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Zoo Careers - Adult Program
2026-03-14 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Halifax) | BREVARD ZOO, 8225 N. Wickham Rd, Melbourne, FL, 32935, United States
Ever wonder what it takes to work at a Zoo? Come behind-the-scenes, experience some of our most hands-on Zoo jobs and meet the teams that form the backbone of the Zoo’s daily operations. Be prepared to get your hands dirty!
Price: $23 member $28 non member
Time: 10:00am – 12:00:pm
Meeting Point: Education Gate # 6 to the right of main zoo entrance.
All participants must be ages 18
Our programs are designed to be active and hands-on with most activities taking place outside. We recommend dressing to be comfortable outside in the weather conditions and ask that all participants bring a water bottle. Close-toed shoes are required.

Downtown Melbourne Farmers Market at Riverview Park
2026-03-14 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-21 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-28 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Halifax) | Riverview Park, 2301 Irwin St, Melbourne, FL, 32901, United States
Your local market featuring local fresh foods, bakery, loads of local dept of agriculture certified growers and much more. message through facebook or instagram to join us or for more info

Green Gables Historic Home Open House Saturdays
2026-03-14 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-21 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-28 10:00 - 14:00 UTC | Green Gables, 1501 S Harbor City Blvd, Melbourne, FL, 32901, United States
Visit Green Gables at Historic Riverview Village, Inc. and explore one of only three remaining Queen Anne-style homes in the Melbourne area. This nonprofit organization has acquired the property, but the next step is to raise the necessary funds to restore and preserve this historic treasure to its original condition and charm.
Take a leisurely tour of Green Gables, step back in time within the home, and unwind on the beautiful grounds overlooking the Indian River Lagoon. You’ll quickly understand why we’re committed to restoring Green Gables and discover how you can contribute to this important cause.
$10 donation for a tour. Children 12 & under are free. Last tour begins at 1:30 pm

BSO Exclusively Tchaikovsky
2026-03-14 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Halifax) | KING CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, 3865 N Wickham Rd, Melbourne, FL, 32935
Tchaikovsky not only captured the depth of human emotion in his music, but also the sense of fate we all feel. This all-Tchaikovsky concert welcomes pianist Natasha Paremski for Tchaikovsky’s dynamic and virtuosic Piano Concerto No. 1. The BSO closes the concert with Tchaikovsky’s powerful and expressive Symphony No. 4.
Matinee Performance: 2:00pm – 4:00pm, Evening Performance: 7:30pm – 9:30pm

Rock & Roll Revue: Springtime Swing Concert
2026-03-15 15:00 - 17:00 UTC | Suntree United Methodist Church, 7400 N Wickham Rd, Melbourne, 32940, United States
FREE CONCERT.
Art Martin, Conductor.
We’re gonna play all the great songs from the 50’s, 60’s, & 70’s. You know the tunes.

Space Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival
2026-03-20 17:00 - 2026-03-21 23:00 (America/Halifax) | SPACE COAST DAILY PARK, 5775 Stadium Parkway, Melbourne, FL, 32940
SPACE COAST — GET READY! This is a BUCKET LIST weekend you don’t want to miss!
March 20–21, 2026
Gates open at 5:00 PM
What’s in store: Colorful Hot Air Balloons, Ride in a REAL tethered Hot Air Balloon!! Only $35!
Live DJs & music all night, Food trucks, vendors & festival favorites, Shopping, family fun & Kids Zone activities, Nightly Grand Finale (9PM) Hot Air Balloon Glow + Laser Show, Music-synced visuals, Coordinated balloon burns, Crowd countdowns, Bring chairs & blankets and make it your perfect night under the stars.
Tickets are LIMITED — this WILL sell out!

Downtown Melbourne 5K Benefiting The Haven for Children
2026-03-21 07:30 - 10:00 (America/Halifax) | Claude Edge Front Street Park, 2205 Front Street Park, Melbourne, FL, 32901, United States
For the 45th year, the Downtown Melbourne 5k proceeds will be donated and benefit the children who reside at The Haven.
The Haven continues to be heroic, a safe sanctuary, to foster children in Brevard County.
They provide children with a therapeutic environment, safe from abuse and neglect. The first 600 entries will receive a finisher medal, race shirt and swag bags. Top Finishers will also be awarded prizes!

