Theatre Festival Showcases Norfolk’s Artsy Side

This year’s festival brings a virtual gumbo pot of artists and productions to the city’s historic theaters and venues, from a classic Broadway musical to a post-modern cabaret diva to tales of justice, a spine-chilling true story of Victorian murder and much more to Mermaid City. 

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Norfolk, VA

Norfolk, Virginia is a city on the water, but never watered down. Built on character, by characters, we’re a melting pot of people, cultures, and ideas.

Explore Our Neighborhoods

Downtown

Norfolk’s walkable, waterfront downtown is the urban hub of the city full of shopping, entertainment, restaurants and excitement!

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Historic Freemason District

The city’s oldest standing neighborhood, Historic Freemason features beautiful tree-lined cobblestone streets, manicured gardens, historic homes and water views.

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NEON DISTRICT

The creative center of the city, NEON’s 80+ pieces of public art, live performances and eclectic restaurants are destined to inspire.

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GHENT

Ghent is filled with character, culture and delicious cuisine — not to mention tons of eclectic eateries, unique shops, art galleries and antique stores.

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Chelsea

Chelsea is one of the most walkable and bikeable neighborhoods in the city, with the celebrated Elizabeth River Trail (ERT) passing through the center.

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park place / Railroad district

Lined with local breweries, eateries and street murals, the industrial neighborhoods of Park Place/Railroad District are sure to get any visit on the right track.

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Riverview

From zoo animals to wildly delicious restaurants, the LGBTQ+ friendly neighborhood of Riverview truly has something for everyone.

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Larchmont / lochhaven

Next door to Old Dominion University, Larchmont and Lochhaven are home to history, local restaurants, outdoor fun and perfect water views.

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Oceanview

The relaxing beachside communities of Ocean View and East Beach are the perfect place to unwind with fresh seafood, sand and sun!

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Military Highway

Ideal for people on the move, Military Highway plays host to Norfolk International Airport and an abundance of shopping options.

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What’s happening

Sail250® Virginia Details

International tall ships and military vessels will sail into the port of Virginia as part of Sail2025® America. Mere than 4,000 officers, cadets and crews of 55+ ships from 20 nations will engage in events along Virginia’s waterfront. Here’s everything we know so far.
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Cruises: Everything You Need to Know

Looking for up-to-date cruise schedules, parking information, lost luggage contacts, maps, deals and related tips on cruising in and out of Norfolk, VA.? Here’s your complete guide.
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March Events in Norfolk

March is a time of transitions. It’s when winter gives way to the warmer breezes of spring, and when hockey season becomes baseball season. This March, there’s a lot to do, both indoors and out in Norfolk, Virginia. Here are a few of our favorite events.
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Events

Every season is event season in Norfolk. See what’s on deck.

Mar132026

Family Twilight Trek (Raccoon Theme)

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Mar132026

Anna Leonard, Dominy, Abbi Jean, Work Wear at The Annex

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Mar132026
Mar152026

Arthur Kaplan Memorial Orchid Show 2026

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Mar132026

3-on-3 Improv Tournament : Sweet 16 (Eastern-region)

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Mar132026

Goode Works on Paper Drop-in Hours: Mary Cassatt

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Mar132026
Mar152026

NSU vs. Central Conn State

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Mar132026

Max B Live in Concert

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Mar132026

FREE! “Arts at the Attucks” presents: Shark City Drum and Dance Corps.

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Mar032026
May022026

Design Your Own Military Patch | Activity HQ

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Mar132026

Art Matters: Women of the Chrysler

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Mar132026

The Fifth Element at The Naro *Flashback Friday*

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Mar062026
Mar272026

Friday Night Flow with Live Body Brave

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Mar132026

Alpha After Work Day Party X

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Mar112026
Mar142026

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

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Mar032026
May022026

WWII Paper Dolls Activity | Activity HQ

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Mar132026

3-on-3 Improv Tournament : Sweet 16 (Western-region)

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Feb142026
Mar142026

To Mother, with Red: Eloise Shelton-Mayo Solo Exhibit in The Vault

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Feb142026
Mar142026

Got Wax?: A Juried National Exhibition of Artworks Created with Cold & Hot Wax Processes

