The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in
Florida
Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...
.
Incumbents
State government
*
Governor
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:
Ron DeSantis
Ronald Dion DeSantis (; born September 14, 1978) is an American politician, attorney, and former United States Navy, naval officer serving as the 46th List of governors of Florida, governor of Florida since 2019. A member of the Republican Pa ...
(
R)
Events
January
*January 21–22 —
2025 Gulf Coast blizzard across the northern part of the state
February
*February 16 –
William Byron wins the
2025 Daytona 500, his second straight win.
March
*March 14 –
SpaceX Crew-10 launch from
Kennedy Space Center
The John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC, originally known as the NASA Launch Operations Center), located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of the NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) ten NASA facilities#List of field c ...
* March 19 – A transgender woman,
Marcy Rheintgen, is arrested for entering a women's bathroom at the
Florida State Capitol
The Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee, Florida, is an architecturally and historically significant building listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Capitol is at the intersection (road), intersection of Apalachee Parkway and F ...
and washing her hands. Rheintgen is believed to be the first person arrested under the
Facility Requirements Based on Sex Act.
* March 29 –
Nova Southeastern University
Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is a Private university, private research university in Florida with its main campus in Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Florida, Davie, Florida, United States. The university consists of 14 colleges, offering over ...
beats
Cal State Dominguez Hills 74–73 to win the
2025 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament, earning their second title.
April
* April 1 –
**
2025 Florida's 1st congressional district special election: Republican
Jimmy Patronis
Jimmy Theo Patronis Jr. ( ; born April 13, 1972) is an American politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Florida's 1st congressional district since April 2025. A member of the United States Republi ...
wins the special election to replace Representative
Matt Gaetz, who resigned from office the previous November.
**
2025 Florida's 6th congressional district special election: Republican
Randy Fine wins the special election to replace Representative
Mike Waltz, who resigned from office the previous November to serve as
National Security Advisor.
* April 7 – The
Florida Gators men's basketball team beats the
Houston Cougars
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65–63 to win the
NCAA Division I men's basketball championship, their first title since 2007. Florida's
Walter Clayton Jr. is named
Most Outstanding Player.
* April 16 – During a traffic stop,
Florida Highway Patrol
The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is a division of the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. It is Florida's highway patrol, highway State Police (United States), patrol and is the primary law enforcement agency charged with in ...
troopers arrest dual Mexican-American citizen Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez in
Leon County under an immigration law that bars undocumented immigrants from entering the state, despite a judge temporarily blocking its enforcement. A DHS official says Lopez-Gomez claimed he was in the United States illegally, though he did not speak English or Spanish, only
Tzotzil. Lopez-Gomez is released the following day.
* April 17 –
2025 Florida State University shooting: A student at
Florida State University
Florida State University (FSU or Florida State) is a Public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preeminent university in the s ...
shoots at people near the Student Center building, killing two people and injuring five. The gunman is shot by police and arrested at the scene.
May
* May 1 – The state of Florida executes
Jeffrey Hutchinson with lethal injection at the
Florida State Prison. Hutchinson was sentenced to death for killing his girlfriend and her three children in 1998.
* May 22 –
Universal Epic Universe
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opens in
Orlando
Orlando commonly refers to:
* Orlando, Florida, a city in the United States
Orlando may also refer to:
People
* Orlando (given name), a masculine name, includes a list of people with the name
* Orlando (surname), includes a list of people wit ...
.
* May 29 – Over a hundred people are arrested during an
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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raid on a construction site in Tallahassee.
June
*June 17 – The
Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Miami metropolitan area. The Panthers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team initially played it ...
beat the
Edmonton Oilers
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4–2 to win the
2025 Stanley Cup Finals
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.
Scheduled Events
* September 30 —
Minimum wage
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increases from $13 per hour to $14 per hour.
* November 4 –
2025 Miami mayoral election
See also
*
2025 in the United States
References
{{Years in the United States
2020s in Florida
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Years of the 21st century in Florida