250 Years of Freedom Take the Stage at Virginia International Tattoo  

The annual Virginia International Tattoo runs April 16–19, 2026, and this year it carries the theme of America’s 250th anniversary.

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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.

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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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Norfolk Tides: Baseball is Back

The Norfolk Tides are a minor league baseball team in the Triple-A International League. As an affiliate team of the Baltimore Orioles, the Norfolk Tides play at Harbor Park on the Elizabeth River in downtown Norfolk.
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Celebrate Earth Month in Norfolk

This April, to celebrate Earth Day 2026, we invite you to experience Norfolk, a city that actively innovates to protect the natural environment.
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Events

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

Apr172026

Rhythm of the Stage

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Apr172026

Rhythm of the Stage

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Mar032026
May022026

Design Your Own Military Patch | Activity HQ

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Apr172026

The Jam! Presents: Black Women’s History Month

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Apr172026

Only Rain Down the Drain

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Apr172026

Friday at The Naro, Friday, 4/17/26💨

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Apr022026
Sep302026

Bike Nights at Norfolk Botanical Garden

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Mar062026
May022026

Special Display | The WAVES of WWII

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Apr162026
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Tattoo Hullabaloo International Drumming Showcase

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Apr162026
Apr172026

Norfolk Master Gardeners Spring Plant Sale

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Apr172026
Apr182026

2026 R.I.S.E Women’s Conference

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Apr172026

Astronomy on The Rooftop

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Apr172026

Live From the Music Room: Eras

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Apr012026
Apr302026

Month of the Military Child

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Apr172026
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NSU vs. New Haven

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Apr102026
Aug212026

Website Build Lab: Create Your Fashion Boutique Site

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Apr172026

Zinnia Happy Hour

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Mar212026
Apr182026

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

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Apr162026
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Tattoo Hullabaloo

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Mar212026
Apr182026

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

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Apr172026

Slow Jams: R&B Flight Night 🎶🍸

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Apr172026

’90s Trivia Night

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Apr092026
May302026

Nutty Norfolk Scavenger Hunt

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Apr172026

Live from the Music Room

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Apr172026

Jay Webb, Shaylen at The Annex

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Apr102026
Apr242026

VENOM FRIDAYS

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Apr172026
Apr192026

ODU Baseball vs. Georgia Southern

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Mar032026
May022026

WWII Paper Dolls Activity | Activity HQ

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Mar312026
May312026

Lights Out Hampton Roads

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Apr092026
May152026

Random Acts of Kindness Spree in Norfolk

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Apr172026

Jay Webb at The Annex

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Apr182026

Pushing Dragons at the Richmond Ren-Faire

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Apr182026

Mallrats at The Naro

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Apr182026

The Magic of Motown A Journey Through Hits

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Apr112026
Apr252026

Saturday Morning Stitch Club

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Apr182026

Wrestlemania 42

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Apr182026

Boombox Rides

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Apr182026

Glassblowing 2

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Apr182026

Mallrats at The Naro Saturday, 4/18/26💨

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Apr182026

Conservation Clean-Up

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Apr182026

Norfolk Public Schools Fine Arts

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Apr182026

Valentine’s Day: Love Songs & Lagers❤️🍺

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Apr182026

Abandon Ship

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Apr182026
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Voyage of Life: Korean War Photography Exhibition

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Apr182026

Live Green Norfolk 2026: A Celebration of Community & Sustainability

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Apr182026

ODU Women’s Tennis Team vs. Richmond

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Apr182026

The Magic of Motown

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Apr182026

Dressed to the CaNINES: Rescue on the Runway

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Apr182026

17th Annual Taste of India

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Apr182026

Norfolk Dance Collective’s 3rd Annual Concert ​- ASCEND

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Apr182026

Norfolk Youth Council 3rd Annual Teen Expo

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Apr182026

Opera By Design – Norfolk Gala

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Apr182026

Norfolk Public Schools Fine Arts Festival

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Apr182026

Epiphany Carnival & T. O. C. Masquerade Sneaker Ball

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Apr182026

Dance 4 Your Life! Dance Competition

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Apr182026

**Rescheduled from 12/5/2025** Swamp Dogg at The Annex

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Apr182026

Spring Gospel Concert

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Apr182026

Apostle Michelle Bowman’s 20th Pastoral Anniversary Comedy Roast

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Apr182026

Mallrats at The Naro Saturday, 4/18/26💨

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Feb072026
Apr252026

Beginning Steelpan Classes

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Apr182026
May022026

Spring Chickens: Pottery Hand Building

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Apr182026

Garden Artists: Beaded Rain Mobiles

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Apr042026
Apr262026

Golden Egg Hunt

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Apr112026
Apr252026

Saturday Rooftop Singles Mixer at Grain – Hilton Norfolk The Main

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Apr112026
Apr252026

Foodies + New Friends: Norfolk | Wrestling Fans Edition

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Apr182026

Virginia International Tattoo American Pipe Band Championship

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Apr182026

Norfolk NATO Festival International Village

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Apr182026

Hookah & Paint Night

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Apr182026

73rd Annual Parade of Nations

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Apr182026
May302026

Illusions The Drag Queen Show Norfolk – Drag Queen Brunch

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Apr092026
May232026

Custom Perfume-Making Class

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Apr192026

Pushing Dragons at the Richmond Ren-Faire

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Apr192026

Habitat Heroes – Native Plant Workshop

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Apr192026

Special Topics Tour: From Head to Toe

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Apr192026

The Black Jacket Symphony presents Bon Jovi’s “Slippery When Wet”

