CALENDAR AND UPCOMING EVENTS
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All Kiwanis Club of Cocoa Beach meetings start at noon (12:00 pm) at the Azteca II Restaurant, which is located at The Resort on Cocoa Beach, 1600 N. Atlantic Avenue, Cocoa Beach, Florida. For more information please contact Bill McAra ([email protected]), or submit a speakers form available HERE |
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MARCH 2024
1st: Beginning March 1st and continuing through March 17th, Surfside Playhouse will be featuring their rendition of Neil Simon's book Sweet Charity, with music by Cy Cole, and Lyrics by Dorothy Fields. For performance dates and ticketing information, please visit: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=177534. Surfside Playhouse does offer Student, Senior, and Military Discounts. |
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9th: LET'S PLAY. Two to 4 in the afternoon. Kiwanis Club of Melbourne event, sponsored by Kiwanis Club of Cocoa Beach.
10th: Daylight Saving Time Begins :-(
14th: Meeting - Our Guest speaker will be Ashley Lee, and the topic will be Military & Veteran Caregivers. 16th: Ceremony to Remember the Last Naval Battle of the American Revolutionary War fought off the Coast of Cape Canaveral in 1783. 1000-1200 at the VMC Plaza Area with food and drinks and a parade of colors and wreaths with many in colonial attire. Put on by the Sons of the American Revolution Brevard Chapter along with the DAR and VMC. Contact Donn Weaver 757-871-6576 for more information. 17th: Saint Patrick's Day |
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19th: First day of Spring
21st: Rosie The Riveter Day
21st: Meeting - Guest Speakers Tom Menges and Fred Bates will discuss tax preparation
24th: Palm Sunday
28th: Meeting - Our guest speaker will be Tim Bobanic, Brevard County Supervisor of Elections. You won't want to miss this presentation. Join us at noon at Azteca II Restaurant inside the The Resort on Cocoa Beach, 1600 N. Atlantic Avenue, Cocoa Beach, Florida.
29th: Good Friday
31st: E A S T E R
21st: Rosie The Riveter Day
21st: Meeting - Guest Speakers Tom Menges and Fred Bates will discuss tax preparation
24th: Palm Sunday
28th: Meeting - Our guest speaker will be Tim Bobanic, Brevard County Supervisor of Elections. You won't want to miss this presentation. Join us at noon at Azteca II Restaurant inside the The Resort on Cocoa Beach, 1600 N. Atlantic Avenue, Cocoa Beach, Florida.
29th: Good Friday
31st: E A S T E R
APRIL 2024
1st: April Fool's Day
11th: Meeting - Guest speaker will be Linda Rivera and she will be discussing brain health
13th: Space Coast Honor Flight to Washing DC for selected veterans to visit their memorials. Guardian volunteers and other supporters welcome for ceremony to launch the flight — 0130 hours at the Senior Center in Wickham Park, Melbourne. Contact SCHF on 321-456-7031 or [email protected] for more information.
1st: April Fool's Day
11th: Meeting - Guest speaker will be Linda Rivera and she will be discussing brain health
13th: Space Coast Honor Flight to Washing DC for selected veterans to visit their memorials. Guardian volunteers and other supporters welcome for ceremony to launch the flight — 0130 hours at the Senior Center in Wickham Park, Melbourne. Contact SCHF on 321-456-7031 or [email protected] for more information.
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14th: Woof It Up. Cocoa Village Riverfront Park.
