Arts and Entertainment

2025 Stockley Gardens Spring Arts Festival in Historic Ghent

May 17 - May 18 2025

May 17th at 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; May 18th at 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Stockley Gardens 715 Stockley Gdns, Norfolk, VA 23507 (757) 625-6161 Price: Free event
Mark Your Calendar for the 2025 Stockley Gardens Spring Arts Festival, presented by Towne Bank! Get ready for an unforgettable weekend of creativity, local musicians, and fun in the heart of Norfolk’s historic Ghent neighborhood!
Since 1984 Hope House Foundation has hosted the Stockley Gardens Arts Festival, a two-day event featuring over 125 artists from across the U.S. and overseas to participate and showcase their art in a variety of mediums, including photography, pottery, sculpture, painting, mixed media and jewelry. Stockley Gardens Park offers the festival a distinctive atmosphere with its peaceful garden setting in the heart of the historic district in Ghent, Norfolk. The festival is free and open to the public and attracts thousands of people who enjoy the art, live music, an array of food and the community atmosphere of the event held in the spring and fall each year. Don’t miss this vibrant celebration of art, music, and community!

If you would like to volunteer at the festival, please sign-up at this link: Click Here!

📅 When:
• Saturday, May 17th: 10 AM – 5 PM
• Sunday, May 18th: 12 PM – 5 PM

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