Florida Freedom Week tax holiday for concerts, sporting supplies and more

Aside from the disaster preparedness and back-to-school sales tax holidays, Floridians will have another sales tax holiday they can partake in this year.

"Freedom Week" will be from Thursday, July 1 through Wednesday, July 7, and will exempt qualifying admissions and items related to recreational activities from sales tax.

Here is a list of qualifying admissions, which must be scheduled to be held between July 1 and Dec. 31:

• A live music event
• A live sporting event
• A movie shown in a movie theater
• Entry to a museum, including annual passes
• Use of or access to state parks, including annual passes
• Entry to a ballet, play, or musical theater performance
• Season tickets to ballet, play, or musical theater performances
• Entry to a fair, festival, or cultural event
• Use of or access to gyms and physical fitness facilities between July and December

Here is a list of qualifying items:

• $5 or less
  • Fishing Supplies: bait or fishing tackle, if sold per item
• $10 or less
  • Fishing Supplies: bait or fishing tackle, if multiple items are sold together
• $15 or less
  • General Outdoor Supplies: sunscreen or insect repellent
• $25 or less
  • Boating and Water Activity Supplies: snorkels, goggles, and swimming masks
• $30 or less
  • Camping Supplies: camping lanterns or flashlights
  • Fishing Supplies: tackle boxes or bags
  • General Outdoor Supplies: water bottles
• $40 or less
  • Sports Equipment: any item used in individual or team sports, not including clothing or footwear
• $50 or less
  • Boating and Water Activity Supplies: safety flares
  • Camping Supplies: sleeping bags, portable hammocks, camping stoves, and collapsible camping chairs
  • General Outdoor Supplies: hydration packs, bicycle helmets
• $75 or less
  • Boating and Water Activity Supplies: life jackets, coolers, paddles, and oars
  • Fishing Supplies: rods and reels, if sold individually
• $100 or less
  • General Outdoor Supplies: sunglasses
• $150 or less
  • Boating and Water Activity Supplies: water skis, wakeboards, kneeboards, and recreational inflatable tubes or floats capable of being towed
  • Fishing Supplies: rods and reels, if sold as a set
• $200 or less
  • Camping Supplies: tents
  • General Outdoor Supplies: binoculars
• $250 or less
  • General Outdoor Supplies: outdoor gas or charcoal grills, bicycles
• $300 or less
  • Boating and Water Activity Supplies: paddleboards and surfboards
• $500 or less
  • Boating and Water Activity Supplies: canoes and kayaks