17th Annual Children’s Charities Golf Scramble
2026-03-21 08:30 - 16:00 (America/Halifax) | Rockledge Country Club, 1591 S Fiske Blvd, Rockledge, 32955, United States
Golfers and sponsors needed! 18 holes of golf, cart, lunch, and awards, plus more! Helicopter ball drop, putting contest, longest drive competition, raffles, and so much more, with proceeds benefitting the children of Brevard.

Spring Carnival and Market at Micco Park
2026-03-21 09:00 - 14:00 (America/Halifax) | Micco Park, 9655 Riverview Dr, Micco, FL, 32976, United States
Join South Mainland Community Center for our FREE Spring Carnival & Vendor Market!
Bring the whole family to Micco Park for a day packed with fun, food, and shopping. Enjoy a lively craft fair, food vendors, inflatables, games, and hands-on crafts for kids.
Don’t miss our Egg Hunt beginning at noon, featuring over 1,500 eggs! Shop till you drop at our Vendor Market and make lasting memories with friends and family.
For more information, please call the South Mainland Community Center at (772) 663-8748.

Manatee Education Day
2026-03-21 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Halifax) | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, 1987 Scrub Jay Way, Titusville, FL, 32782, United States
Manatee Education Day brings you up close to the biology and fun facts about the gentle residents of our coastal waters. Learn how manatees depend on healthy seagrass, clean waterways, and protected spaces including the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
During this event, you’ll engage in hands-on learning, dive into manatee trivia and interactive challenges, and discover practical ways to steward local wildlife.
Meet the Manatee Up Close (Scientifically Speaking!)
Discover what makes manatees true marine mammals through bite-sized biology, surprising fun facts, and kid-friendly explanations that don’t shy away from real science.
Hands-On Science Artifacts
Examine a real manatee skull alongside detailed scientific illustration panels and life-size interpretive displays to explore anatomy, adaptations, and how structure supports a slow-moving, plant-powered lifestyle. A rare chance to experience the science that usually stays behind the scenes.
Wild Manatee Watch
Step onto our manatee observation deck for a chance to spot manatees in their natural habitat. Nature writes the schedule, so sightings aren’t guaranteed, but the experience is always is memorable.
Visit each education station to complete your learning journey and earn a special manatee-themed giveaway as a thank-you for diving in!

Poocharella 2026
2026-03-21 10:00 - 15:00 UTC | WICKHAM PARK, WICKHAM PARK 2500 Parkway Dr, Melbourne, FL, 32935
We have our 5th annual Poocharella event on March 21, 2026 from 10-3 pm at Wickham Park. We anticipate 1,500+ visitors to the event. There will be musical entertainment (2+ bands), over 80 vendors, silent auction, raffle baskets, Wheel of Fur-tune, Swift Paw Lure Course, Best in Rescue dog contest (Sheriff Wayne Ivey, Super Dave from the Beach 98.5 and Megan Wolfgram from Swift Paws judging), food trucks and much more. We also invite non profits (human and animal rescues) to join in and to share their resources with the community. All the money raised during this day long event goes towards the care of the senior and special needs dogs (ex: vetting, food, medication, bedding supplies, toys, everything the dog needs) of Touch of Grey Rescue.

Art Wave Festival
2026-03-21 10:00 - 2026-03-22 16:00 UTC | DOWNTOWN COCOA BEACH, 20 N. Brevard Avenue, Cocoa Beach, FL, 32931
Featured Artist will be creating their unique works of art during the 2 day festival, Saturday and Sunday 10am – 4pm both days, while other vendors showcase and sell their unique crafts. Live music in the park, food trucks, local shops and restaurant’s open and ready for your visit. In partnership and guidance with Breakers Art Gallery.

Moore's Marketplace
2026-03-21 11:00 - 15:00 (America/Halifax) | Harry T & Harriett V Moore Cultural Complex, 2180 Freedom Ave, Mims, FL, 32754, United States
Join the Harry T. & Harriette V. Moore Cultural Center for the Moore’s Marketplace!
This event is a free, family-friendly event that will include a variety of local vendors, live entertainment, food trucks, and a Black art showcase.

321 Day
2026-03-21 11:00 - 17:00 (America/Halifax) | Space View Park, 10 Broad St, Titusville, FL, 32796, United States
This event brings the space community and Titusville community together to celebrate the history of space and the future of space. We honor Brevard’s Birthday and the 3-2-1 area code that unites our Space Coast community, thanks to the vision of Robert “Ozzie” Osband.

