The Florida Theatre is a 1927 Moorish Revival movie palace and performing arts venue in downtown Jacksonville, beautifully restored and still in active use as a concert hall, cinema, and special events space. The interior is extraordinary — a domed ceiling painted to simulate a Mediterranean sky, ornate stucco work, arched colonnades, and the original Wurlitzer pipe organ, which is still played before some performances.
The theatre hosts a mix of touring concerts, film screenings (including a regular classic film series), Broadway touring productions, and local cultural events. It is the last of Jacksonville's original movie palaces still operating, and its survival is one of the better preservation stories in a city that has demolished a great deal of its early 20th-century architecture. Check the programme before your visit — catching a show here is one of the best reasons to spend an evening downtown.