Billfish Invitational

The 11th Annual Billfish Invitational will be held this weekend in New Smyrna Beach. It runs October 8th-11th. You can find the schedule and more information on the website. Brannon Center will be the headquarters for this big fishing event!

Around Town~Weekend Activities

Big Holiday weekend starts today....well we are starting it today!

Tonight the Summer Concert Series continues at Riverside Park on Riverside Drive. Tonight will be a special pre-4th of July concert with P.T.’s Gatortail Dixieland Band.

The Coke Zero 400 is this weekend at the Daytona International Speedway. The Speedway has donated a suite for the Coke Zero 400 4th of July Race. All proceeds go to Halifax Health Hospice of Volusia Flagler for the SEV Care Center. Because this is a fundraiser for Hospice it is tax deductible. What better way to see the race than for a great cause. For tickets call Rose Traub, 386-846-3429 or email rose.traub@halifax.org.

Edgewater will host our local fireworks celebration at Kennedy Park.

Port Orange will host their Fourth of July Spectacular from 5:30-9:00pm at City Hall. They will have Kids Zone, live music, a classic car show and food. Fireworks at City Center begin at 9pm.

The OM Bar will have a full menu of activities for the weekend beginning tonight at 9pm it will be Ladies Night with DJ Troy, tomorrow at 9PM - Lauris Vidal (Full Band) and Saturday, July 4, 9PM - 4th of July Bash with Acoustic Swamp Project, on Sundays from 2-4pm there is a free wine tasting.

The monthly Gallery Walk will be held on Saturday from 4-8pm on Canal Street and the weekly Farmers Market will also be going on from 730am until 1230pm on Canal Street.

The Public Library is closed both Friday and Saturday, garbage and recycling in New Smyrna Beach is normal, Edgewater has their usual adjusted holiday pickup schedule.

If you have an event you want posted email or leave a comment!

Have a safe and happy Holiday weekend! Remember to support your local business!

Around Town~Weekend Events

Anyone know of anything exciting going on this weekend? If so leave a comment with the event. I am coming up short this week.

Sunday from 2pm-4pm, the Om Bar will have a free wine tasting.

Volusia County’s Pet Vet Cruiser offers free and low-cost spaying and neutering for pets. Residents in unincorporated Volusia County can catch the Pet Vet Cruiser, by appointment, at the Oak Hill Flea Market on Tuesday, June 9.For more information, please call (386) 323-3575

Volusia County Schools are out today and the weekend should be nice for the beach! Enjoy and send me your events!

Happy Saturday

Good morning! Gorgeous day at the beach but very windy, be careful of rip currents this weekend at the beach. Always swim near the lifeguards!

The weekly Farmer's Market is going on til 12:30 pm on Canal Street. Great local produce, the bread guy is there and the orchid lady.

Be careful when driving thru school zones, the police are patrolling the zone on Saxon near Coronado Elementary each afternoon both right before school gets out and after. Not only do you not want a ticket but you don't want to injure a child.

Have a great Saturday!

Around Town-Weekend Events

Lots to do at the beach, it is a great day for the International Food Festival on Flagler Ave.

Cracker Creek's Pirate Cruise: Featuring the Pirates of Spruce Creek, cruises are held at 1 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday at 1795 Taylor Road, Port Orange. Costumed pirates create a live, interactive experience as young buccaneers learn navigation, pirate weaponry, knotting or rope tying and pirate lingo, all the while searching for the lost treasure at Spruce Creek. Pre-registration is required by calling (386) 304-0778. Also, the Snow White Cottage, a near-replica as seen in the 1937 Walt Disney animated classic "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," is located on the Gamble property. Canoe and kayak launch and rentals, guided eco-history Pontoon boat tours and golf cart tours of the conservation nature trails also are available. For more information, visit them at Old Florida Pioneer.

Saturday, April 18th is Project Earth Day: Peace & Environmental festival from 10am-4pm at the United Church of Christ, 203 Washington Street, New Smyrna Beach. Free admission! Fun for all ages! Food, live entertainment, music, fair trade goods, yoga, massage chairs, peace, environmental and wellness exhibits. Children’s activities featuring Rae Rae the red panda from the PBS series Enviropals. Balloon animals, face painting, and a magic show.

This event is a benefit for Volusia PeaceCenter and the Marine Discovery Center.

St. Peter the Fisherman Episcopal Church is holding a gourmet dinner on Friday to benefit Lydia’s Mission, the outreach program providing direct and consultative advocacy services to seniors in the New Smyrna Beach community. Seatings at 6:00 or 7:00pm. Tickets are $30 per person. Free child care available. Tickets may be purchased by calling the church office Monday-Thursday, 9am-1pm, 386-428-7383.

Meals on Wheels Walk The Council on Aging will be celebrating and fundraising for the Meals on Wheels Program and associated services with a WALKathon. This fun event will take place Friday, April 17th at the Brannon Center in New Smyrna Beach at 10:00am. This event includes a short walk, a fun picnic with hot dogs, hamburgers, music and a round of door prizes provided by generous area merchants. Special this year will be dance performances by the troop from the Dance Factory. These “dancing girls” will bring both tears and laughter to all who attend. They would like a big show of support for this event.

