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February
Chinese New Year Celebration
Dates vary in February
Location: Norfolk
757-441-2345
April
Virginia Arts Festival
Held in late April – late May
Location: Norfolk
757-282-2800
Staged every spring, the
Virginia Arts Festival features world-renowned artists from across the globe in
a fabulous, month-long showcase of the performing arts, with classical, jazz and
chamber music, dance, theatre, and family entertainment. Coupled with the
breathtaking pageantry of the Virginia International Tattoo, the Virginia Arts
Festival is truly an event for all ages.
May
AFR’AM Festival
Held over Memorial Day Weekend
Location: Town Point Park
757-216-7518
An American Bus Association Top
100 Events in North America winner! This festival is one of the largest
family-oriented ethnic cultural celebrations on the East Coast and celebrates
with musical entertainment, visual arts, historical information, food, and
children’s activities.
The Original TGIF Concerts at
the Point Series
Held every Friday in May
Location: Town Point Park
757-441-2345
The Annual Virginia Beer Festival
Held in mid May
Location: Town Point Park
Produced in partnership with
the Virginia Arts Festival
757-441-2345
Virginia Arts Festival
Held in late April – late May
Location: Norfolk
757-282-2800
Staged every spring, the
Virginia Arts Festival features world-renowned artists from across the globe in
a fabulous, month-long showcase of the performing arts, with classical, jazz and
chamber music, dance, theatre, and family entertainment. Coupled with the
breathtaking pageantry of the Virginia International Tattoo, the Virginia Arts
Festival is truly an event for all ages.
The Big Band Dancing on the Bay
Series
Every Sunday beginning Memorial
Day Sunday in May- Labor Day Sunday in September
Location: Ocean View Beach Park
757-441-2345
June
Annual Norfolk Harborfest
Held in early – mid June
Location: Norfolk Harbor
757-441-2345
Annual Bayou Boogaloo and Cajun Food Festival
Held in late June
Location: Norfolk
757-441-2345
The Big Band Dancing on the Bay
Series
Sundays in May- Labor Day
Sunday in September
Location: Ocean View Beach Park
757-441-2345
July
Sundays in the Park Concert
Series
Held the entire month of July
Location: Norfolk
Concerts feature Pops style performances
757-441-2345
Annual Great American 4th of
July Picnic and Arena Racing Firecracker 40
Held on July 4
Location: Ocean View Beach Park
757-441-2345
The Big Band Dancing on the Bay
Series
Sundays in May- Labor Day
Sunday in September
Location: Ocean View Beach Park
757-441-2345
Annual Norfolk Jazz Festival
Held in mid July
Location: Norfolk
757-441-2345
Annual Bluegrass Festival
Held in late July
Location: Norfolk
757-441-2345
August
Norfolk's Annual Latino
Festival
Held in mid August
Location: Town Point Park
757-441-2345
Sundays in the Park Concert
Series
Held the entire month of August
Location: Norfolk
Concerts feature Pops style performances
757-441-2345
The Big Band Dancing on the Bay
Series
Sundays in May- Labor Day
Sunday in September
Location: Ocean View Beach Park
757-441-2345
September
The Virginia In Water Boat Expo
Held in early – mid September
Location: Norfolk Harbor
Produced in partnership with
NMMA- The National Marine Manufacturer's Association.
757-441-2345
The Norfolk Seafood Sampler
Held in early – mid September
Location: Norfolk
Scheduled in conjunction with
the Virginia In Water Boat Expo, along with the Beach Music Festival.
757-441-2345
Beach Music Festival
Held in early – mid September
Location: Norfolk
Scheduled in conjunction with
the In Water Boat Expo and the Seafood Sampler.
757-441-2345
The Big Band Dancing on the Bay
Series
Sundays in May- Labor Day
Sunday in September
Location: Ocean View Beach Park
757-441-2345
October
SOL Film Festival
Held in early October
Location: Varies throughout
Norfolk
757-343-5863
Call for additional information
The festival provides awards
for the best trailer, short, documentary, and feature film.