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Apr192026

SUPERHIGH MARKET

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Apr192026

Sound Phones

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Apr192026

The Black Jacket Symphony presents Bon Jovi’s “Slippery When Wet”

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Apr192026

Maritime Corrosion

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Apr192026

757 Spring Fest

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Apr192026

The Nascar Jones Show: Comedy Talk Show

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Apr122026
May102026

AKOFENA Dance & Fitness Class

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Apr192026

A Tea in Pixie Hollow

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Apr192026

Open Mic at Selden Market

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Apr192026

Hippie Sabotage

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Apr132026
Jun012026

Pottery: Introduction to Wheel-throwing

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Apr202026
Apr222026

The Big Lebowski on 4/20 at The Naro 💨

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Mar162026
May042026

Nonprofit StartUp Fundamentals Forum

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Apr062026
Apr272026

Little Sprout Explorers April Series

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Apr212026

Pallbearer performing Foundations of Burden in full with Knoll at The Annex

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Apr072026
Apr282026

Homeschool Garden Science April Series

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Apr142026
May192026

Digital Photography 2

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Apr142026
Jun022026

Pottery: Wheel-Whirled Transformations

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Apr212026
Apr222026

Norfolk Tides vs. Memphis Redbirds

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Apr072026
Apr282026

Homeschool Garden Stewards April Series

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Apr212026

Cruise Market Days

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Apr212026

Digital Media Studio Group Orientation

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Apr212026

David and Tamela Mann

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Apr212026

Tours of Elizabeth River Project’s Ryan Resilience Lab

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Apr212026

NSU Baseball vs. Virginia State

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Apr212026

The Art of Yoga

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Apr212026

Exploring Fossils

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Apr212026

Pallbearer performing Foundations of Burden in full with Knoll at The Annex

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Apr212026

Signal Flags

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Apr212026

ODU Baseball vs. East Carolina

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Feb122026
Sep082026

BAM in the Wild!

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Apr222026

Gaming & Gambling 101 Training

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Apr222026

Ride HRT Free on Earth Day

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Apr222026

Sound Phones

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Apr222026

Abandon Ship

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Apr152026
May202026

Introduction to Digital Photography

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Apr152026
Jun032026

Pottery: Put a lid on it! Lidded Pot Composition

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Apr222026

Homeschool Studio

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Apr222026

NBN Academy: Neighborhood Leadership Cohort (continued)

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Feb112026
Apr292026

Wednesday Blind Tasting

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Apr232026

City Planning Commission – Public Hearing

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Apr232026

Open Studio: Expand Your Torch Skills

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Apr022026
May282026

Bar Trivia Live at Bold Mariner

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Apr232026

Norfolk Tides vs. Memphis Redbirds

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Apr232026

Walker Montgomery – Saving The Honky Tonks Tour

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Apr232026

Film Break Society: PINK FLOYD AT POMPEII (1972)

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Apr232026

Historic Garden Week

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Apr162026
Jun042026

The Imaginative Self: Painting, Drawing, & More

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Apr162026
Jun042026

Introduction & Intermediate Painting

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Apr092026
Apr232026

Watercolor Fundamentals with Terry Wylie

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Apr232026

Open Studio: Improve Your Fusing

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Apr232026

Community Engagement Street Team (CEST) at COGIC Apartments

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Apr232026

Only Rain Down the Drain

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Apr232026

City Planning Commission – Informal Meeting

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Apr242026

Cruise Market Days

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Apr242026
Apr262026

Spring Plant Sale

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Apr242026

Trail Beautification Day

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Apr242026
Apr262026

Harlem Globetrotters

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Apr242026

The Rocky Horror Picture Show at The Naro

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Apr242026

The Rocky Horror Picture Show at The Naro

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Apr242026
Apr262026

Dear Evan Hansen

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Apr242026

2026 Trail Beautification Days on the ERT

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Apr242026

IgNITE: Kanaval

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Apr242026

The Improv Riot Allstars

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Apr242026
Apr262026

NSU Baseball vs. LeMoyne

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Apr242026

Only Rain Down the Drain

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Apr242026

The Improv Riot Allstars

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Apr242026

SGGL at The Annex

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Apr242026

Rope Making

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Apr242026
Apr252026

Norfolk Tides vs. Memphis Redbirds

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Apr252026

ODU Women’s Lacrosse vs. James Madison

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Apr252026

Toddler Time

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Apr252026

The Dirty Sketch Show

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Apr252026

Toddler Time

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Apr252026

Shelly Belly

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Apr252026

Fairy & Gnome Spring Homes

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Apr252026

Boombox Rides

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Apr252026

Pool Kids at The Annex

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Apr252026

Celebrate Trails Day on the ERT!

