▁the ▁De we y ▁Beach ▁Music ▁Conference ▁during ▁the ▁last ▁week end ▁of ▁September . ▁This ▁event ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁huge ▁draw ▁for ▁unsigned ▁bands ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Another ▁popular ▁De we y ▁Beach ▁event , ▁which ▁occurs ▁every ▁Columb us ▁Day ▁week end ▁in ▁October , ▁is ▁Grey h ounds ▁Re ach ▁The ▁Beach , ▁where ▁thousands ▁of ▁res cu ed ▁grey h ounds ▁and ▁their ▁own ers ▁con greg ate . ▁ ▁Also , ▁the ▁town ▁is ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁annual ▁East ▁Coast ▁Sk im board ing ▁Championships , ▁in ▁mid - August . ▁ ▁In ▁June , ▁recently ▁graduated ▁high ▁school ▁sen iors ▁come ▁to ▁De we y ▁Beach ▁for ▁Senior ▁Week . ▁ ▁Geography ▁De we y ▁Beach ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ ▁( 3 8 . 6 9 2 8 8 9 9 , ▁- 7 5 . 0 7 4 6 2 4 9 ). ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁town ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁all ▁of ▁it ▁land . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁The ▁climate ▁in ▁this ▁area ▁is ▁character ized ▁by ▁hot , ▁hum id ▁sum mers ▁and ▁generally ▁m ild ▁to ▁cool ▁winter s . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Kö ppen ▁Cl imate ▁Classification ▁system , ▁De we y ▁Beach ▁has ▁a ▁hum id ▁subt rop ical ▁climate , ▁abbre vi ated ▁" C fa " ▁on ▁climate ▁maps . ▁ ▁In frastr ucture ▁ ▁Transport ation