Celebrate the Earth This Spring 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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How Do You Say Norfolk?

Nor-FOLK? NOR-fik? NAW-fik? NOR-FUK? Here’s the verdict.

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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 Easter in Norfolk

Celebrate Easter in Norfolk with a full lineup of events that go well beyond the traditional egg hunt. From elevated brunches and scenic waterfront experiences to lively adult egg hunts, family-friendly festivals and cultural outings, the city offers something for every pace and personality.
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Events

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

Apr082026

Norfolk Tides vs. Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp

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Mar312026
May312026

Lights Out Hampton Roads

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Apr062026
Apr102026

Spring Break Art Camps at the Goode Family Visual Arts School

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Mar062026
May022026

Special Display | The WAVES of WWII

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Apr082026

Business Bites

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Apr082026

Wonder Wednesday Spring Break

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Mar212026
Apr182026

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

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Mar212026
Apr182026

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

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Apr082026

Cricut Group Orientation

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Apr012026
Apr302026

Month of the Military Child

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Apr082026

Fairy Door – Paint and Sip in Norfolk | Classpop!

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Apr082026

Norfolk Historical Society Monthly Lecture Series: Colonel William Lamb and the Guns of Fort Fisher

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Apr022026
Oct152026

Bike Nights at Norfolk Botanical Garden

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Apr062026
Apr112026

Superhero Week

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Mar032026
May022026

WWII Paper Dolls Activity | Activity HQ

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Apr082026

757 Curious- Neighborhoods: Ghent

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Apr082026

Public Hearing on the Operating, Capital Improvement Plan, and HUD Grant Budgets

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Feb112026
Apr292026

Wednesday Blind Tasting

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Apr062026
Apr102026

d’Art Spring Arts Camp

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Mar032026
May022026

Design Your Own Military Patch | Activity HQ

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Apr092026

City Planning Commission – Informal Meeting

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Apr092026

WHITECHAPEL

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Apr092026

Community Engagement Street Team (CEST) at Partrea Apartments

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Apr092026

Clubwaka Spring Cornhole League at Maker’s Craft Brewery

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Apr092026

Glass Studio Happy Hour Tour

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Apr092026

Financial Literacy

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Apr092026

Flaming Heart Pendant

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Apr092026

Open Studio: Glassblowing

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Apr022026
May282026

Bar Trivia Live at Bold Mariner

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Apr092026

Thirsty Thursday – Improv Comedy

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Apr092026

Fused Soap Dish

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Feb122026
Sep082026

BAM in the Wild!

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Apr092026

Norfolk Tides vs. Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp

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Apr092026
Apr232026

Watercolor Fundamentals with Terry Wylie

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Apr092026

2026 VADC Student Art and Design Exhibition Reception and Awards Ceremony

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Apr102026

Norfolk Tides vs. Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp

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Apr102026

ODU Women’s Tennis Team vs. Georgia Southern

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Apr102026

Succulent Birdhouse Arrangement Workshop

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Apr102026

ODU Men’s Tennis vs. Delaware

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Apr102026

Norfolk Flea After Dark at Cova Brewing

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Apr102026

Eric Penn & Friends, Khi Infinite, Bandup Gotti

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Apr102026

Eric Penn & Friends, Khi Infinite, Bandup Gotti, and Jesse Boone.

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Apr102026

Dexta Daps

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Apr102026

Trouble, Struggle, Bubble, & Squeak – Victoria Melody

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Apr102026

Art Matters: The Art of the Everyday

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Apr102026

Smell Like A Sturgeon

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Apr102026
Apr112026

40 Whacks: The Nightmare of Lizzie Borden

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Apr102026

Opening Night of Our All New Murder Mystery Dinner Show

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Apr102026

The Unusual Suspects: A Wild Murder Mystery

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Apr102026

Family Twilight Trek (Gray Fox Theme)

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Apr102026
Apr112026

Victoria Melody Trouble, Struggle, Bubble and Squeak

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Apr102026

Spring STEAM Homeschool Day

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Apr102026

Eric Penn & Friends, Khi Infinite, Bandup Gotti, and Jesse Boone.

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Apr112026

MacArthur’s Relief at 75: Perspectives on Character, Conscience, and Civil-Military Relations

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Apr112026

TIM BARRY at the NORFOLK TAPHOUSE!

