Multiple live performances on oceanfront stages attract tens of thousands of visitors and residents of Hampton Roads to a “star-spangled” salute to this great country of ours at Stars & Stripes Explosion!  Musical acts offer something for everyone with tribute bands saluting some of the biggest names in music. 

Host Hotel:

From 8:00pm-9:30pm, a stage erected right on the beach at 20th Street becomes the focal point for performances by Symphonicity (the symphony orchestra of Virginia Beach) together with the Virginia Beach Chorale.  This musical program encompasses patriotic songs, Broadway standards, movie themes, and folk music.  The show segues into a spectacular fireworks show at 9:30pm that explodes over the ocean in a burst of colors and patterns!

Latin music, a Bruce Springsteen tribute band, and R&B/Jazz group 4IIC round out musical entertainment on other stages.

Support the great work of the Red Cross in Hampton Roads at the Stars and Stripes Explosion!

Red Cross staff and volunteers will be on-hand at 20th Street at Stars and Stripes Explosion to ask for your support with a financial donation, or sign-up to on-site to learn about becoming a Red Cross volunteer.

The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies nearly half of the nation's blood; teaches lifesaving skills; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a charitable organization — not a government agency — and depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to help those who need it most.
 

All concerts are free and open to the public.

Entertainment schedule:

20th Street Stage on the Beach
8:00pm-9:30pm, Symphonicity, with the Virginia Beach Chorale and the Doorway Singers - hosted by Juliet Bickford, News Anchor & Reporter for WTKR Newschannel 3
9:30pm, Fireworks

17th Street Park
8:00pm-9:00pm & 9:45pm-10:45pm, 4IIC

24th Street Park
Noon-2:00pm, Children’s activities
2:30pm-3:45pm, Sol Libre
4:15pm-5:30pm, Latin Jazz Conspiracy
6:00pm-7:15pm, Kautivo Musical
7:45pm-9:00pm, Tumbao Salsero
9:30pm-11:00pm, Bio Ritmo

31st Street Park
8:00pm-9:00pm & 9:30pm-10:30pm, Bruce in the U.S.A. (Bruce Springsteen Tribute Band)