15th: TAX DAY 15th: Purple Up! Day Held on April 15th of each year, “Purple Up! For Military Kids” is a day for Department of Defense Education Activity communities to wear purple to show support and thank military children for their strength and sacrifices. 18th: Meeting - Alan Trauger will be our Guest speaker and he will be presenting "Home Fit" 22nd: Passover begins a Sundown 24th: Administrative Professionals Day 25th: Meeting - Speaker Bill Mcara will be presenting the September Masquerade Ball fundraiser. MAY 2024
1st: May Day 
2nd: National Day of Prayer
5th: Cinco de Mayo 6th: Holocaust Remembrance Day 8th: Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) 9th: Meeting - Downsizing and de-cluttering will be the topic presented by Alan Trauger 10th: Military Spouse Appreciation Day |
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12th: Mothers Day
13th: Children of Fallen Patriots Day
16th: Meeting - Fraud prevention presented by Karen Civitate
18th: Armed Forces Day
23rd: Meeting - Dr. Jaya Prakash will speak about a new interactive children's museum for Brevard County.
27th: Memorial Day
30th: Meeting - Medicare presented by Lydia Rivera and Maria Roldan
13th: Children of Fallen Patriots Day
16th: Meeting - Fraud prevention presented by Karen Civitate
18th: Armed Forces Day
23rd: Meeting - Dr. Jaya Prakash will speak about a new interactive children's museum for Brevard County.
27th: Memorial Day
30th: Meeting - Medicare presented by Lydia Rivera and Maria Roldan
JUNE 2024
6th: D-Day
8th: 2nd Annual Zachary M. Martin Memorial Run-walk at Viera Regional Park in Melbourne, Florida. Proceeds from registrations will benefit Stop Soldier Suicide and help Brevard County veterans and discharged military with PTSD. Chip Timing by Southern Timing, LLC. This race will be chip timed by Southern Timing. All participants will receive an individual results page complete with pace, placement, a finisher certificate and a 20 second clip of the participant crossing the start and finish line. Children 12 and under are free. Strollers are welcome. For information about the race-walk, please visit https://raceroster.com/events/2024/80573/zachary-m-martin-memorial-runwalk. To learn more about what this race is all about, please visit https://www.zacharymartinmemorial.com/
12th: Women Veterans Day
13th: Meeting - Kenne Wells from Cocoa Beach Mainstreet
14th: U.S. Flag Day
16th: Father's Day
20th: Meeting - Bill Mcara talking about the Kiwanis Club Masquerade Ball in September
20th: Summer Begins
21st: Kiwanis Club Pirates will be out plundering - Captain Bones will lead the raiding party.
27th: PTSD Awareness Day
27th: Meeting - Matt Susin, Brevard County School Board Member, talking about schools in the County
28th: Kiwanis Club Pirates will be out plundering - Captain Bones will lead the raiding party.
6th: D-Day
8th: 2nd Annual Zachary M. Martin Memorial Run-walk at Viera Regional Park in Melbourne, Florida. Proceeds from registrations will benefit Stop Soldier Suicide and help Brevard County veterans and discharged military with PTSD. Chip Timing by Southern Timing, LLC. This race will be chip timed by Southern Timing. All participants will receive an individual results page complete with pace, placement, a finisher certificate and a 20 second clip of the participant crossing the start and finish line. Children 12 and under are free. Strollers are welcome. For information about the race-walk, please visit https://raceroster.com/events/2024/80573/zachary-m-martin-memorial-runwalk. To learn more about what this race is all about, please visit https://www.zacharymartinmemorial.com/
12th: Women Veterans Day
13th: Meeting - Kenne Wells from Cocoa Beach Mainstreet
14th: U.S. Flag Day
16th: Father's Day
20th: Meeting - Bill Mcara talking about the Kiwanis Club Masquerade Ball in September
20th: Summer Begins
21st: Kiwanis Club Pirates will be out plundering - Captain Bones will lead the raiding party.
27th: PTSD Awareness Day
27th: Meeting - Matt Susin, Brevard County School Board Member, talking about schools in the County
28th: Kiwanis Club Pirates will be out plundering - Captain Bones will lead the raiding party.
JULY 2024
4th: Independence Day - No Meeting
4th: Independence Day - No Meeting
4th: Annual Brevard County Sheriff's Office and Veterans Memorial Center Merritt Island Independence Day Parade. 1000-1200 with details in June. Start at Merritt Island High School and finish at Veterans Memorial Center with food and festivities.
