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Resident urges council to pursue 'Something in the Water' festival at Fort Monroe
Summary
A resident urged the mayor and council to contact the organizers of the 'Something in the Water' festival and pursue holding the event at Fort Monroe, arguing the site has capacity and staff experience and citing large attendance and economic impact figures.
Chris Bowman told the council that with Virginia Beach ending support for the 'Something in the Water' festival, Hampton should aggressively pursue bringing the event to Fort Monroe. He argued the site has the acreage and parking capacity and that staff have successfully coordinated similar festivals.
"I appeal to this council to contact this organization to hold this event in Hampton," Bowman said, noting Fort Monroe hosted other multi‑day events and citing the festival's prior attendance and an economic impact figure used for comparison. The mayor and city manager said staff have pitched the festival before and could renew outreach to organizers; the city manager called Fort Monroe and Hampton Roads a natural regional option.
