Virginia Beach Events - Shamrock Marathon

Shamrock Marathon Weekend 2023

☘️Join us for Shamrock Marathon Weekend: March 17-19 2023!

This three-day event includes a sports and fitness expo, race distances, parties, and challenge and challenges to accommodate all ages and skill levels: Marathon, Half Marathon, 8K, and more. Join us for a St. Patrick’s celebration and Shamrock Pasta Buffet at Hemingway’s and Bar Pilar.

🏖️Enjoy great food, drinks, and oceanviews at Hemingway’s and Bar Pilar.

🍹HAPPY HOUR Specials Daily: 4-5

 


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Stay with us here at Holiday Inn Virginia Beach Oceanside . Our Virginia Beach Oceanfront hotel is situated directly on the Boardwalk on the oceanfront in Virginia Beach right in the heart of all the fun:)

 


SPECIAL EVENT ROAD CLOSURE NOTIFICATION
Shamrock Marathon Weekend – March 18-19, 2023 :

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February Events in Virginia Beach

Ready for a getaway? We have plenty of fun events happening this February like the Polar Plung & Coastal Virginia Magazine Wine Fest. Come join us:)

 

Polar Plunge

The chill and thrill is real at the coolest fundraiser of the year, the Virginia Beach Polar Plunge! Join us for a day packed with cool – a costume contest and parade along the Boardwalk, live music, frosty beverages, free Wawa hot chocolate and coffee, local vendors – all capped off with an icy dip […]

Coastal Virginia Magazine WineFest

Virginia Beach Convention Center 1000 19th St, Virginia Beach, VA

Celebrate good times with Virginia wines at the Coastal Virginia Magazine Wine Fest at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. Enjoy tastings from featured wineries and cideries, try samples in the distillery den and shop from a variety of specialty vendors. There will also be live entertainment, a cash beer garden, a local celebrity grape stomp […]

Excalibur Cup

Virginia Beach Convention Center 1000 19th St, Virginia Beach, VA

Come out for the Excalibur Cup – a gymnastics invitational open to all levels! The Virginia Beach Convention Center is excited to host 3,800 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!

VHSL Wrestling State Championships

Virginia Beach Sports Center 1045 19th Street, Virginia Beach, VA

Bracketed Virginia state championship wrestling tournament for Class 4 through 6 at the Virginia Beach Sports Center. Medals to wrestlers finishing in the top 6 of each weight class.

Virginia Beach Coin Show

Virginia Beach Convention Center 1000 19th St, Virginia Beach, VA

The Virginia Beach Coin Show sponsored by the Tidewater Coin Club is a free event at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. 65 Dealer Tables. ANACS on site for coin authentication & grading. Educational displays, Buy, Sell & Appraise, US Foreign & Ancient Coins, Confederate & Fractional Currency, US & Foreign Paper Money, Books & supplies. […]

USYS Futsal National Championships

Virginia Beach Sports Center 1045 19th Street, Virginia Beach, VA

US Youth Soccer (USYS) is pleased to announce that its 2023 Futsal National Championships, the first-ever of its kind and hosted in collaboration with United Futsal, will be held February 24-26, 2023, at the Virginia Beach Sports Center. Futsal is a soccer-based game played on a hard court, mainly indoors and smaller than a soccer […]

School of Rock – The Musical

Sandler Center for the Performing Arts 201 Market St, Virginia Beach, VA

What do you get when you cross an out-of-control rock singer with an uptight, prep-school educational system? The most hilariously chaotic musical ever to be nominated for a Tony award! Straight from the big screen (where it starred none other than Jack Black!), Andrew Lloyd Webber’s kid-driven cast is sure to leave your ears ringing […]

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Hemingway's - 2023 Virginia Beach Restaurant Week

2023 Virginia Beach Restaurant Week

Hemingway's - 2023 Virginia Beach Restaurant Week2023 marks the 18th year of Virginia Beach Restaurant Week, a weeklong celebration of the Virginia Beach culinary scene highlighted by specially designed menus with pre-fixe pricing, and innovative culinary creations.

🙌Hemingways & Bar Pilar is participating in Virginia Beach Restaurant Week! Come join us for our special menu and visit Virginia Beach’s finest restaurants for every meal January 16 – January 22, 2023 as talented chefs serve up innovative menus featuring delicious culinary creations.

