Events Calendar
In local communities across Florida, humanities-rich programming is making a lasting impact in the hearts and minds of Sunshine State residents and visitors alike. Florida Humanities is proud to partner with local community champions to bring you high-quality public programming through Community Project Grants, Florida Talks, Museum on Main Street, and more.
Alert: Some events may be canceled or postponed. We work to ensure that our events calendar remains accurate. We strongly urge you to call the event contact for any program you are interested in to confirm that the event is still planned.
EXHIBITION: Figurehead: Music & Mayhem in Orlando’s Underground
Orange County Regional History Center 65 E Central Ave, OrlandoEXHIBITION: Following Fernando’s Footsteps: A Tale of Tampa’s “Invisible Immigrants”
Ybor City Museum State Park 1818 E 9th Ave, TampaEXHIBITION: Bahama Village: Relics of a Fading Community
Key West Museum of Art & History 281 Front St, Naval Air Station, Key WestEnglish for Families at Miami-Dade Public Library System
South Dade Regional Library 10750 SW 211 St, Cutler BayEXHIBITION: Life in Pinecraft: A Photographic Exhibition
New College of Florida - College Hall 351 College Dr., SarasotaFemale Superheroes: What Are Their Real Powers?
Sulphur Springs Museum and Heritage Center 1101 E River Cove St., TampaMore Than Orange Blossoms: Feisty, Fabulous Females of Florida
Avon Park Community Center 310 W Main Street, Avon ParkEXHIBITION: Figurehead: Music & Mayhem in Orlando’s Underground
Orange County Regional History Center 65 E Central Ave, OrlandoEXHIBITION: Following Fernando’s Footsteps: A Tale of Tampa’s “Invisible Immigrants”
Ybor City Museum State Park 1818 E 9th Ave, TampaEXHIBITION: Bahama Village: Relics of a Fading Community
Key West Museum of Art & History 281 Front St, Naval Air Station, Key WestEnglish for Families at Miami-Dade Public Library System
South Dade Regional Library 10750 SW 211 St, Cutler BayEXHIBITION: Life in Pinecraft: A Photographic Exhibition
New College of Florida - College Hall 351 College Dr., SarasotaEXHIBITION: Figurehead: Music & Mayhem in Orlando’s Underground
Orange County Regional History Center 65 E Central Ave, OrlandoEXHIBITION: Following Fernando’s Footsteps: A Tale of Tampa’s “Invisible Immigrants”
Ybor City Museum State Park 1818 E 9th Ave, TampaEXHIBITION: Bahama Village: Relics of a Fading Community
Key West Museum of Art & History 281 Front St, Naval Air Station, Key WestEnglish for Families at Miami-Dade Public Library System
South Dade Regional Library 10750 SW 211 St, Cutler BayEXHIBITION: Life in Pinecraft: A Photographic Exhibition
New College of Florida - College Hall 351 College Dr., SarasotaOperation Pedro Pan: The Voices and Stories of Cuba’s Child Exodus
University of Central Florida Student Union 12715 Pegasus Dr, OrlandoEXHIBITION: Figurehead: Music & Mayhem in Orlando’s Underground
Orange County Regional History Center 65 E Central Ave, OrlandoEXHIBITION: Following Fernando’s Footsteps: A Tale of Tampa’s “Invisible Immigrants”
Ybor City Museum State Park 1818 E 9th Ave, TampaEXHIBITION: Bahama Village: Relics of a Fading Community
Key West Museum of Art & History 281 Front St, Naval Air Station, Key WestEnglish for Families at Miami-Dade Public Library System
South Dade Regional Library 10750 SW 211 St, Cutler BayEXHIBITION: Life in Pinecraft: A Photographic Exhibition
New College of Florida - College Hall 351 College Dr., SarasotaEXHIBITION: Figurehead: Music & Mayhem in Orlando’s Underground
Orange County Regional History Center 65 E Central Ave, OrlandoEXHIBITION: Following Fernando’s Footsteps: A Tale of Tampa’s “Invisible Immigrants”
Ybor City Museum State Park 1818 E 9th Ave, TampaEXHIBITION: Bahama Village: Relics of a Fading Community
Key West Museum of Art & History 281 Front St, Naval Air Station, Key WestEnglish for Families at Miami-Dade Public Library System
South Dade Regional Library 10750 SW 211 St, Cutler BayEXHIBITION: Life in Pinecraft: A Photographic Exhibition
New College of Florida - College Hall 351 College Dr., SarasotaEXHIBITION: Figurehead: Music & Mayhem in Orlando’s Underground
Orange County Regional History Center 65 E Central Ave, OrlandoEXHIBITION: Following Fernando’s Footsteps: A Tale of Tampa’s “Invisible Immigrants”
Ybor City Museum State Park 1818 E 9th Ave, TampaEXHIBITION: Bahama Village: Relics of a Fading Community
