Mayor Bobby Dyer said the city is “moving on” from the Something in the Water music festival this year, but didn’t rule out bringing the event back in the future. Tuesday morning, City Manager Patrick Duhaney sent members of the festival team an email terminating the sponsorship agreement for 2025,

Virginia Beach is moving on from hosting the festival after organizers failed to announce a lineup and commence ticket sales by the Monday deadline set by city leaders.

City staff will begin making alternative plans for the weekend of April 26-27, when Something in the Water was scheduled, according to Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer. It’s unclear if the

After Something in the Water missed deadlines to announce performers and ticket sales for what was supposed to be an April festival, the city of Virginia Beach has

Something in the Water Festival has reportedly been terminated in Virginia Beach—his hometown and where the festival first kicked off. According to Virginia Beach officials, the sandy event will no longer take place in the city due to Williams and his team not meeting the “cure notice requirements” within a five-day deadline to secure the festival.

After Something in the Water organizers missed deadlines to announce performers and ticket sales for what was supposed to be an April festival, the city of Virginia Beach has canceled it and will try to find another event to take its place.

Today (January 27), based on a recent report Something In The Water 2025 is already on rocky grounds. On X (formerly Twitter), Brett Hall, a WAVY TV 10 reporter, claimed that the festival’s hosting agreement with the city of Virginia Beach was officially terminated.

Virginia Beach city officials have officially canceled something in the Water after missing deadlines to announce performers and ticket sales for what was supposed to be an April festival, according to WAVY.