Super Girl Surf Pro contest and festival coming to Jacksonville Beach

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A major women’s professional surfing competition is coming to Jacksonville Beach.

On Sept. 1, Mayor Chris Hoffman announced that Jacksonville Beach will host the Super Girl Surf Pro in November. This is the first women’s professional surfing competition of its caliber to come to Northeast Florida. The event, organized by ASA Entertainment, is in its 15th year in San Diego, California, and is expanding to the East Coast.

The Super Girl Surf Pro is a celebration of female strength and empowerment. It draws women’s surf competitors from around the world, including the United States’ 2021 Olympic Gold Medalist Carissa Moore.

“The community of Jacksonville Beach is proud to showcase our beautiful coastline as well as welcome visitors from around the country,” said Hoffman. “We are excited about the athletes competing and the variety of events planned throughout the weekend that empower girls and women. This event will have a significant economic impact for our area as the expected attendance is 20,000 per day.”

Some of the biggest names in women’s surfing are expected to compete. The event is a World Surf League Qualifying Series competition that will include a field of recognizable, decorated women surfing competitors from around the world, including several from Jacksonville Beach.

The event kicks-off Nov. 12 with a mentorship program hosted by Moore. Her charitable foundation, Moore Aloha, will host 24 young women from the local community for a mentorship program where girls ages 10-16 spend a day surfing and learning from Moore. For information about the application process, go to www.supergirljax.com/moorealoha.

In addition to world-class surfing, the event features an action-packed Festival Village, headquartered at the Sea Walk Pavilion, with 12 live concerts; family-friendly activities; a military appreciation component; an esports video game competition; an all-female DJ competition; women’s beach soccer and beach volleyball competitions; free classes in fitness, yoga, Zumba, wellness, yoga and Pilates; autographs from the pros; celebrity speakers; several panel discussions promoting female leadership; a beer-and-wine garden and food court. 

“When Super Girl was ready to grow and add an East Coast event, we couldn’t think of a better location for incredible surfing and a cool, welcoming vibe than Jacksonville Beach,” said Rick Bratman, CEO of ASA Entertainment. “The Super Girl Surf Pro has made a long-term commitment to hosting a stellar event that will empower young women, as well as showcase successful women in professional surfing and from many other walks of life.”

Each Super Girl event is centered around providing social, athletic, cultural, educational, business and entertainment opportunities for young women in areas where they are traditionally underrepresented.

The Jacksonville Beach Super Girl Surf Pro is supported by founding partners Florida Blue, CSI Companies, Atlantic Self Storage, the U.S. Air Force, Jeep, CELSIUS and the City of Jacksonville’s Tourist Development Council.

The surf portion of the event will run daily, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 12-14, at the Jacksonville Beach Pier. 

The Festival Village at Sea Walk Pavilion will run from noon to 10 p.m. Nov. 13 and noon to 6 p.m. Nov. 14.

Access to the surfing, concerts, esports, panels, classes, beach volleyball, beach soccer and all elements are free to attend.

The event will be televised on FOX Sports and ROOT Sports / AT&T SportsNet RSN’s in January and February. There will also be a two-day live webcast with 16 hours of coverage on several sites, including Twitch, YouTube, World Surf League, Surfline, The Inertia and Facebook.

For further information, go to www.supergirljax.com. To connect via social media, follow @SuperGirlPro on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.