The city’s August 2017 FunkFest Beach Party has been named one of the Top 20 Events in the Southeast by the Southeast Tourism Society (STS). STS is a professional association dedicated to promoting festivals and events in support of travel and tourism. First held in August of 2006, the Virginia Beach FunkFest Beach Party is a free, weekend-long festival featuring free concerts, food vendors, and arts and crafts on the beach, boardwalk, and park at 24th Street, and is widely-known as one of the largest Afro-centric beach parties in the United States. The FunkFest Beach Party in one of more than 20 major festivals and events produced for residents and visitors by IMGoing Events in partnership with the Convention & Visitors Bureau.