The People

Whites made up 78.0 per cent of the population and blacks, 14.6 per cent. Some Seminole Indians live in the Everglades region. People of Hispanic origin, many from Cuba, made up 16.8 per cent of the population.

Annual events in Florida
January-March
Orange Bowl Football Game in Miami area (January); Greek Epiphany Ceremony in Tarpon Springs (January 6); Old Island Days in Key West (January-March); Black Hills Passion Play in Lake Wales (mid-February through Easter); Daytona 500 Auto Race in Daytona Beach (February); Edison Pageant of Light in Fort Myers (February); Florida Citrus Festival in Winter Haven (February); Florida State Fair in Tampa (February); Festival of States in St. Petersburg (March); Ringling Museum's Medieval Fair in Sarasota (March).
April-June
DeSoto Festival in Bradenton (April); Easter Week Festival in St. Augustine (April); Flying High Circus in Tallahassee (April); Fiesta of Five Flags in Pensacola (May); Florida Folk Festival in White Springs (May); International Festival in Miami (May); Pensacola Shark Rodeo in Pensacola (June); "Cross and Sword" Official State Play in St. Augustine (June-July).
July-September
Rodeos in Arcadia and Kissimmee (Fourth of July weekend); Firecracker 400 Auto Race in Daytona Beach (Fourth of July); Days in Spain in St. Augustine (August).
October-December
Beaux Arts Promenade in Fort Lauderdale (November); Gator Bowl Festival and Football Game in Jacksonville (December or January); Florida Citrus Bowl Football Game in Orlando (last week in December or first week in January).