Prepare for Brevard County 2026 Fruit Festival Pageant Season with Weekly Coaching by Ms. Florida Petite
By Space Coast Daily // September 1, 2025
Wednesdays from 5-6:30 p.m. at the Cocoa Riverfront Park Amphitheater
BREVARD COUNTY • FLORIDA – In preparation for the 2026 Fruit Festival Pageants at Space Coast Daily Park, Ms. Florida Petite 2023 is now offering weekly low-cost pageant coaching for all ages.
Coaching sessions are inclusive of all pageant content, including stage walk, speeches, outfits, hair and makeup, posing, posture, confidence building, and cause preparation.
Coaching sessions are currently scheduled for Wednesdays from 5 – 6:30 p.m. at the Cocoa Riverfront Park Amphitheater, 401 Riveredge Blvd., Cocoa.
Sessions will be held rain or shine, except for instances of inclement weather, including lightning or severe storm warnings. Schedule and location are subject to change.
Coaching is $50 per student, per session. Guests may accompany students for free. Payment is required at the time of reservation. In the event of a weather cancellation, your payment can be rolled over to your next appointment.
Be prepared to take the stage at the 2026 Fruit Festivals, beginning in February, and register for the Space Coast Strawberry Festival Pageant and the Space Coast Key Lime Pie Festival Pageant today.
About the Coach: Beth York is the official host of the Space Coast Strawberry Festival and the Space Coast Key Lime Pie Festival contests. She represented Brevard County as Ms. Florida Petite 2022-2023 and placed second runner-up at the Petite USA National Competition 2023.
York has over 18 years of modeling, stage performance, circus artistry, dance instruction, and pageant experience. She has performed at large-scale events all over the country, collaborated with celebrities, and been featured in multiple publications and the runways of New York Fashion Week.
There is nothing she enjoys more than building confidence and know-how in girls and women, passing the torch, and giving back to the Brevard County community. She says, “Of all the things I’ve done, crowning other girls is the pinnacle of my career.”
About the Space Coast Fruit Festival Pageants: The Space Coast Fruit Festival Pageants are returning, starting in February 2026. Each festival will host a Miss Fruit Festival Pageant, providing girls and women of all ages with the opportunity to take home a crown.
The Space Coast Fruit Festivals will be a weekend-long, family festival designed to create a fun environment for people to enjoy affordable, healthy, and wholesome fun at Space Coast Daily Park in Viera on Florida’s Space Coast.
The Space Coast Key Lime Pie Festival will take place on February 21-22. The Space Coast Strawberry Festival will take place on April 11-12. Both events will take place at the Space Coast Daily Park, located at 5775 Stadium Parkway in Melbourne.
Now Introducing New Categories
Both pageants offer a variety of age categories to participate in:
● Little Miss: ages 3-6
● Miss: ages 7-12
● Teen Miss: ages 13-19
● Ms: ages 20-39
● Elite: ages 40+ (NEW)
Advanced registration is free and recommended. You can find the full rules and registration information at Miss Strawberry Festival Pageant and Miss Key Lime Pie Pageant.
Be sure to check out all of the other contests, events, and activities that will be taking place at each festival. For questions regarding the Space Coast Fruit Festival contests, email Beth.SpaceCoastDaily@gmail.com
