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Norf*k. Nawfick. Norfolk. No matter how you say it, Norfolk means vacation. Whether you’re hanging out for a long weekend or taking the whole week, our waterfront city’s 600+ indie restaurants, live entertainment and walkable downtown are primed to show you a good time.

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Things to Do in Ocean View / East Beach

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Festivals in Norfolk

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Pet Friendly Activities

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Outdoor Dining

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Fine Dining

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Wine and Wineries

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Arts and Entertainment in Norfolk

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Local Eats in Ocean View / East Beach

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Water Sport Rentals

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Marinas

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Fishing

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Seafood in the City

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Norfolk’s Top BBQ Joints

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Brew Norfolk

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Coffee and Desserts

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Bikeable Norfolk

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Performing Arts

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Public Arts and Galleries

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Museums

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Live Music

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Chrysler Museum / Perry Glass Studio

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African American History in Norfolk

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Open Late

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Golf Courses

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Our Beaches

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Outdoor Recreation In Norfolk

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Outdoor Firepits

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Cuisine and Cocktails in Norfolk

Events

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Arts and Entertainment

Dinosaurs of Antarctica

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Arts and Entertainment

MAMA-Girl! Retrospective Exhibit

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Flourish: An Annual Juried National Exhibition of Floral and Botanical Artworks

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The Vault – Andy Harris: Little Flowers That Follow Me Everywhere

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Membership Swap: Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art

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WWII Paper Dolls @ Activity HQ

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2025 Senior Olympics

May012025

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Norfolk Works: The Summer Employment & Career Series

May012025

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Plena Libre

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Carved Couture Exhibition Opening

May012025

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Norfolk Home & Garden Tour

May012025

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Soulja Boy

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Special Display: The Paintings of Mary Maynard

May012025

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Bearly Dead ’25 “Paradise Waits” Tour

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Cuisine and Cocktails

Ghent Farmers Market

May012025

Arts and Entertainment

Bearly Dead ’25 “Paradise Waits” Tour

Apr102025

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Arts and Entertainment

Make Your Own Patch @ Activity HQ

May012025

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Norfolk Home and Garden Tour

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Special Exhibit: The Price of Unpreparedness

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Bike Nights at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens

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Sincerely, Spring 2025 Senior Exhibition

May022025

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Live Music Patio Series at Just Birdies

May022025

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Bike Night

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Norfolk After Dark Dance Cruise

May022025

Arts and Entertainment

TX2 at The Annex

May022025

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Night for the Fight

May022025

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Zack Fox (DJ Set)

May022025

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Chris Staples & Feign Kin @ Union Overall Co

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Brewery Events

Friday Night Live Musci at COVA

May022025

Arts and Entertainment

Girl-Prov : A Girl’s Night Out with Improv Comedy

May022025

Arts and Entertainment

The Comedy Sketchbook – A Night of Sketch Comedy

May032025

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Granby Street: A Downtown Norfolk Walking Tour

May032025

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Date Night at the Push Comedy Theater

May032025

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Wild Tykes at the Virginia Zoo

May032025

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East Beach Farmers Market (Weekly)

May032025

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Matisyahu

May032025

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The Great Gatsby Ballet World Ballet Company

May032025

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Pints for Parkinson’s Norfolk Optimism Walk After Party

May032025

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The Nascar Jones Show: Comedy Talk Show

May032025

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Live Green Norfolk: A Celebration of Community & Sustainability

May032025

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Creative Nation Spring Fest

May032025

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Step Up for The Up Center

May032025

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Spring Into Summer at COVA

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Fiesta De Mayo

May032025

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Being On The Water

Norfolk Signature Mimosa Brunch Cruise

May032025

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Darren Kiely – Never Been Here Before World Tour 2025

May032025

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Warehouse LIVE: Zac Plastic, Box Factory, Chase Evers & Holy Love Incorporated

May032025

Aug022025

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Storybook Tea Party at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens

May032025

May042025

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SPRING TOWN POINT VIRGINIA WINE FESTIVAL

May032025

May172025

Arts and Entertainment

Norfolk After Dark Dance Cruise

May042025

Being On The Water

Norfolk Signature Mimosa Brunch Cruise

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Jun152025

Cuisine and Cocktails

Industry Night at COVA

May042025

Arts and Entertainment

May Day & Open House at the Goode Family Visual Arts School

May042025

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Fashion & Hair Show

May042025

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Warehouse LIVE: Boo Boo Spoiler, You’re Jovian & Infinite Boss

