Come celebrate the holidays on the beach! We love the holiday season on the Virginia Beach Oceanfront! The Boardwalk is lighting up with the Holiday Lights at the Beach. The BayPort Credit Union Holiday Lights at the Beach has been named one of the Southeast Tourism Society’s “Top 20 November Events” and one of the American Bus Association’s “Top 100 Events in North America”! More than 20,000 families a year make this unique light show a part of their holiday celebration. This “Fanta-Sea” of lights will dazzle and amaze holiday visitors and locals alike. 

In addition to the amazing lights, the beach is buzzing with holiday festivities; restaurants are dazzling with great food and favorites like fresh local oysters and rockfish specials, and the Annual Virginia Beach Christmas Market and local shops make for fun holiday shopping!  

Events:

Holiday Lights at the Beach: Nov 19 – Jan 2

Guests drive their vehicles on the Virginia Beach Boardwalk through holiday, nautical, and adventure-themed light displays, listening on their radios to a soundtrack playing traditional holiday music. 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 Surfing Santa and a 40-foot tall dancing light Christmas tree, new for 2020! The magical light display features fish swimming overhead, color-changing archways, and light fixtures that pay tribute to the region’s Armed Forces community.

Virginia Beach Christmas Market: Nov 25 – 27

The Annual Virginia Beach Christmas Market, at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, features over 250 artisans, quality fine arts, & crafts, collectibles, holiday fashions and decor, shabby chic and vintage recreations, handcrafted edibles, reclaimed furniture, jewelry, unique gifts and thousands of holiday home decorating ideas

Holiday Parade at the Beach: Dec 4

Watch as almost 90 parade units make their way down Atlantic Avenue in a joyous celebration of the holiday season at the Holiday Parade at the Beach.

New Year’s Eve Family Fun Socially Distant Celebration with Live Oceanview Music: Dec 31 – Jan 1 

“Check Out” of 2021 and “Check Inn” to 2022 at the Holiday Inn & Suites North Beach for New Year’s Eve! Celebrate under the stars all while social distancing in your guest room or on your private balcony! Book Now

September is one of the best months at the beach! We love the amazing weather and perfect beach days along with amazing events throughout the month featuring wine tastings, marathons, art, and live music events. Book your stay now!

LABOR DAY WEEKEND OCEANFRONT CONCERT SERIES
September 3-5
National recording artists you know and love take to the oceanfront park stages on Labor Day Weekend, September 3-5, for a salute to all things music.

ROCK ‘N’ ROLL VIRGINIA BEACH HALF MARATHON
September 4 – September 5
Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Virginia Beach will have you movin’ and groovin’ with endless ocean views, a trendy backdrop and tunes all weekend long provided by the largest outdoor music festival on the East Coast. Escape your routine and join us for a sandy staycation by the sea. We’re celebrating 20 years running with all new courses, an epic new finish line, and a beachy finish line festival for all ages.

BEACH MUSIC WEEKEND
September 10-12, 2021
Beach Music Weekend features bands on the beach with dancing under the stars for a jam-packed blast from the past! 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 hot tunes and cool times.

NEPTUNE FALL WINE FESTIVAL
September 11 – 12
Enjoy Virginia’s leading vineyards at the Neptune Fall Wine Festival!

NEPTUNE FESTIVAL BOARDWALK WEEKEND AND ART & CRAFT SHOW
September 24 – 26
The Art & Craft Show is the featured event stretching over 3 miles along Virginia Beach’s Boardwalk. In addition, there are daily concerts along the Oceanfront, a Grand Parade, an 8k race, and more.

INTERNATIONAL SAND SCULPTING CHAMPIONSHIP
September 24 – October 3
32 of the world’s most talented sculptors,  representing 11 different countries will create masterpieces in the sand.

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The Virginia Beach Oceanfront is filled with fun nightly music and entertainment. We are also excited for the return of some of our favorite featured festivals and events that are coming back to the oceanfront including the Virginia Beach Funk Fest Beach Party, Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon, and Beach Music Weekend!

