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This Week: Events in Volusia (4/7 – 4/9)

If you’re looking for things to do with your family this weekend, the Volusia County area has several events to choose from, including tons of fun for Easter and spring. Don’t miss out on the fun this weekend!

This information is evolving and will be updated as more info and events become available. Information has been provided by the city, county or by individual event pages. If you have any questions, please direct them to the organizers of the events.

**EVENT INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY. VISITORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CHECK WITH EVENT ORGANIZERS DIRECTLY FOR THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION.**

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Looking for upcoming Easter and spring events for the family to enjoy? Click the link below to find a listing!

2023 Easter and Spring Events in Volusia County

All Week/Weekend:

The Great NSB Margarita Tour

April 1 – May 1 along Flagler Avenue, NSB

Margarita Madness has come to Flagler Avenue! The 2023 Margarita Tour runs from April 1st – May 1st with multiple tasty takes on the Classic Margarita. 

Grab your Tour Map from any participating location, or go to Party On Flagler – The Party’s on Flagler Avenue for more information.

Purchase your full sized margarita during the tour dates, collect your stamps with each purchase, once all stamps are collected, drop your Tour Map in the mailbox by 401 Flagler Avenue.

We expect 100+ giveaways and swag items to tour finishers. Winners contacted by email, prize giveaway announced May 2nd.

21+, Celebrate responsibly, Restrictions apply

Daytona Beach Arts Fest

Sat – Sun. April 8 – 9 in downtown Daytona Beach / Beach Street

The second annual Daytona Beach Arts Fest will take place April 8-9 in Downtown Daytona Beach on Beach Street, Orange Ave to Bay Street.

The Daytona Beach Arts Fest will offer a social experience where you can view artist works and installation, listen to local music, take part in a live painting competition and more. The Riverfront Shop of Daytona Beach offer a historically beautiful backdrop as you relax, have a drink, and eat and become part of a community with family and friends.

Festival hours are Saturday, April 8, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sunday, April 9, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. 

Friday, April 7:

Food Truck Friday at Mill Lake Park

Friday from 5 PM – 9 PM @ Mill Lake Park, 207 E Blue Springs Ave, Orange City

Visit Mill Lake Park to pick up a delicious dinner or treat from:

Oh So Good wings- Wings
Brothers N Arms – BBQ
City Broz – Cheesesteaks
Beach bums sweet treats -Variety sweet treats

Movie in the Park – DC League of Super Pets

Friday @ 7:30 PM at Veterans Memorial Park, 476 S Volusia Ave, Orange City

Movie in the Park is held at Veterans Memorial Park, 476 South Volusia Ave
The movie will begin at dusk (Approximately 7:30 pm); movie area will open one hour before the movie begins. Movie admission and popcorn are free. Hot dogs and drinks for sale. Movie showings are weather permitting.

Movie Etiquette: For the enjoyment of all, please place cell phones on silence during the movie and no smoking. Thank you.

Items to not Forget:
-Blanket
-Chair
-Drinks (no drinks will be for sale at the movie)
-Food – Police Cadets will have hot dogs and drinks for sale during the movie.

Weather disclaimer: These outdoor screenings are dependent upon Florida’s famously unpredictable weather conditions. In the event of inclement weather, Movie in the Park will be held on the following Friday. Any cancellation or postponement will be posted on Orange City’s facebook page. 

DeLand Artisan Alley Farmers Market

The DeLand Artisan Alley Farmers Market is a vibrant marketplace with over 40 vendors that takes place every Friday evening from 6-9 p.m. (rain or shine) in historic downtown DeLand.

First Friday Art Walk Downtown Daytona Beach

Attention art lovers! Downtown Daytona Beach invites you to stroll along Beach Street every first Friday of each month to enjoy “ArtWalk”! Meet artists and other art lovers for an evening of stimulating art, fun, and refreshments offered by the following galleries and purveyors of culture:

– Abberant Art Gallery 118 N Beach St,
– Etrusca Gallery 146 S Beach St,
– Galerie Elan 230 S Beach St,
– Halifax Historical Museum 252 S Beach St,
– Madeline’s Wine Bar 200 N Beach St,
– VJL Art Gallery 170 N Beach St

Food Truck Rally on Magnolia

  • Address: Downtown in the historic Beach Street area on Magnolia Avenue between Beach Street and Palmetto Avenue, Daytona Beach, FL 32114
  • Presented By: Riverfront Shops of Daytona Beach
  • Dates: April 7, 2023
  • Location: Riverfront Shops of Daytona Beach
  • Time: 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
  • Price: Free

Enjoy a night in Downtown Daytona Beach with the Food Trucks Rally on Magnolia Ave. featuring the area’s best food trucks, music, drinks and family-friendly fun.

Free Family Art Night

Free Family Art Night
Friday, April 7; 5:30 – 7:00pm
Work together with your family to create a botanical spring collage instructed by Ms. Linda King! All art supplies provided. This monthly Free Family Art Night series is sponsored in part by Women United Volusia Chapter. Learn more at bit.ly/omam-ffan.

Teen Night

Friday from 6:30 – 11 PM @ Astro Skate

(Formerly the Canal Street Cruise) Join the East Coast Cruisers club for the newly relocated monthly car show. 

Saturday, April 8:

City Center Cruise Night 

Saturday from 4 – 7 PM @ Port Orange City Center

(Formerly the Canal Street Cruise) Join the East Coast Cruisers club for the newly relocated monthly car show. 