Key West Museum of Art & History 281 Front St, Naval Air Station, Key WestEnglish for Families at Miami-Dade Public Library System
South Dade Regional Library 10750 SW 211 St, Cutler BayEXHIBITION: Life in Pinecraft: A Photographic Exhibition
New College of Florida - College Hall 351 College Dr., SarasotaEXHIBITION: Figurehead: Music & Mayhem in Orlando’s Underground
Orange County Regional History Center 65 E Central Ave, OrlandoEXHIBITION: Following Fernando’s Footsteps: A Tale of Tampa’s “Invisible Immigrants”
Ybor City Museum State Park 1818 E 9th Ave, TampaEXHIBITION: Bahama Village: Relics of a Fading Community
Key West Museum of Art & History 281 Front St, Naval Air Station, Key WestEnglish for Families at Miami-Dade Public Library System
South Dade Regional Library 10750 SW 211 St, Cutler BayOBHS Florida History and Cultural Festival
Anderson-Price Memorial Building 42 N Beach Street, Ormond BeachWeek of Events
EXHIBITION: Figurehead: Music & Mayhem in Orlando’s Underground
EXHIBITION: Figurehead: Music & Mayhem in Orlando’s Underground
The Orange County Regional History Center has organized a new special exhibition titled Figurehead: Music & Mayhem in Orlando's Underground. Between 1985 and 2001, the Orlando concert promoter "Figurehead" invigorated the musical landscape in Central Florida. "Figurehead: Music & Mayhem in Orlando's Underground" tells the story of how the company helped grow the local scene with a focus on underground rock music and the club circuit. Utilizing the extensive Figurehead
EXHIBITION: Following Fernando’s Footsteps: A Tale of Tampa’s “Invisible Immigrants”
EXHIBITION: Following Fernando’s Footsteps: A Tale of Tampa’s “Invisible Immigrants”
The Ybor City Museum Society is presenting a special exhibit on Spanish immigration that will be on display through November 2023. The exhibit is based on a semi-fictitious book by Tampa native, Tony Carreño, entitled Following Fernando's Footsteps: The Tale of Tampa's "Invisible Immigrants, which chronicles the life of a young immigrant from Asturias, Spain to Tampa via Havana, Cuba. Exhibit topics include the six phases of immigration beginning with
EXHIBITION: Bahama Village: Relics of a Fading Community
EXHIBITION: Bahama Village: Relics of a Fading Community
Key West Art & Historical Society will debut a new exhibition on January 13, 2023, that will explore the history and culture of the often-overlooked segment of the community - former and current residents of Bahama Village. In this exhibition, history and stories will be woven together through various events that shaped the Black and Indigenous cultures of Key West. In the early 1800s and 1900s, the Black and Indigenous
EXHIBITION: An Elegy to Rosewood
EXHIBITION: An Elegy to Rosewood
Following the end of the Civil War, the American South saw a rise in Jim Crow laws. In the town of Rosewood, Florida, these codes prevailed. In 1923, fifty years after the 13th Amendment was passed, racial tensions peaked with a later-dispelled rumor about an assault on a white woman, leading Ku Klux Klan members to track, assault, and kill Blacks in Rosewood. Known now as the Rosewood Massacre, news
English for Families at Miami-Dade Public Library System
English for Families at Miami-Dade Public Library System
The Miami-Dade Public Library System is hosting English for Families once a week for ten weeks from January 10 through March 14, 2023. The ten-week program includes interactive classes for parents and children that focus on developing English vocabulary and literary skills through strategic and fun story reading. Programming is designed to improve the language proficiency of individuals whose native language is not English by providing essential reading strategies needed
EXHIBITION: Life in Pinecraft: A Photographic Exhibition
EXHIBITION: Life in Pinecraft: A Photographic Exhibition
New College of Florida's Humanities Division is hosting the photographic exhibition "Life in Pinecraft Through the Eyes of Katie Troyer" at College Hall at New College of Florida from March 1 through March 31. Katie Troyer is one of the most beloved personalities in the Pinecraft community. She grew up in an Amish family in Ohio and, after living in various Amish communities in the United States and Canada, she
Female Superheroes: What Are Their Real Powers?
