2016 Neptune Festival Boardwalk Weekend

43rd Annual Neptune Festival 

Boardwalk Weekend

Sept 30 - Oct 2, 2016

2016 marks the 43rd anniversary for the Virginia Beach Neptune Festival! Every year, hundreds of thousands of people celebrate at the festival’s many offerings! Daily concerts at festival stages are scattered along 32 blocks of the boardwalk and feature a variety of live music and performers. Ignite your taste buds and satisfy your shopping savvy at this year's outdoor shopping and dining experience... from crab cakes to Italian ice, stained glass to pottery, there is sure to be something to delight young and old festival goers alike. 

Below is general information about Neptune Festival Boardwalk Weekend.  For event-specific information, go to:  Neptune Festival Events

Boardwalk Weekend Hours:

Fri, Sep 30:  12pm - 11pm

Sat, Oct 1:   10am - 11pm

Sun, Oct 2:   10am - 6pm

This year’s outdoor dining experience features all of your favorite festival fare. Enjoy the view of the Atlantic Ocean along with fresh crab cakes, mouth watering barbecue, fresh cut French fries, savory chicken on a stick, hot funnel cakes and cool Italian ices, to list just a few!  Along with delectable food offerings, you can stop to listen to some great live music or visit all the exhibitors set up on the Boardwalk. 

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LIVE MUSIC: Boardwalk Weekend fills 3 musical stages with great local and national talents.  Stages are located at 17th, 24th, and 31st Streets on the Boardwalk.  CLICK HERE for 2016 Band Schedule

STAGE HOURS: Friday: 6:00 P.M. - 11:00 P.M. | Saturday: 1:00 P.M. - 11:00 P.M. | Sunday: 1:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.

Neptune Festival Grand Parade
September 30th - 11:30am – 1pm
16th - 32nd Street - Atlantic Ave.

Streets lined with people, colorful floats in all shapes and sizes, larger-than-life balloons, marching bands...all of which is just a small snapshot of Neptune's Grand Parade on Saturday.  Find yourself the best spot on the block as you enjoy the music and sights of our many parade units.  Be sure to keep a weather eye out for King Neptune and his court!  With a 16 block parade route, a bad spot is hard to find.

Make sure you get there early though for front row seating as many of the floats will have beads and other fun toss giveaways to give to the crowd.  Come cheer your favorites as all roll down Atlantic Ave starting at 11:30 AM.  As a highlight of Neptune Festival, this free event is a must for all, young and old alike.  So take a seat on the curb and watch the entertainment roll by.

This event is free and open to the public and will take place RAIN OR SHINE!  For more information, contact the Neptune Festival office at (757) 498-0215.

Neptune’s Art and Craft Show

September 30th - October 2nd
18th - 29th Street - Oceanfront

Forget stuffy galleries and fancy lighting for the weekend...Come enjoy art and crafts under the sun with an unbeatable backdrop of the Atlantic ocean.  Neptune Festival's Arts and Craft Show features over 300 artisans displaying handmade work from paintings and sculptures, to photography and glasswork.  Mosey your way through the tents and displays and find a piece of the show to bring home with you!

Produced in cooperation with the Museum of Contemporary Art, this juried art show requires pre-registration to participate, but viewing is free and open to the public.  Artists and craftsmen in all media are eligible, and acceptance is based on a blind jury process. This show does not include a section for commercial or imported products. In all cases, the spirit of our guidelines intends that the work depend heavily on the “handmade" aspect of art and craft. We do not allow buy/sell and we reserve the right to remove work from the show that violates our policies and guidelines. All accepted artists are eligible for awards. SHOW HOURS:  Friday: 12noon-7pm | Saturday:  10am-7pm | Sunday:  10am-6pm   

International Sandsculpting Championship

September 30th - October 9th
4th - 10th Street - Oceanfront

How else can one describe this new and improved event any other way than with an experience? With a world-class venue, talent, and prize purse, Neptune's International Sandsculpting Championship has distinguished itself as a premier event unlike any other for miles. From the gallery feel and extended viewing hours, your sandsculpting fill can be quelled with a single visit.

It's been the signature event of the Virginia Beach Neptune Festival since its inception.  Now it becomes the signature event of an entire region as the International Sandsculpting Championship expands to ten days.  With an international field of sculptors representing countries from around the world, the expansion of the competition puts this as one of the most distinctive events of its kind in the world.

NEPTUNE'S KINGDOM:  LAND OF SAND -  A huge tent, almost as large as a football field, will house 22 sculptures created by 12 solo and 10 doubles teams! Sculptors will compete for the largest prize purse awarded in the country.  Admission: $5 per person. 12 and under is free while accompanied with adult. Also, receive a free discount lunch coupon with admission ticket. No Pets Allowed.

Beach Lodging:  
In need of some last minute lodging for the Virginia Beach Neptune Festival? Siebert Realty offers dozens of vacation rentals still available this Fall and many are discounted for the upcoming September weeks ahead at: http://bit.ly/SiebertSpecials   

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 or (CHAT LIVE on our website).  See you at the beach! 

