Brevard County Detachment of the Marine Corps League 251st Birthday Ball Set November 13
By Steve Wilson // October 14, 2026
Space Coast Convention Center in Cocoa Will be Host Site, event will start at 5 p.m.
The Brevard County Detachment 513 of the Marine Corps League will host the Marine Corps Birthday Ball on November 13, 2026. The historic gala will be held at the Space Coast Convention Center, 301 Tucker Lane, Cocoa, Florida. The event will start at 5 p.m. To purchase tickets for $60, CLICK HERE.
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – The Brevard County Detachment 513 of the Marine Corps League will host the Marine Corps Birthday Ball on November 13.
The historic gala will be held at the Space Coast Convention Center, 301 Tucker Lane, Cocoa, Florida.
The event will start at 5 p.m.
The historic gala celebrates 251 years of service to our nation and invites local Marines, veterans, families, and community supporters to gather for an evening steeped in military tradition.
The Marine Corps Birthday Ball is an annual, time-honored tradition celebrated by units and detachments worldwide.
Attendees can look forward to formal ceremonies that define the occasion, including the traditional reading of Major General John A. Lejeune’s birthday message and the cake-cutting ceremony, where the first pieces of cake are traditionally presented to the guest of honor, the oldest Marine present, and the youngest Marine present.
The evening’s theme centers on the core values of the United States Marine Corps: Honor, Courage, and Commitment. As the detachment’s motto reminds us: “Once a Marine, Always a Marine.”
For additional information, email mclbrevard513@gmail.com. To purchase tickets ($60), CLICK HERE.
This article is sponsored by Erdman Automotive and Craig Technologies.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Steve Wilson was born in DeRidder, Louisiana, and grew up in both New Orleans and Macon, Georgia. He moved to Brevard County in 1984 and retired from local government in 2018 as the Community Advocate/Assistant to the City Manager with the City of Rockledge.
Among the awards and accolades Steve has received over the years are 15 + year Rockledge Little League volunteer, Brevard Public School Jefferson Award Recipient, Rockledge High School Raider Booster Award 2001, 2006, City of Rockledge Employee of the Year 2006, Rockledge Kiwanian of the Year 2006-2007, City of Rockledge Quality Public Service Award 2008, 2012, 2017, Rockledge Kiwanis Citizen of the Year 2012-2013, Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame – Sportscasting 2015, Rockledge High School Leadership and Service Award 2016, Central Florida Humanitarian Award 2017, Space Coast Inspiration Award – 2018, Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame – Lifetime Achievement – 2020, Ecofest Achievement Award – 2022, Quality Floridian Award – 2022, presented by U.S. Congressman Bill Posey, Florida House District 32 Constituent of the Week 4/20/25.
Wilson is especially proud to have chaired two fundraisers for pediatric cancer research through the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, honoring Merritt Island resident Julie Spurlock, that raised over $25,000.00.
He has partnered with Orville Susong for the past 27 years with the Friday Night Locker Room, a broadcasting team that covers and reports on a wide variety of local events significant to residents of the Space Coast and beyond. Their mission is to promote youth sports, support first responders and law enforcement personnel, and showcase community and charitable events that are produced by our nonprofit partners in central Florida.
The Friday Night Locker Room has awarded hundreds of sports achievement plaques to Brevard County student-athletes over the years. They have also awarded more than $18,000 in academic scholarships to Brevard County high school seniors.
