Ormond Beach Mainstreet

9th Annual Riverfest Seafood Festival
2017-11-18 10:00 - 18:00, 2017-11-19 10:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Rockefeller Gardens, 25 Riverside Dr., Ormond Beach, FL, 32176, United States
Local seafood leads the way at this year’s Riverfest Seafood Festival in Ormond Beach. The 9th annual festival sponsored by Ormond Beach MainStreet will have fifteen food purveyors serving up everything from fresh shrimp to grilled octopus and fried fish to lobster mac-n-cheese. Of course, there’s a healthy helping of draft beer, ice cream, local barbeque, fried oreos and kettle corn to keep every eater full and happy.
The festival is about much more than food, however. Held in Rockefeller Gardens and Fortunato Park right along Ormond’s sparkling riverfront, the event features two days of water activities, a 5K race on Sunday, an extremely popular kid’s fishing clinic, chef demonstrations, a kids’ zone, vendors and, of course, great music.
This year the festival runs Saturday, November 18 from 10 am – 6 pm and Sunday, November 19 from 10 am – 4 pm. Free admission and free parking make it easy to enjoy the great variety of planned activities in both riverfront parks. A free shuttle service from the City Hall parking lot makes parking even easier.
Saturday’s music headliners include R&B sensation Amy Alysia & the Soul Machine and local rockers Emperor Napolean & the Visions of Ecstasy, along with the award-winning 12 O’Clock Jazz Band from Spruce Creek High School and Are We Electric. Jazz up your Sunday with Orlando’s Brown Bag Brass Band, then cool down in the afternoon with Spiceman and the Sweet Energy Band.
Head down by the bridge for kids’ crafts and games, mini-golf, a giant obstacle course and a face painter. In that same area you’ll find this year’s Kid Fish – sponsored by Fish Florida and Innovative Bookkeeping. We have 300 free fishing poles to give away to youngsters along with education stations and a fishing area. Once you’ve learned to fish, you can pick up a pole and tackle to take home and enjoy.
If Rockefeller Gardens is the home of food and music, Fortunato Park is all about boats and water fun. This year’s brand new boat and recreational “toys” display joins paddleboard and kayak demonstrations, and pontoon boat rides along the sand.
This year we’ve got pie! That’s right, there will be a Key Lime Pie Contest on Saturday afternoon as part of our Southern Stone Cooking Stage. All day long on Saturday and Sunday you’ll be able to watch (and taste) seafood cooking demos from local restaurateurs and chefs, but on Saturday afternoon the featured chef just might be you! Visit ormondriverfest.com for entry forms and details.
If you want to burn some calories, you can start your day early on Sunday by being a part of the festival’s Rubber Duckie River Run sponsored by the Southern Stone Event Group. The race starts at 9 AM. Registration for all racers starts at 8 AM. Awards ceremony is on the main stage at the Riverfest Seafood Festival at 10:30 AM. More information about registering for the race can be found at runsignup.com/rubberduck.
Check our Facebook event page for updated schedules of music, events and chef demos.
RIVERFEST SEAFOOD FESTIVAL IS SPONSORED IN PART BY
Adams, Cameron & Co, City of Ormond Beach, Daytona Beach News-Journal, Fish Florida, Florida Fish & Wildlife, Gaslamp Shops,Granada Plaza, Halifax Insurance Partners, Highlander Corporation, Hometown News, Hulls Seafood, Innovative Bookkeeping, Ritchey Cadillac, Ritchey Buick-GMC, Robbins Camper Sales, Oceanside Country Club, Ormond Observer, S.R. Perrott, Southern Stone Media Group, Vystar Credit Union, WSBB & Waste Pro

Ormond Beach Farmer's Market
2017-11-23 08:00 - 13:00, 2017-11-30 08:00 - 13:00, 2017-12-07 08:00 - 13:00, 2017-12-14 08:00 - 13:00, 2017-12-21 08:00 - 13:00, 2017-12-28 08:00 - 13:00, 2018-01-04 08:00 - 13:00, 2018-01-11 08:00 - 13:00 and 16 more dates | City Hall Plaza, 22 South Beach St., Ormond Beach, FL, 32174, United States
Join us every Thursday at Ormond Beach Farmer’s Market downtown Ormond Beach at City Hall Plaza! Find local produce, crafts and plants along with delicious prepared food. Plenty of free parking. Easy handicap access. Pet friendly.

Granada Grand Festival of the Arts
2018-02-03 10:00 - 17:00 | Ormond Beach City Hall, 22 S, Beach St., Ormond Beach, 32174
The 4th Annual Granada Grand Festival of the Arts heads back to Downtown Ormond Beach with over sixty professional visual artists and a generous helping of food, music and fun. Find a treasure, take part in the interactive chalk project, enjoy some jazz and taste food truck fare from six different food trucks. Visit our creative kids zone where kids can paint, craft and more. The Granada Grand Festival of the Arts, February third, from 10 am to 5 pm at Ormond Beach City Hall. For more details and an entertainment schedule go to ormondbeachmainstreet.com/granada-grand-festival-of-the-arts/

Taste of Ormond 2018
2018-03-04 16:00 - 19:00 | Rockefeller Gardens, 25 Riverside Dr., Ormond Beach, FL, 32176, United States
Downtown’s most delicious event returns to Rockefeller Gardens on March 4, 2018. Join us for great food from more than a dozen of Ormond’s best restaurants, craft beer and wine tastings, live music, raffle prizes and more. This is an afternoon garden party not to be missed!
A fundraiser to support the work of Ormond Beach MainStreet, this festive party always sells out! Get your tickets at the event website before they all disappear!
For more information about tickets, tables and sponsorships call the MainStreet office at 386-492-2938 or email julia@ormondmainstreet.com

Jewish Heritage Festival
2018-04-15 11:00 - 17:00 | Rockefeller Gardens, 25 Riverside Dr., Ormond Beach, FL, 32176, United States
The 10th Annual Jewish Heritage Festival features continuous nationally acclaimed entertainment. Attendees can feast on Kosher, Israeli and Jewish-style food. We have Israeli and Judaica artists and vendors, Jewish Organization booths, and exhibits including a Holocaust Memorial and Jewish Hall of Fame. Our Hall of Fame is a multidimensional display that includes a Shtetl exhibit, an Israel exhibition, an Ancient Hebrew scroll exhibit and much much more! There are speakers in our Hall of Fame & Holocaust locales. Children’s entertainment is available throughout the day including a rock climbing wall, inflatables, face painting, balloon artist, a petting zoo and camel rides. You will even run into Moses and other biblical characters!

8th Annual Ormond Beach Celtic Festival
2018-04-21 10:00 - 19:00 | Rockefeller Gardens, 25 Riverside Dr., Ormond Beach, FL, 32176, United States
Saturate your senses in the sights, sounds and tastes of Celtic heritage when the Ormond Beach Celtic Festival returns to Rockefeller Gardens with folk music, food and fun from the seven Celtic Nations and beyond. Arriving this year on April 21 & 22, 2018, this eight-year old festival occupies two downtown parks along the Halifax River and fills them with 5 music stages, a Highland Games, clans and Celtic societies from throughout the region as well as a host of other activities. Voted the Best Local Event in the 2017 News-Journal’s Readers Choice poll, the weekend attracts more than 8,000 locals and visitors each year. Admission is $10 each day for adults. Children 12 and under are admitted free. There is plenty of free parking, including free off-site parking with free shuttle service to allow everyone access to the Festival activities.
For more information go to the event page here on this site or visit us on Facebook. Get a complete daily schedule at OrmondBeachCelticFestival.com
