Ponce Inlet Coastal Connect

10/01/2026

Don’t miss this months Turtle Tots October 21 and 22nd! 🐢

🕷️🌿 Turtle Tots: October Eeek-o-Walk! 🐢🍂

Get ready for a spooky but not too spooky adventure! Join us for our October Eeek-o-Walk, designed especially for little explorers ages 2–6.

We’ll take a fun walk through the coastal hammock and discover some of the fascinating forest critters that call this habitat home. 🦉🕷️🦎🐸 Along the way, little ones will learn, explore, and get curious about the creatures around us!

🎃 Costumes are welcome! Families are encouraged to dress up if they’d like, but costumes are completely optional.

💰 Cost:
• $2 per registered child
• $5 per adult and children over age 6

📋 Registration is required to attend. Be sure to register your family in advance by emailing [email protected] with your choice of session, child(ren)’s name(s), and number of adults attending.

Come join us for a morning of creepy, crawly, and curious fun in the coastal hammock! 🌿🐢🕷️

10/01/2026

09/30/2026

Friday October 2 5pm-7pm 🩷🦩🩷

Support a great cause and artists! Beautiful unique one of a kind pieces!

Together let’s save second base! 🩷🦩🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷

Starry Night Gallery

We’re getting ready for the 50 Shades of Pink opening reception this Friday, and the evening is already starting with a little magic.

Congratulations to Pam — her artwork found its forever home before the doors even open. What a beautiful beginning for a show that is all about courage, color, and hope.

Join us Friday to enjoy more artwork in every shade of pink, Flamingals painting a flamingo, Famago dancing, music, w**e, and art. A portion of the evening benefits Charlene's Dream / Cancer Hope and Healing Program, supporting cancer patients and survivors right here in our community.

Starry Night Gallery
230 S. Beach Street, Daytona Beach

Opening Reception:
Friday, October 2, 5 PM to 9 PM

Come celebrate art, community, and the stories pink can tell. We can’t wait to welcome you.

Pink · Art · Hope · Community

09/29/2026

🦉 Wildlife Festival is THIS SATURDAY! 🐢

Bring the whole family to the Marine Science Center for a fun-filled day celebrating Volusia County’s wildlife!

Saturday, October 3
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
FREE admission all day!

Food, music, family fun, animal presentations, vendors, fossilized shark tooth excavation, and the stuffed animal triage tent for the kids!

A huge thank you to our Wildlife Festival sponsors!
Crabby Joe's • Ameriprise Financial • Ravenwood Veterinary Clinic • The Ice Queen Truck • Beach Rentals and Refreshments of Volusia County • Chris Elder & Amy Tobias

Come hang out with us and make a day of it! We’ll see you Saturday! 🐢🦉

09/24/2026

🚨 Farmers across Florida are speaking out as rising production costs, increasing foreign food imports, rapid development, and growing pressure on agricultural land continue creating challenges for local farming. 🌴🍊🌾

Many Florida farmers are encouraging residents to buy Florida-grown fruits, vegetables, beef, seafood, and other locally produced food instead of relying on products imported from overseas. At the same time, concerns are growing as housing developments, warehouses, and large industrial projects continue replacing valuable farmland across the Sunshine State.

One Florida farmer said, “Once farmland is covered with concrete, we can never get it back. If we want future generations to enjoy fresh, local food, we need to protect the land that feeds Florida.”

From its world-famous citrus groves and cattle ranches to vegetable farms and family-owned agricultural businesses, Florida has long been one of America's leading food-producing states. Now many farmers are sharing one simple message:

Support Florida farmers. Buy local. Protect Florida farmland before more of it disappears forever. 🇺🇸🌱🍊

09/15/2026

Change only happens when you show up in numbers and let your voices be heard!

Cheryl Larson

📅 Town Council Meetings This Week

Residents are invited to attend two Town Council meetings this week at Town Council Chambers, 4300 S. Atlantic Avenue:

• Wednesday, September 16 at 6:00 p.m. — Town Council Tentative Millage Rate and Budget Hearing
• Thursday, September 17 at 2:00 p.m. — Town Council Regular Meeting

Full agenda packets for both meetings are available through the Town’s Agenda Center:
https://www.ponce-inlet.org/AgendaCenter

Stay informed and engaged with what’s happening in the Town of Ponce Inlet.

09/15/2026

Save the date:
🦉Saturday October 3, 2026🐢

🦉🌿Join the Marine Science Center for the 2026 Wildlife Festival 🌿🦈

🎉 FREE ADMISSION
🦈 Shark Tooth Hunt
🐢 Animal Meet & Greets
🎤 Live Presentations
🎨 Kids’ Activities
🎶 Music
🌎 Environmental Vendors

Bring the whole family and spend the day celebrating Florida’s amazing wildlife and wild places!

📍 Marine Science Center, 100 Lighthouse Dr, Ponce Inlet
📅 Saturday, October 3
🕙 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.