Brevard County, Florida is a fun place to find yourself on Labor Day weekend. Located on the east coast of Central Florida, spending your holiday here means a weekend full of sunny beaches, surfing and the Kennedy Space Center. Besides the attractions available year-round, the area also offers several Labor Day weekend activities to keep you entertained.
This surf festival, held around Labor Day weekend each year in Cocoa Beach, is the perfect event for all of the surfer enthusiasts out there. Run by the Cocoa Beach Surf Company, it features a surf contest of professional and amateur surfers, live music, food, a bikini contest, poster signings and chances to win free swag. If you want to practice your skills for next year's surf contest, the Cocoa Beach Surf Company offers surf lessons at this festival, too. All proceeds for this contest go toward the National Kidney Foundation of Florida.
CBSC/NKF Surf Festival
4001 North Atlantic Avenue
Cocoa Beach, FL 32931
321-799-9930
cocoabeachsurf.com
Every Labor Day weekend, the Breverd Zoo, which is located in Melbourne, hosts Reptile Weekend. This special weekend event lets visitors get up close with the zoo's various reptiles. The zoo also puts on special exhibits that give information about the role reptiles play in the world and how they keep the ecosystem balanced.
Brevard Zoo
8225 North Wickham Road
Melbourne, FL 32940
321-254-9453
brevardzoo.org
This is a Labor Day festival that pays tribute to the large population of people from the Caribbean countries who reside in Brevard County. Located in Downtown Cocoa Beach's Riverfront Park, this festival includes live music and Caribbean food. Because of the large population of Caribbean people in the Brevard County area, this festival attracts a large crowd and makes for a vibrant scene. Admission is free.
Brevard Caribbean Festival
401 Riveredge Boulevard
Cocoa Beach, FL 32922
321-452-3304
brevardcaribbeanfest.com
