Every evening for more than 50 years, crowds have gathered at Mallory Square in Key West to watch the sunset, cheer street performers, and applaud the sky as it catches fire over the Gulf of Mexico.
Every April, the tiny town of Sopchoppy hands out wooden stakes and sends people into the dirt. The Worm Gruntin’ Festival keeps alive a Florida bait-harvesting tradition that dates back to the 1950s.
Every January, a 137-foot pirate ship sails across Tampa Bay and “captures” the city. Gasparilla has been Tampa’s wildest tradition since 1904, and it raises millions for local charities.