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Is your high school or college the best in the land?
Compete in The Battle of The Bands Contest at Lux Events' Divine Eats & Cocktails Festival fora chance to win the Grand Prize of $500 for your high school or college band program!
To sweeten the deal, we're throwing in a trophy for bragging rights!
The High School Competition will begin at 2pm and the College Competition will begin at 3pm. Bands choose one song to perform and YES your band can bring your majorettes!
Attendees will get to vote for the best band, winners will be announced at 4:30pm.
Bands will compete at 2600 Washington Ave (Superblock Park)
Click HERE to view the festival map.
What are you waiting for, sign up your band below!
Canceled Due To COVID-19
Divine Eats & Cocktails Festival
Saturday, June 27, 2020
11:00am - 5:00pm
Location: 2600 Washington Ave & 23rd Street
Newport News, VA 23607
About The Festival:
Join Lux Events in partnership with the City of Newport News for a festival filled with delicious gourmet food from your favorite chefs, restaurants, food vendors, and food trucks. Experience live performances, food vendor tents, retail vendors, and alcohol cocktails at 23rd Street.
Bring the whole family out to Superblock Park (2600 Washington Ave) for the main event festivities that will include a Disney Experience Parade at 1pm that will feature Disney Princesses and Marvel Characters, a Battle of the High School Bands Contest at 2pm and a Battle of the College Bands at 3pm. We will also have games, inflatables, face painting ($), balloon twisting($), a magic and juggling show performance at 12:30pm, a virtual reality simulator game ($) various retail vendors and exhibitors and tons of fun!
Tickets are as follows:
V.I.P. ADMISSION
$5 per person (ages 13 and up) [$5.45 total per ticket including a $0.45 service fee] includes one hour
early entry before the start of the festival at Superblock Park (2600 Washington Ave) or 23rd Street
(Cocktail Zone)
GENERAL ADMISSION
$3 per person (ages 13 and up) [$3.45 total per ticket including a $0.45 service fee] includes general
entry into the festival beginning at 12noon through 5:00pm at Superblock Park (2600 Washington Ave)
or 23rd Street (Cocktail Zone)
*** CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER ARE PERMITTED FREE ENTRY ***
Cocktails will ONLY be available for purchase at 23rd Street in the designated Cocktail Zones.
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