Female Superheroes: What Are Their Real Powers?
When Superman first flew onto comic book pages, the Kryptonian set the bar for the future of the medium. Female superheroes also filled those pages from the start, but their portrayal has been a subject of controversy. This presentation examines how women are perceived in popular culture through the lens of comic books and asks what are their real powers?" Registration and admission are not required to attend, parking is
More Than Orange Blossoms: Feisty, Fabulous Females of Florida
More Than Orange Blossoms: Feisty, Fabulous Females of Florida
The Historical Society of Avon Park presents "More Than Orange Blossoms: Feisty, Fabulous Florida Females" by storyteller Carrie Sue Ayvar. Though not always in the history books, the women who helped build, form, shape, and develop the state have inspired hope and possibility. Stories of strong, courageous women like Julia Tuttle, known as the Mother of Miami, or Mary McCleod Bethune, daughter of enslaved parents who went on to become
Operation Pedro Pan: The Voices and Stories of Cuba’s Child Exodus
Operation Pedro Pan: The Voices and Stories of Cuba’s Child Exodus
The University of Central Florida's Department of English hosts a two-day virtual and in-person bilingual schedule of programming featuring panel discussions, conversations, and music to bring awareness and understanding to the legacy of Operation Pedro Pan, an exodus of 14,000 unaccompanied minor refugees from Cuba to the United States from 1960 to 1962. Registration is required to attend on Zoom. Schedule of Events: Tuesday, March 28, 11:30 am -12 pm:
War in Paradise: World War II in Florida
War in Paradise: World War II in Florida
In the first weeks after Pearl Harbor pulled America into a two-front war, Germany's U-Boats worked with impunity. Off Florida alone, they sank 24 ships. Some of Florida's very features that attracted tourists made it a logical place for soldiers as well. The state, a strategic asset for its geography and climate, became an armed camp. Hotels turned into barracks, and hospitals, bases and airfields increased from 8 to 172
Florida Landmarks, Lodgings, and Legends
Florida Landmarks, Lodgings, and Legends
The Florida Studies program at the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg hosts longtime Tampa artists Charles Greacen and historian Gary Mormino for a conversation about Florida landmarks and lore, featuring personal narratives and a historical sense of state. In Greacen's "Florida Landmarks, Lodgings, and Legends," he creates meticulous, photo-like drawings of iconic structures in the Tampa Bay area and beyond accompanied by short histories, personal memories and observations. Greacen
More Than Orange Blossoms: Feisty, Fabulous Women
More Than Orange Blossoms: Feisty, Fabulous Women
Though not always in the history books, the women who helped build, form, shape, and develop the state have inspired hope and possibility. Stories of strong, courageous women like Julia Tuttle, known as the Mother of Miami, or Mary McCleod Bethune, daughter of enslaved parents who went on to become an advisor to several US presidents, and other brave women who influenced and impacted their communities, Florida, and the nation.
Chris Stirewalt: Broken News
Chris Stirewalt: Broken News
Chris Stirewalt, former Fox News political editor, gives an inside view of the rage-driven political environment the United States has been plunged into. From Amazon: "Rage revenue-addicted news companies are plagued by shoddy reporting, sensationalism, groupthink, and partisan tribalism. Newsrooms rely on emotion-driven talk to entrance conflict-addled super users." This event is free to attend, but registration is required via the Eventbrite link. Stirewalt is a senior fellow at the
OBHS Florida History and Cultural Festival
OBHS Florida History and Cultural Festival
The Ormond Beach Historical Society is hosting their 2022-2023 live Speaker Series program during the Ormond Beach Historical Society's Florida History and Cultural Festival, including several museums, authors, artists, and historical artifact collectors and exhibitors. The festival occurs from 10 am-2 pm on April 1. At 12 pm, Diane Jacoby tells the story in period dress of the life of elegant 16th Spanish noblewoman, Dona de Maria de Menendez, illegitimate