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This year, we’ll be kicking off Beach Weeks in classic New Smyrna style with FishStock. Join us for 4 days of fishing, food and music, including two separate tournaments; fishing seminars and clinics; boats; kids activities; and more.
More than 500 anglers and 200 boats will compete for over $100,000 cash and prizes in the NSB Striker Fish Tournament and Redfish/Trout Challenge, the largest inshore event in Florida. Offshore anglers compete for Wahoo, Dolphin & Kingfish in Ladies, Men and Junior divisions. The Inshore tournament also has Ladies, Men and Junior divisions competing for Redfish, Trout and most spots on a Redfish.
There will be educational workshops; the opportunity to shop for rods, reels, boats, motors and other items; and children will learn what’s under the water, how to tie knots and cast fishing rods. Enjoy food, drinks, music, fun and world-class angling with family and friends in one of the nation’s premiere saltwater locales.
The meeting will be a discussion regarding the North Causeway. Please enter from the south side of City Hall, from Julia Street.
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.
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.
Music lovers may enjoy a free concert by Guitarist Thomas Jones. It will be from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Saturday, June 1, in the Canal Street Historic District’s Christmas Park. Christmas Park is on the corner of Live Oak and Canal streets in New Smyrna Beach. Bring a lawn chair.
Blue Diamond Band, 2pm, No Cover
Hadden Sayers, 5p.m., $15
Jimmy Thackery, 9:30p.m., $25
Happy Hour every day from 11 AM – 7 PM including 2 for 1 well/call drinks, draft beers and house wine, plus $2.50 domestic beer bottles.
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.
Big Rick & The TroubleMakers
Sunday Night Live with 4 Time Grammy Winner TRAE PIERCE & T-Stone
Happy Hour every day from 11 AM – 7 PM including 2 for 1 well/call drinks, draft beers and house wine, plus $2.50 domestic beer bottles.
Registration Begins: 10:00am
Event 11:00am – 3:00pm
Are you ready to challenge yourself the way our nation’s finest do? Beach Boot Camp, hosted by the Florida National Guard will let you learn what it’s like to “get fit” the Armed Forces way.
Located right on the beach at Flagler Avenue, participants will be able to engage in variety of different individual fitness challenges, as well as a beach obstacle course based upon the actual US Army PT test.
Run for fun, or compete in a variety of age / gender divisions (M/F, ages 12 and under; 13-18; 19-35; 36-50; and 51 and up). The course includes a shuttle run, pull ups, low crawl, tires, push ups, and sit ups.
There will be t-shirts for all competitors and prizes for top finishers. There will also be armored vehicle displays, and a Health and Wellness check with free blood pressure screenings.
Registration for this free event will be on a walk-up basis the day of the event.
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.
