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Here’s the beaches in Florida where you can bring alcohol. What about Panama City?

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Once again, Miami Beach is cracking down on spring break chaos, but what about Panama City beaches?

After its viral “break up with Spring Break” campaign last year, city officials are letting visitors know they won’t tolerate “disorderly crowds, lawless behavior and violence” this season.

Ahead of this year’s crowd, they released another video titled “Spring Break Reality Check Miami Beach,” which features spring breakers in a mock reality show. The video details the city’s DUI sobriety checkpoints, the $100 parking and the curfew.

Do all Florida beaches have legislation similar to Miami Beach regarding spring break and consuming alcohol on the beach? Here’s what to know before you pack your cooler and head out on your vacation.

What are Florida’s laws regarding alcoholic beverages in public?

According to Florida’s Open Container laws, the public consumption of alcohol is generally prohibited, which includes spaces such as parks, streets, or even beaches. Depending on where you are, you can be cited for possessing an open alcoholic beverage while in public.

However, Florida law firm HP Defenders writes that exceptions do exist, with certain beaches having designated areas where alcohol consumption is allowed.

Which Florida beaches allow alcohol during spring break months?

ABC Wines shared a list of where you can bring booze on your beach day (responsibly!) and their restrictions:

East Coast Beaches

  • Flagler Beach: Alcoholic beverages are permitted on the beach.

  • Cocoa Beach: Alcoholic beverages are permitted on the beach.

  • Playalinda Beach: Alcoholic beverages are permitted on the beach.

West Coast Beaches

  • Madeira Beach: Alcoholic beverages are permitted on the beach; just not in glass containers.

  • St. Pete Beach: Alcoholic beverages are allowed on the sand at beachfront hotels, but this is limited to hotel guests.

  • Treasure Island: Alcoholic beverages are allowed but only in non-glass containers. It is also not allowed on the beach between the 8500 block and the 9900 block of Treasure Island Beach between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.

  • Redington Beach: Alcoholic beverages are permitted on the beach. Please note that alcohol is not permitted on the neighboring (and similarly named) beaches of Redington Shores and North Redington Beach.

  • Siesta Beach: Alcoholic beverages are permitted on the beach; just no glass containers.

  • Turtle Beach: Alcoholic beverages are permitted on the beach; just no glass containers

  • Lido Beach: Alcoholic beverages are permitted on the…

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