Miami Beach is again cracking down on spring break activities after incidents of public intoxication, property damage and fights.

The spring break tradition in Florida stretches back to the early 1960s, when the movie “Where the Boys Are” put Fort Lauderdale on the map as a destination for college students. Spring break crowds also spread to Daytona Beach, Miami Beach and Key West. What has spring break looked like through the years in South Florida?

Officials in Miami Beach, Florida are implementing strict security measures to crack down on spring breakers traveling to the waterfront city next month. City officials are ordering heightened police presence,

As millions of Americans begin to make their spring break plans, popular destinations like Miami Beach are enforcing safety restrictions including DUI checkpoints, curfews and bag checks to avoid rowdy crowds ahead of the travel rush.

One year after Miami Beach launched a viral marketing campaign about the city’s desire to “break up” with spring break, officials are rolling out new messaging and similar strict safety measures in hopes of repeating the results they saw in March 2024.