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Mar112026
Mar142026

2026 MEAC Basketball Tournament

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Mar062026
Mar222026

Angel Street

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Mar122026
Mar142026

Got Wax?: A Juried National Exhibition of Artworks Created with Cold & Hot Wax Processes

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Mar132026

Wine Glass Painting & Charm Marker- Kitsch

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Mar062026
May022026

Special Display | The WAVES of WWII

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Mar142026
Mar172026

St. Paddy’s Weekend @ Hank’s

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Mar142026

Zinnia Happy Hour

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Mar142026

Morning Meditation @ the Museum

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Mar142026

Knot Tying

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Mar142026

Everybody’s Irish DJ Night

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Mar142026

Abandon Ship – Winter Edition

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Mar142026

Sails Up Workshop

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Mar142026

After Parade Party

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Mar142026
Mar172026

St. Paddy’s Weekend @ North

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Mar142026

MEAC Fan Fest

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Mar142026

Norfolk Gospel Lunch Cruise (MEAC edition)

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Mar072026
Mar282026

Boombox Rides

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Mar142026

St. Patrick’s Day Post Parade Party

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Mar142026

59th Annual Saint Patrick’s Day Parade

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Mar142026

Garden Artists: DIY Paper Making

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Mar142026

NACC Waggin’ Wheels Mobile Pet Pantry

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Mar142026
Mar172026

St. Paddy’s Day

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Mar142026

Sewing Group Orientation

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Mar142026

Munchie Madness

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Mar142026

Second Saturday Stand-up Comedy

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Mar142026

Virtual Book Talk: Taking Flight, The Nadine Ramsey Story

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Mar142026

Sails Up Workshop

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Mar142026

Tie-Dye Suncatchers

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Mar142026

The Unusual Suspects: A Wild Murder Mystery

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Mar142026

RnB Block Party

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Mar142026

6th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Party at COVA

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Mar142026

Sail Nauticus: Open Harbor Day

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Mar142026

St. Patrick’s Day: Party After the Parade

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Feb072026
Apr252026

Beginning Steelpan Classes

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Mar142026

St. Patrick’s Day Party

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Mar142026

St. Patrick’s Day Party at Benchtop Brewing

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Mar142026

Sail Nauticus: Open Harbor Day

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Mar142026

Patterned Panel

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Mar142026

Butcher Brown at The Annex

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Mar142026

Second Saturday Art Pop-Up

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Mar152026

Rock & Roll Playhouse plays music of The Beatles & more for kids!

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Mar152026

Book & Look – Modern Art: A Novel

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Mar152026

Special Topics Tour: Women Artists

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Mar152026

Morning Magnets

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Mar152026

Rock & Roll Playhouse plays music of Grateful Dead & more for kids!

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Mar042026
Mar292026

March Member Exclusive: Tales for Tots

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Mar152026

Rope Making at Nauticus

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Mar152026

Rock & Roll Playhouse plays music of Grateful Dead & more for kids!

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Mar152026

Creative Minds: “Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse” Film Screening & Director Talk

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Mar152026

Zinnia Happy Hour

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Mar152026

ODU Men’s Tennis Team vs. Tulane

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Mar162026

Class Dismissed: The Improv 301 Graduations Show

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Mar022026
Mar302026

Little Sprout Explorers March Series

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Mar162026
May042026

Nonprofit StartUp Fundamentals Forum

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Mar162026
Mar192026

SMPS Southeastern Regional Conference

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Feb172026
Mar172026

The Art of Yoga

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Mar032026
Mar312026

Homeschool Garden Stewards March Series

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Mar172026

Zinnia Happy Hour

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Mar172026

St. Patrick’s Day at the Green Onion

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Mar172026

Class Dismissed: The Improv 101 Graduation Show

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Mar172026

MeetCuteVB

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Mar172026

Digital Media Group Orientation

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Mar172026

Class Dismissed: The Improv 101 Graduation Show

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Feb122026
Sep082026

BAM in the Wild!

