Hampton Roads biggest Christian Music Festival! The oceanfront will come alive during this two-day music festival of “positive/alternative” music followed by a collaborative worship service. Each year the Sonrise Music Festival supports a local shelter which serves the displaced in our local community. This event will be held on the beach at the 24th Street Stage and feature artists offering a myriad of musical genres such as cutting edge top 40, hip hop, indie, and inspirational.

Virginia Beach plays host to the first flower and garden show of the year. The expo provides lectures, demonstrations and displays featuring gardening and landscape design practices and a variety of horticulture topics in a single climate-controlled location. Experts and knowledgeable professionals will be there to discuss plants, plans, products and practices. More than a hundred vendors, exhibitors and displayers provide guests countless ideas and products they can use.

Celebrate good times with Virginia wines at the Coastal Virginia Magazine Wine Fest at the beautiful Virginia Beach Convention Center. Enjoy a selection of wine from Virginia wineries, specialty foods, arts and crafts, craft beer garden, grape stomp competition, live entertainment and much more!

Southeastern Guns and Knives is an organized and legal gun show event held at the Virginia Beach Convention Center that promotes understanding of the shooting sports, appreciation of American history, and an opportunity to view historic and contemporary weapons. Collectors, hobbyists, sportsmen, hunters or those interested in home defense, please join us at the show this February.

All the big dealers will be under one roof at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, ready to show you their stock and make a deal. Whether you want to see the latest and greatest 2020 models or want a great deal on an unused 2019, you don’t want to miss this chance to check them all out. The Boat Show offers plenty of family fun, too! There will be face painting for the kids and anglers clubs to teach you…

The VA Beach Polar Plunge Festival kicks off Saturday with the SunTrust Dash & Splash Challenge (annual 4 Mile & 1 Mile runs), a costume contest and parade down the boardwalk, the Plunge Marketplace featuring local artisans, frosty beverages, live music, free Wawa hot chocolate and coffee, and an icy dip into the frigid Atlantic Ocean with 3,000 of your closest friends.

Come out for the Excalibur Cup – a gymnastics invitational open to all levels! The Virginia Beach Convention Center is excited to host over 3,000 competitors, representing over 25 different states and 10 different countries. With all levels competing in the same location, it is sure to be a fun-filled, exciting time!

Join us for the 31st Annual Shamrock Invitational hosted by Ocean Tumblers. This year’s gymnastics competition will be held at the Virginia Beach Field House. Come cheer on our young gymnasts!

The Virginia Beach Spring Craft Market features over 150 fine artists and craftspeople from across the nation offering fine arts, handcrafted jewelry, wood, glass, photography, candles, woven baskets, clothing, toys, folk art and specialty foods. Exhibitors introduce new lines and special accessories for the home and garden including wrought iron, welcome wreaths, garden statuary, birdhouses, outdoor furniture, pottery and wind chimes. The event will be held at the Virginia Beach Convention Center and include several new exhibitors as well as…

Cheer and Dance Extreme is excited to host The Grand National Championship by the Sea at the beautiful Virginia Beach Convention Center. Teams from up and down the east coast will compete to see who will be crowned Cheer and Dance Extreme’s National Champion. This year will mark CDE's 16th year at the VBCC! Virginia Beach is perfect in March - beautiful weather and great hotel rates!

The Beach FC Soccer Club will host their Virginia Beach Spring Classic at the Hampton Roads Soccer Complex and the Princess Anne Athletic Complex. The tournament will showcase the U9-10 age group playing 7v7, U11-12 playing 9v9, while U13, U14, U15 and U19 will field 11 players per side. This is sure to be an exciting tournament you won't want to miss!

CANCELLED for 2020 The annual Yuengling Shamrock Marathon Weekend is a St. Paddy’s Day tradition in Coastal Virginia. Lace up your sneakers, dress yourself in green and conquer the streets of the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. 25,000 runners from all 50 states and around the world will enjoy flat, fast and scenic courses along the beautiful oceanfront and recover at the huge finish line celebration featuring live music, ice-cold Yuengling beer and much more. This three-day event includes a sports and…

This event, held at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, is the most prestigious high school event, in any sport, throughout the country. The NHSCA National Wrestling Championships affords young wrestlers the very best competition in the country and best chance to be noticed by college coaches. This is a showdown where the best meet the best, a tremendous opportunity for the nation's top ranked wrestlers to collide with the "small school" state runner-up; put rankings aside and prove that they…

The Treasures of the Earth show features estate, classic, handcrafted and fashion jewelry made from a variety of metals, as well as a vast array of crystals, minerals and fossils. Jewelers and wire wrappers will be on site who can design, remount or repair jewelry. In addition, there will be a gemologist present at the shows to do appraisals while you wait.

An open competition among area restaurants, the East Coast She-Crab Soup Classic focuses on one of the region’s most loved seafood delicacies. Restaurants serve their individual recipes and compete for People’s Choice Awards, determined by the ballots of those attending. Critic’s Choice Awards also are given by a panel of four leading regional cuisine experts. The competition will be held at the 24th Street Park.