🏖️ Hemingway’s and Bar Pilar is the place to enjoy stunning oceanfront views, great food & drinks on the oceanfront!

Stay with us here at Holiday Inn Virginia Beach Oceanside . Our Virginia Beach Oceanfront hotel is situated directly on the Boardwalk on the oceanfront in Virginia Beach right in the heart of all the fun:)

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Holiday Lights on the Virginia Beach Oceanfront

The 2022 Holiday Lights at the Beach is here and a great way to enjoy a holiday celebration of magical light displays on the Virginia Beach Boardwalk.

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.

Now – January 1, 2023

  • Recurring daily
  • Virginia Beach Boardwalk
  •  Illumination begins at 5:30 pm each night
  • Sunday-Thursday 5:30pm to 10:00pmFriday-Saturday 5:30pm-11:00pm

 

  • Special EventsBike Night Preview: Thursday, November 17Food Lion Feeds Night: Sunday, December 11

    Bike Night Finale: Sunday, January 1

Event Details:https://beacheventsvb.com


Stay with us here at Holiday Inn Virginia Beach Oceanside . Our Virginia Beach Oceanfront hotel is situated directly on the Boardwalk on the oceanfront in Virginia Beach right in the heart of all the fun:)

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Halloween Fun in Virginia Beach

Join us for a fun & spooky weekend in Virginia Beach:) Some great Halloween fun for everyone including haunted hayrides, spooky races, and halloween parties:)

• Wicked 10K:October 28 & 29

Hampton Roads’ largest Halloween race and party. The Anthem Wicked 10K, Old Point National Bank Monster Mile and Mini Monster 1K presented by Bon Secours In Motion.

• Virginia Beach Boos & Brews: Saturday, Oct. 29

Featuring a host of Hampton Roads breweries showcasing their fall selections, Virginia Beach Boos & Brews is the official after-party for the 2022 Wicked 10k

• Haunted Hunt Club Farm: Thru – Oct. 31

Let the fright nights begin! Bring the whole family for the ultimate Halloween-themed experience at Haunted Hunt Club Farm – a festival of terrifying attractions, creepy characters, and ghastly ghouls.

• Town & Treat -Virginia Beach Town Center: Saturday, Oct. 29

Halloween Spooktacular: 10/29/22
Sandler Center for the Performing Arts

Dress up in your favorite Halloween costume and join the Virginia Symphony Orchestra for a ghoulish afternoon of monstrous fun! The Orchestra will perform some of the spookiest music ever written. 


Stay with us here at Holiday Inn Virginia Beach Oceanside . Our Virginia Beach Oceanfront hotel is situated directly on the Boardwalk on the oceanfront in Virginia Beach right in the heart of all the fun:)

October Events in Virginia Beach Oceanfront

October Events in Virginia Beach

October is one of our favorite months to visit and enjoy the beauty of fall on the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. Come join us!

Upcoming Events:

International Sandsculpting Championship: Oct 3 – Oct. 9
See sand sculptors from around the world turn grains of sand into dazzling works of art on the Virginia Beach Oceanfront.

Movies in the Town Center Fountain Plaza
Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29
Family-friendly movies at the Fountain Plaza in the Virginia Beach Town Center every Saturday in October. The free outdoor movie series are held at sunset beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Annual Boardwalk Art Show: Oct. 21-23

The Virginia MOCA Boardwalk Art Show has been ranked as one of the “Top 15 Fine Art Shows of the Decade” by Sunshine Magazine, the three-day festival welcomes nearly 200 artists from around the country to the Virginia Beach Boardwalk. The show runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. The Family Park at 24th Street Park will feature FREE activities for kids of all ages – including pumpkin-picking, art kits, face-painting, balloon animals and live entertainment – on Saturday and Sunday, from noon to 4 p.m.

Haunted Hunt Club Farm: Sept. 24 – Oct. 31
Let the spooky nights begin! Bring the whole family for the ultimate Halloween-themed experience at Haunted Hunt Club Farm – a festival of terrifying attractions, creepy characters, and ghastly ghouls.

Town & Treat -Virginia Beach Town Center
Saturday, Oct. 29
Dress in your Halloween best and enjoy an afternoon of FREE family, friendly activities during the annual Town & Treat in Town Center. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., families can enjoy FREE performances by princesses and other special characters, a live DJ. face-painting, halloween crafts, costume contests for both kids and pets, and plenty of trick-or-treating, too!

