Two days of world-class competition, live music and purpose-driven programming took over the Jacksonville Beach oceanfront last weekend as the 2026 Super Girl Festival Series welcomed an estimated 59,000 fans, 1,500-plus female athletes and 14 musical acts for a celebration of women in sports, music and culture.
“We could not have asked for a better weekend in Jacksonville Beach,” said Rick Bratman, founder and CEO of the Super Girl Festival Series. “The competition was fierce, the community showed up in numbers and the energy, inspiration and empowerment felt throughout the event was contagious. It truly was a special way to close out the 20th year of Super Girl.”
The free, purpose-driven festival brought together athletes, artists and the Jacksonville community for its sixth year, celebrating women in sports, entertainment and culture while inspiring the next generation through mentorship, opportunity and empowerment.
Daya McCart took home her first Super Girl cape Sunday, winning the World Surf League (WSL) Women's Qualifying Series (QS) 2,000 competition at the Jacksonville Beach Pier. McCart battled through a competitive Finals Day field before defeating Israel’s Hila Cohen in the final, securing her first career QS victory.
Jacksonville Beach marked the conclusion of Super Girl’s inaugural Quest for the Cape championship series, where athletes earned points across all three stops in Oceanside, California, Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Jacksonville Beach for the chance to be crowned the first-ever overall series champion.
Sally Cohen, a top-level professional longboarder from the North Shore of Oʻahu, Hawaii, claimed the historic title following an impressive season of performances across all three Super Girl events, earning the coveted gold Super Girl cape.
More than 1,500 female athletes participated across 10 sports throughout the weekend, including competitions in beach soccer, volleyball, flag football and lacrosse, alongside cheerleading, lifesaving, skateboarding, professional trampolining, a 5K race and shortboard and longboard surfing.
Throughout the weekend-long beach volleyball tournament, athletes delivered standout performances, with Avea Casperson and Sofia Ventimiglia taking home the 18U division title and Piper Pennell and Valentina Scalise securing the win in the 16U division. Over at the beach soccer competition hosted by Sporting JAX, Eva Blaxland, Mia Blaxland and Jordan Dickerson came out on top.
Beyond the competition, the Super Girl Surf Festival presented by Jersey Mike’s gave young athletes the chance to learn from professional athletes, try new sports and build confidence along the way. In the water, young female surfers participated in Super Girl’s Rising Tides mentorship program, where they had the chance to ask professional surfers questions and catch waves alongside them. On land, Jacksonville-based nonprofit The Board Life Project hosted hands-on skateboarding clinics designed to introduce young girls to the sport in an encouraging environment.
“This is a lifelong dream,” said Tania Fonseca, founder of The Board Life Project. “Skateboarding has been passed down through generations in my family, and to have the opportunity to share that passion with more than 80 young girls, most of whom had never stepped on a skateboard before, is seriously a dream come true.”
The celebration of female talent continued on the music stage, where the sounds of live music carried across SeaWalk Pavilion throughout the weekend. The free concert lineup showcased rising female talent from Florida and across the country, including Kalani Rose and The Vibe, Annie Dukes, Dove Bomb, Lucy Spotts, Hello Sister, Emily Zeck, McKenzi Brooke, Flailing Idiot, ANORA, and Grom and the Jacks
“Performing at Super Girl to me means female empowerment, girl power and bringing a different type of music to a crowd that may not usually listen to country,” said Emily Zeck, a country singer-songwriter from Satellite Beach, Florida.
All-female punk rock band Flailing Idiot made its Jacksonville Beach Super Girl debut this year, marking the final stop of the band’s very own Super Girl tour.
“It feels electric to be around people who know our songs and to see how our music impacts people here compared to back home in California. Especially in Jacksonville, a place we’ve never been before, seeing people singing our songs is so surreal,” said Sammie Augusto and Lillee Gillum of Flailing Idiot.
As the sun went down each evening, Saturday headliners Gym Class Heroes and Lupe Fiasco and Sunday headliners B.o.B and Switchfoot took the stage, capping off two days of sports, music and entertainment.
Throughout the weekend, the Festival Village served as an attendee hot spot, with guests interacting with national and local brands, community organizations, fitness and wellness experiences, giveaways and activities. Partners including Florida Blue, Monster Energy, Sun Cruiser, SEAGLASS Wines, Atlantic Self Storage and others created interactive experiences for attendees throughout both days.
The Super Girl Festival Series closed out its milestone 20th anniversary season in Jacksonville Beach after bringing its mission of empowering women and girls to communities across the country. Across three festivals, the 2026 series welcomed more than 227,000 attendees, 4,500 female athletes and 57 musical acts, celebrating women across sports, music, art and entertainment from coast to coast.
The event is supported by Jersey Mike’s Subs, Visit Jacksonville, Florida Blue, Monster Energy, Sun Cruiser, SEAGLASS Wines, Atlantic Self Storage, SpringHill Suites Oceanfront, Athletic Brewing, Botanic Tonics, Rancho La Gloria, SG REVIVE, Body Glove, The Local, Mad Hippie and additional partners.
The Super Girl Festival Series spans three annual sports, music and lifestyle festivals across the West Coast, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic with a mission to create athletic, social, cultural, educational and entertainment opportunities for women.
