The Virginia Beach Neptune Festival is back for its 50th Anniversary along the Virginia Beach Boardwalk, between 1st and 33rd Streets! Join WAVY-TV 10, FOX43, and the CW Hampton Roads as we celebrate beach life with artists, performers, food and more! Plus – see works of art at the International Sandsculpting Championship.
Virginia Beach Neptune Festival
Friday, September 27 – 12 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Saturday, September 28 – 10 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Sunday, September 29 – 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
The three-day Boardwalk Weekend draws over 400,000 visitors, and with special 50th Anniversary plans in place, this year’s 33-block long celebration of beach life promises to be the biggest and most grand ever.
This year’s celebration will include:
- Dozens of live music performances, including national acts like Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers and Everclear
- International Sandsculpting Championship
- 200+ Vendors at the Art & Craft Show
- Neptune Festival Grand Parade
- Neptune’s Surfing Classic
- Neptune’s Volleyball Tournament
- Neptune’s 8K Race
- Neptune’s Atlantic Regatta
- Poseidon’s Playground
- Touch-A-Truck
- Dock Dogs
- Youth Art Show
- Hometown Heroes: Neptune’s Final Toast
- And more…
Stop by the WAVY tent to say hi to some of your favorite faces.
Here’s the weekend schedule:
Friday, Sept. 27
- Noon – 3 p.m. – Meet Hampton Roads Show co-hosts Chris Recking & Tara Wheeler
- 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. – Meet WAVY Traffic Reporter/Anchor Madison Pearman
Saturday, Sept. 28
- 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Meet Chief Meteorologist Jeff Edmondson & Anchor Tom Schaad
- Noon – 3 p.m. – Meet morning Anchor Lauren Martinez & Reporter Keagan Hughes
- 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. – Meet WAVY Reporter Andy Fox
Sunday, Sept. 29
- 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Meet Meteorologist Jeremy Wheeler & Reporter/Anchor Kiahnna Patterson
- Noon – 3 p.m. – Meet WAVY Reporter Keagan Hughes
