Daytona Beach
Florida
City of Daytona Beach
The wide smooth sands of Daytona Beach were open to drivers for many years and also used for high-speed testing and racing of cars. This made the beach a mecca for racing enthusiasts and the city is now the site of the Daytona International Speedway (a conventional racetrack, which replaced the famous beach course in 1959).
Close to the Speedway and adjacent to the Daytona Beach International Airport is Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
The city is a popular vacation destination, especially for college students on spring break. Today auto driving and parking is still allowed on certain sections of the beach. There is a wide variety of accommodations in all price ranges. Rooms are typically plentiful except for those weeks when the racing or motorcycle special events are in town.
Daytona Beach was named for its founder, Matthias Day. Daytona was incorporated in 1876. The towns of Daytona, Daytona Beach and Seabreeze combined to form Daytona Beach in 1926.
Daytona Beach was the birthplace of musical theater writer Robert Wright. On March 8, 1936 the first stock car race was held here.
Recent News
City Of Daytona Beach News - March 9, 2023
Redistricting workshop Wednesday Commissioners will convene for a redistricting workshop at 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 15. The workshop precedes the regularly scheduled City Commission meeting and will be in City Hall, 301 S. Ridgewood Ave., Room…
Read More »City of Daytona Beach News And Current Events - March 2, 2023
Request for feasibility study to find flooding solutions approved At the March 1 City Commission meeting, Congressman Michael Waltz zoomed in to share a special announcement from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Daytona Beach’s…
Read More »City of Daytona Beach News And Current Events - February 23, 2023
F.R.E.S.H. Book Festival, Feb. 23-25 The F.R.E.S.H. Book Festival starts today with a film festival at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in the Captain Willie Miller Instructional Center and a full schedule of activities on Friday and Saturday…
Read More »City of Daytona Beach News - February 16, 2023
Iconic Daytona 500 is Sunday The Daytona International Speedway is the epicenter of motorsports racing through this weekend culminating with the Daytona 500, starting at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. If you’re not going to the races, it is recommend…
Read More »City of Daytona Beach Manager's Update Newsletter - February 16, 2023
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Read More »City of Daytona Beach News - February 8, 2023
Help us shape the future of Daytona Beach Online survey seeks feedback from residents As your local government, we want to know how are we doin. Daytona Beach residents are invited to complete a community survey during the open participation…
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