VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Jackalope Action Sports Festival returns to Virginia Beach for its fourth year, taking over the Oceanfront from May 29 to May 31 with a free, adrenaline-filled weekend for all ages.
Fans can expect to see top athletes like Bob Burnquist, Jada Ward, and Zach Dipaolo in action, as men and women compete for equal prize money across multiple disciplines.
The festival will feature street and vert skateboarding competitions with international pros, BMX and Moto X demonstrations, skimboarding, jet ski freestyle, and BASE jumpers leaping from the Hilton Hotel. Food trucks, pop-up shops, and live music will also be part of the event.
Jackalope Schedule
Friday, May 29:
- 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM DJ MADDS
- 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM FREE SKIM CLINIC X VB SKIM ACADEMY
- 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM HIGHLINE WALKING PERFORMANCES
- 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM MINI RAMP — OPEN JAM
- 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM MOTO X DEMO BY ZACH DIPAOLO & FRIENDS
- 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM VERT RAMP — OPEN PRACTICE (OPEN BEST TRICK, OPEN ATHLETES VERT)
- 5:00 PM – 5:45 PM STREET COURSE — SHREDDER’S SESSION (SHREDDER PASS STREET HOLDERS)
- 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM MONSTER ENERGY BMX & SKATE COURSE DEMO
- 5:45 PM – 6:45 PM STREET COURSE — OPEN PRACTICE (OPEN BEST TRICK, OPEN ATHLETES STREET)
- 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM VERT RAMP — OPEN BEST TRICK (OPEN ATHLETES VERT)
- 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM VERT RAMP — PRO PRACTICE (MONSTER ENERGY PRO BEST TRICK, GUEST ATHLETES VERT)
- 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® HOT SAW SHOWDOWN
- 6:45 PM – 7:15 PM STREET COURSE — OPEN BEST TRICK (OPEN ATHLETES STREET)
- 7:15 PM – 8:30 PM STREET COURSE — PRO PRACTICE (MONSTER ENERGY PRO BEST TRICK, GUEST ATHLETES STREET)
- 7:30 PM – 8:00 PM VERT RAMP — MONSTER ENERGY PRO BEST TRICK (GUEST ATHLETES VERT)
- 8:00 PM – 8:45 PM VERT RAMP — SHREDDER’S SESSION (SHREDDER PASS VERT HOLDERS)
- 8:30 PM – 9:00 PM STREET COURSE — MONSTER ENERGY PRO BEST TRICK (GUEST ATHLETES STREET)
- 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM STREET COURSE — OPEN (MIXED) PRACTICE (OPEN ATHLETES + GUEST STREET)
Saturday, May 30:
- 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM MINI RAMP — OPEN JAM
- 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM SKIMBOARD OPEN QUALIFICATION
- 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM SKYDIVE PRACTICE (PRECISION LANDING)
- 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM VERT RAMP — SHREDDER’S SESSION (SHREDDER PASS VERT HOLDERS)
- 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM STREET COURSE — SHREDDER’S SESSION (SHREDDER PASS STREET HOLDERS)
- 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM HIGHLINE QUARTER FINAL RACES
- 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM STREET COURSE — GROM (BOYS) PRACTICE
- 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM VERT RAMP — GROM (GIRLS) PRACTICE
- 10:30 AM – 05:30 PM DJ KILL DEVIL DISCO
- 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM STREET COURSE — GROM (BOYS) FINAL
- 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM VERT RAMP — GROM (GIRLS) FINAL
- 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM JET SKI OPEN (MIXED) QUALIFICATION HEAT # 1
- 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM MONSTER ENERGY BMX & SKATE COURSE DEMO
- 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM VERT RAMP — OPEN (MEN) PRACTICE #1 HEAT # 1-2
- 12:15 PM – 12:45 PM VERT RAMP — OPEN (MEN) QUALIFICATION #1 HEAT # 1-2
- 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM STREET COURSE — ADAPTIVE SKATE DEMO
- 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM MOTO X DEMO BY ZACH DIPAOLO & FRIENDS
- 12:45 PM – 1:30 PM VERT RAMP — OPEN (MEN) PRACTICE #2 HEAT # 3-4
- 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM MINI RAMP — GROM (MIXED) PRACTICE (BEST TRICK)
- 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM STIHL STAGE — NORTH AMERICAN WOMEN’S CUP 2026
- 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM SKIMBOARD OPEN QUALIFICATION
- 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM STREET COURSE — OPEN (MEN) PRACTICE #1 HEAT # 21-30
- 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM VERT RAMP — OPEN (MEN) QUALIFICATION #2 HEAT # 3-4
- 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM MINI RAMP — GROM (MIXED) BEST TRICK BY COASTAL EDGE
- 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM MEET & GREET (VIP PASS HOLDERS)
- 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM MONSTER ENERGY BMX & SKATE COURSE DEMO
- 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM STREET COURSE — OPEN (MEN) PRACTICE #2 HEAT # 11-20
- 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM VERT RAMP — OPEN (MEN) PRACTICE #3 HEAT # 5-6
- 2:30 PM – 10:00 PM MINI RAMP — OPEN JAM
- 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM STREET COURSE — OPEN (MEN) PRACTICE #3 HEAT # 1-10
- 2:45 PM – 3:15 PM VERT RAMP — OPEN (MEN) QUALIFICATION #3 HEAT # 5-6
- 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM STREET COURSE — OPEN (MEN) QUALIFICATION
- 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM VERT RAMP — OPEN (WOMEN) PRACTICE
