Please check individual websites for complete details as information may change.
NORTHERN REGION
A.L. Lewis Museum at American Beach, Fla. - Fernandina Beach - Early 2022: The A.L. Lewis Museum at American Beach, Fla. (1600 Julia St, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034) will be reopening in early 2022 after a temporary closure, once again sharing the heritage and legacy of Florida's historic African American beach. Visitors will get a glimpse of American Beach during the Jim Crow era and step inside the lives of African Americans who lived and played here, and learn more about founder A. L. Lewis, his great-granddaughter “The Beach Lady” and efforts to preserve the beach.
Jacksonville Naval Museum - Jacksonville - 2022: The forthcoming Jacksonville Naval Museum will honor veterans and Jacksonville’s naval heritage while providing educational opportunities. The grand opening date will be in 2022.
The St. Johns River Park and Friendship Fountain - Jacksonville - Early 2022: The redesigned park and fountain will include a botanical garden, play park, splash pad and overall upgrades. It is projected to open in early 2022.
Jacksonville Beach Pier Re-Opening - Jacksonville - Spring 2022: The Pier sustained damage during Hurricane Matthew. Construction and repairs are expected to be complete in late spring 2022.
CENTRAL REGION
Zubrick Magic Theatre - St. Petersburg - Fall-Winter 2022: As if living in St. Pete was not magical enough, the Zubrick Magic Theatre, newly opened at 1211 1st Ave. N., adds more magic to holiday gift-giving with vouchers for magic performances. Consider a gift voucher as a unique and memorable stocking stuffer or a great way to thank loyal employees by sending them to see the show that has everyone in St. Pete talking. Available now, vouchers can be used for a future date. Purchase them at ZubrickMagic.com/gift.
Tampa Bay History Center - Tampa - February 11, 2022: The new exhibition, Cuban Pathways, is opening at the Tampa Bay History Center. Taino Indians, enslaved Africans, Chinese laborers, and pastel-wearing U.S. tourists all traveled to and from Cuba over the last 500 years. Their experiences and labors made the largest island in the Caribbean a hub of the modern Atlantic World. Cuban Pathways tells the stories of these individuals and more whose toil, vacations, and political crusades shaped the island’s history.
Iron Gwazi at Busch Gardens & Rapids Racer at Adventure Island - Tampa - 2022: In 2022, experience the NEW Iron Gwazi at Busch Gardens® Tampa Bay – the tallest, steepest, and fastest hybrid roller coaster in North America. Adventure Island Tampa Bay opens the world’s first dueling saucers in the NEW Rapids Racer and opens the refurbished Wahoo Remix with synchronized light and sound elements.
Tampa Bay History Center - Tampa - February 11, 2022: At the Tampa Bay History Center Taino Indians, enslaved Africans, Chinese laborers, and pastel-wearing U.S. tourists all traveled to and from Cuba over the last 500 years. Their experiences and labors made the largest island in the Caribbean a hub of the modern Atlantic World. "Cuban Pathways" tells the stories of these individuals and more whose toil, vacations and political crusades shaped the island’s history.
Tampa Museum of Art - Tampa - Through January 2022: The Tampa Museum of Art presents Taking Shape: Abstraction from the Arab World, 1950s-1980s, which draws from the collection of the Barjeel Art Foundation. The largest ever collection in the world of 20th-century abstract art from Arab nations including Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Qatar, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates.
ZooTampa at Lowry Park - Tampa - 2022: ZooTampa at Lowry Park’s NEW Florida Wilds sanctuary for rescued wildlife is set to open in Spring 2022 along with the NEW Hamadryas Baboon Habitat and NEW Stingray Bay, an interactive exhibit in a state-of-the-art habitat.
LEGOLAND Florida Resort - Winter Haven - 2022: Adventure awaits you at LEGOLAND® Florida Resort in 2022 on the all-new Pirate River Quest. Set sail with a rowdy crew of LEGO® pirates on Captain’s orders to explore the murky waters and retrieve the lost treasure, stolen by a troop of mischievous monkeys. Journey through the uncharted waters of the legendary Cypress Gardens and discover the secrets protecting its canals, as this all-new story unfolds brick by brick into a family-friendly treasure hunt.
