Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Baseball Spring Training
Through March, Florida hosts Major League Baseball's spring training 'Grapefruit League'
(
www.floridagrapefruitleague.com
): 15 pro teams train and play exhibition games in the
Orlando area, the Tampa Bay area and the Southeast.
Carnaval Miami
(
www.carnavalmiami.com
) Miami's premier Latin festival takes over for nine days in early
March: there's a Latin drag-queen show, in-line-skate competition, domino tournament, the
immense Calle Ocho street festival, Miss Carnaval Miami and more.
Bike Week
Enjoy doing 12oz curls while admiring hogs and tatts? Join bikers for Daytona's Bike
Week, a fortnight in early March. Everyone returns in mid-October for Biketoberfest.
Captain Robert Searle's Raid
St Augustine re-creates Robert Searle's infamous 1668 pillaging of the town in March.
Local pirates dress up again in June for Sir Francis Drake's Raid. Volunteers are welcome!
(
Click here
)
St Patrick's Day
Ireland's patron saint gets his due across Florida on March 17 (any excuse to drink, right?).
Miami turns the greenest.
Winter Music Conference
(
www.wmcon.com
) For five days in late March, DJs, musicians, promoters and music-in-
dustry execs converge on Miami to party, strike deals, listen to new dance music and coo
over the latest technology.
April
As spring-break madness fades, prices drop. Last hurrah for the winter dry
season.
