Daytona Beach Events April 18–19, 2026 | Weekend Guide

Volusia County — April 18–19, 2026

6 Things Happening in Daytona Beach This Weekend

Celtic Festival • DeLandapalooza • Blueberry Fest • Jazz-Fusion • Tortugas Baseball • Earth Day

April 18–19, 2026 Family Friendly Verified Events Volusia County

Fifteen years of Celtic celebration along the Halifax River — and this year is the best yet. The 15th Annual Ormond Beach Celtic Festival fills two downtown riverside parks with multiple music stages, Highland Games, a Clan Village, Celtic food vendors, Guinness on tap, artisan crafts, jam sessions with master teachers, and a family zone with a pop-up petting zoo and pony rides at Fortunato Park.

Sunday closes with the beloved annual Dog Parade — a festival tradition that draws huge crowds of its own. Free parking available off-site at Ormond Beach City Hall (22 S. Beach St.) with complimentary shuttle to the festival grounds. Advance tickets available at OrmondBeachMainstreet.com.

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The 14th Annual DeLandapalooza partners with the inaugural Love Earth Music & Art Festival to create ten uninterrupted hours of original music, visual art, culinary craft, and community energy in the streets of Historic Downtown DeLand. Over 140 original performing acts take the stage across 21 indoor and outdoor venues — rock, folk, jazz, blues, electronic, spoken word, and more.

Alongside the music: art installations, interactive science demos, a local makers craft market, family activity zones with live art, and food vendors throughout the festival footprint. This is DeLand at its most electrifying. Advance tickets at $15 are the best value in Volusia County this weekend. Purchase at SSA.cc/delandapalooza.

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Now in its fourth year, the Orange City Blueberry Fest is the quintessential West Volusia County family festival. At just $6 per person (kids 2 and under free, $1 off with canned food donation), it packs extraordinary value into two full days at Valentine Park. The lineup reads like a childhood highlight reel: free bounce houses, pony rides, face painting, a petting farm, live entertainment all day, free rock painting, a blueberry relay race, a pie-eating contest, a hula hoop contest, sack races, and train rides.

Adults enjoy blueberry beer, blueberry wine, fresh-picked blueberries, and artisan crafts from local vendors. This is a community festival in the best possible sense — affordable, joyful, and deeply rooted in the West Volusia spirit. More at VisitWestVolusia.com.

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Grammy-nominated guitarist and composer Chieli Minucci brings his legendary jazz-fusion project Special EFX — joined by the Special EFX All-Stars, including drummer Joel Rosenblatt — to the intimate stage of the Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center for a two-hour performance. Minucci has been a transformative force on the global jazz and world music scene for over four decades, and his 2025 single “Meant to Be” is currently in Billboard’s top 10.

The Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center consistently delivers world-class programming that reflects the cultural depth of this community. Tickets available at OrmondBeach.org and BMGconcerts.com. This is a seated, ticketed performance — book early, as it will sell out.

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There is no more storied way to spend a Sunday afternoon in Daytona Beach than at Jackie Robinson Ballpark — the oldest ballpark still in active Minor League Baseball use (opened 1914), and the very field where Jackie Robinson played his first professional game. The ballpark was renamed in his honor in 1989; a bronze statue outside the Orange Avenue gate marks his legacy permanently. The Daytona Tortugas (Low-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) open a six-game homestand against the Bradenton Marauders on Sunday, first pitch at 1:05 PM.

This is affordable, atmospheric, and authentically Daytona Beach — exactly the kind of Sunday afternoon that makes newcomers fall in love with this community. Tickets and full schedule at MiLB.com/daytona.

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Earth Day 2026 lands on a Sunday, and Daytona Beach is rising to the occasion. The day starts early with the annual Community Beach & Street Cleanup at 8:00 AM — a beloved tradition where volunteers of all ages help protect the beaches and community spaces that make this region so extraordinary. Supplies are provided; just show up ready to give back.

From 9 AM to 2 PM, the Earth Fest at Halifax River Market at Tiki Docks brings a celebration of sustainability, local food, artisan goods, and environmental education to the beautiful Halifax River waterfront — all free. This is the community character that drives Volusia County real estate demand from buyers who want more than just a house; they want a home in a place that shares their values.

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