Annual Virginia Children's
Festival
Held in early October
Location: Norfolk
757-441-2345
Annual Town Point Virginia Wine Festival
Held in mid October
Location: Norfolk
757-441-2345
Entertainment
Chrysler Hall Performing Art
Theater
215 E. Brambleton Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23510
757-664-6464
Call for event and performance
schedule
Located adjacent to Norfolk
Scope, Chrysler Hall is an elegant, 2,500-seat theater designed for distinctive
theater and concert events. It is home to the Virginia Symphony, Norfolk Forum
lectures and the popular Broadway at Chrysler Hall series.
The Virginia Ballet Theatre
215 E. Brambleton Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23510
757-664-6464
Call for performance schedule
The Virginia Ballet Theatre is
the only professional dance company in the Hampton Roads area and one of only
two professional companies in Virginia.
Harrison Opera House
160 East Virginia Beach Blvd.
Norfolk, VA 23510
757-623-1223
Call for performance schedule
The elegant home to the
nationally-acclaimed Virginia Opera, official opera company of the Commonwealth
of Virginia, which presents four productions annually.
Hurrah Players
935 Woodrow Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23517
757-627-5437
Call for performance schedule
The Hurrah Players, "Virginia's
Leading Family Theatre Company" For close to 20 yrs the Hurrah players have been
opening young minds to the wonders of live theatre creating what the Virginia
Commission for the Arts calls "Virginia's Leading Family Theatre Company."
TCC Roper Performing Arts
Center
340 Granby Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
757-822-1450
Call for event and performance
schedules
Originally opened as Granby
Street movie palace in 1926, the former Loew's Theater has been lovingly
restored by Tidewater Community College and rededicated as the Jeanne and George
Roper Performing Arts Center.
The Generic Theater
912 West 21st Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
757-441-2160
Call for performance schedule
Since 1981, The Generic Theatre
in Norfolk's popular Ghent area has challenged and delighted audiences as the
region's premier outlet for new, different, and off-beat theater.
The Naro Expanded Cinema
1507 Colley Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23510
757-625-6276
Call for performance schedule
The Naro is an old-fashioned,
single screen theater in the heart of Ghent. With its 70mm screen, Dolby stereo
sound and comfy seats, the Naro is a favorite among locals looking for current
films they missed and independent films.
The NorVa Theater
317 Monticello Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23510
757-671-8100
Call for performance schedule
Located across from MacArtur
Center, the NorVa was a 1920's movie palace and vaudeville house. This concert
hall opened in spring 2000 and holds approximately 1,500 with three floors. The
NorVa has featured diverse acts such as Ringo Starr, Matchbox 20, James Brown
and Stone Temple Pilots.
Virginia Chorale
757-627-8375
Call for location and
performance schedule
The Virginia Chorale is
Virginia's only professional chorus, performing programs from Palestrina to Pops
with 4 to 24 singers available.
Virginia Opera
757-627-9545
Call for location and
performance schedule
The elegant home to the
nationally-acclaimed Virginia Opera, official opera company of the Commonwealth
of Virginia, which presents four productions annually.
Virginia Stage Company at the
Wells Theatre
Monticello and Tazewell
Norfolk, VA 23510
757-627-1234
Call for performance schedule
Virginia Stage Company at the
Wells Theatre is nationally recognized for fine productions of contemporary and
classic drama, comedies and Broadway bound premiers. Virginia Stage Company
resides in the beautifully restored Wells Theatre, a National Historic Landmark
in the heart of Downtown Norfolk, convenient to MacArthur Center, Nauticus and
the USS Wisconsin.
Virginia Symphony
Military Circle Mall, 880 N.
Military Highway #1064
Norfolk, VA 23502
757-892-6366
Call for performance schedule
More than 140 performances each
year. Performances include classical, pop, dance, outdoor and family series.
Sports:
Harbor Park/Norfolk Tides
150 Park Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23510
757-622-2222
Hours: Call for schedule
Admission Charged
Take yourself out to the ball
game at beautiful Harbor Park, the 12,000 - seat home of the AAA Norfolk Tides,
the New York Mets' top minor league team. Fun, affordable and family friendly.
Harbor Park is perched on the banks of the Elizabeth River along Norfolk's
downtown waterfront.
