Daytona Beach Florida Hotels
and Visitor Guide
Daytona Beach is known, of
course, for its beach and also for auto racing at the world
famous Daytona Speedway. Speedweek is as big an event in
Daytona as the Indy 500 is in Indianapolis. Besides the
famous Pepsi 400 and the "Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona" there
are many other events that draw people from across the
country to Daytona Beach.
Billing itself as the "World's Largest Motorcycle Event"
Bikeweek roars into Daytona every winter. Bikeweek is
scheduled for February 27 -
March 7, 2004. Activities include motorcycle shows and
exhibits, concerts, racing at Daytona International Speedway
and festivities on Main Street.
Daytona Beach has taken over for Fort Lauderdale as the
Florida Spring Break capitol. From the second week of March
until the end of the month, thousands of college vacationers
and even high school seniors gather on the beaches for a
non-stop party.
Daytona Beach's weather is comfortable
year round. Temperatures here rarely drop into the 60s and
usually stays well into the 70s in the winter months.
Daytona Beach is not without culture. The London Symphony
Orchestra considers Daytona Beach to be its summer home and
performs during the Florida International Festival schedule for
July 11 - 27, 2003. The annual Halifax Art Festival is held the
first Saturday and Sunday in November and features the works of
approximately 250 artists, live entertainment and food vendors.
The two-day festival is held along historic Beach Street in
downtown Daytona Beach.
Disneyworld and all its offshoot attractions
are just a short drive away, but most folks do not come to
Daytona Beach for wild rides, (except at the Speedway),
and endless lines. Rather, they come here to recover from those
and other stresses on more than 23 miles of sunny, sandy beaches.
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