Theater, where you can order meals and have them delivered to your seat, and the bar sells beer, wine and cocktails…
Gold Coast
When was the last time you went to the drive-in? Screening first-run movies under the stars seven nights a week – drive in, tune in and sit back. Coolers…
Daytona Beach
Constructed in 1937 from coquina shell, this landmark venue with a killer beachfront location stages a free summer concert series and summer outdoor…
Downtown Miami
In Bayfront Park in Downtown Miami, the Klipsch Amphitheater stages a wide range of concerts throughout the year. The open-air setting beside Biscayne Bay…
St Augustine
In the evening as it closes it at 9pm, the tables of this slick beach cafe get shoved aside and the place transmogrifies into a theater for indie rock…
Orlando
The Orlando Magic (National Basketball Association), the Orlando Predators (Arena Football League) and the Orlando Solar Bears (East Coast Hockey League)…
