HOURS
- Wednesday, February 19, 2025 - 9:00 am-5:00 pm
- Wednesday, Feb 19, 2025 - 9:00 am-5:00 pm
- Friday, Feb 21, 2025 - 9:00 am-5:00 pm
- Saturday, Feb 22, 2025 - 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Come join AQS in sunny Daytona Beach, Florida for a fabulous week filled with stunning quilts! Participate in exciting quilt workshops, attend engaging lectures, and browse through a variety of fabrics, notions, and more in the Vendor Mall. Immerse yourself in the beauty of award-winning and semi-finalist contest quilts, as well as special exhibits that will surely inspire you.
SEW Much To Do in Daytona Beach
While you’re soaking up the AQS quilt show experience, make sure to explore the local area, including the gorgeous beaches and delicious restaurants. With so many sights and activities to enjoy, you won’t want to miss out on extending your stay for the entire week!
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Save these Dates:
- Workshops, Lectures, Special Events, and Multi-Day Tickets:
- AQS Member-Only Registration Opens: 11/12/2024 at 9 a.m. CST
- General Registration Opens: 11/26/2024 at 9 a.m. CST
- Online Registration Closes: 2/17/2025 at 4 p.m. CST
- Quilt Contest: Learn more at go.americanquilter.com/contests, submissions close 9/19/2024
Lodging
Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort
100 North Atlantic Avenue,
Daytona Beach, FL 32118
Phone (386) 254-8200
AQS Rate: $179 per night
- Includes basic Wifi
- Will also receive a $10 discount off Hilton’s regular self-parking rates
- The typical Resort Charge has been waived.
Must book your room through the American Quilter’s Society Hotel Block to receive the items above.
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AQS Daytona Beach Quilt Show Instructors
- Pam Damour
- Michelle Renee Hiatt
- Jaymi Horne
- Joyce Hughes
- Heather Kojan
- Vicki McCarty
- Lori Miller
- Carly Mul
- Gina Perkes
- Kyra Reps
- Cindy Seitz-Krug
- Karen K. Stone
- Lynn Wheatley
While You're Waiting...
Take a look at the 2024 Daytona Beach Quilt Contest Winners.
Quilt Credit: 2024 AQS QuiltWeek – Daytona Beach – Best of Show Award – EYES OF THE FOREST by Margaret Solomon Gunn
Daytona Beach Area Attractions
You’ll find plenty of things to do in Daytona Beach, where you’re always within minutes of countless adventures. Famous for its beaches and motorsports, there is an abundance of arts, culture and history, live music, shopping, golfing and all for you to explore!
Things To Do:
- Museums & Galleries
- The Adventure Seekers Guide to Daytona Beach
- Birds, Turtles, Manatees – Discover Abundant Wildlife in Daytona Beach
- Farmers Markets
- Fun Spots for Photo Ops
- Ponce Inlet Lighthouse & Museum
- Marine Science Center
- Museum of Arts & Sciences
- Cici & Hyatt Brown Museum of Art
- Explore More of Volusia County – West Volusia and New Smyrna Beach
Scooter Rental
Scooters/Wheelchairs
Scooters and wheelchairs will be available to rent from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, and from 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. on Saturday during AQS QuiltWeek – Daytona Beach 2025.
Rental Rates:
- Scooter: $80 per day, $150 for 2 days
- Scooter Half-Day (Morning or Afternoon): $45 – Available from 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Or 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. (Saturday 12:00 – 3 p.m.) - Wheelchairs: $40 per day / Take AQS wheelchairs to the show for rental.
Please call Julie Heath at (270) 898-7903 x182 before 2/13/2025 to make a reservation, or rent your scooter at the AQS Information Center during QuiltWeek (while supplies last).
If you have a scooter reserved, stop at the AQS Information Center inside the Exhibit Hall to make payment, sign the paperwork, and pick up the key.
Scooters should be returned one hour prior to the show closing each day (4:00 p.m. on Wed., Thurs., and Fri., and 3:00 p.m. on Sat). You will need to return the key to the AQS Information Center.
Dining at the Show
No food or drink may be brought into the Ocean Center during AQS QuiltWeek, February 19–22, 2025.
Drinks and Grab & Go items will be available in the hallway outside the Exhibit Hall from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on show days.
Food stations will be available for lunch in the West Concourse at the Ocean Center:
Soup and Salad bar
- Daily soups
- Soda, water, and coffee
Baked Potato Bar
- Jumbo baked potatoes with all of the toppings
- Soda, water, and coffee
Quilt Appraisals
AQS Certified Quilt Appraisers will appraise new or antique/vintage quilts for insurance replacement, or for sale or donation purposes.
No appointment is necessary, but you can contact Bonnie Browning at 270-898-7903, ext. 132 or michelle.thompson@americanquilter.com to schedule a day and time.
Walk-in appraisals for AQS QuiltWeek – Daytona Beach, FL 2025 will be held Thursday and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Appraisal Fee: $75 per quilt, payable at the AQS Information Center prior to the appraisal. You’ll receive your written appraisal no later than 30 days after the close of the show.
Parking
Ocean Center Parking
701 Earl Street Daytona Beach, FL 32118 386-238-3110The facility features two surface parking lots as well as a six-story parking garage. Handicap parking is available in all three parking locations. Parking is $15 daily on event days.
Click here to download a map, directions and parking information.
Additional Parking Options
(Pricing listed reflects maximum daily fee; pricing dictated by lot management and subject to change)
- Auditorium Boulevard lot – 750 Auditorium Blvd: $15
- Peabody lot – 600 Auditorium Blvd: $7
- University Boulevard lot -4 S. Ocean Ave: $6- $10
- North Ocean Avenue lot – 41 N. Ocean Ave: $10
- South Ocean Avenue lot – 39 S. Ocean Ave: $8
- Oakridge Parking Garage – 501 N. Atlantic Ave
Charities
At each show, the American Quilter’s Society partners with charitable groups to help make the public aware of their contribution.
K9 Quilt of Honor
Law enforcement and military war dogs are honored though the K9 Quilts of Honor® program. Quilts are presented to the K9 handlers in honor of their dog’s services in our communities and country after a lifetime of service when the K9 retires or dies in the line of duty. Stop by the K9 Quilts of Honor booth for more information about this program.
Quilts of Valor
Stop at the Quilts of Valor booth to learn more about the Quilts of Valor Foundation, whose mission is to cover Service Members and Veterans touched by war with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor.
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