Mounting a mighty spectacle that changes every year, the Virginia International Tattoo summons more than 1,000 performers including fife and drum corps, bagpipers, military bands, precision drill teams, and performing ensembles ranging from step dancers to motorcycle stunt drivers. A salute to international friendship and an emotional call to the love of country in us all, the Tattoo is a not-to-be-missed celebration. See the show that America’s premier tourism organization has named the Number One U.S. destination for travelers!

This is it - The U.S. Finals! Every cheer and dance team works hard all season long, and The U.S. Finals is a spectacular way for them to celebrate the end of their season. Join us at the Virginia Beach Convention Center for an awesome competition.

Kite fliers and spectators of all ages will experience a visual feast at the Atlantic Coast Kite Festival on the beach between 16th and 18th Streets. This popular 2-day event features a variety of workshops and activities appropriate for all ages and all levels of kite aficionados.

Join world-class performers for a spectacular celebration of Caribbean music on the oceanfront in beautiful Virginia Beach! The Virginia International PAN Fest is a musical adventure set to the soothing sounds of steel pan music. The festival’s casual atmosphere appeals to the island community and people of all ages who are intrigued by the unique sounds and style of steel drum music! Fusing together the rhythm of steel bands, ocean breezes, and great international food, the breathtaking Virginia Beach oceanfront…

Beach Music Cruise-In, combining bands on the beach and cars on the boardwalk, blends the best of the “oldies” with dancing under the stars in a jam-packed blast to the past! The 3-day series of free concerts is presented on a stage built right on the beach at 30th Street. 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…

Travel the world without leaving the beach at Neptune's Spring Wine & Food Festival! 31st Street Park is transformed into a hub of tasting stations from around the world with 70 wines from 9 countries, each featuring blends and styles that are sure to ignite the traveler in you. Seven local culinary treasures will be serving up delicious food to pair with your new favorite wine! With the Atlantic Ocean as your backdrop, grab your tickets and let your palate…

Military Aviation Museum presents the annual WWII Air Show, Warbirds Over The Beach 2019, a museum fundraiser. Come out for an amazing air show, delicious dinners, lovely hangar dances, and great family entertainment!

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. A course is built right on the beach at 6th Street, with bleachers overlooking from the boardwalk. Sand dunes and junk cars combine to make the race course fast and fun for drivers and spectators alike.

The Chalk the Walk ARTsplosion takes over the Virginia Beach Boardwalk as professional, amateur, and youth artists gather to turn the boardwalk into a canvas of color! At Chalk the Walk, 200 competitors will draw 4'x4' chalk drawings for three blocks along the boardwalk that will be judged and on display between 15th and 17th Streets. Judges will score the drawings according to criteria such as composition, use of color, adherence to theme, and creativity.

VIRTUAL EDITION For 26 previous years, the Annual Chartway American Music Festival successfully has met every challenge and brought world-class performers to Virginia Beach for Labor Day Weekend. AMF has had to overcome hurricanes, massive thunderstorms, heavy surf, high tides, and strong gusting winds. And this year’s global COVID19 pandemic won’t stop AMF either. A free online AMF virtual concert will be broadcast Saturday, Sept. 5 from 9-10:30 p.m. All artists have performed at AMF before. Those confirmed are: Johnny…

Make Virginia Beach your Labor Day destination! Celebrate the 20th anniversary running of Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia Beach! Grab your pals and sign up for 13.1 miles or a 5K – and don’t forget the dash along the beach in our Mile on the Sand. Take the Remix Challenge and run Saturday and Sunday to earn extra bling.

The Neptune Festival is a time to celebrate the beach life in Virginia Beach! This Festival is made up of a series of over 40 events that provide an opportunity for all to enjoy a taste of Virginia Beach. From free concerts, parades and art shows, to athletic events and a 32-block long celebration on the boardwalk!

Over 60 craft beers from over 30 breweries will be available for sampling at the Virginia Beach Craft Beer Festival. Tickets include unlimited sampling, a commemorative cup, and live entertainment at this two-day, 21+ event. Live music sets the stage at the perfect beach setting for tasting some of the best craft beers available.

The 65th Annual Boardwalk Art Show is Virginia Beach’s longest running oceanfront event and one of the best outdoor fine art shows on the eastern seaboard. 275 artists from all over the U.S. and beyond present an eclectic range of fine arts and crafts from 18th to 35th Streets on the Virginia Beach boardwalk. This beautiful atmosphere is the perfect backdrop for public displays of art, fine food, live entertainment and a great vacation getaway.

Drive your vehicle ON THE BOARDWALK through Nautical, Holiday, and Adventure Lands with a soundtrack signal playing traditional Holiday music on your vehicle’s radio. Festive fish, musical crabs, and hard-working elves – all in brightly colored lights against the moonlit Atlantic Ocean - are the stars of BayPort Credit Union Holiday Lights at the Beach. They are joined by light-up Santa and a 40-foot tall Christmas tree erected on the beach and in the beautiful parks along the Virginia Beach…

Virginia Beach's premier dining event, this extraordinary week is your chance to experience Virginia Beach's finest restaurants. Try somewhere new or go back to a family favorite. Virginia Beach Restaurant Week offers specially priced meals from around the world.