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Reservations will be accepted a week before the canoe date. Join a guide as you explore this rich and diverse estuary up close. some experience is preferred. You must be at least 8 years old and able to paddle. You must wear covered shoes (no sandals or flip-flops). Bring water, sunscreen and a hat. Dress to get wet. Individuals with their own kayaks or canoes are welcome to join in. Call to reserve your spot. Meet at the Visitors Information Center at 9:45 AM. We will leave promptly at 10:00 AM.
PLEASE NOTE: all programs are subject to cancellation and/or rescheduling due to staff limitations, weather conditions, or other factors. Some programs require reservations, a minimum age, or a cost-recovery fee. Call 386-428-3384 ext. 0 for program information during operating hours (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), www.nps.gov/cana. Entrance fees apply to all interpretive program participants. All programs meet the requirements for the Canaveral National Seashore Junior Ranger program.
Each Saturday, vendors take their place in front of Old Fort Park in the Canal Street Historic District. Local farmers offer fruit, vegetables, herbs, flowers, plants, juices, dairy, seafood and grass-fed meats.
Organic and pesticide-free produce are available. Quality handcrafted items and baked goods also are offered.
Reservations will be accepted a week before the canoe date. Join a guide as you explore this rich and diverse estuary up close. some experience is preferred. You must be at least 8 years old and able to paddle. You must wear covered shoes (no sandals or flip-flops). Bring water, sunscreen and a hat. Dress to get wet. Individuals with their own kayaks or canoes are welcome to join in. Call to reserve your spot. Meet at the Visitors Information Center at 9:45 AM. We will leave promptly at 10:00 AM.
PLEASE NOTE: all programs are subject to cancellation and/or rescheduling due to staff limitations, weather conditions, or other factors. Some programs require reservations, a minimum age, or a cost-recovery fee. Call 386-428-3384 ext. 0 for program information during operating hours (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), www.nps.gov/cana. Entrance fees apply to all interpretive program participants. All programs meet the requirements for the Canaveral National Seashore Junior Ranger program.
Summer wouldn’t be complete without soulful blues humming throughout the streets of New Smyrna Beach, and this year, we’re taking things to a whole new level. Prepare yourself for a 3-day, music-filled journey into one of America’s most celebrated and popular music genres. This much-anticipated new event will feature scores of bands playing at multiple locations around town. Rich with history, tradition and diversity, the New Smyrna Beach Blues Festival will be the place to get your groove on this summer.
Text “Blues” to 71441 for a performance schedule.
The area around the NSB Waterfront LOOP’s Christmas Park will be transformed into a dance floor later this month. Free Latin dance lessons will be offered as part of Salsa in the Park.
Lessons will be offered on several Latin dance styles. The full schedule includes:
- 6 – 6:45 p.m.: Salsa and zumba party
- 7 – 7:30 p.m.: Salsa, merengue and cha-cha line dancing
- 7:30 – 9 p.m.: Open dance to Latin music
- 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.: A Taste of Salsa (food) contest
Christmas Park is on the corner of Canal and Live Oak streets in New Smyrna Beach.
The event is hosted by the City of New Smyrna Beach and is open to the public.
Lessons will be taught by a professional dance instructor.
Each Saturday, vendors take their place in front of Old Fort Park in the Canal Street Historic District. Local farmers offer fruit, vegetables, herbs, flowers, plants, juices, dairy, seafood and grass-fed meats.
Organic and pesticide-free produce are available. Quality handcrafted items and baked goods also are offered.
Support a NSB local to finish his race against stage 4 brain cancer at the Your Grey Matters 5K Run/Walk.
Registration begins at 6:30 a.m.
The entry is $20 for this 3.1-mile run/walk, which includes a raffle and silent auction.
Click here for the YGM Registration Form.
Canal Street Historic District galleries, every first Saturday, will feature monthly solo and group exhibitions, artist talks and live music in Christmas Park. Admission is free.
Registration Begins: 11:00am
Event: Noon-4pm
Get ready for a high-flying weekend of colorful fun at the New Smyrna Beach Kite Festival. Located directly on the beach, just south of Flagler Avenue, this event is sure to provide real “fun-in-the-sun” for the whole family.
There will be professional kite demonstrations; friendly competitions; and free lessons and tips for novices, including free kite kits and decorating stations for the kids. Adults and children are also encouraged to bring their own kites.
Admission is free, but registration (on a walk-up basis, the day of the event) is required.
Food truck foodies will have new menu options when a fleet of food trucks rolls into the LOOP’s Canal Street Historic District.
“These food trucks will bring new culinary options,” said Liz Yancey, New Smyrna Beach recreation and events manager. “We’ve sandwiched this event between the Art Stroll and the Gallery Walk. It will be a fun, busy day around Canal Street.”
Dishes will include flat bread, tacos, barbeque, fish, lobster, crab, Vietnamese cuisine, gelato, ice cream and more.
As many as 20 trucks are expected to participate.
Each Saturday, vendors take their place in front of Old Fort Park in the Canal Street Historic District. Local farmers offer fruit, vegetables, herbs, flowers, plants, juices, dairy, seafood and grass-fed meats.
Organic and pesticide-free produce are available. Quality handcrafted items and baked goods also are offered.
The Canal Street Cruise will be held along historic Canal Street. Sponsored by the East Coast Cruisers, the family-friendly classic car show offers food and entertainment in a historic setting.
Professional Surfing Lessons serving: Daytona Beach, Ponce Inlet, New Smyrna Beach and outlying Orlando area.
Located at the beautiful lighthouse point park in Ponce Inlet Florida, we are only minutes south on A1A from the “worlds most famous beach” – Daytona Beach. Here you will find an experienced professional instruction program teaching surfing and ocean skills in a positive all ages environment.
Students will learn paddling techniques, balance and how to read the ocean during this week long course.
Whether it is your first time on a surf board, or you are aspiring to become an elite professional surfer, our team of highly experienced watermen will make your camp experience fun and memorable. Our small camp size is limited to a maximum of 15 surfers per week to increase the amount of instruction you receive.
This summer, local youth can learn to catch a rail at the New Smyrna Beach Summer Skate Camp. The camp offers skateboarding lessons, safety instruction and arts and crafts. Lunch also is provided.
Youth age 6-14 may attend. The cost is $105 for New Smyrna Beach residents and $110 for non-residents.
Registration is ongoing and can be completed at the New Smyrna Beach Recreation Department, 1000 Live Oak Street or online at here.
Skipper wannabes may learn to tack and jib at the annual summer Sail Camp hosted by the New Smyrna Beach Parks and Recreation Department.
Yacht Club members will teach students age 12 – 20 to sail without assistance. Lessons include hands on training on the water, terminology, sailing techniques, wind, currents, safety precautions and more.
The cost to participate is $150 for New Smyrna Beach residents and $155 for non-residents.
Class size is limited to 12 students per class.
All students must bring their lunch, drinks, sunscreen, sunglasses, sneakers or boat shoes and swimwear.
Each student also must have a type 3 life jacket and training manual. Manuals are $25.
Students may register online here or at the Recreation Department, 1000 Live Oak Street.