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Apr112026

MacArthur’s Relief at 75: Perspectives on Command, Conscience, and Civil-Military Relations

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Apr112026

Morning Meditation @ the Museum

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Apr112026

Volunteer Litter Cleanup- Harbor Park

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Apr112026

ERT + NTC – Fort Norfolk Walking Tour

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Apr112026

Pushing Dragons: An Improvised Dungeons and Dragons Adventure

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Apr112026

Adult Game Night – Battle of the DJs

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Apr112026

NBN Academy: Maintaining Our Metropolis Codes Workshop

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Apr112026

Virginia Leather Pre-Party Cigar Social

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Apr112026

Sail Nauticus Gear Swap

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Apr112026

LAVA MiniFest at Toast + Perro Blanco

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Apr042026
Apr262026

Golden Egg Hunt

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Apr112026

UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg

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Apr112026

Earth Day Party

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Apr112026

TSRProductions: Take 5

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Apr112026

Welcome to The Chat – Virginia

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Apr112026

PRESSED FLOWER SUNCATCHER + DELICIOUS DRINKS

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Apr112026

Plot Volunteer Day

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Apr112026

Introduction to Neon

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Apr112026

Jellyfish Light Workshop

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Apr112026

Virginia Leather Contest

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Apr112026

Grunge Rock Market at Maker’s Craft Brewery

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Apr112026

Member Exclusive: Little Critter Club

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Feb072026
Apr252026

Beginning Steelpan Classes

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Apr112026

Garden Artists: Plant Impressions

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Apr112026

Stained Glass Butterfly Vase with K. Courage Designs

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Apr112026

Second Saturday Stand-up Comedy

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Apr112026

Raku Pottery Workshop

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Apr112026

Design Your Own Stamp – Just for Teens & Tweens!

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Apr112026

Glassblowing 1

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Apr112026

Oyster Roast

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Apr112026

NACC Waggin’ Wheels Mobile Pet Pantry

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Apr112026

Great American Cleanup 2026: Little Creek Community Cleanup

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Apr112026

NACC Waggin’ Wheels Mobile Pet Pantry

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Apr112026

Sewing Group Orientation

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Apr112026

Second Saturday Art Pop-Up

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Apr112026

Creative Minds: Michelle Young and The Art Spy

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Apr112026

Walking Tour of Historic Fort Norfolk on the ERT!

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Apr112026

Fused Jewelry at the Perry Glass Studio

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Apr112026

Fort Norfolk Walking Tour

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Apr112026

Boombox Rides

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Apr112026

The LIVEST Interactive Adult Game Show (Turning the Light Blue for Autism Edition)

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Apr112026

Kawaii Fest

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Apr112026

Drop Spindle 101 with Beth

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Apr112026

Stained Glass Butterfly Vase with K.Courage Designs

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Apr112026

BB-64 82nd Birthday Celebration

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Apr112026

Battleship Traditions and Artifacts

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Apr112026

NoCo Spring Wine Fest 2026

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Apr112026

Knot Tying

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Apr112026

Rope Making

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Apr112026

Abandon Ship

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Apr122026

Easter Dinner: 2-Course Prix-Fixe Option

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Apr122026

Joint Navy Concert

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Apr122026

Smell Like A Sturgeon

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Apr122026

Hunting Demons: Demon Hunters Dance Party

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Apr122026

ODU Tennis vs. VCU

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Apr122026

Exploring Colors

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Apr122026

Class Dismissed: The Improv 101 Graduation Show

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Apr122026

Vinyl Listening Experience

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Apr122026

Easter Be Well Brunch

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Apr122026

Norfolk Tides vs. Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp

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Apr122026

Southern Afternoon Tea

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Apr122026

Dog’s Out the Cage Tour – Mountain Grass Unit at The Annex

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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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Apr132026

Help Build a New Wetland – Norfolk

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Apr132026

Rope Making

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Apr132026

Mindful Meditation Circle

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Apr142026

An Evening with Ian Toll

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Apr142026

NSU Baseball vs. VMI

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Apr142026

Juvenile’s Boiling Point Album Release Tour

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Apr142026

Fair Housing 101

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Apr142026

Virtual Event: Haven or Hell? Jews in the Philippines During WWII

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Apr072026
Apr282026

Homeschool Garden Science April Series

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Apr072026
Apr282026

Homeschool Garden Stewards April Series

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Apr142026

Survivor Trivia Night at COVA 🔥

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Apr142026

Kishi Bashi: Sonderlust 10th Anniversary Tour

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Apr152026

Class Dismissed: The Improv 101 Graduation Show (ODU)

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Apr152026

Hank’s Trivia Theme Nights

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Apr152026

Spring Flowers with Cricut

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Apr152026

Supper Club with Topic & Discussion!

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Apr152026

NBN Academy: Neighborhood Leadership Cohort (continued)

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Apr152026

Art Babies: Play with Water

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Apr152026

Fuzzy Wednesdays at The Annex

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Apr152026

ODU Baseball vs. Richmond

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Apr152026

Second Wind

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Apr152026

The Black Dahlia Murder

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Apr152026

Supper Club with Topic & Discussion!

