Super Girl Surf Pro at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront (Free Festival)

What Super Girl Festival Is All About

Labor Day weekend at the Oceanfront brings the first annual event for Super Girl Surf Festival, and the #girlpower represented is fierce. The whole event is free to attend, although registration is required for some events.

The headlining event is the professional women’s surf contest at the 1st Street Jetty, a World Surf League event where results count toward the competitors’ advancement to the Challenger Series and, past that, the Championship Tour. The Super Girl festival itself stretches up the boardwalk to the Virginia Beach Pier, with concerts, skate and beach sports competitions, free classes, and a village of food and vendors.

2026 Details

• When: Saturday, September 5 through Monday, September 7, 2026 (Labor Day weekend)
• Where: The Virginia Beach Boardwalk, from the 1st Street Jetty north to the Virginia Beach Pier
• Cost: Free to attend, including the concerts. A paid VIP upgrade is available.
• More information: supergirlvb.com

The concerts are free, but you need a ticket in advance

There are 21 free concerts across the weekend, with Switchfoot, Lupe Fiasco, Gym Class Heroes, B.o.B, Collie Buddz and Bryce Vine on the bill. Admission costs nothing, but every attendee has to register ahead of time for a Concert Ticket, and that ticket is required to get in.

Note: The concert area has a capacity limit and entry is first come, first served until it fills. If a particular act matters to your family, register early and turn up early.

For Girls and Families with Girls

The entire festival is focused on women’s and girls’ sports – this is an amazing opportunity to see female athletes demonstrating their skill as the carve their place in sports history.

Lots of opportunity for girls of all ages compete – or to watch, learn, or showcase their skills. Here is what is worth being aware of, and planning around.

• Beach Soccer – Girls can sign up to compete in divisions for Adult, High School, 14U, 12U, and 10U. Not competing? Come out to watch the tournament all weekend long.
  • There is also a Youth Beach Soccer Clinic on Sunday, September 6. Beach Soccer VB runs the youth clinic with Super Girl from 12:00 to 1:30pm, on the beach between 2nd and 3rd Streets. Sign up here – Super Girl Youth Beach Soccer Clinic.
• Women’s Beach Volleyball – Girls can sign up to compete in the ultimate women’s beach volleyball experience! Super Girl brings together athletes of all levels in Pro, Adult AM, 18U, 16U, 14U, 12U, and co-ed tournaments. Lots of opportunities to watch the players in action.
• Beach Flag Football – Girls can sign up to compete in age divisions ranging from 7U to 18U, with high-energy tournaments designed for players of all skill levels.
• Surf Contest – These are among the best female surfers in the world and the jetty gives you a clear vantage point. For a girl who surfs, or wants to, it is a rare chance to watch it happen live (or to register to compete).
  • The WSL Rising Tides Mentorship Program is designed to inspire and empower the next generation of female surfers through mentorship, connection, and time in the water with some of the sport’s top women. Girls ages 8-14 are invited to apply. Spots are limited. APPLY HERE
• Skate and inline competitions. Women’s skateboarding, rollerblading and quad skating each have their own contests across the weekend.
• Autograph signings. Athletes sign autographs in the Festival Village throughout the weekend, which is usually where the meeting-your-hero moment actually happens.
• Free classes at the #GOALS Stage. Fitness, yoga and self-defense sessions run all weekend and are pitched at every experience level. The self-defense class tends to appeal to older girls.
• Beach sports to watch. Volleyball, flag football, soccer, lacrosse, sand hockey and a 5K, all women’s fields.

For the youngest ones, the honest answer is that the Festival Village and the beach itself are the draw. There is no general kids’ zone, and the concert area is not a comfortable place for a baby or a toddler, partly because of the stroller rule below.

There is, however, a Sensory Activation Tent at the festival, staffed in partnership with Aid Another, a Virginia nonprofit that works with individuals with disabilities and special needs. They have not published the tent’s hours or exact location, so contact them directly if you are counting on it being open when you visit.

Before You Go

• Children have to be with an adult. The event is family-friendly, but unaccompanied kids are not permitted.
• Strollers are not allowed in the concert area. They sit on the prohibited list for the concerts and the Festival Village, so plan around that if you are bringing a little one.
• Also prohibited: coolers and outside food or drink. Service animals are welcome, but no pets.
• There is no official festival parking. You are using the regular Virginia Beach lots, garages and street parking, and Labor Day weekend at the Oceanfront is exactly as busy as that sounds. Go early.
• Food trucks are on site with a wide range of options.
• Find the info booth when you arrive. It handles lost and found along with general questions, and it is worth knowing where it is before you need it.

Find more information, including how to sign-up for free concert tickets here!