Virginia Beach Events
Virginia Beach is a resort city that knows how to have fun. There is something going on everyday near the Hilton Virginia Beach to entertain you and make your visit memorable. Here are some Virginia Beach event highlights.
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Beach Music Weekend
Beach Music Weekend
Beach Music Weekend blends the best of the "oldies" with dancing under the stars in a jam-packed blast to the past!
Settle in
05-17-2012
05-20-2012
05/17
thru
05/20
Family Great Adventure Series
Family Great Adventure Series
Back by popular demand, and expanded to eight nights for 2011, the Family Great Adventure Series is all about Discovery and Entertainment at the Virginia Beach oceanfront! On select nights during the season, families can 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 san
05-25-2012
09-07-2012
05/25
thru
09/07
Chalk the walk ARTsplosion
Chalk the walk ARTsplosion
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. Judges score the drawings according to criteria such as composition, use of color, adherence to theme, and creativity. There are three competitive divisions: Amateur, Professional, and Youth. The Youth division is for
06-02-2012
06-02-2012
06/02
Latin Fest
Latin Fest
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. National performers electrify the diverse audience with high-energy tunes that move the crowd to dance under the stars. Local and regional Latin acts (each with their own loyal fan base) take the stage and unite festival-goers with the rhythms o
06-08-2012
06-09-2012
06/08
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06/09
Sandstock
Sandstock
“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!” National and local tribute artists who run the gamut and cover performers like Led Zeppelin to Queen to Journey crank out hit after hit on multiple stages at the Virginia Beach oceanfront. Even “The King” himself gets in on the act with specia
06-22-2012
06-22-2012
06/22
Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Tour in Virginia Beach
Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Tour in Virginia Beach
The Beach Boys have reunited for their 50th Anniversary Tour, which stops July 3 at Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach.
Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, and David Marks, who performed together at the 2012 Grammy Awards, will tour together for the first time in two decades. Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. Feb. 24. Tickets are $125, $95, $75, $65, $55, $45, $30 and there will be a limited number of lawn tickets available for $15 for the first week of the on sale and after
07-03-2012
07-03-2012
07/03
Mid-Atlantic Hermit Crab Challenge
Mid-Atlantic Hermit Crab Challenge
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. Hermit crab owners are encouraged to build a unique display for their crab. Past winners have included themed entries like “Spider Crab,” “Hermit the Hulk,” “Beauty a
07-21-2012
07-21-2012
07/21
FunkFest
FunkFest
Now in its third year and growing, Funkfest celebrates the music generated over the years by influential legends such as James Brown, Sly and the Family Stone, George Clinton, and The Ohio Players. Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid-to late-1960’s when African-American musicians blended soul music, soulful jazz, and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground. Funk music w
08-24-2012
08-24-2012
08/24
Rock 'N' Roll Half Marathon
Rock 'N' Roll Half Marathon
Over 25,000 runners descend on the Virginia Beach oceanfront for this 13.1-mile race. Participants compete for the largest half marathon prize purse in the United States. With a course that’s flat, fast, and fun, the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon has become a “must run” event for thousands of racers. A post-race concert with a national recording act on the 5th Street Main Stage tops off the fun-filled day!
09-02-2012
09-02-2012
09/02
Blues at the Beach
Blues at the Beach
Celebrating one of the most cherished musical genres of all time, Blues at the Beach features three days of free concerts on an outdoor stage. Local, regional, and nationally-recognized Blues acts share the stage for a riveting and heartfelt tribute to the sights, sounds, and soul of the American experience. National headliners have brought their intensity and knockout live performances to Virginia Beach. Performers who are talented writers, singers, and guitar players have appeared at the festi
09-07-2012
09-08-2012
09/07
thru
09/08
Virginia Beach Craft Beer Fesitval
Virginia Beach Craft Beer Fesitval
Over 50 craft beers from over 25 breweries are available for sampling at the Virginia Beach Craft Beer Festival at the 24th Street Park at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. Tickets include sampling and a commemorative glass. Live music sets the stage for the perfect outdoor setting for tasting some of the best beer brewed! Craft beer is made using a traditional process of blending the sugars from malted grains (such as barley or wheat), with hop flowers and water. The skill of the Masterbrewer brin
10-20-2012
10-21-2012
10/20
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10/21
McDonald’s Holiday Lights at the Beach, presented by nTelos Wireless
McDonald’s Holiday Lights at the Beach, presented by nTelos Wireless
On the boardwalk from 2nd to 33rd Streets
Festive fish, jumping dolphins, frolicking porpoises — all in bright, colored lights against the clear nighttime sky, are the stars of McDonald's Holiday Lights at the Beach, a nautical and holiday-themed light display at the Virginia Beach oceanfront! They are joined by Santa, elves, and a 40-foot tall Christmas tree erected on the beach and in the beautiful parks along the Virginia Beach boardwalk. It's the only time of the year that cars ge
11-16-2012
12-31-2012
11/16
thru
12/31
Holiday Parade at the Beach
Holiday Parade at the Beach
On Atlantic Avenue from 15th to 25th Streets
Officially ushering in the holiday season in Virginia Beach, the Holiday Parade at the Beach affords local businesses, schools and organizations the opportunity to support the community and celebrate the season with thousands of parade-goers. Giant balloons, marching bands, lighted floats, equestrian units, fire trucks, performance dance groups, motorcycles, and more join forces to present a dazzling and entertaining night of fun for all ages! An
12-01-2012
12-01-2012
12/01