The 4th Annual Ocean Reef Beach Festival is once again coming to Pelican Beach Park in Satellite Beach, December 5th, 2015. This one-of-a-kind event celebrates every facet of our coastal lifestyle; surfing, fishing, beachcombing, eco-tourism on our reef, kayaking, paddle boarding and bird watching, just to name a few; because so many of us do these things on our unique stretch of coastline. The event has grown to include over 90 vendors and exhibitors, and will fill the giant beachside park.
Plan to come and experience the combination of music, food, live entertainment, vendor displays, artwork, and free professional training and educational activities.
Featuring:
- The crowd-pleasing Chowder “Slow Down, Chow Down” Cook-Off. Take advantage of an opportunity to taste the best chowders in town and be the judge of this year’s Chowder Cook-Off all at the same time! Chowder Cook-Off tasting runs from 11:00 am – 1:30 pm, with the winner announced at 2 pm.
- The Sea Turtle Conservancy’s turtle maze allows kids to experience the challenges a real sea turtle experiences as it hatches on our beach and then lives at sea, and returns to our beach to nest!
- Enjoy surfboard shaping demos, and exhibits from the area’s best surfboard designers – such as Ricky Carroll, Chris Birch, and Sammy Barker.
- Anglers For Conservation fishing clinics and fly rod casting lessons, plus surf fishing tips by John Detmer.
- Come see the ocean art by a select group of invitation-only locals. No filler, all killer- and just in time for Christmas shopping!
- Our Inaugural ORB video contest promises to be a great new addition. Cash prizes for best 30-second videos with conservation themes. Video finalists will be showing all day in the clubhouse at the north end of the park. For more information on how you can enter your film into this contest, please go to https://www.ticketriver.com/event/15985
- Visit with real live scientists who research our nearshore reefs and beaches, you can learn how this habitat is critical for our green turtles and our fisheries.
Shuttle bus service will be provided between the ORB Fest and off-site parking just ¼ mile south at the corner of A1A and Desoto Blvd. Click here for directions: http://bit.do/SS2w
This community-minded event is a cooperative venture of PureOceanTV.com, the Surfrider Foundation, and Anglers for Conservation. Our goal is to teach everyone about the dynamic, living environment of the ocean, reef, and beach while celebrating the recreational opportunities afforded by this unique stretch of coastline.
Email us at orbfest2012@yahoo.com for more info or check out our website: www.oceanreefbeachfestival.com
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