Peppa Pig Theme Park - Winter Haven - February 24, 2022: The grand opening for the World’s First Peppa Pig Theme Park has been announced for February 24, 2022. Day tickets, Annual Passes and Vacation Packages are now on sale for families with excited “little piggies” to start planning their preschooler’s unforgettable day of adventure. The all-new park will feature six rides, six themed playscapes, a water play area and even more oinktastic experiences, just steps away from LEGOLAND® Florida Resort.
Cade Museum for Creativity & Invention - Gainesville - January-December 2022: The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention sparks wonder and feeds curiosity through its innovative exhibits and STEAM programming. The Museum presents Animationland, a hands-on interactive exhibit that teaches the science behind the art of animation with immersive settings like a stop-motion studio (May-December 2022). Programs include Codebotics, a robotics camp where participants solve puzzles and challenges and Cade After Dark 21+ where adults can unleash their inner child while getting messy with slime, challenging friends to giant Jenga, and exploring Virtual Reality.
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex - Merritt Island - March 2022: In an ongoing mission to bring the epic story of the U.S. space program to life, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex’s new attraction: Gateway: The Deep Space Launch Complex, focuses on the present and future of collaborative space exploration, enabling guests to experience the interstellar travel of tomorrow while celebrating what is happening right now within the space program. It features a showcase of NASA and commercial spacecraft hardware with immersive displays, as well as a “journey” through space, unique launch viewing opportunities and more. Through immersive education, atmospheric effects and a 4D motion theatre, guests will see, experience and feel what it is actually like to travel in space.
The Sebring Institute - Sebring - January 2022: Located on the Inn the Woods resort property, the Institute will offer classes on the ‘lost arts’ including homesteading, living off the land, blacksmithing, woodworking, Earthen building, preserving food, farming, nature survival, permaculture, medicinal plants, apothecary practices and more.
SOUTHERN REGION
Maltz Jupiter Theatre - Jupiter - January 11, 2022: Scheduled to reopen in early January following a $36 million expansion, the Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s 2021/22 season will open offsite with a truly spectacular treat for local theatregoers: a three-week open-air run of the smash hit Broadway musical Jersey Boys at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in January (January 11 – 30), as well as the fun-filled comedy I Hate Hamlet at The Benjamin School’s 800-seat theater in Palm Beach Gardens (February 8 – 20). The season will then move onto the Theatre’s brand new Broadway-scale stage for the high energy, dance-filled musical Sweet Charity (February 19 – March 9) and the Tony®-nominated Broadway sensation Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (March 22 – April 10).
Museum of Art and Design (MOAD) at Miami Dade College (MDC) - Miami - Through May 1, 2022: Museum of Art and Design (MOAD) at Miami Dade College (MDC) presents three one-person exhibitions for the Fall 2021 season. Exhibitions by the Icelandic artist Hreinn Fridfinnsson, Cuban American Jorge Pardo, and Miami-based Venezuelan American Loriel Beltrán offer viewers comprehensive looks at the practices of three of the most compelling artists—both local and international—working today. The exhibitions will be on view from Nov. 6, 2021, through May 1, 2022.
Sherlock Holmes: The Exhibition at Frost Museum of Science - Miami - May 16, 2022: Footprints, splatter patterns and the powers of observation mark the journey through Sherlock Holmes: The Exhibition opening Monday, May 16, 2022 at the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science in Downtown Miami. The interactive experience combines science with history and culture to bring to life the historic underpinnings of author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s rich and vibrant stories. The exhibition will be on view through Monday, September 5, 2022.
Sailfish Sands Golf Course Expansion - Stuart - Early 2022: Sailfish Sands Golf Course officially opened in early October, and is slated to add 20 hitting bays with interactive screens, and a brand-new clubhouse in early 2022. Sailfish Sands replaced the former Martin County Golf Course with a championship 18-hole course and Florida's first reversible nine-hole course. The design is meant to grow the game, and Toptracer Range was even added to the driving range to track player shots.
Sunset Lounge Re-opening After Renovation - West Palm Beach - Fall 2022: This legendary West Palm Beach nightclub and jazz landmark, dating back to 1925, is ready for its second act with a multimillion-dollar revival. The renovation of this iconic 12,308-square-foot venue that once hosted notable artists, including Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, is the cornerstone of the West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment Agency’s work to restore the Historic Northwest District. The space will pay tribute to the musical roots and notable beginnings of the site as the premier African American entertainment venue in the south during the Jim Crow law period that enforced racial segregation.