Urban contemporary gospel music takes center stage at Gospelfest Virginia Beach, held at the 17th Street Park!

This event features an electrifying two days filled with the inspiring sounds of Southern gospel, gospel hip hop, and praise music.  Local and regional gospel dance groups, quartets, powerful vocalists, and gospel music choirs celebrate a genre of music that needs to be seen AND heard.

2010 Winners

Critics' Choice

1st Place - McCormick & Schmick's

2nd Place - Passion the Restaurant

3rd Place - Lucky Oyster

Peoples' Choice

1st Place - G.F. Keagan's

2nd Place - Rockafeller's

3rd Place - Freemason Abbey

The East Coast She Crab Soup Classic is an open competition among restaurants.  This event focuses on seafood, which is the most identifiable cuisine in Virginia Beach and a staple of area menus for decades. 

     Remember the Music-Remember the Music is an unabashed “Star-Spangled” salute to great music from the past and present, good food, and our American military!  Live entertainment on three outdoor stages will include The Kingsmen, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Danny & The Juniors, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, Joey Dee & The Starliters, The Yardbirds, and the Michielsen Jazz Ensemble Big Band.

The World Music Drum Festival features ground-breaking percussionists who explore with audiences a world of sound in instruments of all timbres, tones, and sizes, with unrivalled showmanship and an adventurous soul!

Beach Music Weekend blends the best of the “oldies” with dancing under the stars in a jam-packed blast to the past!  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 old days” of cool cars and hot tunes.

Charles Barker Toyota Scion Monsters on the Beach, presented by Production Off-Road, 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 PANorama Caribbean Music 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 Caribbean food, the breathtaking Virginia Beach oceanfront becomes an “island paradise” for the weekend.

Kite fliers and spectators of all ages will experience a visual feast at the 6th Annual Atlantic Coast Kite Festival Saturday-Sunday, May 1-2, 2010!  Held in two locations, this popular event features a variety of activities appropriate for all ages and all levels of kite aficionados.  “Flights of Fantasy” is the theme that participants will explore in the Atlantic Coast Kite Festival’s “Best Kite Contest.”

The ALL NEW Wild Wheels Cruisin’ Weekend is coming to Virginia Beach, Virginia Saturday-Sunday, April 17-18, 2010.  This event will feature multiple events along the beautiful Virginia Beach oceanfront both days!  Meet Ben Jones, who starred as “Cooter” in the wildly-popular “Dukes of Hazzard” TV show.  See the “General Lee” from “Dukes of Hazzard” and enjoy live music by Cooter’s Garage Band.