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Mar172026

The Art of Yoga

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Mar182026

Arts at the Attucks- Arts for Learning

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Mar182026

Introduction to 3D Modeling

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Feb112026
Apr292026

Wednesday Blind Tasting

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Mar182026

Ladies First – Fuzzy Wednesdays – Celebrating Women’s Month at The Annex

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Mar182026

Introduction to 3D Modeling

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Mar182026

2nd Annual Housing & Neighborhood Infrastructure Contracting Symposium

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Mar182026

Tours of Elizabeth River Project’s Ryan Resilience Lab

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Mar182026

ODU Baseball vs Norfolk State University

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Mar182026

Art Babies: Play with Drawing

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Mar182026

Zinnia Happy Hour

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Mar182026

Volunteer Day: Ryan Resilience Lab Invasive Plant Removal

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Mar192026
Apr042026

WHAT REMAINS – 10th Annual Immersive Series

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Mar192026

Jonathan Richman

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Mar192026

NBN Academy: Neighborhood Leadership Cohort

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Mar192026

Community Engagement Street Team (CEST) at JANAF Shopping Center

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Mar192026

Zoo Tales

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Mar192026
Apr042026

WHAT REMAINS – 10th Annual Immersive Series

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Mar192026

Shaping a Sustainable Stormwater Future

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Mar192026

Glass After Dark: Studio Team – Spring Equinox

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Mar202026

What Remains: 10th Annual Immersive Series – Opening Night

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Mar202026

Image by Elizabeth Hase, Woman falling on stairs. Goode Works on Paper Drop-in Hours: Elizabeth Hase

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Mar202026

Goode Works on Paper Drop-in Hours: Elizabeth Hase

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Mar202026
Mar222026

Firebird

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Mar202026

Full Moon Fever – Virginia’s Tom Petty Tribute

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Mar202026

The Governor’s School for the Art Twelfth Annual Wearable Arts Show

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Mar202026

ODU Women’s Rowing vs. Monmouth

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Mar202026
Mar222026

NSU Baseball vs. Delaware State

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Mar202026
Mar222026

ODU Baseball vs. App State

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Mar202026

3-on-3 Improv Tournament : The Elite 8

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Mar202026

Norfolk Flea After Dark @ Afterglow Brewing

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Mar212026

The Michael Clark Band at Maker’s Craft Brewery

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Mar212026

Pushing Dragons: An Improvised Dungeons and Dragons Adventure

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Mar212026

Zinnia Happy Hour

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Mar212026

Adult Night at the Virginia Zoo

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Mar212026

Boozy Book Fair @ COVA Brewing CO

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Mar212026
Apr182026

Glass Immersed: Dual Glass Installation, Glass Art Sale & Juried Exhibit

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Mar212026

Lush: Pleasure in the Reveal

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Mar212026

Grateful Jed at The Annex

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Mar212026
Mar222026

Norfolk Street Food Festival

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Mar212026

Adult Night: Game On!

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Mar212026

Maker’s Craft Brewery 7th Year Anniversary Party

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Mar212026

Educator Workshop: Project Learning Tree

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Mar212026

Member Exclusive: Little Critter Club

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Mar212026

Blake Aaron

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Mar212026

RDGLDGRN, Jarv, Damn Skippy at The Annex

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Mar212026
Apr182026

Glass Immersed: Dual Glass Installation, Glass Art Sale & Juried Exhibit

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Mar212026

ODU Women’s Tennis Team vs. VCU

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Mar212026

Garden Artists: Watercolor Landscapes

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Mar222026

Zinnia Happy Hour

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Mar222026

ODU Men’s Tennis vs. Penn

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Mar222026

Little Zoo

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Mar222026

Shag-A-Delic

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Mar222026

“Bits and Bobs” Assemblage Class

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Mar232026

Architectural Review Board

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Mar232026

Crafted Green Upcycled Arts Workshop

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Mar242026

Free Talk: Kevin MaC and Keith Stegall

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Mar242026

Laser Cutter Group Orientation

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Mar242026

Laser Cutter Group Orientation

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Mar242026

Yoga on Tap – Maker’s Craft Brewery

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Mar242026

2026 Joint Mental Health Summit

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Mar242026

ODU Baseball vs. William & Mary

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Mar242026

saturdays at your place, Retirement Party, Kerosene Heights

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Mar252026

Books and Brews Club

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Mar252026

Toddler Time at Nauticus

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Mar252026

Work From Downtown: Collision Coffee

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Mar252026

NSA Lecture: A Boardinghouse for Artists: The Florence Griswold House in Old Lyme, CT