Halloween Parade – Along Atlantic Avenue at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront
Oct. 30

 

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Coastal Craft Beer Festival

August Events in Virginia Beach

Plenty of summer fun on the Virginia Beach Oceanfront! Come enjoy the fun on the beach with nightly music, festivals, and special events on the beach.

Here are some of the Featured Upcoming Events:

•The Jurassic Encounter Dino Adventure
Aug. 1 – Sept. 5
Experience dinosaurs at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront with the ultimate dino walk-thru encounter with the whole family. Get up close and personal with more than 45 life-size animatronic and static dinosaurs, including the large-and-in-charge T-Rex, in the heart of the Virginia Beach Oceanfront.

•Oceanfront Concert Series
Aug 10 & 17
National recording artists take to Virginia Beach’s oceanfront park stages with weekly musical performances by the shore during the Oceanfront Concert Series.

Labor Day Weekend Oceanfront Concert Series
SEP 2,3,4
National recording artists you know and love take to the oceanfront park stages for a salute to all things music.

•Beach Blanket Movie Series
On the Beach at 29th Street
Aug. 4, 11 & 18
Set up a comfy blanket or beach chair and take in a family-friendly movie under the summer sky during the weekly Beach Blanket Movie Series.

•Symphony by the Sea Concert Series
Aug. 11, 18 & 25. Sep 8
Neptune Festival’s Symphony by the Sea Concert Series returns for its 11th season of free concerts with a schedule of delightful musical performances. All of the concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. and are open to the public.

•Virginia Beach Funk Fest Beach Party
Aug. 26-27
Turn up the funk with an electrifying two-day showcase of music, food and vendors during Virginia Beach’s annual Funk Fest Beach Party.

•60th Annual East Coast Surfing Championships
Aug. 21-28
Experience the world’s longest, continuously run surfing championship! The 60th Annual Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championships (ECSC) is a multifaceted beach sports and entertainment festival with plentiful attractions for the whole family.

•7th Annual Coastal Craft Beer Festival
Aug. 27
Celebrate and sample national, regional and local craft brews during the annual Coastal Craft Beer Festival, featuring more than 60 beers from 30 breweries, food trucks, live music and more.


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MAJOR RENOVATIONS & UPGRADES COMPLETED

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4th of July Virginia Beach

4th of July in Virginia Beach

Happy 4th of July Weekend! There are plenty of fun events , live music, and fireworks! 

🎉Upcoming Events: 

Totally Tribute Music Fest (Formerly Sandstock): July 1-3 – The Totally Tribute Music Fest is a grand celebration of the music brought to the world by some of your favorite artists and bands.

• Stars & Stripes Celebration: July 4 – Multiple live performances on oceanfront stages and FIREWORKS on the Oceanfront at 9:30 pm.

• July 4th Celebration- Mount Trashmore – Enjoy live music by Vinyl Headlights beginning at 6 p.m. and fireworks beginning at 9:30 p.m at Mount Trashmore. Admission is free.


👍Special Rates & Packages on Oceanfront Rooms Available :

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June Events in Virginia Beach

June is stacked with all our favorite series of summer events featuring live music, festivals, food, and fun on the oceanfront! Here are some of the featured events happening in June in Virginia Beach: 

• Oceanfront Concert Series: June 8, 15, 22 & 29 – National recording artists take to Virginia Beach’s oceanfront park stages with weekly musical performances by the shore.

• Virginia Bridal & Wedding Expo – June 12

• Chalk the Walk – June 18 – Artists gather to turn the boardwalk into an impromptu canvas of color!

• La Fiesta Virginia Beach: June 24 & 25 – Enjoy live performances by Latin Grammy award nominees, savor delectable flavors and bask in all of the colors of Latin American culture right here on the beach.

• Patti Labelle in Concert – June 26 At Sandler Center

• Ynot Wednesdays – Head to the Virginia Beach Town Center for FREE live musical performances.

Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater June Concert Lineup:

 • June 11: Brad Paisley

 • June 13: The Doobie Brothers

 • June 15: Kenny Chesney

 • June 24: Rebelution

 • June 25: Thomas Rhett