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A Tribute to Rock & Roll

June 22 - June 24, 2012

“Sandstock” started out as a beach-inspired variation on “Woodstock.” Now a tribute to Rock & Roll, Sandstock celebrates the music of the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s that “rocked our world!” National and local tribute artists who run the gamut and cover performers like Led Zeppelin to Queen to Journey crank out hit after hit on multiple stages at the Virginia Beach oceanfront. Even “The King” himself gets in on the act with special tribute shows.

To set the stage, parks are decorated. Thrill to the “Disco Divas” of the 70’s, and the “big hair” rockers of the 80’s!   To electrify the night, a laser light show explodes on a giant screen on the beach to the music of bands like Pink Floyd! Don't miss this fantastic “blast from the past!”

Friday, June 22
17th Street Park 7:15-8:30pm, Sir Rod (Rod Stewart tribute)
 9:00-11:00pm, The Soft Parade (tribute to The Doors)
Laser Show on the Beach 9pm: Laser Hits
 9:45pm: Laser Floyd
24th Street Park 7:00-8:30pm, Tuesday’s Gone (Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute)
 9:00-11:00pm, Skydog (Allman Brothers tribute)
31st Street Park
 7:30-9:00pm, Slippery When Wet (Bon Jovi tribute)
 9:30-11:00pm, Cold Gin (tribute to KISS)

Saturday, June 23
17th Street Park 7:30-11:00pm, Cosmic Charlie (Grateful Dead tribute)
Laser Show on the Beach 9pm: Laser Hits
 9:45pm: Laser Floyd
24th Street Park 7:00-8:30pm, Little Paradise (Pat Benatar tribute)
 9:00-11:00pm, The Bad Animals (Heart tribute)
31st Street Park 8:00-11:00pm, Marrakesh Express (CSNY tribute)

Sunday, June 24
17th Street Park 7:30-9:00pm, Sterling Riggs (Elvis tribute)
 9:30-11:00pm, Jim Smith (Elvis tribute)
24th Street Park
 7:00-8:30pm, Bargain (tribute to The Who)
 9:00-11:00pm, ZOSO (Led Zeppelin tribute)
31st Street Park 7:30-11:00pm, Satisfaction (Rolling Stones tribute)
  

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North American
Sand Soccer Championship

June 8 - 10, 2012

Be it as one of NASSC's 107,000 returning sand soccer "veteran's", or perhaps a newcomer to this site in search information on this emerging beach sports craze, welcome to the exciting world of soccer on the sand and beautiful Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA! If you enjoy sun, sand and surf with your soccer - this IS the place... and get ready for Ultimate Beach Ball! This tournament is the globe’s premier single-weekend sand soccer festival as nearly 10,000 players will rock the Virginia Beach oceanfront June 8 - 10 when the

Championships returns to one of the nation’s top resort cities. 

You’ll find colorful international teams parading to the sound on conga drums enroute incredible U.S. OPEN Pro/Am matches, with cash prizes at stake; hundreds of youth teams aged 9 thru 19 battling on the beaches, men’s and women’s single gender squads, college teams, and even "corporate-coed" competitors from businesses and military organizations promoting health and fitness. The game, played on 25-35 or 30-40 yard grids, is 5v5 and fast-paced, with limited dribblin’ and laser shots on goal. Never fear, however, as brackets are seeded to support all levels of play - from the beginner to the most professional. Much like beach volleyball, sand soccer‘s rules are easy to pick up. Uniforms for this beach bash are "anything-goes", just about like the game itself...

This "Grand Prix" of international amateur beach soccer events is hard to miss and attracts teams from nearly 20 states and as far away as Germany, Brazil, Norway’s rocky seacoasts and the wilds of Canada's Northwest Territories. The Championships are staged over 20 full City blocks of prime oceanfront real estate, on over mile and a half of white sand - against a backdrop of diving gulls, banners waving in stiff ocean breezes, thousands of Boardwalk bedazzled spectators, live music and great food. Meanwhile, surf’s up just a few steps from the soccer action and, when day is done, most participants and fans head out to area’s unbelievable lineup of region entertainment, spotlighted in our "Attractions" click.

The Hampton Roads Soccer Council (HRSC), and its several member clubs, are your hosts for the tournament weekend and plan year-round to ensure a guaranteed sand-blast. Consisting of the Virginia Beach Rush, the Southeastern Virginia Women’s Soccer Associations, and Beach FC travel soccer organizations, HRSC has staged the Championships since 1994 to generate revenues for its premier 75-acre Soccer Complex. Numerous national and regional sponsors and advertisers graciously support the festival. New corporate teammates are always welcomed and can receive tournament info using the below contact points.

Conventional outdoor soccer enthusiasts make up the bulk of competition. Once you’ve experienced soccer in the sand, you’re hooked big-time and a huge percentage of players and families return year after year to make the North American Sand Soccer Championships their "Summer Kickoff", or a reward for a just-completed school year or Spring soccer campaign.

Want more info? Then click thru this site and see what participants have said over the years about this fantastic festival.

The tournament is first come-first in by date of receipt of application and entry fee. The single exception is the Pro/Am division where entry is based on team composition and history and additional entry material is forwarded by the tournament to those Pro/Am teams showing interest in entering the men's "U.S. OPEN".

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Hampton Roads Soccer Council Sand Soccer

2256 Recreation Drive

Virginia Beach, VA 23456

Phone: 757-368-4600

E-mail: email@sandsoccer.com

http://www.sandsoccer.com/soccer.htm