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Neptune Statue in Virginia Beach. The Neptune Festival is an annual festival in Virginia Beach, Virginia. [1] Virginia Beach Chamber of Commerce President and RK Chevrolet founder Richard Kline created the idea in 1973, to celebrate the heritage of the city. The first celebration took place in 1974. [2]
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.
During the festival, the Boardwalk on the north end will not be accessible. Fisherman's parking lot closing. Beginning 6 a.m. Friday, Sept. 6 through 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20 there will be no ...
The line-crossing ceremony is an initiation rite in some English-speaking countries that commemorates a person's first crossing of the Equator. [1] The tradition may have originated with ceremonies when passing headlands, and become a "folly" sanctioned as a boost to morale, [2] or have been created as a test for seasoned sailors to ensure their new shipmates were capable of handling long ...
Here is the full on-track schedule: NASCAR Indianapolis on-track schedule, TV schedule for Brickyard 400. All times Central; on-track activity at Indianapolis Motor Speedway unless noted. Friday ...
The Pleasant Run Run, established 1982, is a 5-mile run and 3-mile family walk through the streets of Historic Irvington. It is named after the nearby Pleasant Run Creek and takes place during the final day of the festival. The run helps attract a large number of people to the Saturday events and is also Indianapolis' oldest 5-mile competitive ...
The five-day festival of Diwali starts October 31 this year. Indianapolis held the city's inaugural event to mark the Hindu festival of lights.
Indianapolis Early Music (IEM) is a non-profit organization established in Indianapolis in 1966 to organize concerts featuring music of the medieval, renaissance, baroque, and early classic eras. Since 1966, it has produced the annual Indianapolis Early Music Festival, the oldest continuous Early Music festival in the United States.