BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 RDATE:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 RDATE:20270314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20271107T010000 RDATE:20280312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20251007T170000 RDATE:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 RDATE:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20270314T030000 RDATE:20271107T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2daa925735e8ec735ff2e357b7a3d033 CATEGORIES:Family Fun SUMMARY:Englewood Beach Waterfest LOCATION:Englewood Beach, 2100 North Beach Rd., Englewood DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Join us for this year's LIVE-STREAMED WATERFEST WEEKEND October 8-11, 2026, held right on Englewood Beach! We anticipate this event will be one of the LARGEST events in our history, with more ABPA powerboats competing for $50 ,000 in PRIZE MONEY at this year's APBA National Championship!* Our 2400 sq uare-foot 'Family Conservation Center' (FCC) will be even bigger this year, continuing our focus on conservation education with many non-profit organi zations joining us from all over the state. Our interactive village feature s exhibits from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Mote Marine Laboratory, Lemon Bay High School Aqua Lab and Marine Club, Peace R iver K-9 Search and Rescue, the Englewood Conservancy, Sea Turtle Rescue an d other community partners The FCC gives our visitors opportunities to lear n more about Florida’s coastal ecosystems and the work being done to preser ve them.

CHECK OUT THE FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS**
>>Thursday , October 8th - Our Pre-Race Party at The Waverly on Beach Rd
>> BLOCK PARTY - our FREE Family-Friendly event held on Dearborn Street with live m usic, food, and vendors at DIGNAM Stage at Pioneer Plaza starting at 5pm wi th our boat parade***
>> APBA RACE WEEKEND - with races starting at 10 am on Saturday and Sunday - General Admission and VIP tickets available soo n (Children 12 and under are FREE with an adult ticket purchase)
>> AW ARD Ceremony - held at SandBar** on Sunday evening after the close of the r aces (TBD)

WATERFEST was recently named the 2025-2026 Florida Sp orts Foundation “Best Hosted Event of the Year” for a Small Market, along w ith being named a "Southeast Tourism Society’s Top 20 Event", the 3rd time WATERFEST has received that distinction!
X-EXTRAINFO:—FREE Parking & Shuttle to Beach\n—FREE Kids Tickets (with adult ticket)\n— Two-Day Ticket only $35 (online and in-person before 11/15/2024)\n**Online ticket sales at 4pm on 11/15!\n DTSTAMP:20260928T194415Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261008T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261008T220000 SEQUENCE:0 RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;UNTIL=20261012T000000Z;INTERVAL=1 TRANSP:OPAQUE END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2daa925735e8ec735ff2e357b7a3d033 CATEGORIES:Family Fun, Sporting Events, Races, Walks, 5Ks SUMMARY:Englewood Beach Waterfest LOCATION:Englewood Beach, 2100 North Beach Rd., Englewood DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Join us for this year's LIVE-STREAMED WATERFEST WEEKEND October 8-11, 2026, held right on Englewood Beach! We anticipate this event will be one of the LARGEST events in our history, with more ABPA powerboats competing for $50 ,000 in PRIZE MONEY at this year's APBA National Championship!* Our 2400 sq uare-foot 'Family Conservation Center' (FCC) will be even bigger this year, continuing our focus on conservation education with many non-profit organi zations joining us from all over the state. Our interactive village feature s exhibits from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Mote Marine Laboratory, Lemon Bay High School Aqua Lab and Marine Club, Peace R iver K-9 Search and Rescue, the Englewood Conservancy, Sea Turtle Rescue an d other community partners The FCC gives our visitors opportunities to lear n more about Florida’s coastal ecosystems and the work being done to preser ve them.

CHECK OUT THE FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS**
>>Thursday , October 8th - Our Pre-Race Party at The Waverly on Beach Rd
>> BLOCK PARTY - our FREE Family-Friendly event held on Dearborn Street with live m usic, food, and vendors at DIGNAM Stage at Pioneer Plaza starting at 5pm wi th our boat parade***
>> APBA RACE WEEKEND - with races starting at 10 am on Saturday and Sunday - General Admission and VIP tickets available soo n (Children 12 and under are FREE with an adult ticket purchase)
>> AW ARD Ceremony - held at SandBar** on Sunday evening after the close of the r aces (TBD)

WATERFEST was recently named the 2025-2026 Florida Sp orts Foundation “Best Hosted Event of the Year” for a Small Market, along w ith being named a "Southeast Tourism Society’s Top 20 Event", the 3rd time WATERFEST has received that distinction!
X-EXTRAINFO:—FREE Parking & Shuttle to Beach—FREE Kids Tickets (with adult ticket)—Two- Day Ticket only $35 (online and in-person before 11/15/2024)**Online ticket sales at 4pm on 11/15! DTSTAMP;TZID=America/New_York:20260928T194415 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261008T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261008T220000 RECURRENCE-ID;TZID=America/New_York:20261008T100000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR