Sandbridge Boat Parade & Fireworks!

Come celebrate our Nation’s 240th birthday by participating in the 13th Annual Sandbridge Boat Parade.  From its humble beginning in 2004, our parade has grown every year with more watercraft and spectators. With legal fireworks in Mill Pond for the fifth year, the parade should have a record number of boats.
   

The 2016 Boat Theme is... 
American Heroes! 

Patriotic themes are always a great choice for any July 4th boat parade, and this year is no exception!  Simply choose your favorite American Hero, be creative, and have fun! So come on out... and Celebrate your FREEDOM at the annual boat parade! Decorate your boat, assemble your crew and enter your boat in this year’s contest. Awards given for best decorated boat and more.

Compete for Trophies:

• Grand Prize     

• Best Decorated

• Best Theme Representation

• Best Costumes 

• Best Use of Humor   

• Most Creative

• Most Colorful   

• Most Unusual   

• Judges Special Award

With the exception of the Best Costumes category, judging will take place in Mill Pond as the parade arrives from Osprey Bay, circles Mill Pond, then enters the Bluebill and Wood Duck canals, and returns to Mill Pond.  The Best Costumes will be judged at the parade start point in Osprey Bay (no longer Mill Pond) prior to the 7:15pm parade start.  

Osprey Bay has a sandy bottom and is sufficiently shallow to allow participants to move from boat to boat.  Boats should arrive at Osprey Bay no later than 6:30pm to insure that their costumes are judged and each vessel receives a contestant number for boat judging in Mill Pond.  No number, no prize!  Category winners will be announced up on the return of the boats to Mill Pond.

Sandbridge
Fireworks:
Parade watercraft will return to Mill Pond prior to dusk and the start of the 9:10pm fireworks show.  A July 5 rain date is scheduled.  As was the case last year, watercraft will not be allowed to anchor in Mill Pond.  However, boats can be secured to the banks, i.e. dock, pier, bulkhead, etc. Boat owners who are planning to participate in the parade are requested to contact Fred Greene (288-0372) to receive detailed information, i.e. route map, Mill Pond anchoring and mooring information, etc.

Please note there is limited space to view fireworks at Mill Pond.  There also are not restroom facilities available.  We recommend that vacationers view fireworks from the beach near Whiting, Tuna, & Pike, where you will probably be able to view the Sandbridge fireworks, as well as the Virginia Beach Oceanfront/Boardwalk display.  

Celebrate Your Freedom!

Are you in need of lodging over the July 4th week or weekend? Siebert Realty has dozen of Sandbridge Beach home and condo vacation rentals still available for the July 4th holiday! 

Best of all, many are now being offered at discounted rates at **Red Hot July 4th Specials** Visit our website to check rental availability, view interior photos and floor plans, and you can even book and pay for your reservation online. Or simply give our friendly rental agents a call today at 877-422-2200 for further assistance.  

Come be a part of this great Sandbridge tradition.  Hope to see you on the bay!

Siebert Realty - The Beach People

Beach Home & Condo Rentals
www.siebert-realty.com
877-422-2200  /  757-426-6200

Stars & Stripes Explosion

July 4, 2014

Multiple live performances on oceanfront stages will attract thousands of visitors and residents of Virginia Beach to a “star-spangled” salute on July 4th.  

The city's exciting Stars & Stripes Explosion will offer something for everyone – Patriotic and Classical to Motown, and tributes dedicated to Bruce Springsteen, British Rock and Pop from the 60’s and 70’s, Billy Joel, and Elton John.

From 8:00pm-9:30pm, a stage erected right on the beach at 20th Street will become the focal point for performances featuring “Symphonic Springsteen” (“Bruce in the USA” tribute band) with Symphonicity (the symphony orchestra of Virginia Beach), and the Virginia Beach Chorale.  Symphonicity’s concert will feature patriotic, Broadway, and classical selections.  “Symphonic Springsteen” will include “Born in the USA” and “American Land.”  “Bruce in the USA” tribute band numbers like “Dancing in the Dark,” “Born to Run,” and “Pink Cadillac” will celebrate the musical genius of Bruce Springsteen.  “Bruce in the USA” is much more than just another tribute.  This high-energy musical experience is a note-perfect and visually-accurate recreation of a Bruce Springsteen & The E. St. Band show.

The show will segue into a spectacular fireworks show at 9:30pm that promises to explode over the ocean in a burst of colors and patterns! 

Chester B’s Motown Tribute Show will fill the 17th Street Park stage with the smooth sounds of R&B from 8:00pm-10:30pm.

The English Channel will take center stage at the 24th Street Park from 8:00pm-10:45pm.  Formed in 2001, The English Channel authentically recreates British rock and pop from the mid ‘60’s to the mid ‘70’s.  Their program includes music by the Rolling Stones, The Dave Clark 5, The Kinks, The Hollies, Petula Clark, The Who, Dusty Springfield, Moody Blues, The Animals, The Zombies, The Yardbirds, Herman’s Hermits and many others. The English Channel represents the second “British Invasion” of America!

Tribute bands playing the music of Billy Joel and Elton John will take over the 31st Street stage from 8:00pm-10:30pm.  “52nd Street” perfectly recreates the music of Billy Joel, while “Captain Fantastic’s” tribute to Elton John will have the audience dancing in the park.

All concerts are free and open to the public. 

Entertainment Schedule:

17th Street Park:

8:00pm-10:30pm, Chester B’s Motown Tribute Show

20th Street Stage on the Beach:

8:00pm-9:30pm, Symphonic Springsteen with Symphonicity and the Virginia Beach Chorale, and Bruce in the USA (Bruce Springsteen tribute band)

9:30pm, Fireworks

24th Street Park:

8:00pm-10:45pm, The English Channel

31st Street Park:

8:00pm-10:30pm, 52nd Street (tribute to Billy Joel) and Captain Fantastic (tribute to Elton John)

Stars & Stripes Explosion is sponsored by the UTZ, Oceanfront Inn, Pepsi, Monster Energy, the City of Virginia Beach, and Integrated Management Group.  Photos by Beach Street USA.

Accommodations:

In need of last minute lodging? Siebert Realty has dozen of Sandbridge Beach home and condo vacation rentals still available for the July 4th week and weekend. Many are at discounted rates right now at **Summer Specials**   There you can check rental availability, view interior photos and floor plans, and you can even book and pay for your reservation online.  Or simply give our friendly rental agents a call today at 877-422-2200 for further assistance.    

Come be a part of this "EXPLOSIVE" July 4th celebration! 

Siebert Realty - The Beach People 

www.siebert-realty.com
Vacation Beach Home & Condo Rentals

877-422-2200  /  757-426-6200