Food Truck Rally tonight on Magnolia Avenue in Downtown Daytona

Happening tonight from 5 to 9 p.m.! Check out the Downtown Daytona Nights Food Truck Rally for a night of music, fun and food trucks on Magnolia Avenue between Beach Street and Palmetto Avenue.

Attendees can enjoy a variety of dishes from participating food trucks including Bells Kitchen and Smokehouse, Betty's Boy, Dancing Empanada, Grateful Cow, Jersey Family Grill, Lee's Famous Cheesesteaks, Ritter’s Ice Frozen Custard, Shish and The Big Cheese. Free parking is available behind the Riverfront Shops on Beach Street. The Downtown Daytona Nights Food Truck Rally is sponsored by Downtown Development Authority and Riverfront Shops of Daytona Beach.

Summer Splash Bash for youth on Aug. 7 at BOTH city pools

Summer Splash Bash for local youth at the city’s two public swimming pools – Campbell Aquatic Center and Cypress Aquatic Center – returns on Saturday, Aug. 7, from 2 to 6 p.m. There will be free pool admission for youth ages 16 and under, free hotdogs, chips and drinks, music and fun.

Summer Splash Bash is sponsored by Commissioner Quanita May, Commissioner Paula R. Reed and City Manager Deric C. Feacher.

Regular hours at Campbell Aquatic Center, located at 400 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., and Cypress Aquatic Center, located at 981 George Engram Blvd., are from noon to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday. For details, visit https://bit.ly/2VIOr71.

$25 gift cards for COVID-19 vaccines

Last week, Florida saw the highest surge of new COVID-19 cases since summer 2020. The Florida Department of Health reported over 45,000 new cases of COVID-19 from July 9 – July 15, an average of 6,500+ new infections daily.

Those who have not been vaccinated are encouraged to get their vaccine as soon as possible to protect themselves and others. Vaccines are widely available in Daytona Beach.

There will be three community vaccination clinics where $25 Walmart gift cards* will be given to all Volusia County residents who gets vaccinated at one of the clinics. Family Health Source will supply and administer Moderna vaccines. No appointment is necessary. The gift card incentive is part of Mayor Derrick Henry’s initiative to encourage reluctant residents to get vaccinated, and the cost of the gift cards was covered by Jon Hall Chevrolet and Brown & Brown Insurance.

Dates and times of upcoming city-sponsored vaccination clinics where gift cards will be distributed:

Tuesday, August 10
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dickerson Community Center
308 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Wednesday, August 11
2 to 6 p.m.
Midtown Community Center
925 George W. Engram Blvd.

Thursday, August 12
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Schnebly Rec Center
1101 N. Atlantic Ave.

*a $25 gift card will be given for each shot, for up to $50 for the two-shot series.