Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championship
More than a hundred professional surfers attend the Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championship to show off their skills and have been doing so since 1963!
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False Cape State Park
Looking for some of the best hiking? False Cape State Park offers five trails. Bring your boots or your bikes. Enjoy many different scenic views on the same trip, including beaches, marshes, swamps, sand dunes, towering trees, and Back Bay.
Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, just 15 miles south of VA Beach, offers amazing natural scenery and a chance to take in sights of native Virginia animals. Find American Black Ducks, Swans, Loggerhead Sea Turtles, and more.
Atlantic Coast Kite Festival
This family-friendly favorite Virginia Beach festival brings kite enthusiasts to the oceanfront for a day full of flying.
Chalk the Walk ARTsplosion
Family friendly Virginia Beach festival invites all Boardwalk walkers to view gorgeous and unexpected works of art to view right under their feet!
Mount Trashmore
The name of this truly park honestly does not give this place justice!
Virginia Beach Patriotic Festival
CANCELLED - COVID-19. If you happen to be coming to Virginia Beach when the Patriotic Music Festival is happening, you'll want to stop by and enjoy all of the live music and festivities.
King Neptune at Neptune's Park
This 34 ft statue towers over onlookers at the boardwalk. The mighty King Neptune Statue is one of the most popular statues in the city.
Flipper McCoys
What trip to the beach wouldn't be complete without visiting the local arcade? Stop by Flipper McCoys for all the latest fun and entertaining video games. For old schoolers, drop some quarters in PacMan and many other vintage arcade games.
Whale Watching in Virginia Beach
If whale watching is something you'd like to experience while in VB, there is a certain time you should visit! Did you know whales prefer to swim around the east coast with during a particular time of year?