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Varsity Spirit to Keep Events in Daytona Beach Through 2030

The National Cheerleaders Association and National Dance Alliance Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championship will continue to call Daytona Beach home through 2030, Varsity Spirit has announced. The 2025 championship attracted the nation’s top college cheer and dance programs, with more than 470 teams competing in Daytona Beach utilizing 38 hotel partners. “We are thrilled that […]

Posted On : June 17, 2025 By : Justin Shaw

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Daytona Beach’s Ocean Center to Host 2023 Veteran Fencing World Championships

The Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida, will host the 2023 Veteran Fencing World Championships from October 11–16, the first International Fencing Federation event held in the United States in more than four years and the first ever in Daytona Beach. The event features the world’s top veteran fencers competing in 24 events for men […]

Posted On : October 11, 2023 By : Justin Shaw

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College Basketball Invitational Returns to Daytona Beach in 2022

Daytona Beach’s Ocean Center will be the host in March for the 14th annual College Basketball Invitational, featuring 16 teams from across the country not selected for the NCAA Tournament. The CBI is one of four postseason men’s college basketball tournaments along with the NCAA, NIT and CIT. Prior to last year, the CBI was […]

Posted On : January 27, 2022 By : Matt Traub

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Daytona Beach Welcomes Back NCA and NDA Collegiate Cheer Nationals

Daytona Beach, Florida, will celebrate 25 years in the collegiate cheer business next month when the NCA and NDA Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championships return to the city’s Ocean Center and Daytona Beach Bandshell. The event will be staged April 7–11 after taking a year off in 2020 because of the pandemic. “Twenty-five years ago, […]

Posted On : March 18, 2021 By : Jason Gewirtz

The CEO Fighting Game Championships at Ocean Center in Daytona Beach attracted competitors from 30 countries. Photo: Ocean Center

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Daytona Beach Will Host the 2022 EsportsTravel Summit

Northstar Meetings Group has announced that the 2022 EsportsTravel Summit—the only event of its kind for esports tournament and event organizers—will be held in Daytona Beach, Florida, June 21–22, 2022. The announcement was made during the TEAMS ’20 Virtual Conference from Houston. The EsportsTravel Summit is being hosted by the Daytona Beach Area Convention & […]

Posted On : October 26, 2020 By : Matt Traub