Entries by Holiday Inn Virginia Beach Oceanfront Hotel

Virginia Flower and Garden Expo

The Virginia Flower & Garden Expo has brought the best in residential landscape design, garden practices, art, vendors, and education together to the Virginia Beach Convention Center for over 30 years. The expo provides lectures, demonstrations & displays featuring gardening & landscape design practices & a variety of horticulture topics in a single climate-controlled location. Experts and knowledgeable professionals will be there to discuss plants, plans, products & practices. More than a hundred vendors, exhibitors & displayers provide guests countless ideas & products they can use

Winter Wildlife Festival

Witness winter wildlife all around Virginia Beach; whether it’s following fascinating bird activity, exploring the natural areas of our community or the musings of harbor seals . Learn what it takes to properly observe and identify wildlife in their natural settings . Learn about what it takes to properly observe and identify wildlife in their natural settings at the Winter Wildlife Festival. Free and open to the public, this event includes educational walk-up workshops and engaging excursions that are sure to captivate outdoor enthusiasts, both novice and expert, alike.

Coastal Virginia Magazine Wine Fest

The event features wineries, specialty foods, and arts and crafts. Enjoy a craft beer garden, grape stomp competition, live entertainment and much more. Come stay in one of our Oceanfront Hotel Rooms conveniently located near the event:)

Whale Tours! Best of Virginia Beach – Things to Do

Experience The whales & wildlife tour by the Virginia Aquarium. This two to two and a half hour trip in search of whales, dolphins, seals, and seabirds brings you as close as possible to commonly observed species like acrobatic humpback whales, fin whales, minke whales, critically endangered right whales, bottlenose dolphins, harbor porpoises, and harbor seals, as well as an immense variety of seabirds and waterfowl.

Hampton Roads International Auto Show

If you are a car fan or looking forward to seeing the latest and greatest car models, this event is for you. HRADA aims to educate the public on different models, the latest technology, newest innovations and the direction that the automobile industry is headed. Although you’ll find virtually every type of car and truck manufacturer models, the show is not a selling event. You can peruse all models freely with no pressure to buy.

Upcoming Events at the Sandler Center

Don’t miss these upcoming events at the Sandler Center in Virginia Beach: Savion Glover & Travis Tritt this weekend. Stay with us at our Virginia Beach oceanfront hotel:)

Oysters! Best of Virginia Beach – Things to Do

For an amazing culinary experience in Virginia Beach, head to the Pleasure House Oyster’s oyster farm, where you can take an entertaining & educational tour of their oyster farms and of course … Sample the Oysters!

Happy New Year!

Take advantage of our Retreat to Romance Package and join us on the Virginia Beach oceanfront for the New Year! Package includes overnight accommodations, a dining credit worth $25.00 to be used towards your choice of breakfast or dinner, a bottle of Champagne or Sparkling Cider, and a Chocolate Treat. Come watch the beach beachball drop ring in 2019!

Holiday Music in Virginia Beach

Sandler Center for the Performing Arts is hosting some amazing holiday music shows! Don’t miss the Jingle Bell Jam & Holiday Pops delivered in full sound and spectacle by the Virginia Symphony. In addition, Don’t miss the 36th Annual Messiah Sing Along – free to the public. Enjoy the holiday lights from your oceanfront balcony at our Virginia Beach oceanfront hotel:)

Santa at the Virginia Aquarium

Santa will be visiting the Aquarium every weekend until Christmas! See Santa as he dives in the Red Sea Tunnel! Watch as he spends some time beneath the surface with our spotted eagle rays and zebra shark. Stay with us at our Virginia Beach oceanfront hotel:)