Orange Crush the once popular spring break beach party ion Tybee Island is set to return under a new name and new guidelines.

The Orange Crush HBCU spring break beach party is returning in 2026 to Georgia’s coast with a rebranding after a successful 2025 event sanctioned by Tybee Island.

A small Georgia vacation spot and organizers of a historically rowdy festival called Orange Crush are coming together to try to make the event safer and more organized this spring. Orange Crush, a ...

TYBEE ISLAND ― Steven Smalls soaks in the scenery as he stands on the oceanside city’s pier looking north. This March day is sunny yet brisk, and only the hardiest sunbathers brave the conditions to ...

For those who never felt represented by MTV’s Spring Break or Atlanta’s infamous Freaknik, Orange Crush has long been a coastal tradition for HBCU students carving out a space of their own. Over the ...

From organized event to unpermitted party: A timeline of Orange Crush on Tybee Island Orange Crush has gone from an organized event at it's founding to an unpermitted party. HBCU students have ...

The first officially permitted Orange Crush festival since 1991 saw low attendance at its designated area, with many attendees opting to congregate near the pier and bring their own entertainment.