Plan ahead to attend the Halifax/Indian River Cleanup Day on May 2nd.

Easter Weekend Events

This weekend will be a busy one at the beach.

The Southeast Volusia Habitat for Humanity will be hosting a Casino Night with blackjack, texas hold ‘em, slots, craps this Saturday, April 11 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. The event will be held at Pub 44 in NSB. Tickets are $20 and may be purchased at the Habitat Thrift Store on 722 S. Dixie Freeway during store hours (Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. To 4 p.m.). Lots of prizes and fun, come on out and support Habitat.

Berean Bible Church is hosting their annual Easter Sunrise Service on Sunday, April 12 at 7 a.m. At the gazebo on Riverside Drive in NSB. There will be an entire hour of congregational singing, special music, and great preaching. Refreshments will be served following the service. Seating is limited, so come early. Please direct any inquiries to Pastor Desmond Strydom at (386) 478-9489.

This Saturday night at 7:30, the Brighthouse Challenge will be held at New Smyrna Speedway. The Easter Bunny will be there and they will have an Easter Egg hunt for the kids.

Mark your calendars for next Thursday, April 16th. The International Food Festival will be held on Flagler Ave. More on that next week!

Around Town-Weekend Events

There is plenty to do at the beach this weekend. The annual Horsin' Around Auction to benefit the Atlantic Center for the Arts is Sunday, April 5 from 11am-4pm. Tickets are 100.00 each it will held at the NSB Municipal Airport.

If that event is too rich for your blood there are many other things to do.

Ce-La-Luna Restaurant in Eddgewater will host Michael T and the "Oldies Revue" on Saturday, April 4th beginning at 6pm.

Coronado Community United Methodist Church will hold their children's Easter Egg Hunt, Saturday April 4th at 10am. This is open to infants to 3rd grade age children. Come to the education building.

The Landshark Surfari Pro Tournament starts today at the Inlet at 9am.

The New Smyrna Beach Board of Realtors is holding a golf tournament to benefit several community programs on Friday, April 3. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. at Hidden Lakes Golf Club, 35 Fairgreen Avenue. The tournament will be in a scramble format and shotgun starts at 1 p.m. There will be food, drinks, and door prizes. For more information, please contact Buddy Hughes at (386) 427-4138

Military Appreciation Night

The New Smyrna Beach High School baseball team invites you to celebrate and acknowledge the contributions and sacrifices made by our men and women of the military. Members and veterans of the armed forces will be in attendance. Join the ‘Cudas on Friday, April 3 beginning at 4 p.m. at the New Smyrna Beach Sports Complex. The festivities begin at 5 p.m. The admission fee will be waived in lieu of donations to the NSBHS baseball program. The National Guard will provide a rock climbing wall, football throw, and basketball shot to entertain all.

Dog Wash

Head on over to Silly Willie's for a Dog Wash to benefit The Hospice of Volusia/Flagler Relay for Life, this will be held on Saturday, April 4 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be prizes for tiniest, largest, hairiest, and dirtiest dogs. Join the fun at Silly Willie’s at 218 Flagler Avenue, NSB. For more information, call (386) 427-0196.

Check out Just Weather for your weather report. Looks like a good weekend and some pretty good waves for the tournament.

Upcoming Events

I have been searching high and low for some weekend events for this weekend. Not much going on that I can find. If you have something happening or know of something please email me the details or leave a comment. A couple of reminders:

Go Dog Go is this weekend supporting the SE Volusia Humane Society.

SE Volusia Little League signups end this weekend, sign up at the Edgewater Fields on Friday from 6-8pm or Saturday from 10am-2pm. Be sure to bring a birth certificate and a utility bill.

Volusia County Budget Meeting is Thursday night at 6:30pm. New Smyrna Beach High School Auditorium. Information can be found here and here.

..and remember Volusia County Schools are out Friday for Teacher Work Day and Monday for Martin Luther King Day.

That's all I have for now!

New Smyrna Beach Weekend

Plenty to do in New Smyrna and surrounding areas this weekend.


Port Orange Family Days are this weekend. A Carnival tonight, family and children's activities all weekend.

Oktoberfest is tonight from 5-9pm on Canal Street in New Smyrna Beach.

Weather is about perfect for today and tomorrow, rain on Sunday. Enjoy the weekend!

Found this post this morning for some Friday Humor. Smile!

Weekend Events

Another beautiful sunrise in New Smyrna Beach. Lots to do this weekend. The Jazz festival starts tonight, the monthly art walk on Flagler is this Saturday from 10am-5pm. The weather is picture perfect and should stay that way thru the weekend.

The surf is still rough so be careful on the beach.

Enjoy the weekend!

Happy Monday

Greeetings and Happy Monday to all.

The Battle of the Badges fishing tournament and event raised well over $100,000 this weekend. Great news for the youth it supports. Nice article about it here, if you read down on the comments you can get differing opinions on it, personally I think the whiners should be quiet and be glad someone is doing something to benefit our youth, they need all the help they can get.

