The Vans Get Out And Do Something tour stopped by Virginia Beach the other day and just wrapped up the second stop in Newport News, VA yesterday. Next on the schedule, McLean, VA and four cities to follow. Ray Barbee and John Cardiel are having a blast playing music and giving away goodies including Fender guitars, Vans and skateboards. Check out some photos from the road and join them if you are on the East Coast!

After 26 successful years, the Xcel Pro at Sunset Beach, Oahu, which runs from October 28-November 10, will take on a new title sponsor this year, Hawaiian Island Creations, to become the HIC Pro. The HIC Pro will upgrade to an $85,000 ASP-sanctioned 4-star event and will be the final qualifier for the prestigious Vans Triple Crown of Surfing that begins November 12. As the final ASP regional contest of the year, it not only crowns the 2010 ASP Hawaii regional champion, but will also qualify six aspiring locals to compete on the world's premier surfing stage: the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing. For more details of the event, take a look at Vans Triple Crown of Surfing.

The packed, sun-drenched crowd that took in the 48th Annual Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championships at Virginia Beach this weekend also got the chance to see 16 of the best longboarders in the world in the Joel Tudor Duct Tape Invitational presented by Vans. The highly-specialized event required surfers to ride 12-lb, single fin leashless boards along with some serious style and nose riding all for a $10,000 purse.

Join legendary Vans Pro Skateboarders Ray Barbee and John Cardiel for live music and good times. Ray and the Mattson 2 will be performing live, followed by John Cardiel spinning his favorite music. At each stop we will be giving away a Fender guitar, skateboards, (thanks to Element and Anti Hero) and goodies from Vans and others! Come join us...

It's that time of the year again! The September Shred Street Skateboard Contest is back at each Vans Skatepark on Saturday, September 25th. This year we have a ton of sponsors and prizes. We will be running with three different divisions (Sponsored, 14+ and 6 - 13) and have cash prizes for first place in Sponsored ($500) and 14+ ($300). Find out more details about the contest and prepare to shred.

Virginia Beach is blowing up this weekend with the East Coast Surfing Championships. Besides the huge surfing contest going on, there are bands lighting up the stage, skate and BMX demos, signings and all kinds of other fun stuff pretty much taking over the town for 5 full days starting August 25th and ending August 29th. Take a look at the blog to see what's going on and if you're going to be at the event follow @vans_66 on Twitter.