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6 AM

Boardwalk Sunrise Walk

The Boardwalk · Family

The three-mile Boardwalk faces due east, so it is one of the best places on the coast for a morning sunrise.

3:37 PM

sun-timed

Rudee Inlet Sunset

Rudee Inlet · Sunset

The charter fleet comes in and the marina glows as the sun sets over the inlet at the south end of the Boardwalk.

Big Days

annual
Sep-Oct

Neptune Festival Boardwalk Weekend

The city's signature festival since 1974: the International Sandsculpting Championship, art show, parade and King Neptune reigning over the Boardwalk.

Jun

American Music Festival

A Labor Day weekend beach concert series with national acts on an oceanfront stage at the 5th Street beach.

Mar

Shamrock Marathon

A St. Patrick's weekend running festival with a marathon, half and 8K finishing on the oceanfront Boardwalk.

see you out there

Confirmed events are dated listings from ticketing feeds and local calendars, refreshed daily. Every week is the beach’s recurring lineup. Times shift and seasons end, so check the venue before you go. Sun-timed events track each day’s real sunset and the countdown runs on the live local clock.

Coming up at Virginia Beach: Holywatr: Deo Gratias Tour at Elevation 27, Tuesday, Nov 3 at 8 PM, Little Big Town - For The Art Of It Tour at The Dome by Rutter Mills, Thursday, Nov 5 at 7:30 PM and Whiskey Glasses Nashville: Morgan Wallen Tribute at Elevation 27, Thursday, Nov 5 at 8 PM. Check today’s water, surf and UV on the conditions page.