Kite fliers and spectators of all ages experience a visual feast at the Atlantic Coast Kite Festival. This popular event features a variety of activities appropriate for all ages and all levels of kite aficionados.
Beach Music Weekend blends the best of the “oldies” with dancing under the stars in a jam-packed blast to the past! Settle into the sand as the top Beach Music bands from up and down the East Coast descend on the Virginia Beach oceanfront in a nostalgic salute to the “good old days” of cool cars and hot tunes.
Mardi Gras comes to the Virginia Beach Oceanfront! BeachStreetUSA brings together a diverse array of street performers along Atlantic Avenue from 17th to 25th Streets. Puppets, bands, jugglers, magicians, and other variety performers entertain crowds right on the sidewalks in the heart of the resort!
At Chalk the Walk ARTsplosion, participants draw four-by-four foot chalk drawings right on the boardwalk! Chalk the Walk participants are asked to incorporate the announced theme in their work. 200 competitors complete chalk drawings to be evaluated by a panel of judges.
This event features up to 20 of the region's leading seafood restaurants serving their unique recipes. Based on tastings, there are two categories for best recipe winners, with three places in each. One category is decided by a panel of Hampton Roads food critics and the other – “The Peoples’ Choice” – by the general public.
Families take part in an interactive adventure that leads them to various sites along the boardwalk and Atlantic Avenue to unravel a mystery. During each adventure, participants can dress up as characters, use “brain and brawn” to win the contest at hand, and settle into the sand for a family-friendly movie shown on a giant inflatable screen on the beach!
For two days, Virginia Beach celebrates the sights and sounds of the Latin experience. Based on a popular Latin festival in Miami, the Virginia Beach version retains the key ingredients of good food, family participation, and first-rate Latin music
The Crab is King at this one-of-a-kind event that’s fun for the whole family! Along with the Crustacean 500 race, participants may enter the Miss Curvaceous Crustacean Beauty Pageant. At the pageant, hermit crabs are presented in uniquely-decorated displays and judged on beauty and creativity.
Monsters on the Beach brings thrills and chills to the Virginia Beach oceanfront as Monster Trucks battle for ultimate sand domination! This family-targeted event is loud, fast, and exciting.
Gather your family and friends and embark on a search for Cap’n Pete’s Treasure, buried somewhere on the beach! Unravel the clues, and YOU may be the ones to discover the buried treasure. Finish the evening with a Robin Williams as “Peter Pan” in the comical and magical movie “Hook,” presented on a giant screen right on the beach!
“Sandstock” started out as a beach-inspired variation on “Woodstock.” Now a tribute to Rock & Roll, Sandstock celebrates the music of the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s that “rocked our world!”
The largest outdoor music event on the East coast, the Verizon Wireless American Music Festival brings together local, regional, and national acts to play on a gigantic 60-foot wide and 60-foot tall stage on the beach at 5th Street as well as stages in all parks along the beautiful Virginia Beach oceanfront
Urban contemporary gospel music takes center stage at Virginia Beach GospelFest. An electrifying two days filled with the inspiring sounds of Southern gospel, gospel hip hop, and praise music.
This event features multiple car shows along the beautiful Virginia Beach oceanfront over three days. Hot rods, street machines, classic cars, and trick trucks compete for trophies and awards, and thousands of car enthusiasts and families can view the vehicles on display.