FEATURED UPCOMING EVENTS:

VIRGINIA BEACH FUNK FEST BEACH PARTY
August 27 & 28, 2021

For 12 years the Virginia Beach Funk Fest Beach Party has brought the “funk” to the oceanfront for two days of electrifying music, great food, and unique vendors.

LABOR DAY WEEKEND OCEANFRONT CONCERT SERIES
September 3-5, 2021; 7:00 pm- 11:00pm. At 17th, 24th & 31st Street Parks.

National recording artists you know and love take to the oceanfront park stages on Labor Day Weekend, September 3-5, for a salute to all things music.

Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon
September 4 – September 5

Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Virginia Beach will have you movin’ and groovin’ with endless ocean views, a trendy backdrop and tunes all weekend long provided by the largest outdoor music festival on the East Coast. Escape your routine and join us for a sandy staycation by the sea. We’re celebrating 20 years running with all new courses, an epic new finish line, and a beachy finish line festival for all ages.

BEACH MUSIC WEEKEND
September 10-12, 2021

Beach Music Weekend features bands on the beach with dancing under the stars for a jam-packed blast from the past! 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 hot tunes and cool times.

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Oceanfront Concert Series Featuring Soul Asylum With Local H & Juliana Hatfield
Wednesday, August 11Th At 17Th Street Park

Oceanfront Concert Series Featuring Pablo Cruise With Firefall
Wednesday, August 18Th At 24Th Street Park

Oceanfront Concert Series Featuring Matt Stell With Tim Montana
Wednesday, August 25Th At 17Th Street Park

Family Great Adventure Movie Series: Every Wednesday on the beach at 29th street.
The Family Great Adventure Movie Series, taking place weekly during the months of July and August, features a giant inflatable movie screen and state-of-the-art sound to present your family-friendly action films – right on the beach.

Live! on Atlantic – All Summer
Nightly entertainment throughout the season, from 7:00 pm – 11 pm. The concert series is always family-friendly, as the sidewalks along the boardwalk literally become the stage

Plenty of fun events happening this July. The Virginia Beach Oceanfront is lively every day and evening! Enjoy the many 4th of July celebrations with fireworks, nightly music and entertainment, and favorite events like Chalk the Walk and more on the beautiful Virginia Beach Oceanfront.

Upcoming Events:

Stars & Stripes Celebration: July 2-4.
The 4th of July weekend bursts on the scene with the sights and sounds of summer with free concerts on the oceanfront culminating with a fireworks display over the water!

Oceanfront Concert Series Featuring North Mississippi Allstars With Dumpstaphunk – Wednesday, July 7 At 17Th Street Park; 7:00 pm

Family Great Adventure Movie Series: Every Wednesday on the beach at 29th street.
The Family Great Adventure Movie Series, taking place weekly during the months of July and August, features a giant inflatable movie screen and state-of-the-art sound to present your family-friendly action films – right on the beach.

Chalk The Walk: July 10 on the boardwalk from 16th-18th streets.
Chalk the Walk takes over the Virginia Beach Boardwalk from 10:00 am-5:00 pm on Saturday, July 10, 2021, as artists and “wanna-be artists” gather to turn the boardwalk into an impromptu canvas of color!

Live! on Atlantic – All Summer
Nightly entertainment throughout the season, from 7:00 pm – 11 pm. The concert series is always family-friendly, as the sidewalks along the boardwalk literally become the stage

Live! On Atlantic! is back! The popular entertainment series features live performances along the sidewalks and streets of Virginia Beach. Performers representing many genres of music, and other performers will create a fun surprise waiting around every corner. From 16th to 25th Streets along Atlantic Avenue, on 19th and 23rd Streets between Atlantic and Pacific, and in the parks at 17th Street and 24th Street, you’ll encounter free performances in the evenings that will help make your stay in Virginia Beach a memorable one!

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