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Welcome to Fort Lauderdale Beach and DiscoverFTLBeach.com.
We hope you’ll find our year-round destination website a valuable resource the next time you visit Fort Lauderdale Beach.
Throughout the pages of our website, you will find exciting Things to Do, inviting Places to Stay and delicious Food & Drink options. Make sure to check out our Event Calendar section for upcoming events and Blog for tips from locals. And if you are new to the area, learn more About Us and find your way around with helpful Maps & Transportation information for getting around Fort Lauderdale Beach and beyond.
Situated along three miles of golden sand and sparkling turquoise waters, Fort Lauderdale Beach is marked by the City’s Wave wall. A flowing, swirling wall that extends along our brick paved promenade, you’ll find pillar framed entrances to our world-famous beach.
A vast array of unique restaurants, outdoor cafes and vibrant nightlife beckon you as well. Whether you are in the mood for mouthwatering cuisine or just want to chill out at a casual watering hole, you’ll find just the tastes you are looking for with a stunning ocean view. Planning a visit to Fort Lauderdale? Why not make your home-away-from home on Fort Lauderdale Beach? We have luxury resorts, budget friendly hotels and superior small lodging guest houses, steps from our sparkling sandy shores.
And we are so easy to get to! You’ll find the bustle of Fort Lauderdale Beach less than 2-miles from the Port, which makes it a great pre-or post-cruise escape and a short 10-minute drive to the Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International airport. Once here, there’s also no reason to leave our little island oasis, as you’ll find world-class spas to water sports, casual shopping to elegant museums – not to mention that Fort Lauderdale Beach is an outdoor enthusiast’s playground for both the young and the young at heart.
And if all that is doesn’t make Fort Lauderdale Beach special enough, you’ll find 365-days of special offers to eat, drink, play and stay at our areas restaurants, attractions and hotels and many highly anticipated annual events including the Fort Lauderdale Air Show, Tortuga Music Festival, Friday Night Sound Waves, the Las Olas Oceanside Park Farmers Market, Pride Fort Lauderdale, the spectacular holiday lighting display and iconic Olas the Sandman.
We look forward to seeing you at the beach!
City of Fort Lauderdale Beach Improvement District
The Beach Business Improvement District (BBID) Advisory Board Committee was created in 2007 to make recommendations on services, enhancements, special programs and events on the beach. The BBID is comprised of nine committee members; seven of which are appointed by the City Commission representing the highest assessed property owners fronting SR A1A from Harbor Drive North to Sunrise Boulevard, in addition to one representative from the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce Beach Council, and one from the Beach CRA. BBID members serve without compensation for a one-year term with no term limits.
What does the BBID do?
The BBID’s primary focus is to market the beach as a premier destination by creating innovative brand awareness campaigns, maintaining DiscoverFTLBeach.com, and working with organizations such as Visit Lauderdale, the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce and others committed to the area, to promote Fort Lauderdale Beach as the perfect location to live, work, play and stay. Through funding grants, we support many highly anticipated annual events including the Fort Lauderdale Air Show, Tortuga Music Festival, Friday Night Sound Waves, the Las Olas Oceanside Park Farmers Market, Pride Fort Lauderdale, the spectacular holiday lighting display and iconic Olas the Sandman.
Additionally, the BBID also undertakes infrastructure improvements and beautification projects throughout the funding zone, including the most recent design of pedestrian lighting along the west side of A1A from Alhambra Street to Sunrise Boulevard to address sea turtle and beachgoer safety, parking lot improvements at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park, electrical box wraps along A1A and the new SmartCity digital information kiosks at Las Olas Oceanside Park and the Beach Garage.
BBID Contacts
Tasha Cunningham
BBID Marketing & Website Administration
Email: tasha@thebrandadvocates.com
DiscoverFTLBeach.com is designed for promotional purposes, featuring businesses within the City of Fort Lauderdale’s Beach Business Improvement District (BBID), encompassing commercial properties on SR A1A, from Harbor Drive North to Sunrise Boulevard. Our content aims to highlight and support local enterprises within this defined area.
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