http://www.virginiabeach.com/news/news.php?displayType=category&categoryID=7 en-us BosNews 6.0 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:34:07 -0500 Virginia Beach News Festivals 5 http://www.virginiabeach.com/news/news.php?displayType=article&articleID=68 http://www.virginiabeach.com/news/news.php?displayType=article&articleID=68 The annual Virginia Beach Bike Classic was organized in October 1995 as a motorcycle event to raise money for local and national charities. The Virginia Beach Bike week began at a local bar and restaurant called Hammerheads Surf Bar and Grill and was originally started as a mid-winter motorcycle event. The first Virginia Beach Bike week was scheduled for February 1996. The event...]]> Recoil sjones@virginiabeach.com Fri, 18 May 2007 09:56:00 -0400 http://www.virginiabeach.com/news/news.php?displayType=article&articleID=67 http://www.virginiabeach.com/news/news.php?displayType=article&articleID=67 Every year, the city of Hampton Roads hosts the annual Virginia Beach Patriotic Festival.  Hampton Roads, Virginia is home to one of the largest military bases in the United States.  The annual Virginia Beach Patriotic Festival is one of the many ways the city of Hampton Roads honors the proud military tradition of the community.  The Virginia Beach Patriotic Festival...]]> Recoil sjones@virginiabeach.com Tue, 15 May 2007 10:37:00 -0400 http://www.virginiabeach.com/news/news.php?displayType=article&articleID=63 http://www.virginiabeach.com/news/news.php?displayType=article&articleID=63 The Virginia Beach Neptune Festival is one of the top one hundred festivals held annually in the United States. The Virginia Beach Neptune Festival has events during the summer, but culminates in the Virginia Beach Boardwalk Weekend, which takes place during the last weekend in September. The Neptune Festival celebrates the strong ties that the city of Virginia Beach has to the ocean....]]> Recoil sjones@virginiabeach.com Wed, 02 May 2007 12:07:00 -0400