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O rmond Beach TODAY
The Ormond Beach community is proud to be known throughout Central Florida as the “Preferred Business Address,” offering a perfect climate and ideal access to transportation and airports. As the crown jewel of Volusia County, this
charming coastal community offers an unparalleled, high quality of life to its 44,000 residents. It is famously recognized as “The Birthplace of Speed,” commemorating the 1903 car races on the sands of Ormond Beach. The community focuses on family- oriented events and celebrations throughout the year, including the Independence Day celebration, Art in the Park, the Antique Car Show and Parade, monthly outdoor “Movies on the Halifax” at Rockefeller Gardens, the Reel in the Fun Family Fishing Tournament, the Home for the Holidays Parade, and The Casements Christmas Gala inspired by John D. Rockefeller, Sr., Ormond Beach’s most famous resident.
Travel Weekly hails Ormond Beach as “the kind of place many people are searching for and are still surprised to find in Florida. It is small-scale, manageable, quaint, but with an appealing main drag and evocative of the mythical Old Florida.”
Ormond Beach’s magnificent climate allows year- round access to its recreational amenities. The City offers a broad range of opportunities for all segments of the population, including a senior center, a tennis center with premium clay courts, a performing
arts center, outdoor fitness equipment, museums honoring local history and veterans, racquetball, fishing piers, walking trails, and canoeing/kayaking in Central Park. The Nova Community Center provides pickleball opportunities and a state-of-the- art skateboard park, as well as organized youth and
adult athletic programs.
Since 1995, Ormond Beach MainStreet, a small, local, volunteer-led non-profit, has worked to create a vibrant, beautiful, and livable city core. They spearhead efforts preserving history, catalyzing reinvestment, creating jobs, and fostering pride
of place. The Ormond Beach MainStreet district includes Granada Boulevard from A1A on the East to Orchard Street on the West, as well as the blocks just to the north and south of Granada Boulevard. The 1.8-mile length of the district is home to more than 150 businesses, including restaurants, retail, services, professional offices, specialty shops, and Cassen Park’s beautiful floating dock. This multi-slip dock allows boaters and tourists to park and easily walk to enjoy the many downtown restaurants and shops along this historic corridor. It was awarded the State of Florida’s MainStreet “Best Public Improvement of the Year.”
Nearly 3,000 employees work in the downtown area, which also serves as the city center and is home to City Hall, the public library, the central police station, parks, and historical sites.
Ormond Beach’s Andy Romano Beachfront Park is a popular destination for both citizens and visitors. The park boasts a splash pad, playground, snack vendor, outdoor fitness equipment, and almost 200 parking spaces. It is especially busy in the summer months when visitor numbers peak at nearly
1,200 per day. Visitors come from as far away as Washington State, Alaska, Texas, Nevada, Maine, Canada, Sri Lanka, England, Lithuania, Switzerland, France, and Germany to enjoy this special spot.
The City’s Sports Complex at 700 Hull Road has numerous amenities for people to enjoy, including softball, baseball, and soccer fields, a t-ball complex, and a limitless playground where equipment is built
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