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Sports teams representing Bethune–Cookman University in 17 NCAA Division I sports (8 men's, 9 women's), mainly in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. As BCU is a historically black school, games may be of particular interest to those interested in African-American culture, regardless of race. The Wildcats, along with the rest of their MEAC colleagues, play football in FCS, the second level of Division I football. While the basketball teams plays on campus, the football and baseball teams play in city-owned venues off campus, respectively Municipal Stadium and Jackie Robinson Ballpark.
The museum hosts traveling exhibitions and has galleries in its permanent collection featuring Chinese, African and Cuban art, and the most complete fossil record discovered in Florida, highlighted by a 13-foot skeleton of a Giant Ground Sloth. A planetarium is also on-site featuring laser concerts and educational shows. The museum also hosts a very active line-up of programs and events for every interest and age group.
Located downtown in the former Merchants Bank building, the museum highlights the history of the Daytona Beach area with exhibits on local lifestyle and influential people. Some exhibits include a portrait of Mary McLeod Bethune, founder of Bethune-Cookman University, and a look at the resort hotels that once graced the beachfront.