Welcome to your 2027 Capitol Experience
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Keep checking back, as the program develops the entire schedule for March 8, 9, and 10 will be posted here.
Tips for Your Legislative Meetings
Florida CAN has created materials for both novice and experienced advocates. Materials include tips for setting up and executing meets, materials help you speak knowledgably about the issues important to Florida CAN, and some of the major accomplishments the organization celebrates.
Use this link to get materials and tips.
Below is a video of our 2026 pre-CAC training.
January 7, 2026 Training Video
Capitol Etiquette & Things to Remember
- We are all ambassadors at the Capitol. The impression we make with our clothes, our manners, and our arguments matter.
- Wear business professional clothing. Suits for men and suits or dresses for women.
- Listen and take notes about what lawmakers say.
- No profanity when speaking at a hearing.
- Wear comfortable shoes- even doing a little walking at the Capitol is a lot of walking.
- Use UBER – LYFT – TAXIS or pile into cars. There is no free parking close to the Capitol. A parking ticket was $20 in 2022.
To find a map of a parking garage, use this link. - If you use pain medication, bring extra; it is a long day.
- Masks are not required at the Capitol, but they may still be in some offices.
- It can be cold in Tallahassee but comfortable in the Capitol. Check the weather. We can store some coats, but wear layers.
- Brian said the Howard Johnson on Monroe Street had some smoking rooms. Reserve now.
- Every person and item/bag that comes through security will pass through a metal detector/x-ray machine.
- Your medicine is legal, but public consumption is illegal.
- If you act early, you may schedule wheelchair accessible public transportation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, you can bring your organization’s brochures or business cards for the swag bags or for placement on the literature tables facing the House and Senate entrances.
No, you may not hang a banner or set up a banner stand unless you are a Capitol Partner.
No, you may not charge for products at the Capitol.
Yes, name badges and packets will be distributed but if you have your own, wear it too.
No, you do not need a ticket to enter the Capitol. You do need a ticket to get a custom schedule, event shirt, printed materials, and to be part of the Capitol Day Experience.
