Tony Hawk skates during a demonstration on the vert ramp at Jackalope Festival in Virginia Beach, Va. on Saturday, June 3, 2023. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)
A skateboarder tries out the vert ramp at Jackalope Festival in Virginia Beach, Va. on Saturday, June 3, 2023. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)
Nine-year-old Jacob Bayer, better known as JB2 on social media, watches as professional skateboarders perform a demonstration on the vert ramp at Jackalope Festival in Virginia Beach, Va. on Saturday, June 3, 2023. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)
Spectators watch on as skaters try out on the vert ramp at Jackalope Festival in Virginia Beach, Va. on Saturday, June 3, 2023. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)
Collin Graham, a Virginia Beach local known as “local ripper”, flies high while skating during a demo with Tony Hawk on the vert ramp at Jackalope Festival in Virginia Beach, Va. on Saturday, June 3, 2023. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)
Tony Hawk arrives for a demonstration at Jackalope Festival in Virginia Beach, Va. on Saturday, June 3, 2023. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)
Austin Gilmore, 19, performs a trick while skating on the vert ramp at Jackalope Festival in Virginia Beach, Va. on Saturday, June 3, 2023. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)
Tryg McDowell, 6, gets some speed from his dad Troy on the vert ramp at Jackalope Festival in Virginia Beach, Va. on Saturday, June 3, 2023. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)
A fan in the crowd holds up a Tony Hawk skateboard and a permanent marker hoping for an autograph during a demo at Jackalope Festival in Virginia Beach, Va. on Saturday, June 3, 2023. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)
Tony Hawk skates during a demonstration on the vert ramp at Jackalope Festival in Virginia Beach, Va. on Saturday, June 3, 2023. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)
A helmet sits in the sand during Jackalope Festival in Virginia Beach, Va. on Saturday, June 3, 2023. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)
A skater tries out the vert ramp during Jackalope Festival in Virginia Beach, Va. on Saturday, June 3, 2023. The vert ramp sits about 13 feet off of the ground. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)
Autographs from multiple professional skateboarders including Tony Hawk are seen on a skateboard during Jackalope Festival in Virginia Beach, Va. on Saturday, June 3, 2023. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)
Spectators crowd the area around Neptune’s Park for the Jackalope Festival in Virginia Beach, Va. on Saturday, June 3, 2023. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)
Tony Hawk bids farewell following his last trick during a demonstration at Jackalope Festival in Virginia Beach, Va. on Saturday, June 3, 2023. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)
Jackalope Festival hit the sand in Virginia Beach this weekend for a free three-day festival of high-intensity sports such as bouldering, skateboarding, volleyball, BASE jumping and more.
The festival is a Canadian based event and Virginia Beach is their United States debut. On Saturday evening, legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk hit the 13-foot vert ramp with friends for a demonstration of some of the hardest tricks in the sport.
