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.

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 Heroes presents live bands representing different musical genres on three stages. 

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
Monsters on the Beach
Presented by Production Off-Road
Friday-Sunday, May 7-9, 2010
Virginia Beach Oceanfront at 6th Street

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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.

A collaboration between the Courthouse Galleries in Portsmouth and the BeachEvents program, the Atlantic Coast Kite Festival is an exciting weekend of high-flying kites and fun for families, participants, and spectators of all ages! 

Kite fliers and spectators of all ages experience a visual feast at the Atlantic Coast Kite Festival!  Held in two cities over the weekend, this popular event features a variety of activities appropriate for all ages and all levels of kite aficionados. 

The ALL NEW Cruisin’ Wild Wheels Weekend features multiple events along the beautiful Virginia Beach oceanfront over three days!  The municipal parking lot at 19th Street and Pacific Avenue will be the focal point of the weekend, when hot rods, street machines, classic cars, and trucks vie for prizes, and thousands of car enthusiasts and families view the 300 vehicles on display.