Virginia Beach Sporting Events

Beach Volleyball
Local residents and visitors from out of town make up a large following of Beach Volleyball in Virginia Beach. Pros to Amateurs are supported by groups like the Tidewater Volleyball Association and Volleyball Virginia. Pro and Semi-Pro Tournaments are hosted along the beach front.

Colonial Downs
Colonial Downs in nearby New Kent County is Virginia’s only pari-mutuel horse racetrack. Colonial Downs has special events year round and features a summer thoroughbred racing season and a fall harness season. Next to Belmont, the 1 1/4 mile dirt track is the nation’s second largest and the Secretariat Turf Course is the widest grass surface track anywhere in North America.

For more information: Colonial Downs

East Coast Surfing Championships
Since 1965, Virginia Beach has been the home of North America’s oldest surfing contest. With more than 100 of the world’s top professional surfers as well as some 400 amateur surfers, the East Coast Surfing Championship has combined cash prizes of around $40,000. The event is organize by the Virginia Beach Jaycees.

NASCAR
Just two hours to the west, Richmond International Raceway is the home of two major NASCAR weekends which feature the NASCAR Spring Cup Series and the NASCAR Nationwide Series. The track is known as America’s Premier Short Track and offers fans unique views of side-by-side racing.

For more information: Richmond International Raceway

The Norfolk Admirals
The Norfolk Admirals Hockey team is an AHL affliate of the Anaheim Ducks. The Admirals won the AHL Calder Cup in 2012.

For more information: Norfolk Admirals

Norfolk Tides
The Norfolk Tides, Norfolk’s Triple-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles plays in Harbor Park in Downtown Norfolk.

Harbor Park
150 Park Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23510
For more information: Norfolk Tides

2015 World Road Cycling Championships
Nearby Richmond was awarded the 2015 World Road Cycling Championships which is nine-day event with 12 Championship cycling races for men and women. The event will be held September 19-27, 2015, will feature 1,500 athletes and is expected to draw a television audience of 300 million.

For more information: 2015 World Road Cycling Championships

North American Sand Soccer Championship
Held annually on the beach since the early 1990s, the North American Sand Soccer Championship brings teams from all over the world. In 2013 over 968 teams participated on 60 fields with over 50,000 spectators daily.

For more information: North American Sand Soccer Championship

Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon
Every Labor Day weekend, Virginia Beach hosts a Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon in conjunction with the American Music Festival. The Virginia Beach event is one of the largest Half Marathons in the world. The race ends with the last three miles running along the Boardwalk.

For more information: Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon

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