Sunset Concert Steeln’ Peaches

Saturday from 5 PM – 9 PM @ Veterans Plaza – Riverfront Esplanade 155 N Beach Street Daytona Beach, FL 32114

NEW THIS YEAR! is the addition of the Saturday Night Sunset Concert to the Daytona Beach Arts Fest. The Sunset Concert is from 5-9 PM on the Jeep Beach Main Stage. Come for the Arts Fest and stay for the show! The Easter Eve Sunset Concert Jeep Beach Main Stage will be located in Riverfront Esplanade Park at the scenic Veterans Plaza on Beach Street located between ISB and Bay Street. This is an outdoor venue overlooking the Intracoastal waterway. If you haven’t seen the Riverfront’s renovations, you’re in for a surprise!

Allman Brothers Revue
SteeLn’ Peaches will perform
at the Daytona Beach Arts Fest Sunset Concert!
Join us as we celebrate The Allman Brothers Band with an inaugural Sunset Concert in Beautiful Downtown Daytona Beach on Saturday, April 8. SteeLn’ Peaches is an Allman Brothers Band Revue and is the perfect band to bring the passion and talent needed to play ABB’s music! SteeLn’ Peaches promises a great show that is not your average Allman Brothers Band Tribute!

TRIVIA QUESTION – Did you know?…
Duane & Greg Allman grew up in Daytona Beach!

Kicking it off
Ben Prestage – known as “The World’s Greatest One Man Band!” will take the stage from 5-6:30 PM followed by SteeLn’ Peaches from 7-9 PM. Ben Prestage’s musical background began before he was born… even before his parents were born. Ben’s great-grandmother was a Vaudeville musician who toured with Al Jolson and also participated in medicine shows. Her daughter was a Boogie-Woogie pianist and painter who used to play for Ben when he was coming up. On the other side of the family tree, his grandfather, who was a Mississippi sharecropper turned Ben onto the sounds and culture of Mississippi and Blues in general.

Admission
★ VIP tickets are limited and include seating at a table in the front center section and one complimentary alcoholic beverage/person. ($50)
★ Stage Left and Stage Right tickets include seating at a table and one complimentary alcoholic beverage/person. ($40)
★ General Admission tickets include a seat. ($20)
★ BYOC – Bring your own chair – there are good site lines to the stage in the grassy area of the park (FREE)

TICKETS ARE ON SALE AT EVENTBRITE (NOTE: Must be 21 for alcoholic beverages – ID is required.

Food, beverages, parking
► There are several Downtown Daytona Restaurants within walking distance of the concert. There will also be several Food Trucks at the concert.

► Beverages-There will be bars onsite serving Beer, wine, alcohol, water and soft drinks.
► Beach street will be closed to traffic but there is ample free parking in the Downtown area on side streets and behind the Riverfront Shops.

MOAS Space Day

Join in at the Museum’s biggest celestial event of the year as we celebrate all things space in an engaging and interactive environment for the whole family. Learn about the science, exploration, and beauty of space through exciting lectures, shows in the Lohman Planetarium, hands-on activities, and solar observing with telescopes in our front entrance courtyard (weather permitting). Throughout the Museum, there will be displays and activities from MOAS, the GE Volunteers, ERAU’s ERFSEDS Rocket Club, Amateur Astronomy Club, the Society of Women Engineers, and Astronomy Professors from the University’s Physical Sciences Department. A food truck will also be set up in our courtyard loop for your enjoyment. Stay tuned for our speaker and show lineup in the Lohman Planetarium. We cannot wait to see you for this out-of-this-world event.

Free for members or with paid museum admission. Tickets for planetarium presentations are included with admission and are on a first-come, first-served basis.

Schedule

  • 11:00am: Little Star That Could | LOHMAN PLANETARIUM
  • 12:00pm: “Wonders of the Universe” with Seth Mayo, Curator of Astronomy | LOHMAN PLANETARIUM
  • 1:00pm: Astronomy at the Edge of the World with Jason Schreiner, Planetarium Coordinator | LOHMAN PLANETARIUM
  • 2:15pm: “Path to the Moon: What’s Ahead for NASA’s Artemis Program” with Brendan Byrne, 90.7 WMFE’s Space Reporter | LOHMAN PLANETARIUM  
  • 3:15pm: Planetary Scientist from UCF (Talk TBA) | LOHMAN PLANETARIUM
  • 4:15pm: Electropop Laser Show Under the Stars by Christian Traverson, Planetarium Educator | LOHMAN PLANETARIUM
  • 12:30pm-4:00pm: Paper rocket building and launching | Root Family Auditorium
  • 12:00pm-5:00pm: Space displays and activities | Root Hall

STREET ART SHOWDOWN

  • Address: Daytona Beach, FL 32114
  • Presented By: Daytona Beach Arts Fest
  • Dates: April 8, 2023 – April 9, 2023
  • Recurrence: Recurring daily
  • Location: Downtown Daytona Beach Beach Street, Orange Ave. to Bay St.
  • Time: 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM
  • Price: Free

STREET ART SHOWDOWN

Festival is April 8 & 9

Street Art Competition – April 8

A vibrant and exciting event showcasing artists’ talents from all over. The competition features various styles and techniques, from photorealistic portraits to abstract designs. The artists use pastels on pavement to create their masterpieces, which are both beautiful and temporary. The competition will transform the streets of Downtown Daytona Beach and brings the community together… an excellent opportunity to see the artists at work, interact with them and vote for your favorite. It’s a fun, interactive experience for all ages.

For more information or to register to paint visit www.daytonabeachartsfest.com

FESTIVAL HOURS

SATURDAY, APRIL 8

9:00 am – 5:00 pm

SUNDAY, APRIL 9

10:00 am – 5:00 pm

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