Here’s Some of the Gear You Can Test at the World’s Largest Surfboard Demo (for Free)

The world’s largest surfboard demo is coming to North County San Diego at the end of this month. The free, two-day festival provides surfers in the area with the chance to test-drive new board models, wetsuit, fins and more — oh, and did we mention it’s totally free? The event (which you can now pre-register for here) will also host food trucks, live music and a beer garden overlooking the waves. This year, it’s all happening at the San Elijo Campgrounds in North County San Diego, home to Cardiff’s finest reefs. Board demo-ing will officially commence at 8 a.m. Saturday, February 29th and will proceed with the following events below:

Saturday, February 29
• 8 am – 4 pm: All-day demo
• 11:30 am – 5:30 pm: Pacifico Beer Garden
• 1 pm – 2 pm: Live Music Hobo Dave
• 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm: Live Music Band Of Gringos
• 4 pm – 5:30 pm: Live Music Pounded By The Surf
• 4 pm: Demo closes
• 6 pm: Campground closed to all consumers, camping for exhibitors only

Sunday, March 1
• 8 am – 3 pm: All-day demo
• 11:30 am – 5 pm: Pacifico Beer Garden
• 1 pm – 2 pm: Surf Video Soundtrack / Trivia DJ Set w/ Chris Cote
• 2 pm – 3 pm: Live Music Alley Dogs
• 3 pm: Demo closes for the day
• 3 pm – 4 pm: Surf Video Soundtrack / Trivia DJ Set w/ Chris Cote
• 4 pm – 5 pm: Live Music Change Today: Joe Wood performing songs from his 10 years with T.S.O.L.

At this all-day beach hang, you’ll get to sample the newest shapes, fins and wetsuits from some of the biggest and most iconic shapers/brands. Click here for the full list of 2020 exhibitors who will have products available for you to demo and/or purchase. Keep scrolling to get a small taste of which board models and wetties will be on hand during the event:

This article originally appeared on Surfer.com and was republished with permission.