🤠 Boots, Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival
📅 March 28, 2026
📍 Merritt Island Veterans Memorial Amphitheater
This fun country-style festival features live music, barbecue, beer and bourbon tastings, plus line dancing, vendors, and contests for best dressed cowboy and cowgirl. A great local event to kick off spring on the Space Coast.
🚀 Artemis II Moon Mission Launch
📅 No Earlier Than April 1, 2026
📍 Launch Complex 39B – Kennedy Space Center
One of the most exciting events happening on the Space Coast this spring is the Artemis II launch, NASA’s first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years. The Space Launch System rocket will send four astronauts on a 10-day mission around the Moon and back to Earth, traveling farther from Earth than humans have gone since the Apollo era.
🌊 Easter Surfing Festival (52nd Annual)
📅 April 4–5, 2026
📍 Lori Wilson Park – Cocoa Beach
This long-running local surf tradition features amateur surf competitions and community surf events happening alongside the dog surfing festival weekend. It’s a great example of the surf culture Cocoa Beach is known for.
🐕 East Coast Dog Surfing Festival
📅 April 5, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Lori Wilson Park – Cocoa Beach
One of the most fun and unique events on the Space Coast is the East Coast Dog Surfing Festival, where dogs actually compete surfing waves alongside their owners. The event includes a dog surfing championship, costume contests, vendors, and live music, all benefiting the Brevard Humane Society.
✈️ Cocoa Beach Air Show
📅 April 11–12, 2026
📍 Lori Wilson Park and Cocoa Beach shoreline
One of the biggest events of the year in Brevard County, the Cocoa Beach Air Show features military jet demonstrations and aerobatic performances right over the Atlantic Ocean. Thousands of spectators gather on the beach to watch the show.
🌎 Earth Day Garden Party
📅 April 19, 2026
📍 Rockledge Gardens
The annual Earth Day Garden Party at Rockledge Gardens is a relaxed community event celebrating sustainability and gardening on the Space Coast. Visitors can enjoy live music, local food trucks, craft vendors, gardening workshops, and activities for kids, all set among the beautiful gardens and nursery. It’s a great event for families and anyone who loves plants, outdoor living, and the laid-back vibe of Brevard County.