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Mar252026

Nashville Songwriters Night: Kevin MaC and Keith Stegall

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Mar252026

Cruise Market Days

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Mar252026

25 on the 25th

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Mar252026

Zinnia Happy Hour

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Mar252026

Toddler Time

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Mar252026

Chef Fest 2026 – A Taste of Joy

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Mar262026

Activate Your Wellness

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Mar262026

Film Break Society: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE FABULOUS STAINS (1982) at Naro Cinema

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Mar262026

Nauticus After Dark

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Mar262026

Cruise Market Days

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Mar262026

QPR Training: Questions, Persuade, Refer

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Mar262026

Zoo Tales

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Mar262026

Open Studio: Expand Your Torch Skills

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Mar262026

Patchwork Eco-Print Community Relief Poster Workshop

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Mar262026

NBN Academy: Neighborhood Leadership Cohort

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Mar262026

Community Engagement Street Team (CEST) at JANAF Shopping Center

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Mar262026

City Planning Commission – Informal Meeting

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Mar262026

Norfolk Kick Back (Mar)

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Mar262026

Open Studio: Improve Your Fusing

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Mar262026

QPR Training: Questions, Persuade, Refer

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Mar272026

ODU Women’s Tennis Team vs. Appalachian State

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Mar272026
Mar292026

Primary Trust

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Mar272026

Goode Center Drop-In Hours

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Mar272026

Great American Cleanup 2026: Kickoff Celebration at Lafayette Park

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Mar272026

Zinnia Happy Hour

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Mar272026

Infinity Song – World Tour II Continues…

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Mar272026

Opening of “Weaving Bullrush,” an Original Show by Desmond Ellsworth

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Mar272026

3-on-3 Improv Tournament : The Final Four

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Mar272026

Coffee Concert: Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony

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Mar272026

Friday Night Live: Zach DeSocio

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Mar272026
Mar282026

Sips with Sole Sneaker “BLING” WorkshOP

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Mar272026

Norfolk Tides vs. Nashville Sounds

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Mar272026

Goode Works on Paper Drop-in Hours: Barbara Morgan

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Mar272026

2026 Trail Beautification Days on the ERT

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Mar272026

Trail Beautification Day

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Mar282026

Girl Scout Shapes in Nature Day

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Mar282026

Chris Knight at The Annex

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Mar282026

Toddler Time

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Mar282026

Norfolk Tides vs. Nashville Sounds

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Mar282026

ERT + NTC – Historic Freemason Walking Tour on the ERT

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Mar282026

Love, George & Ira – The Gershwins on Broadway with Rob Fisher

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Mar282026

David Spade at Chrysler Hall

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Mar282026

Member Exclusive: Little Critter Club

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Mar282026

The Emperor’s New Moves

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Mar282026

Resident Community Forum

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Mar282026

THE ERGS! + RODEO BOYS at the Norfolk Taphouse!

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Mar282026

Toddler Time

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Mar282026

Waves of Care Community Fair

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Mar282026

Historic Freemason Walking Tour

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Mar282026

Great American Cleanup 2026: Southside Kickoff & Celebration

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Mar282026

Volunteer Litter Cleanup-Colley Avenue

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Mar282026

ODU Women’s Lacrosse vs. South Florida

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Mar282026

Great American Cleanup 2026: Southside Kickoff & Celebration

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Mar282026

Garden Artists: Simple Bookbinding

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Mar282026

Mommy & Me + The Village

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Mar282026

Electric Feels: Indie Rock + Electronic Dance Party

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Mar282026

Jewelry on the Torch

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Mar282026

Living on the Elizabeth River Trail: A Tour of Freemason

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Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in Norfolk this year? Well, you’re in luck. (Get it?) We have some…

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When planning a meal that’s in the style of “the more the merrier,” it’s important to…

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Best Restaurants for a Business Lunch

Step out of the office and into one of Norfolk’s delicious restaurants for lunch. Whether…

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Dining: Downtown Norfolk Restaurants 

Take a walk up Granby St. on any given night and you’ll think you’ve wandered into a…

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More than a Century On, Attucks Theatre Still Thriving

Drive down Church Street any given evening and you’re likely…

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Norfolk’s Outdoor Dining Guide

It’s the perfect time of year for al fresco dining, and Norfolk’s restaurants certainly don’t disappoint…

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