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Apr162026

Share this event Sip & Create: Fruit Tart Experience

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Apr162026
Apr192026

Tattoo Hullabaloo

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Apr162026

Norfolk NATO Festival Flag Raising

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Apr162026
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Tattoo Hullabaloo International Drumming Showcase

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Apr162026

Clay Sampler: Thursday Evening Hand Building and Throwing

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Apr162026

Mosaic Coasters- Waters Edge Winery

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Apr162026

Only Rain Down the Drain

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Apr162026
Apr172026

Norfolk Master Gardeners Spring Plant Sale

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Apr162026

Jeremy Jordan & Age Of Madness

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Apr162026

Community Engagement Street Team (CEST) at Sykes Apartments

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Apr162026

Beyond Boundaries 2026: A Lifelong Learning Symposium

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Apr162026

Glass After Dark: Tabitha Thierjung and Lyncia Berry

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Apr162026

Beyond Boundaries 2026: A Lifelong Learning Symposium

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Apr162026

Music Bingo at COVA 🎶

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Apr172026

Only Rain Down the Drain

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Apr172026

’90s Trivia Night

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Apr172026

Live From the Music Room: Eras

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Apr172026

Jay Webb at The Annex

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Apr172026
Apr192026

ODU Baseball vs. Georgia Southern

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Apr172026

Friday at The Naro, Friday, 4/17/26💨

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Apr172026

Astronomy on The Rooftop

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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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Apr172026

Zinnia Happy Hour

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Apr172026
Apr182026

2026 R.I.S.E Women’s Conference

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Apr172026
Apr192026

NSU vs. New Haven

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Apr182026
Apr192026

Voyage of Life: Korean War Photography Exhibition

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Apr182026

ODU Women’s Tennis Team vs. Richmond

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Apr182026

Live Green Norfolk 2026: A Celebration of Community & Sustainability

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Apr182026

Valentine’s Day: Love Songs & Lagers❤️🍺

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Apr182026

Wrestlemania 42

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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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Apr182026

Glassblowing 2

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Apr182026

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

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Apr182026

Norfolk Public Schools Fine Arts

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Apr182026

Abandon Ship

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Apr182026

Conservation Clean-Up

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Apr182026

Boombox Rides

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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

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

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Apr182026

Norfolk Public Schools Fine Arts Festival

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Apr182026

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

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Apr182026

Norfolk NATO Festival International Village

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Apr182026

Virginia International Tattoo American Pipe Band Championship

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Apr182026

73rd Annual Parade of Nations

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Apr182026

17th Annual Taste of India

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Apr182026

Hookah & Paint Night

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Apr182026

Spring Gospel Concert

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Apr182026

Dance 4 Your Life! Dance Competition

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Apr182026

Apostle Michelle Bowman’s 20th Pastoral Anniversary Comedy Roast

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Apr182026

Pushing Dragons at the Richmond Ren-Faire

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Apr182026

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

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Apr182026

Garden Artists: Beaded Rain Mobiles

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Apr192026

757 Spring Fest

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Apr192026

SUPERHIGH MARKET

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Apr192026

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

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Apr192026

Hippie Sabotage

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Apr192026

A Tea in Pixie Hollow

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Apr192026

Habitat Heroes – Native Plant Workshop

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Apr192026

Pushing Dragons at the Richmond Ren-Faire

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Apr192026

Special Topics Tour: From Head to Toe

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Apr192026

Maritime Corrosion

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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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Apr202026
Apr222026

The Big Lebowski on 4/20 at The Naro 💨

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Apr212026

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

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Apr212026
Apr222026

Norfolk Tides vs. Memphis Redbirds

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Apr212026

ODU Baseball vs. East Carolina

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Apr212026

Exploring Fossils

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Apr212026

David and Tamela Mann

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Apr212026

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

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Apr212026

NSU Baseball vs. Virginia State

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Apr212026

Signal Flags

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Apr212026

The Art of Yoga

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Apr212026

Cruise Market Days

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Apr212026

Digital Media Studio Group Orientation

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Apr222026

NBN Academy: Neighborhood Leadership Cohort (continued)

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Apr222026

Abandon Ship

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Apr222026

Gaming & Gambling 101 Training

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Apr222026

Sound Phones

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Apr222026

Homeschool Studio

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Apr232026

City Planning Commission – Public Hearing

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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

Norfolk Tides vs. Memphis Redbirds

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Apr232026

Historic Garden Week

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Apr232026

City Planning Commission – Informal Meeting

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Apr232026

Only Rain Down the Drain

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Apr232026

Open Studio: Expand Your Torch Skills

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Apr232026

Walker Montgomery – Saving The Honky Tonks Tour

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Traveling solo can be a truly liberating experience. From start to…

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Best Brunch Spots in Norfolk, VA

From pillowy biscuits to piled-high Benedicts and waffles topped with all the fixings, brunch in Norfolk…

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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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Things to Do on a Monday in Norfolk

Update: Nauticus Museum and Battleship Wisconsin will be open on Mondays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m…

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