Each and every year, Tidewater Virginia has exciting program of festivals and also public events which are exciting. Virginia Arts Festival is started in 1997 to develop tourism business. Artists from all over the world will come to celebrate this festival. Exhibitions of arts and music, dance and other variety performances are the specialities of this festival. The cultural festival are conducted in eight cities across Hampton roads area such as concert halls, art centers, opera houses, museum, theatres, historic churches and also out door stages. Next main cultural festival is North American Sand Soccer Championship which held every year in Virginia. This is a festival of games and it gives a chance to the players to mingle with each other and relax on the beach. All aged people such as teenagers, adults and small kids will participate in the festival every year.
Norfolk Jazz Festival held in two days which is the festival of famous artists in which recruitment of local artists and regional Jazz favourites takes place. The Virginia Beach boardwalk art show and festival is the next famous festival in Virginia. It is one of the highly anticipated cultural festival of common wealth. In the festival more than 3.5 lakh people attends and sale of two million dollars takes place every year. It is one of the top 50 ranked festival in which artists from all over the country attends every year. Another festival held in the weekend of the month June is Hampton Jazz Festival which is more celebrated in Hampton area. Bayou Boogaloo & Cajun Food Festival is the three day cultural festival of Louisiana.
In the month of August the most famous cultural festival Norkfolk Latino Music festival takes place in Hampton roads which celebrates by live music and dance programs. Salsa, guaguanco and meringue dances are the main dance items of this festival. Virginia Beach Neptune Festival is very famous cultural event which is celebrated in summer every year. It is started in 1973 and now became the largest festival of Virginia City. Also it is the most successful cultural festival in east coast. This festival got much name and fame as it is one of the top 100 celebrations in the nation. Suffolk Peanut Fest is the other cultural festival offers concerts, amusement rides, contests and also competitions. It is different type of festival celebrated with lots of cultural activities such as truck and tractor pull, fire works, motor cycle rally and other local and national events for entertainment.
Newport News Fall Festival is conducted every year at Newport News Park which is the festival of crafts and main attraction of this festival is sale of crafts made all over the country. It is the very biggest craft show in Virginia area. Many participants from all over the country comes for trading of crafts and entertainment. Children’s activities and sale of variety of food items are the other attractions of this cultural festival. Holidays in the city is the other cultural festival takes place in the Virginia City which lasts for six weeks with many cultural programs.