A laid-back town with the beautiful natural scenery provided by its river and lagoon and situated between the lively beach towns of Daytona and Cape Canaveral, Edgewater has rightfully earned its title as The City of Hospitality. Visitors to the area can enjoy rocket launches and ecological tours by boat along The Cape, hiking or kayaking within Edgewater’s 150 acres of parks, boating along its 24 square miles which wind along the Intercoastal Waterway, and numerous events planned in the nearby popular vacation destinations of Daytona Beach and New Smyrna Beach. Buckle up and enjoy the ride because summertime in the Edgewater area is currently unfurling like flowers in the sun…
If you like to indulge in a belly full of good barbeque, you won’t want to miss the New Smyrna Beach Barbeque Challenge where you can sample all kinds of barbeque with your tasting passport.
There are free weekend concerts all summer long at the iconic Daytona Beach Bandshell, as well as a 2023 Summer in the Circle Concert Series Fridays from 7-10 pm at the Victory Circle Stage, One Daytona.
Or how about a parade? Enjoy the Veterans Parade which runs along Main Street in Daytona on July 4th. Then bring your appetite for the Downtown Daytona Nights Food Truck Rally July 7th .
Enjoy wildlife? Then you will love the Monarch Butterfly Presentation at the New Smyrna Beach Marine Discovery Center on July 20th or a day of Shark Exploration at the Ponce Inlet Historical Museum on July 22.
If you have kids, be sure to catch the 200 exhibitors at the Annual Florida Kids & Family Expo August 12th, where you (well, maybe not you) can ride a pony, watch a show and play games.
Or if you are an aspiring musician, you might want to head over to The Hub on Canal in New Smyrna for the Slo’ Jam, which is open to all musicians, August 23rd. Join the jam or just sit back and enjoy. The fun never ends in and around eventFULL Edgewater!