Virginia Beach Events

 2012

 

Annual Polar Plunge Liquid Makeovers!  
Shamrock Half-Marathon Stars & Stripes Explosion
East Coast She Crab Soup Classic FunkFest
Atlantic Coast Kite Festival Mid-Atlantic Hermit Crab Challenge
Wild Wheels Cruisin' Weekend Chalk the Walk ARTsplosion
Pro Trucks Monsters on the Beach East Coast Surfing Championships
Virginia Beach Tuna Tournament American Music Festival
PANorama Caribbean Music Fest Wild Wheels Weekend
Beach Music Weekend Rock & Roll 1/2 Marathon
Neptune's Spring International Wine Tasting Blues at the Beach  
Remember the Music-Remember the Heroes Italian Festival  
Pungo Strawberry Festival Neptune Festival  
Big Bands at the Cavalier Hotel Oktober Brewfest  
Concert in the Park Holiday Lights at the Beach  
Virginia Beach Patriotic Festival Holiday Parade at the Beach  
Latin Fest Rock Around the Clock New Year's Eve  
Viva Elvis and the Legends of Rock & Roll Sandstock  
 


 

Polar Plunge

Feb. 3-4, 2012 in Virginia Beach

learn how to volunteer or for more information about the Plunge go to http://www.polarplunge.com/

 

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The Shamrock Marathon 2012

March 17 - 18, 2012

Virginia Beach, VA

 

http://www.shamrockmarathon.com/

 

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East Coast She Crab Soup Classic
Apr 28 2012 (All day)
24th Street Park

Virginia Beach, VA
 

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Atlantic Coast Kite Festival  

May 5, 2012 (All Day)
On the beach at 17th Street and the Beachstreet Starfish Pavilion
at 17th Street
(17th Street Park)

 

 

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Wild Wheels Cruisin' Weekend  

May 17 - 20, 2012
Virginia Beach Oceanfront

 

http://www.specialeventpro.com/wild-wheels-spring.php

 

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Monsters on the Beach                   

May 11 - 13, 2012 Friday-Sunday
Boardwalk between 4th and 8th Streets
 

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PANorama Caribbean Music Fest  

Friday and Saturday May 11 - 12, 2012
24th Street Oceanfront Park
 

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Beach Music Weekend

May 17-20, 2012 (All day)
On the beach at 30th Street

 

http://www.beachstreetusa.com/events/BeachMusicWeekend

 

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Neptune's Spring Wine  Festival   

May 19, 2012, 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Neptune's Park - 31st Street / Atlantic Avenue
 

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Pungo Strawberry Festival

May 26th & 27th, 2012, 9 am to 7 pm each day
$5 per vehicle parking fee

1776 Princess Anne Road

Virginia Beach, VA 23456

 

http://www.pungostrawberryfestival.info/  *

 

 

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K-9 Karnival
Mount Trashmore Park *new location*
Saturday, May 12 | 10 am - 3 pm
It’s a day for the dogs as they compete in the 2012 Hyperflite Skyhoundz® Local Competition, canine disc contest, 21st Annual Dog-Gonest Dog Show and the Agility Course. Enjoy canine-related product and service exhibits, rescue organizations, and canine demonstrations.


 
http://www.vbgov.com/government/departments/parks-recreation/special-events/Pages/default.aspx  

Virginia Beach GospelFest
Friday, May 4 - Saturday, May 5, 2012 (All day)

24th Street Park
 

   

Virginia Beach Patriotic Festival

June 1-3, 2012

Virginia Beach Ocean Front

Free and open to public

http://www.patrioticfestival.com/

 

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Latin Fest    

Friday-Saturday, June 8-9, 2012
Beachstreet Seaside Palladium
at 24th Street (24th Street Park)

http://www.virginiabeach.com/calendar/hardees-latin-fest

 

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Boardwalk Bucks: Boardwalk Art Show & Festival Patron Program

June 14-17, 2012  10a.m - 5p.m.

12 blocks along the oceanfront

 

   
Sandstock - The Beach variation of Woodstock
June 22-24, 2012 (All day) -
17th Street Park
24th Street Park
31st Street Park
Sandstock-ABlastFromThePast

 

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Stars & Stripes Explosion 

July 4, 2012
On the beach at 20th Street, Beachstreet Starfish Pavilion at 17th Street (17th Street Park), Beachstreet Seaside Palladium at 24th Street (24th Street Park), and
Neptune Park at 31st Street

http://www.beachstreetusa.com/events/StarsAndStripesExplosion   

 

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Virginia Beach Tuna Tournament

Rudee Inlet, Va. Beach, VA

(TBD)s

 

Sign up:  http://www.vbtuna.com/

 

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Mid-Atlantic Hermit Crab Challenge     

Saturday, July 21, 2012
All Day
On the beach at 30th Street

http://www.beachstreetusa.com/events/Mid-AtlanticHermitCrabChallenge

 

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Chalk the Walk ARTsplosion        

Saturday, July 7,  2012
On the Boardwalk at 17th Street
 

 

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East Coast Surfing Championships

August 20-26, 2012

Held annually in Virginia Beach, Virginia since 1963

http://www.surfecsc.com/

 

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FunkFest
August 24-25 2012
24 Street Park
http://www.beachstreetusa.com/events/FunkFest
 

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Verizon Wireless American Music Festival    

August 31 - Sept. 2, 2012
Virginia Beach oceanfront

http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=35896

 

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Rock & Roll 1/2 Marathon   

September 22, 2012

 

http://virginia-beach.competitor.com/

 

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Blues at the Beach        

Sep 7 2012 (All day) - Sep 8 2012 (All day)
Beachstreet Pavilion at 17th Street
(17th Street Park)

http://www.natchelblues.org/events/BluesAtBeachFest.html

 

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Festa Italiana   

September 14-16, 2012
Beachstreet Starfish Pavilion at 17th Street
(17th Street Park)

 

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35th Annual Neptune Festival

Ocean Front

September 28-30,  2012

http://www.neptunefestival.com/

 

 

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Mediterranean Weekend
September 14 - 16 2012 (All day)
17th and 24th St. Parks

 
   

Oktober Brewfest   

Saturday-Sunday, October 20-21, 2012
Beachstreet Seaside Palladium at 24th Street
(24th Street Park)

Noon-10:00pm Saturday
Noon-5:00pm Sunday
Free admission - Fee charged for purchasing various beers

 

 

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McDonald's Holiday Lights at the Beach 

November 16, 2012- January 1, 2013

Sunday-Thursday nights, 5:30pm-10:00pm

Friday-Saturday nights, 5:30pm-11:00pm

There is an entrance fee for all vehicles.
http://www.beachstreetusa.com/events/McDonaldsHolidayLights

 

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Holiday Parade at the Beach    

Saturday, December 1, 2012
5:30pm
15th Street to 25th Street along Atlantic Avenue
Virginia Beach Oceanfront

http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=18568

 

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