In addition to in-house programming, presenters include civic ballet, schools, cheerleading, bodybuilding and dance competitions, non-profit and for-profit promoters.

A former auditorium in Daytona Beach (on the mainland on south Beach Street, not at its present location), built in 1919, enjoyed appearances by many of the world's most famous performers and orators including Rudolph Nureyev and Sergei Rachmaninoff, but was destroyed by fire in 1946.

[2] After considerable planning by the Daytona Beach City Commission and civic donors, the current Peabody Auditorium was constructed at a cost of $750,000 (equivalent to $9.6 million in 2023) and opened to the public on 6 October 1949.

[3] The theatre has a long history of presenting international stars of arts and entertainment including Elvis Presley, Tony Bennett, James Taylor, Liza Minnelli, Frank Sinatra, Jerry Seinfeld and David Copperfield.

The Peabody has also hosted many Broadway productions including CATS, 42nd Street, Chicago, STOMP, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Riverdance.