Arts and Entertainment

River Life Uncovered: Walking tour with VIMS

June 14 2025

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Elizabeth River Trail Elizabeth River Ferry, 333 Waterside Dr, Norfolk, VA 23510

In partnership with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) and the Elizabeth River Project, this relaxed walking tour offers a unique chance to explore and learn about the incredible biodiversity of the Elizabeth River.

As we stroll the trail, Troy Tuckey, Research Scientist at VIMS, will share the fascinating world of fish that call the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries home. Learn how these waters serve as vital nurseries for juvenile fish and important feeding grounds for adults. Learn how VIMS’s ongoing fish sampling in the Elizabeth River helps inform conservation efforts and guide decisions to protect vulnerable species.

Perfect for nature lovers, science enthusiasts, or anyone curious about what’s swimming just beneath the surface of our river! Free and open to everyone, no registration required.

Meeting location and route information coming soon!

Arts and Entertainment

June Member Exclusive: Flower Fun

June 4 - June 26 2025

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Norfolk Botanical Garden 6700 Azalea Garden Rd, Norfolk, VA 23518

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Join us in the WOW Children’s Garden to create flower-inspired works of art. Recommended for ages 3+ with some chaperone assistance.

This program is an NBG Member exclusive program and requires pre-registration. NBG Members must register their child ticket(s) to attend. Walk-up availability may not be available. Members are advised to pre-register. Upon arriving at the Garden, guests are required to show their NBG membership for entry.

Family Friendly

NEW! Critter Club June Series

June 3 - June 24 2025

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Norfolk Botanical Garden 6700 Azalea Garden Rd, Norfolk, VA 23518 Price: Price for NBG Members: $12/Child. Price for Not-yet Members: $20/Child and $18/Adult.

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Join us for our new and improved Critter Club series! Each week in June we will be investigating the different invertebrates that call the Garden home.

SERIES SCHEDULE:
Tuesday, June 3 | Bugs and Insects
Tuesday, June 10 | Garden Friends and Pests
Tuesday, June 17 | Aquatic Invertebrates
Tuesday, June 24 | Pollinator Pals

Price for NBG Members: $12/Child. (Adult members may attend for free with a registered child).

Price for Not-yet Members: $20/Child and $18/Adult. (Tickets for class must be purchased for both children and adults and includes daytime admission to NBG).

MEMBER EXCLUSIVE: Register for all FOUR (4) June programs for $40! Members receive $2 off per series class. The series ticket links are listed below. Members only need to purchase the series ticket – tickets for the individual programs are not needed.

Arts and Entertainment

Surviving Through Mental Health

July 17 2025

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Chrysler Hall 215 Saint Pauls Boulevard Norfolk, Virginia 23510 Price: Free

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Join Norfolk Community Services Board, Project ORF and community partners in mental health and wellness for an evening of connection and healing to educate on how stressors can show up across generations and how to collaborate as a community to bring healing, resilience, support and understanding.

Event Highlights Include:

Mental health and wellness resources
Community support programs
Special guest panelists and speakers
Food and refreshments
Prizes, raffles and giveaways
and much more!

This event is FREE and all are welcome! Complimentary parking provided. For more information, registration (optional), or volunteer signup, visit the City of Norfolk’s website.

Arts and Entertainment

RnB Block Party

June 20 2025

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Scope Plaza 201 E Brambleton Ave, Norfolk, VA 23510 Price: Price may vary

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Summer is here and on Friday, June 20, THE RNB BLOCK PARTY returns outside to Scope Plaza to celebrate Juneteenth weekend! From 6 p.m. to 12 a.m., come party with some of your favorite DJs, including Izzy the DJ, DJ Crush Groovey, DJ Flood, and some new faces to the block party stage, including Kyra Chaos and Mary J Blige’s official DJ, DJ SNS. RnB music, food trucks, and all the summer vibes are back. You Gotta Dance!!!

Arts and Entertainment

Chuck Prophet at The Annex

September 16 2025

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

The Annex 2500 Church Street, Unit A Norfolk, VA 23517 Price: Tickets $25 advance // $30 reserved seat

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Chuck Prophet

When a stage four lymphoma diagnosis forced him off the road and into the hospital, Chuck Prophet didn’t know if he’d live long enough to see the end of the year, let alone get back on tour. His savior was music and the result is “Wake the Dead,” his critically-lauded new album. Recorded with a band of brothers ¿Qiensave?, the collection explores the world of Cumbia music, which consumed and comforted Prophet during his illness and recovery. The songs are intoxicatingly rhythmic, demanding you move your body, with arrangements that blur the lines between tradition and innovation. There are flashes of rock and roll, punk, surf, and soul, all filtered through the streets of San Francisco.

Tickets:
$20 advance

$30 reserved seat

Arts and Entertainment

Spafford at The Annex

August 26 2025

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

The Annex 2500 Church Street, Unit A Norfolk, VA 23517 Price: Tickets $25 advance // $30 day of show

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Spafford is known for their astonishing improvisational ability and off-the-cuff extended jams, Spafford paints a picture in real-time each night with a musical palette known only to each other. It’s a private language comprised of both their talent as musicians as well as their formidable catalog of influences, spanning 90’s alt-rock radio hits to Steely Dan and The Crystal Method. Each Spafford show is a sonic pilgrimage, the journey of a team of musicians so in tune with each other that a single note communicates intent and purpose. Spafford is amongst the most creative and hard-traveling bands on the contemporary jam scene, performing countless sold-out headline dates along with high profile festival sets at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Firefly Music Festival, and many others.

Tickets on-sale May 30 at 10am

Arts and Entertainment

AJJ at The Annex

August 17 2025

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

The Annex 2500 Church Street, Unit A Norfolk, VA 23517 Price: Tickets $25 advance // $30 day of show

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LAVA Presents:

August 17, 2025 at The Annex

AJJ

with Pacing

Doors 6pm // Music 7pm

Tickets $25 advance // $30 day of show

All Ages

Arts and Entertainment

GLOM + DROOK at The Annex

July 23 2025

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

The Annex 2500 Church Street, Unit A Norfolk, VA 23517 Price: Tickets $12 adv // $15 day of show

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LAVA Presents:

July 23, 2025 at The Annex

GLOM + DROOK

special guests to be announced

Doors 7pm // Music 8pm

Tickets $12 adv // $15 day of show

All Ages

Arts and Entertainment

Snake Mountain Revival, Toward Space, Box Factory at The Annex

June 11 2025

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

The Annex 2500 Church Street, Unit A Norfolk, VA 23517 Price: $12 in advance / Day Of : $16.8

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LAVA Presents
July 11, 2025 at The Annex

Snake Mountain Revival

Toward Space

Box Factory

Doors 7pm // Music 8pm

Tickets

All Ages

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