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Apr252026

ERT Botanical Tour

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Apr252026

Trailside Headquarters Grand Opening & Celebrate Trails Day

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Apr252026

2026 ERT Botanical Tours

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Apr252026

Power In Pink

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Apr252026

Member Exclusive: Little Critter Club

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Apr252026

Crush Fest & Lu’au benefiting Paint Pink

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Apr252026

World Cultures Trivia with Bar Trivia LIVE at Maker’s Craft Brewery

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Apr252026

World Cultures and Languages Festival at Maker’s Craft Brewery

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Apr252026

Improvageddon: The Ultimate Improv Competition

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Apr252026

Hot Glass Experience

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Apr252026

Underwater Mapping at Nauticus

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Apr252026

Clothing Swap: Dress Like the River Depends On It

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Apr252026
May302026

On Point!: A National Exhibit Featuring Contemporary Embroidery

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Apr252026
May302026

Flourish: d’Art’s Annual Juried National Exhibition of Floral and Botanical Artworks

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Apr252026

Improvageddon: The Ultimate Improv Competition

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Apr252026

Fashion Embellishment with GSA

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Apr252026

Reign On 5K

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Apr262026

High Wire Act: Stand-Up Comedy without a Net

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Apr262026

Tails & Trails: Dog Day at the Zoo

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Apr262026

Unis, Turncoat Syndicate, Broken Beaches

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Apr262026

Exploring Fossils

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Apr262026

Wheel Werkshop

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Apr262026

Norfolk Tides vs. Memphis Redbirds

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Apr262026

Tails & Trails: Dog Day at the Zoo

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Apr262026

Conservation Clean-Up

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Apr262026

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

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Apr262026

Danny Brown

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Apr262026

Bloom Bingo Social

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Apr262026

Hot Glass Experience: Duck

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Apr262026

Unis, Turncoat Syndicate, Broken Beaches

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Apr262026

Tails & Trails: Dog Day at the Zoo

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Apr282026

Behemoth: The Godless IV 2026

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Apr282026
May262026

Homeschool Garden Stewards May Series

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Apr282026

ODU Baseball vs. VCU

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Apr282026

Second Wind

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Apr282026

The Art of Yoga

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Apr292026

Toddler Time

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Apr292026

Toddler Time at Nauticus

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Apr292026

Activate Your Wellness

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Apr292026

Norfolk Nature Navigators: April 2026 Morning Session

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Apr292026

Luis Elizondo

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Apr292026

Norfolk Nature Navigators: April 2026 Sessions

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Apr292026

Toddler Time

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Apr292026

Luis Elizondo Persona Non Grata

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Apr302026

College Night at The Annex

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Apr302026

Hampton Roads Bike Expo (Southside)

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Apr302026

Derby Day Soirée Cocktail Dinner

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Apr302026

Only Rain Down the Drain

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Apr302026

Community Engagement Street Team (CEST) at Cottage Bridge Midrise

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May012026

An Evening with Jocelyn Gould

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May012026

Abandon Ship

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May012026
May292026

Train Like A Fantasy Hero

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May012026

Colors Presents: R&B Only

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May012026
May032026

ODU Baseball vs. Arkansas State

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May012026

The New Jack Swing Legends

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May012026

An Evening with Jocelyn Gould at Attucks Theatre

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May012026

An Evening with Jocelyn Gould

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May022026

Step Up & Step Out

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May022026

Fiesta De Mayo featuring BONNIE X CLYDE

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May022026

Metalsmithing Birth Flower Necklace with K. Courage Designs

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May022026

Free Mother’s Day Cardmaking Workshop

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May022026

Glass Studio Mother’s Day Sale

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May022026

Jewelry on the Torch

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May022026

Fiesta De Mayo feat. BONNIE X CLYDE

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May022026

Date Night at the Push Comedy Theater

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May022026

Brushes & Blooms – A Mother’s Day Paint Party

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May022026
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East Beach? EOV – The Farmers Market

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May022026

Marlon Funaki – Half Moon Tour at The Annex

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May022026

Girl Scout Outdoor Art Day

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May022026

Boombox Rides

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May022026

Cinco De Mayo Patio Party

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May022026

Cinco De Mayo Patio Party

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May022026
May302026

Resin Basics: For Jewelry and More (Ages 16+)

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May022026
May032026

Spring Town Point Virginia Wine Festival

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May022026

Tequila & Turntables DJ Night

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May022026

Smell Like A Sturgeon

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May022026

Silversun Pickups

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May022026

Marlon Funaki – Half Moon Tour at The Annex

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Outdoor Fire Pits in Norfolk

There’s something truly magical about dining outdoors with the cozy flames of a fire pit nearby. The quiet…

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Your Guide to an Eco-Conscious Earth Day in Norfolk

Spring means the return of warm, breezy days spent outside…

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