18th: Meeting: Guest Speaker Mike Haridopolos (Former President of the Florida Senate)
19th: Kiwanis Club Pirates will be out plundering - Captain Bones will lead the raiding party.
19th: Friday Fest on Minutemen Causeway, from 6-10 PM in downtown Cocoa Beach. Kiwanis Club of Cocoa Beach will have a tent so please stop by and say hello. Friday Fest is a fun way to explore local businesses and vendors while listening to some amazing live music. Everyone is welcome, it’s free and family friendly. Enjoy a live band, DJ, dancing in the street, food trucks, local artisan vendors showcasing their unique crafts. It’s a fun night to be in downtown Cocoa Beach.
25th: National Hire A Veteran Day
25th: Meeting: Guest Speaker John Henderson of the Civil Air Patrol
26th: Kiwanis Club Pirates will be out plundering - Captain Bones will lead the raiding party.
18th: Meeting: Guest Speaker Mike Haridopolos (Former President of the Florida Senate)
19th: Kiwanis Club Pirates will be out plundering - Captain Bones will lead the raiding party.
19th: Friday Fest on Minutemen Causeway, from 6-10 PM in downtown Cocoa Beach. Kiwanis Club of Cocoa Beach will have a tent so please stop by and say hello. Friday Fest is a fun way to explore local businesses and vendors while listening to some amazing live music. Everyone is welcome, it’s free and family friendly. Enjoy a live band, DJ, dancing in the street, food trucks, local artisan vendors showcasing their unique crafts. It’s a fun night to be in downtown Cocoa Beach.
25th: National Hire A Veteran Day
25th: Meeting: Guest Speaker John Henderson of the Civil Air Patrol
26th: Kiwanis Club Pirates will be out plundering - Captain Bones will lead the raiding party.
AUGUST 2024
7th: Purple Heart Day
8th: Meeting: Guest speaker is Brevard County Group 6 judicial candidate, Jacob Speicher,
10th: U.S. Department of Defense Birthday
10th: Agent Orange Awareness Day
14th: Navajo Code Talkers Day
15th-18th: Kiwanis Florida District Convention, Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace
15th: Meeting: Guest speaker is Michelle Mulak, Good Vibrations Creative + Consulting
16th: Friday Fest on Minutemen Causeway, from 6-10 PM in downtown Cocoa Beach. Kiwanis Club of Cocoa Beach will have a tent so please stop by and say hello. Friday Fest is a fun way to explore local businesses and vendors while listening to some amazing live music. Everyone is welcome, it’s free and family friendly. Enjoy a live band, DJ, dancing in the street, food trucks, local artisan vendors showcasing their unique crafts. It’s a fun night to be in downtown Cocoa Beach.
20th: Florida · Primaries - get out and make your voice heard
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22nd: Meeting: Guest speaker will be Mike Haridopolos, candidate for U.S. Congress (FL-8)
29th: Meeting: Speakers are Morakot Chaiyahanij and Bill Mcara. This will be the last opportunity to discuss the masquerade ball.
7th: Purple Heart Day
8th: Meeting: Guest speaker is Brevard County Group 6 judicial candidate, Jacob Speicher,
10th: U.S. Department of Defense Birthday
10th: Agent Orange Awareness Day
14th: Navajo Code Talkers Day
15th-18th: Kiwanis Florida District Convention, Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace
15th: Meeting: Guest speaker is Michelle Mulak, Good Vibrations Creative + Consulting
16th: Friday Fest on Minutemen Causeway, from 6-10 PM in downtown Cocoa Beach. Kiwanis Club of Cocoa Beach will have a tent so please stop by and say hello. Friday Fest is a fun way to explore local businesses and vendors while listening to some amazing live music. Everyone is welcome, it’s free and family friendly. Enjoy a live band, DJ, dancing in the street, food trucks, local artisan vendors showcasing their unique crafts. It’s a fun night to be in downtown Cocoa Beach.
