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Mid-Atlantic Hermit Crab Challenge

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This Saturday head down to the beach at 30th Street in Virginia Beach for the Mid-Atlantic Hermit Crab Challenge! This is a FREE Family Event put on by BeachStreetUSA that the kids will be talking about long after the day is done.

What better way to celebrate summer than watching hundreds of hermit crabs race for the finish line, and then put on a beauty pageant! The event will include:

  • Crustacean 500 Race
  • Miss Curvaceous Crustacean Beauty Pageant (lots of great categories for your Hermit Crab to win)
  • All participants receive a medal

Where: 30th Street Beach, Virginia Beach Oceanfront

When: Saturday, July 23, 2016, from 10am-2pm. Registration (free) opens at 9:30am and participants need to be registered by noon to race.

Who: Open to the public, FREE event!

Click HERE for more information.

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