7th Annual Reef/Sweetwater Pro-Am Surf Fest and Music & Art Festival

The 7th Annual Reef/Sweetwater Pro-Am Surf Fest will be held from July 15-17th on Oceanic Street, in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. This year’s event features a $20,000 pro prize purse. The Surf Fest is one of the largest surfing contests on the East Coast and attracts surfers from around the world.

Former event champions include pro surfers Rob Machado, Aaron Cormican, Asher Nolan, Michael Powell, and Jeremy Johnston. Returning to this year’s event is former ASP World Championship tour standout and Wilmington Sports Hall of Fame inductee, Ben Bourgeois. In all, 96 professional surfers from around the world will descend on Wrightsville Beach to surf in the 3-day event.

Amateur divisions include Guys 15 & Up, Guys 14 & Under, Guys Open Longboard, Girls Open, Girls Open Longboard, Guppy division- a crowd favorite featuring young, beginning surfers, and the Tow-At Expression Session.

Again, this year, the contest will be powered by the sun! Clean Energy Events will provide solar-powered generators to supply clean, renewable energy to the contest site.

This year, a Music & Art Festival has been added to the event on Saturday, July 16th from 4pm to 9:30pm in Wrightsville Beach Park. Local artists along with musicians Selah Dubb,Fuzz and Mac, and Rob Machado with Jon Swift will entertain the crowd. Games,activities, and good food from Tower 7 will make the evening a family friendly event.

For more information prior to or during the event, visit www.wblivesurf.com