20th: Florida · Primaries - get out and make your voice heard
Florida · Primaries · United States House of Representatives
Florida · Primaries · United States Senate
Florida · Primaries · Florida House of Representatives
22nd: Meeting: Guest speaker will be Mike Haridopolos, candidate for U.S. Congress (FL-8)
29th: Meeting: Speakers are Morakot Chaiyahanij and Bill Mcara. This will be the last opportunity to discuss the masquerade ball.
SEPTEMBER 2024
2nd: Labor Day
5th: Board Meeting
2nd: Labor Day
5th: Board Meeting
7th: Kiwanis Club of Cocoa Beach Masquerade Ball gala event. You don't want to miss this!
11th: National Day of Service and Remembrance (Patriot Day)
12th: Meeting: Guest speaker will be Dave Brubaker from the Sharing Center
13th: Stand Up to Cancer Day.
13th: Stand Up to Cancer Day.
19th: Talk Like A Pirate Day. International Talk Like A Pirate Day is celebrated on this day annually. The day encourages people to talk and dress like the sea plunders of yesteryear's.
19th: Meeting: Guest speaker will be Butch Faulkner from Florida Sheriff's Youth Ranch
20th: National POW*MIA Recognition Day
26th: Meeting: Guest speaker will be Edwina Szelag from Green Gables
27th: Native American Day
29th: Gold Star Mother’s Day
19th: Meeting: Guest speaker will be Butch Faulkner from Florida Sheriff's Youth Ranch
20th: National POW*MIA Recognition Day
26th: Meeting: Guest speaker will be Edwina Szelag from Green Gables
27th: Native American Day
29th: Gold Star Mother’s Day
OCTOBER 2024
2nd: Rosh Hashanah begins at Sundown.
3rd: No Meeting - Azteca II is closed
10th: Board Meeting CANCELLED
11th: Yom Kippur begins at Sundown
14th: Columbus Day
14th: Indigenous Peoples' Day
16th: National Boss's Day
17th: Meeting: Guest speaker will be Jody Miles from Treehouse Learning Academy
24th: United Nations Day
31st: Halloween
2nd: Rosh Hashanah begins at Sundown.
3rd: No Meeting - Azteca II is closed
10th: Board Meeting CANCELLED
11th: Yom Kippur begins at Sundown
14th: Columbus Day
14th: Indigenous Peoples' Day
16th: National Boss's Day
17th: Meeting: Guest speaker will be Jody Miles from Treehouse Learning Academy
24th: United Nations Day
31st: Halloween
NOVEMBER 2024
1st - 5th: National Veterans Small Business Week
1st: All Saints Day
3rd: Daylight Savings Time ends 😀
1st - 5th: National Veterans Small Business Week
1st: All Saints Day
3rd: Daylight Savings Time ends 😀
11th: Veterans Day
19th: International Men's Day
28th: Thanksgiving Day
28th: Cocoa Beach 5K Turkey Trot - 8:00 AM. Details forthcoming.
29th: Black Friday
DECEMBER 2024
2nd: Cyber Monday
3rd: #GivingTuesday (The Tuesday after Thanksgiving)
7th: National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
18th: National Wreaths Across America Day
21st: Winter begins
24th: Christmas Eve
25th: Christmas Day
25th: Hanukkah begins a sundown
26th: Kwanzaa begins
31st: New Year's Eve
2nd: Cyber Monday
3rd: #GivingTuesday (The Tuesday after Thanksgiving)
7th: National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
18th: National Wreaths Across America Day
21st: Winter begins
24th: Christmas Eve
25th: Christmas Day
25th: Hanukkah begins a sundown
26th: Kwanzaa begins
31st: New Year's Eve