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At the corner of 31st and Atlantic in Virginia Beach, there is a 34-foot-tall (10 m), 12.5 ton statue of Neptune, Roman god of the Seas. The statue was dedicated on September 30, 2005 during the Neptune Festival Boardwalk weekend. [3]
King Neptune is a large bronze statue located in Virginia Beach, Virginia designed by Paul DiPasquale. It stands at the entrance of Neptune Park on the Virginia Beach Boardwalk at 31st Street, and depicts the mythological god Neptune. [1] The sculpture weighs 12.5 tons [2] and is 34 feet (10 m) [1] [2] tall.
Virginia Beach is host to a Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon each year on Labor Day weekend in conjunction with the American Music Festival. It is one of the largest Half Marathons in the world. The final 3 miles (4.8 km) are on the boardwalk. [138] Virginia Beach also hosts the Yuengling Shamrock Marathon, founded in 1973 with over 24,000 participants.
The Boardwalk on the north end will close at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13 and public access will be restored on 8 a.m. Monday, Sept. 16. During the festival, the Boardwalk on the north end will not be ...
Castleton Festival; Celebrate Fairfax! Celebrate Literacy and Arts in the Park (April 23rd in Orange, VA) The Daffodil Festival; Highland County Maple Festival; International Children's Festival at Wolf Trap; Nekocon; Neptune Festival; RavenCon; Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival; Tephra Fine Arts Festival; Upperville Colt & Horse Show; Virginia ...
Robert “Bob” Halstead DeFord Jr., whose influence helped shape the Virginia Aquarium, Virginia Wesleyan University, Virginia Beach Vision and the Virginia Beach Neptune Festival, died Oct. 29 ...
King Neptune, a depiction of the Roman god, was designed in 2003 for Virginia Beach's Neptune Festival. The statue would be installed on the boardwalk in 2005. The statue would be installed on the boardwalk in 2005.
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