The Volusia County Council thanks the thousands of residents and visitors who attended the Feb. 22 official grand opening and open house of the all new Ocean Center! From musical acts and stage performances to free refreshments and bounce houses, fun was had by all.

The Ocean Center food drive was a raging success, too! More than 8,700 food items were collected for the drive -- more than half of which came from visitors to the Feb. 22 open house. The donations will be distributed to five local nonprofit agencies in Volusia County. Thank you to all the Grand Opening guests to contributed to the food drive.
 

Entertainment schedule
The grand opening featured dozens of local entertainment acts, including live bands, high school jazz and dance ensembles, ballet dancers, a musical theater ensemble and much more. To see the entertainment schedule, click here.

Seminar schedule
Representatives from Volusia County Government offered nearly two dozen seminars in the Ocean Center’s meeting rooms for the Feb. 22 grand opening. Topics included turtle and bird rehabilitation, manatees, beach safety, recycling, emergency preparedness, gardening, conservation lands, and the county’s green initiatives and trails program. Visitors even applied for library cards and registered to vote. To see the seminar schedule, click here.

Ocean Center grand opening sponsors
We thank the 44 local businesses and community partners that are making the Ocean Center grand opening events possible. Our presenting sponsors are NASCAR, International Speedway Corporation and Daytona International Speedway. To view our complete list of generous sponsors, click here.