- 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM MOTO X DEMO BY ZACH DIPAOLO & FRIENDS
- 4:30 PM – 5:15 PM VERT RAMP — OPEN (MEN) PRACTICE SEMI-FINAL HEAT #2
- 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM STIHL STAGE KARMA ROLLER BATTLE
- 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM MONSTER ENERGY BMX & SKATE COURSE DEMO
- 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM VERT RAMP — OPEN (MEN) PRACTICE SEMI-FINAL HEAT #1
- 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM DJ GTL
- 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM MOTO X DEMO BY ZACH DIPAOLO & FRIENDS
- 5:45 PM – 7:45 PM STREET COURSE — OPEN (MEN) PRACTICE (SEMI-FINAL)
- 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM SKIMBOARD SKIM MEET & GREET @ MURPHY’S IRISH PUB (KID-FRIENDLY)
- 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM JET SKI OPEN (MIXED) QUALIFICATION HEAT # 2
- 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM HIGHLINE SEMI-FINAL RACES
- 6:00 PM – 6:45 PM VERT RAMP — VERT MEN’S SEMI-FINALS HEAT #1 (LIVESTREAMED)
- 6:45 PM – 7:30 PM VERT RAMP — VERT MEN’S SEMI-FINALS HEAT #2 (LIVESTREAMED)
- 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM VERT RAMP — SHREDDER’S SESSION (SHREDDER PASS VERT HOLDERS)
- 7:45 PM – 9:15 PM STREET COURSE — OPEN (MEN) SEMI-FINAL (LIVESTREAMED)
- 9:00 PM – 10:30 PM STIHL STAGE — GHOST/SHIP “DESTROY ALL TERRAIN” FILM SCREENING
- 9:00 PM – 10:30 PM STIHL STAGE — MUSIC BY 96X – BAND #1
- 9:15 PM – 10:00 PM STREET COURSE — SHREDDER’S SESSION (SHREDDER PASS STREET HOLDERS)
Sunday, May 31
- 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM MINI RAMP OPEN JAM
- 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM SKYDIVE PRECISION LANDING CONTEST
- 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM STREET COURSE — SHREDDER’S SESSION (SHREDDER PASS STREET HOLDERS)
- 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM VERT RAMP — SHREDDER’S SESSION (SHREDDER PASS VERT HOLDERS)
- 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM SKIMBOARD SEMI-FINAL
- 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM DJ PHENOM
- 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM VERT RAMP — GROM (BOYS) PRACTICE HEAT #1-2 (FINAL)
- 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM STREET COURSE — GROM (GIRLS) PRACTICE
- 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM JET SKI FINAL
- 10:15 AM – 10:45 PM HIGHLINE SMALL FINAL
- 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM VERT RAMP — GROM (BOYS) FINAL BY COASTAL EDGE HEAT #1-2
- 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM STREET COURSE — GROM (GIRLS) FINAL BY COASTAL EDGE
- 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM HIGHLINE FINAL
- 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM VERT RAMP — GROM (BOYS) PRACTICE HEAT #3-4 (FINAL)
- 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM MONSTER ENERGY BMX & SKATE COURSE DEMO
- 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM STREET COURSE — OPEN (MIXED) PRACTICE (FINAL)
- 11:45 AM – 12:30 PM VERT RAMP — GROM (BOYS) FINAL BY COASTAL EDGE HEAT #3-4
- 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM MINI RAMP — PUP CUP U7 (MIXED) PRACTICE
- 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM SKIMBOARD FINAL
- 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM MOTO X DEMO BY ZACH DIPAOLO & FRIENDS
- 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM VERT RAMP — OPEN (MIXED) PRACTICE (FINAL)
- 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM STREET COURSE — ROLLER SKATE (MIXED) PRACTICE
- 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM STIHL STAGE — NORTH AMERICAN MEN’S CUP 2026
- 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM MINI RAMP — PUP CUP U7 (MIXED) CUP
- 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM STREET COURSE — ROLLER SKATE CONTEST
- 1:30 PM – 6:15 PM MINI RAMP — OPEN JAM
- 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM DJ GTL
- 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM MOTO X DEMO BY ZACH DIPAOLO & FRIENDS
- 2:15 PM – 3:30 PM STREET COURSE — OPEN (WOMEN) PRACTICE (FINAL)
- 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM MONSTER ENERGY BMX & SKATE COURSE DEMO
- 2:30 PM – 3:15 PM VERT RAMP — MONSTER ENERGY VERT WOMEN’S FINAL (LIVESTREAMED)
- 3:15 PM – 4:30 PM VERT RAMP — OPEN (MEN) PRACTICE (FINAL)
- 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM STREET COURSE — MONSTER ENERGY STREET WOMEN’S FINAL (LIVESTREAMED)
- 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM MONSTER ENERGY BMX & SKATE COURSE DEMO
- 4:15 PM – 5:30 PM STREET COURSE — OPEN (MEN) PRACTICE (FINAL)
- 4:30 PM – 5:15 PM VERT RAMP — MONSTER ENERGY VERT MEN’S FINAL (LIVESTREAMED)
- 4:45 PM – 5:15 PM MOTO X DEMO BY ZACH DIPAOLO & FRIENDS
- 5:15 PM – 6:15 PM VERT RAMP — SHREDDER’S SESSION (SHREDDER PASS VERT HOLDERS)
- 5:30 PM – 6:15 PM STREET COURSE — MONSTER ENERGY STREET MEN’S FINAL (LIVESTREAMED)
- 6:15 PM – 7:00 PM STREET COURSE — PODIUM
- 6:15 PM – 7:00 PM VERT RAMP — PODIUM
- 7:00 PM – 7:15 PM STIHL STAGE — NEPTUNE SHOW – BAND
Parking
Parking near Neptune’s Park is available at the 31st Street Garage, 25th Street and 9th Street garages, municipal lots, and metered street parking. Accessible parking is available at designated locations with a valid permit. The VB Wave Shuttle runs along Atlantic Avenue for public transit access…