A list of curated news related to travel and tourism in Virginia.
- Virginia Beach declines to hold Something in the Water in breach of contracton January 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Threats to pull the plug on the Something in the Water music festival rang hollow as Virginia Beach decided to give the festival more time to hit key milestones leading up to the April event. via WHRO Public Media
- Funding awarded for special events festivals in southwest and central virginiaon January 5, 2025 at 12:35 AM
via WFXR News
- Danville celebrates grand opening of Caesars Virginia casinoon January 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The grand opening kicked off with a parade of VIR sports cars, guest speakers including the mayor, and a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate years of hard work. via https://www.wdbj7.com
- Virginia Launches New Campaign to Boost Tourism and Uplift Local Black Creatorson January 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
ith an aim to elevate Black culture across the state, Virginia Tourism just launched a new campaign called Heart & Soul to celebrate Black creatives and entrepreneurs in and from Virginia. via EBONY Magazine
- Something in the Water organizers miss deadline for lineup and ticket sales; ask Virginia Beach for extensionon January 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Something in the Water festival organizers missed a Tuesday deadline to provide the lineup and start ticket sales as outlined in the city’s sponsorship agreement for the April event. via The Virginian-Pilot
- Wave generator arrives at Virginia Beach surf park as opening nearson January 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Wave generator arrives at Virginia Beach surf park as opening nears. The wave generator will power the first Wavegarden Cove surf lagoon in North America. Each surfer will have the opportunity to catch around 12 waves per 55-minute session. via The Virginian-Pilot