Cruisin’ for Conservation - Sea Turtle Preservation Society’s 40th Anniversary Shellabration
2026-03-21 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Halifax) | American Muscle Car Museum, 3500 Sarno Rd, Melbourne, FL, 32934, United States
The Sea Turtle Preservation Society is “shellabrating” our 40th anniversary of Helping Sea Turtles Survive. 100% of the proceeds will go toward expanding our education programs.

Adult Night Hike : Nocturnal Senses
2026-03-21 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Halifax) | BREVARD ZOO, 8225 N. Wickham Rd, Melbourne, FL, 32935, United States
Nocturnal Senses – March 21
Discover how animals thrive in the dark during this illuminating after-hours adventure! From echolocation to night vision and powerful scent tracking, explore the extraordinary senses that help nocturnal creatures navigate—and dominate—the nighttime world.
Price: $23 member $28 non member
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30:pm
Meeting Point: Education Gate # 6 to the right of main zoo entrance.
All participants must be ages 18+
Our programs are designed to be active and hands-on with most activities taking place outside. We recommend dressing to be comfortable outside in the weather conditions and ask that all participants bring a water bottle. Close-toed shoes are required.
Contact E-mail – edregistrar@brevardzoo.org
Cost – $23.00 – $28.00 per Participant

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel: A Concert
2026-03-21 19:00 - 21:30 (America/Halifax) | Satellite High School Performing Arts Center, 300 Scorpion Court, Satellite Beach, FL, 32937, United States
Your Space Coast Symphony Orchestra presents one of the most beloved American musicals of all time, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel. This iconic work celebrated its 80th anniversary in 2025. Featuring unforgettable songs including “If I Loved You” and “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” this timeless Broadway classic has been praised for its poignant storyline, memorable characters, and unforgettable score. Rarely heard in its original full-scale orchestration, SCSO’s concert production, with limited theatrical elements, showcases the music above all else. Set in a seaside town in Maine, Carousel follows the love story of Billy Bigelow, a handsome but troubled carousel barker, and Julie Jordan, a young mill worker. It is the enduring tale of love, redemption, and the struggle to find our place in the world.
Tickets are $35 in advance for adults, available through the orchestra website at SpaceCoastSymphony.org or at Marine Bank & Trust in Suntree. Tickets at the door are $40. Concertgoers aged 18 and under or with a college ID are admitted free to every SCSO concert. In keeping with their mission, the symphony provides a unique Symphony for Everyone ticketing program, a “pay-what-you-can” option designed to provide substantially discounted admission to any Space Coast Symphony concert.

THE AVENUE VIERA PRESENTS SPRING INTO FUN: A WEEK OF FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES
2026-03-23 - 2026-03-27 | THE AVENUE VIERA, 2261 Town Center Ave, Melbourne, FL, 32940
The Avenue Viera presents a week of exciting Spring Break programming for little ones, guaranteed to be fun for the whole family! Join The Avenue Viera for a lively lineup of outdoor activities, music, crafts, games and more.
Guests are invited to enjoy the following activities:
● Make a Splash – A DJ dance party featuring games and playtime at the splash pad!
● Sur La Table Kids 5-Day Spring Series: Chef 101 – A hands-on cooking series where young chefs can learn kitchen basics and create delicious dishes!
● Let’s Paint It – Get creative with Let’s Plant It! Paint your very own flower pot, pick out a plant and take it home to watch it grow.
● Friendship Bracelets with Kendra Scott – Celebrate friendship in style with a special experience at the Kendra Scott color bar!
● Books-A-Million Storytime – Enjoy a magical morning of storytelling filled with classic tales and beloved characters!

Opossums & Pours at Playalinda Brewing Co.
2026-03-26 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax) | Playalinda Brewing Company, 5220 S Washington Ave, Titusville, FL, 32780, United States
Playalinda Brewing Co. X Merritt Island Wildlife Association
Enjoy social time with a side of science while learning about marsupial marvels at Opossums & Pours. Join us for an evening brewed for curious minds, where biology meets a well crafted beverage.
Meet Blossom the Opossum, ambassador from the Florida Wildlife Hospital! Explore the peculiar physiology of North America’s only marsupial, from the prehensile tails to the science behind their famously theatrical “playing possum” performance.

