Daytona Beach
About Daytona Beach
Named "The World's Most Famous Beach" since the 1920's, Daytona Beach, Florida, located on the Atlantic Ocean, is one of very few places where you can drive a car (a 4 wheel drive not needed) on designated areas of an ocean beach.
Attracting over 8,000,000 visitors every year, and several thousand bikers during Bike Week and Biketoberfest, Daytona Beach still manages to provide high security with cameras filming the beach and hotel areas.
The Timucuan Indians lived in that area originally. The United States acquired Florida from Spain in 1821 although permanent settlement did not occur until after the Second Seminole War which was fought from 1835 to 1842.
The City of Daytona Beach, founded in 1870, was named for its founder, Matthias D. Day, who built the first hotel, the Palmetto House, in 1874. Automobile and motorcycle races began in 1902, and the first stock car race was held in 1936. The famous Daytona International Speedway replaced the beach course in 1959 when NASCAR was created and is the scene of the Daytona 500 and Coke Zero 400 (also called the Pepsi 400 or Firecracker 400).
Located only 10 miles south, the Ponce de Leon Lighthouse is Florida's tallest lighthouse completed in 1887 and becoming a National Historic Landmark in 1998.
The Museum of Arts and Sciences is actually a collection of galleries and museums and has one of the world's largest Coca-Cola collections.
The Daytona Cubs (a minor league baseball team) and the Daytona Beach ThunderBirds (an arena football team) call this home.
Events in Daytona Beach
Nerf And Glow Halloween Party
at 1000 Vine St
Come join us for a Nerf And Glow Halloween Party, where we'll have epic battles in the dark with neon lights and spooky decorations!
Keech or Treat: Neighborhood Fest
at Halifax Health Keech Pediatric Neighborhood Care
Join us for an evening of candy, costumes, and fun!
Sip & Paint: Pumpkin Addition
at The Sweet Spot
Come join us for a fun evening of sipping on drinks and painting pumpkins!
Rock The Beach Tribute Series - A Tribute To Rush
at Hard Rock Hotel Daytona Beach
Rock The Beach Tribute Series - A Tribute To Rush
SPOOKtacular SPArty!
at Hard Rock Hotel Daytona Beach
Join us for the SPOOKtacular SPARty!!
EstuScary Haunted Trail #1
at Hammock Trailhead
Get ready to experience a spine-chilling adventure through our EstuScary Haunted Trail, filled with scares, surprises, and spooky fun!
Daytona Lagoon Halloween Family Fun 2024
at Daytona Lagoon
Join us for a spooktacular Halloween at Daytona Lagoon! Enjoy arts & crafts, free candy, a costume contest, $5 arcade cards for kids in costume, and spooky mini golf for just $8.99 per person!
Daytona Beach's Halloween Pub Crawl
at WingHouse Bar & Grill
ALL NEW! Our Pub Crawls use Express Check-in. Self check-in means NO CHECK-IN CREW: check-in at dothecrawl.com w/ your email at the event.
HOG-O-WEEN @ THE HARD ROCK
at Hard Rock Hotel Daytona Beach
HOG-O-WEEN HALLOWEEN PARTY & COSTUME CONTEST
Latin Freestyle Halloween Throwback Jam & Costume Party
at Streamline Hotel
Come join us for a night of nostalgia and fun at the Streamline Hotel! It's our Latin Freestyle Throwback Jam & Costume Party!