May042025

Nov022025

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Tour de ORF

May042025

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John Moreland, singer-songwriter

May062025

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Shakey Graves

May062025

May112025

Arts and Entertainment

Pretty Woman: The Musical

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Brewery Events

Chris’s Pub Trivia

May082025

Arts and Entertainment

Norfolk Works: The Summer Employment & Career Series

May082025

Arts and Entertainment

ROTC Commissioning

May082025

Arts and Entertainment

Candlelight Yoga With Live Music

May082025

Arts and Entertainment

ZOSO (The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience) – Freedom Hawk

May092025

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Family Twilight Trek – Frogs at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens

May092025

Being On The Water

Norfolk Signature Lunch Cruise

May092025

Jun012025

Arts and Entertainment

Memphis

May092025

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Open Mic Night at Makers Craft Brewery with Vanessa Rodriguez

May092025

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Black Jacket Symphony presents Jimmy Buffett

May092025

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Coco Jones

May092025

May102025

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Panties in a Twist

May092025

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Old Dominion University Advanced Degree Commencement

May102025

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Larry Fleet

May102025

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Old Dominion University Commencement

May102025

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Luther Relives- “A Mother’s Day Weekend” Musical Tribute to Luther Vandross

May102025

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Silent Disco

May102025

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Jr Garden Artists: Mother’s Day Mugs at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens

May112025

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G-Eazy

May112025

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Alcée Chriss III, organ

May112025

Cuisine and Cocktails

Mother’s Day Buffet

May112025

Being On The Water

Mother’s Day Afternoon Sail

May112025

Being On The Water

Mother’s Day Afternoon Sail

May112025

Being On The Water

Norfolk Mother’s Day Signature Brunch Cruise

May112025

Brewery Events

Mother’s Day Paint N Sip at Cova Brewing

May112025

Being On The Water

Norfolk Mother’s Day Signature Dinner Cruise

May112025

Cuisine and Cocktails

Mother’s Day Brunch

May112025

Arts and Entertainment

Hackensaw Boys – celebrating 20 years of Love What You Do

May122025

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G-Eazy

May122025

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Tidewater Community College Commencement

May132025

Arts and Entertainment

Homeschool Garden Stewards: Wild Wetlands

May132025

Arts and Entertainment

Norfolk Tides vs. Jacksonville

May142025

Arts and Entertainment

Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, Antonio Sanchez Trio

May142025

Being On The Water

Cocktails with a Cause

May142025

Arts and Entertainment

Norfolk Tides vs. Jacksonville

May142025

Being On The Water

Bingo Silver Series Cruise

May152025

Arts and Entertainment

Wild Tykes at The Virginia Zoo

May152025

May182025

Arts and Entertainment

Norfolk Greek Festival at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral

May152025

Arts and Entertainment

Norfolk Works: The Summer Employment & Career Series

May152025

Arts and Entertainment

Louisiana Calling

May152025

Aug282025

Arts and Entertainment

15th Anniversary Sunsets on the River Summer Concert Series

May152025

May162025

Being On The Water

Norfolk Signature Lunch Cruise

May152025

Arts and Entertainment

Norfolk Tides vs. Jacksonville

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May182025

Arts and Entertainment

Bayou Bon Vivant

May162025

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Glow Ride IX

May162025

May182025

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Bayou Bon Vivant

May162025

Arts and Entertainment

Arts at the Attucks Trio Jazz

May162025

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Electric Feels

May162025

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Kendall Street Company at The Annex

May162025

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Bike to Work Day!

May162025

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Norfolk Tides vs. Jacksonville

The Latest

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LGBTQIA+ Norfolk Weekend Getaway

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Weekend Getaway in Norfolk and Virginia Beach

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Virginia’s Beaches, Bays and Waterways

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Doumar’s Cones and Barbecue

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A Weekend in Downtown Norfolk

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Go There: A Magical Weekend In Norfolk, VA

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Spectacular Things Do To In Norfolk Virginia With Kids

Restaurants

You’ve got 600+ indie restaurants in Norfolk to try. Start here.

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Guy Fieri’s Smokehouse

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Handsome Biscuit

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Grain

Breweries

Elation Brewing

Bakeries / Desserts

Elliot’s Fair Grounds

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Gershwin’s

Guides & Itineraries

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Must Seas: Arts & Entertainment Edition

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