Calendar of Events for 2008

JANUARY 2008

      4-6  Tidewater Recreational Vehicle Show

   11-13   Hampton Roads International Auto Show

   19-27   Mid-Atlantic Sports & Boat Show

FEBRUARY 2008

   15-17  Virginia Flower & Garden Show  www.vafgs.org

MARCH 2008

   15-16  Shamrock Marathon & Sportfest

APRIL 2008

         5  Atlantic Coast Kite Festival

   18-20  VB Spring Craft Market

MAY 2008

       3  Cruisin'Virginia Beach Auto Super Show

   9-11  Panorama Caribbean Music Fest- 24th St.

      17  Neptune's Spring International Wine Tasting-24th St.

  14-18  Beach Music Weekend- All along the Boardwalk

  23-25  Remember the Music/Remember the Heroes/Patriotic

             Festival-17th, 24th and 31st Street Parks

  23-25 25th Annual Pungo Strawberry Festival-lots of food,

           including strawberries, of course...entertainment, parade.

JUNE 2008

      7-8  Harborfest-Norfolk Waterside

   12-15  Boardwalk Art Show & Festival-24th St.

   19-22  Viva Elvis & Legends of Rock & Roll-17th and 24th St.

***FREE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT...ALL SUMMER LONG!***

On the Virginia Beach Boardwalk, enjoy free entertainment such as jugglers, storytellers and more at various locations and times.

24th Street Park.  7pm-9pm, enjoy live bands every night!

JULY 2008

    4-Boardwalk Stars & Stripes Explosion-Great music and

       extraordinary fireworks over the Ocean!  17th, 20th

       and 24th St.

   12-Mid-Atlantic Hermit Crab Challenge-24th St.

   26-Chalk the Walk Artsplosion-24th St. 

AUGUST 2008

   20-24  East Coast Surfing Championship...North America's

             oldest running surfing competition.  Over 100 of the

             world's top professional surfers at the oceanfront.

             Live bands perform for free.  www.surfecsc.com

   22-23  Soul Music Beachfest-24th St.

   29-31  American Music Festival-50 concerts along Boardwalk

SEPTEMBER 2008

         6-Sandbridge Pig Picking-All-you-can-eat & drink, live

            bands, crafts and more!  Proceeds benefit the

            Sandbridge Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad-Little

            Island Park   

  26-28  Neptune Festival Boardwalk Weekend-The biggest

             celebration of the year!  A grand farewell to Summer

            at The Boardwalk.   www.neptunefestival.com

OCTOBER 2008

   11-12  Oktober Brew Fest-24th St.

NOVEMBER 2008

   1-12/31  Striped Bass World Championship

      28-30  Virginia Beach Christmas Market

DECEMBER 2008

               6  Hometown Holiday Parade-Virginia Beach Oceanfront

   11/20-1/1  Holiday Lights at the Beach-All along Boardwalk