The surf was high at the beach, windy and big waves, not all the lifeguard towers are manned this time of year so be sure to swim near a staffed tower.

The Gallery Walk and Jazz Fest is this week, stay tuned for more on that later in the week.

Weekend Events

Lots to do this weekend at the beach! The Battle of the Badges Family Funfest is all weekend at Riverside Park. Three full days of activities for the whole family, a fishing tournament, entertainment, food and kids stuff. All to benefit the Sheriff's Youth Ranch.










The Atlantic Center for the Arts is having their 2nd annual Community Day from 10am-2pm on Saturday. They will have gallery talks, hands on projects for the kids and it is all free!








The weather will be great and the beach is beautiful! Enjoy the weekend!

Chomp & Other Stuff

The shark bite record has been tied in Volusia County, at least this shark chose to bite someone in Ormond and not New Smyrna, this is good, well as good as shark bites get.

The Jazz Festival is this coming weekend on Flagler. This is good stuff, more on that later this week.

The weather is getting gorgeous and there are no people around, it is so nice.

Checked out the gas prices this week, the 7-11 beachside went from 3.69 last Friday to 3.95 over the weekend. IF you see a jump of over 25 cents, report it to the Attorney General, 1-800-no scam.

You can still find the lowest prices in your area here.

Weekend Events and Other Stuff

Saturday is Kidz Day on Flagler Avenue from 10am-5pm. It is being held beachside. Events include a Hannah Montana contest, music, art and cooking classes, climbing wall and bungee ride. It will also be a gorgeous weekend for the beach.

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Have a great weekend.

This Weekend At The Beach

The Green Fair is this weekend at Riverside Park. It runs from 9am-6pm both Saturday and Sunday. The Marine Discovery Center will be running mini eco tours at 11am, 12pm and 1pm on both days. They will have Kayak Tours between 2pm and 4pm. A sunset cruise on the water taxi will take place from 5:30-7:30 on Saturday.

The weather will be nice but the beach will not be, rip currents and high surf expected so stay safe and out of the water.

Don't forget the benefit for Cassidee on Saturday.

Have a great weekend!

Weekend Events

I am late on this weekend event thing. There is not much going on so you did not miss much. Lots of people out shopping for school supplies. The weather is not supposed to clear up so the beach is out.

If you are new to the area or even if you are not, today's News Journal has a great Newcomers Guide with the paper.

Have a great weekend!

Weekend Events

I could not find anything very exciting going on this weekend at the Beach, the Chill Bar has a band tonight and tomorrow, Flagler Tavern has the usual stuff going on. It is supposed to be a bit cooler so the beach is your best bet.

New Smyrna Parks and Rec has extended fall baseball and softball signups til August 20th. You can get the forms and information here.

The Seafood Festival is August 14th on Flagler, more on that next week.

Enjoy the weekend!

Great Beach Day

It is a gorgeous day for the beach, one more plug for the Farmer's Market on Canal Street, it runs from 7am-12noon each Saturday. I just got back, the prices are great and the produce is fantastic! Check it out.

A couple of local restaurant notes. The Upper Deck that is above Boston Fish House on South Atlantic is reported by a good source (my brother) to be excellent! Great menu, service and food.

On the other hand PJ's Sea Shack has been reported as so-so. It has a nice atmosphere, good service and mediocre food. It is owned by the same people who own the Garlic across the street which is excellent, so not sure what is up with PJ's.

Have a great weekend!

Weekend Events-Canal Street

Took this today at 15th Street, beautiful morning here in paradise.

This weekend think Canal Street.

The New Smyrna Farmer's Market is open from 7:00am-12:30pm. Get your fresh bread, local produce and more at this weekly event.

It is the first Saturday in August so the Gallery Walk takes place from 4:00pm-8:00pm. Check out the Clay Gallery, they offer entertainment, refreshments and fun in their beautiful gardens during this event.

Romesco's Wine Bar and Restaurant has some excellent food and a large wine selection.

If you are checking out Canal Street you have to hit the Fountain at Little Drug's. They feature an actual old fashioned ice cream counter. Take your kids and have a blast from the past.

I was really surprised when I really checked out Canal Street, there is a ton of shops, restaurants and things to do, so park your car in one of several parking lots around town, ride your bike or take a walk down Canal Street this weekend!

Weekend at the Beach

The weather is supposed to be great for the beach this weekend. A few other things going on...

Free Stuff includes Fireworks on Saturday night at Daytona Beach Pier, they start at 9:45pm and the Flagler Ave Motorcycle Show & Stroll is also Saturday night in New Smyrna Beach from 5-9pm

Of course the beach is always free....well except for that pesky toll.

The Dark Knight premieres today. Show times for the Beacon Theater, 104 Dixie Freeway are:

12:30PM 0 1:00PM 0 1:30PM 0 3:45PM 0 4:15PM 0 5:00PM 0 7:00PM 0 7:30PM 0 8:15PM 010:15PM 012:00AM

You can call them at 428-8484 to see what is sold out.

New Smyrna Speedway has a full schedule of events as well if racing is your thing.

Have a great weekend.