Fort Myers
March in Fort Myers means major-league baseball's spring training. Boston Red Sox (www.redsox.com) fans literally camp out for tickets to JetBlue Park on…
Must-see entertainment in Florida
Walt Disney World
The only dinner theater with Disney characters. Join in on country-and-western singin', ho-down style-stompin' and goofy Mickey antics at this Disney…
Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra
Orlando
Classics, pop, opera and more, including family-friendly events, performed at venues in and around Orlando, including outdoor performances at Loch Haven…
St Petersburg
One of the Tampa Bay area's most highly regarded regional theater companies presents American classics and recent Tony winners, along with improv comedy.
St Petersburg
The gorgeous, 2031-seat Mahaffey Theater hosts a wide range of performing arts, from touring comedy acts to Broadway, dance, orchestras and more.
Northeast Florida
In an imposing historic edifice (1911), the Hippodrome is the city's main cultural center, with a diverse theater and independent-cinema program.
Walt Disney World
Top acts visit this national chain serving Southern cooking and blues. It's particularly popular for the Sunday Gospel Brunch buffet.
Key West
Catch high-quality musicals and dramas from the oldest-running theater troupe in Florida. The season runs November through April.
Sarasota
This elegant, 1000-seat Mediterranean revival venue was built in 1926, and the two-month winter opera season is a serious affair.
Palm Beach
The concert series here includes cabaret, the Palm Beach Symphony, chamber orchestras, string quartets and piano performances.
Marathon Cinema & Community Theater
Florida Keys
A good, old-school, single-stage theater that shows plays and movies in big reclining seats (with even bigger cup holders).
Greater Orlando
Karaoke to live music and with backup singers or join a talent contest. It has heaps of cocktails to give you courage.
St Petersburg
Up-and-coming bands of all stripes, and occasional national acts, play this restored art-deco theater (built in 1927).
Northeast Florida
A landmark 1938 art-deco movie theater where you can order beer, wine, pizza and sandwiches while watching a flick.
Dr Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
Orlando
Covers the full gamut of top-quality entertainment from ballet and opera to jazz and classical music performances.
Orlando
Excellent improv comedy in intimate downtown Orlando theater. It's on the 2nd floor of the City Arts Factory.
Space Coast
Stages locally produced plays on the site of the ornate Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse, built in 1924.
Greater Orlando
This 3000-person-capacity landmark draws some fairly big rock 'n' roll names and comedy acts. Full bar.
Central Florida
The Houston Astros spring train (February and March) at the Grapefruit League's smallest ballpark.
Orlando
Performs primarily at downtown Orlando's Bob Carr Performing Arts Center (401 W Livingston St).
Greater Orlando
Bring a picnic and a blanket, and kick back under the stars for a free outdoor film classic.
South Florida Cricket Alliance
Miami
Cricket in South Florida? Really? Oh yes. There’s a huge West Indian and Jamaican community in South Florida, plus a very sizable British expat population…
Sarasota
Within the walls of this recently remodeled, bright-purple venue in the heart of historic downtown Sarasota, a rotating cast of stand-up comedians put on…
Fort Myers
The Minnesota Twins (www.mntwins.com) play in Hammond Stadium at CenturyLink Sports Complex, just southwest of the intersection of Daniels Pkwy and Six…
Sarasota
This wee theater in an alleyway off Pineapple Ave presents independent and foreign films. It's run by the Sarasota Film Society (SFS; www.filmsociety.org)…
Gulf Coast
Home of the South Walton Cultural Arts Alliance, the Bayou Arts Center serves as a multipurpose space, frequently playing the part of art gallery,…
Tampa
Cross a trendy South Beach nightclub with a plush art-house cinema, and you get this: a snazzy lobby cocktail bar and upscale munchies (mains from $10 to …
Tampa
The NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning play hockey at the newly renamed Amalie Arena (formerly it was the Tampa Bay Times Forum) from October to April. The arena…
St Petersburg
Home to the major-league Tampa Bay Rays, who play baseball from April to September. There's a 360-degree walkway around the ballpark from which fans can…
Northeast Florida
The crowd's a little older than in the clubs along University, so they appreciate that elegant stained-glass partition and the 3ft-tall gorilla at the…
Space Coast
A classic Tiki-decorated locals' bar with two pool tables, a beachfront patio, and blues Thursday to Saturday. A larger bar is across the street if the…
St Petersburg
This old-fashioned 1924 ballroom hosts occasional events and has regular tea dances on the first and third Wednesday of each month from October through…
Fort Myers
This downtown performance space produces an eclectic slate of drama, children's theater, dance, music and film. The center also holds classes in the arts.
Walt Disney World
This 230-acre sports facility at Walt Disney World® hosts Atlanta Braves spring training and hundreds of amateur and professional sporting events.
Straz Center for the Performing Arts
Tampa
This enormous, multivenue complex draws the gamut of fine-arts performances: touring Broadway shows, pop concerts, opera, ballet, drama and more.