Make tracks to hands-on science stops to earn a ticket to enter our raffle!
Graze on one of Playalinda’s featured sharing boards while discovering what makes opossums’ diets so interesting.
Browse our opossum-themed merchandise and leave with both a keepsake and a deeper understanding of this remarkable creature!

Playalinda will be releasing a very special brew at this event and will be donating $1 for every 4-pack & $1 for every pour of this brew purchased directly back to Merritt Island Wildlife Association!
Follow Playalinda Brewing Company and stay tuned for more fun details!

Cancelled - 4th Friday Starry Nights Market
2026-03-27 16:00 - 20:00 (America/Halifax) | Max K. Rodes Park, 3410 Flanagan Ave, West Melbourne, FL, 32904, United States
Cancelled
Entry is free! Meet talented local artisans and find one-of-a-kind gifts. Enjoy live D.J. music and enjoy food from onsite food trucks.

23rd Annual Pirate Costume Bash
2026-03-28 11:00 - 22:00 UTC | Squid Lips Melbourne, 1477 Pineapple Ave, Melbourne, FL, 32935, United States
23rd Annual Pirate Costume Bash, Saturday, March 28, 2026, 11 AM to 10 PM, Squid Lips Melbourne, 1477 Pineapple Avenue! All day and into the night! Door Prizes, Costume Contests – winners get gift cards AND gift packages with bottles of RUM! FREE ADMISSION & PARKING! Entertainment: Pirates of Iniquity! Crested Hens! John McDonald! PANAMA BAND headliner! Come dance like pirates! 50/50 drawing for the National Kidney Foundation of Florida.

THE AVENUE VIERA PRESENTS A SPRING CELEBRATION: BUNNY HOP!
2026-03-28 12:00 - 15:00 (America/Halifax) | THE AVENUE VIERA, 2261 Town Center Ave, Melbourne, FL, 32940
A spring celebration for the entire family to enjoy at The Avenue Viera!
Guests are invited to enjoy an afternoon with everyone’s favorite cotton-tailed friend. Whether it’s your little one’s first Easter bunny visit or a cherished annual tradition, join us at The Avenue Viera for a spring celebration and picture-perfect moments for the whole family!

Boots, Beer, Bourbon, & BBQ Music Fest
2026-03-28 12:00 - 22:00 (America/Halifax) | Merritt Island Veterans Memorial Amphitheater, 555 Fortenberry Rd, Merritt Island, FL, 32952, United States
The Space Coast Boots, Beer, Bourbon & BBQ event is a lively, Southern‑style celebration that blends great music, bold flavors, and a laid‑back Florida vibe.
It brings together craft beer and beer tastings, smooth bourbon tastings, and slow‑smoked barbecue, all set to a backdrop of live country music and family‑friendly fun.

Sip-n-Stroll "Leid Back & Local"
2026-03-28 17:00 - 21:00 (America/Halifax) | DOWNTOWN COCOA BEACH, 20 N. Brevard Avenue, Cocoa Beach, FL, 32931
A ticketed event. Explore downtown Cocoa Beach visiting 25+ featured shops and restaurants, receiving a sip and a bite at each stop. Tickets include swag bag, passport, a commemorative cup, wristband and lei. You will be greeted by the Aloha Hula dancers of Brevard at check-in. Check-in is located at Destination Downtown Food Hall, 2 S. Atlantic Ave. 4:45-7pm don’t be late checking in. Costumes are encouraged and adds fun to your evening.

BSO Tropical Rock
2026-03-28 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Halifax) | KING CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, 3865 N Wickham Rd, Melbourne, FL, 32935
Time to celebrate the vibe, the breeze, and the legendary tropical songs of Jimmy Buffett, Bob Marley, Van Morrison, The Beach Boys, and more. Sing along to “Come Monday,” “Fins,” “Under the Boardwalk,” “Kokomo,” “Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere,” “Brown-Eyed Girl” and so many more.

Tropical Rock - Brevard Symphony Orchestra
2026-03-28 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Halifax) | KING CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, 3865 N Wickham Rd, Melbourne, FL, 32935
Time to celebrate the vibe, the breeze, and the legendary tropical songs of Jimmy Buffet, Bob Marley, Van Morrison, The Beach Boys, and more! With professional singers backed by the Brevard SYmphony Orchestra, we will celebrate with hits like “come Monday”, “Kokomo”, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”, “It’s Five O ‘Clock Somewhere”, and more.
