The 2025 Something in the Water music festival, organized by pop star and fashion designer Pharrell Williams, has been canceled, according to Virginia Beach officials.

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Why Pharrell's Something in the Water festival likely won't come back to Virginia Beach this year

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 festival could still be held in Virginia Beach this year.

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Virginia Beach to end support for the Something in the Water festival

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. The Something in the Water (SITW) music festival, created by Virginia Beach native and music superstar Pharrell Williams, will not take place in April in Virginia Beach.The city 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.A city spokesperson confirmed with WTKR minutes before 5 p.m. Monday that they hadn't received any…

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Pharrell Williams introduced his very own music and cultural festival back in 2019. Despite Something In The Water being something he created; it made it all the more special that it was in his hometown of Virginia Beach. In its inaugural year, folks who attended were very pleased with everything down to the minute details. With the hype now live for it, Pharrell was building tons of momentum going into the next installment. Unfortunately, COVID…

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Pharrell Williams' Something In The Water Festival Agreement With Virginia Beach No Longer In Effect

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — 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 canceled it and will try to find another event to take its place. In a statement from the city of Virginia Beach, it said that, because festival organizers didn't meet the deadlines, it would send out an official termination notice and come up with another…

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City cancels Something in the Water

The city will officially send festival organizers a termination notice and will begin to explore alternative programming for the weekend of April 26 and 27.

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Something in the Water officially canceled

Getty Image Last year, Pharrell Williams’ music festival Something In The Water faced several hurdles. After being forced to cancel the 2024 installment due to weather conditions, the team weren’t able to lock in a new date. Ultimately, Something In The Water 2024 was canceled but promised to return in 2025. Today (January 27), based on a recent report Something In The Water 2025 is already on rocky grounds. On X (formerly Twitter), Brett Hall, …

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Pharrell’s Something In The Water Festival’s Hosting Agreement With Virginia Beach Has Reportedly Been Terminated

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2025 Something in the Water music festival canceled

Pharrell's agreement with Virginia Beach for his annual Something In The Water Festival has reportedly been terminated due to not meeting a deadline.

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Pharrell’s Something In The Water Festival Agreement With VA Beach Terminated

Pharrell Williams Pharrell’s “Something In The Water” Festival Canceled In Virginia Beach After Failed Agreement Pharrell Williams’ “Something in the Water” festival in Virginia Beach has been officially terminated, following a failure to meet the city’s “cure notice requirements” within the allotted five-day deadline. The city announced that the festival will no longer take place in its hometown, despite its positive impact in previous years. W…

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It’s official: Virginia Beach city officials canceled this year’s Something in the Water Festival. After months of planning and turmoil, 2025’s Something in the Water Festival has been canceled by the City of Virginia Beach. This termination comes after Pharrell Williams and event planners were given one final chance to announce the festival’s lineup and ticket sales. The festival’s team failed to meet the city’s deadline, therefore, terminating…

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