Adventure Parasail & Rudee Inlet Jet Ski

• Parasail flights
• Jet ski, SUP, and kayak rentals
• Banana boat rides

• Address: 300 Winston Salem Ave, Virginia Beach, VA
• Phone: (757) 422-8359
• Website: https://beachparasail.com/

Last verified 2026-07-10.

• Bay Venture Boat Rentals

  Oceanfront$$$

  Self-drive 24-foot pontoon boat rentals for exploring Linkhorn Bay, Broad Bay, and the Lynnhaven Inlet — no boater's license required.

  • Hidden Gem

• Cherie's Bike Rentals

  Oceanfront$

  The boardwalk's oldest bike rental operation since 1984 — cruisers, tandems, family bikes, and skates from a dozen stands strung along the Oceanfront.

  • Family Friendly

• Chesapean Outdoors

  Oceanfront$$

  Virginia's original guided kayak-dolphin-tour company — dolphin eco-tours, a First Landing State Park paddle, and hourly kayak/SUP rentals from a Laskin Road dock.

  • Hidden Gem

• Kitty Hawk Kites — Virginia Beach

  Oceanfront$$Military Discount

  Virginia Beach outpost of the Outer Banks' Kitty Hawk Kites — kayak, SUP, and surf rentals and lessons at the Shops at 31 Ocean, with a documented military discount.

  • Military Discount

• Abbey Road Pub & Restaurant

  Oceanfront$$Military Discount

  Beatles-themed pub a block off the beach at 22nd Street — 42 taps, live music, a dog-friendly patio, and a Monday military discount.

  • Dog Friendly
  • Live Music
  • Outdoor Seating
  • Military Discount

• Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum at the de Witt Cottage

  Oceanfront

  Built in 1895 as a wedding gift from Bernard Peabody Holland — Virginia Beach's first mayor — to his bride, the de Witt Cottage is the oldest remaining private…

  • Hidden Gem
  • Family Friendly

• Barclay Cottage Inn

  Oceanfront$$

  The oldest lodging in Virginia Beach still open to guests — an 1895 cottage with five rooms and wrap-around porches two blocks from the boardwalk.

  • Hidden Gem

• Barclay Towers Resort Hotel

  Oceanfront$$

  All-suite Boardwalk tower at 9th Street — 138 two-room suites, every one with a full kitchen and ocean-view balcony, plus a heated indoor pool.

  • Family Friendly
  • Waterfront

• Beach Garden Park

  Oceanfront

  An 18-acre surprise a few minutes' drive from the boardwalk: half a mile of paved trail and wooden decking carries walkers over tidal wetlands where herons,…

  • Free
  • Family Friendly
  • Dog Friendly
  • Hidden Gem

• Beachside Social

  Oceanfront$$

  10,000-square-foot indoor games bar on Atlantic Avenue with floor shuffleboard, bocce, and board games alongside a fresh-cocktail list.

  • Date Night

• Neptune's Coastal Craft Beer Festival

  August 15, 2026 · annual

  Oceanfront

  The Neptune Festival's 11th annual beer afternoon takes over 31st Street Park with more than 60 beers from around 30 breweries, heavy on the coastal Virginia scene. Two bands play through the 3–8pm session and local food trucks handle the eating. It's a compact, single-day festival — an easy add-on to a mid-August beach day, a block off the boardwalk at Neptune's Park.

• Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championships

  August 23, 2026 – August 30, 2026 · annual

  Oceanfront

  The world's oldest continuously running surfing competition returns for its 64th year, turning the south end of the Oceanfront — from the 1st Street Jetty up to 10th Street — into a week-long surf carnival. More than 850 competitors surf pro and amateur divisions, including a WSL qualifying event, while the beach fills out with skate and BMX demos, live music, and tournament games. It's the anchor event of late summer at the beach and the best week of the year to watch serious surfing at the 1st Street break.

• Virginia Beach Funk Fest Beach Party

  August 28, 2026 – August 29, 2026 · annual

  Oceanfront

  A free two-day beach party on the Oceanfront closing out August with funk, R&B, and soul acts on the sand. Part of the official Beach Events season, Funk Fest draws a big, dance-heavy crowd to the resort beach for one of the last major music weekends before Labor Day — no ticket needed, just claim a patch of sand.