Beach Guide

What’s On

This week on the beach

Something
every night

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.

6:40 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

Real recurring local happenings — schedules can change, so check the venue. Sun-timed events track each day’s real sunset and the countdown runs on the live local clock.

At Virginia Beach, the sun sets at 8:10 PM today — about 13h 58m of daylight. Sunrise was 6:12 AM. Live water temperature, surf height, UV index, wind and tide for Virginia Beach update at the top of the conditions page.