Dates and events are subject to change. Please visit the event website for the most up-to-date information.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Jan. 12-March 16: Restaurant Weeks in Coastal Virginia
Participating restaurants in cities such as Newport News, Virginia Beach, Downtown Norfolk, Williamsburg, Portsmouth, Smithfield and Hampton offer meals from a set menu for a fixed price. See the Current section of this issue for specific dates and details.
Jan. 11-12: The Home Owners Expo
Find all of your homeowner needs under one roof. Meet with home improvement experts and get inspiration for your future projects. Chesapeake Conference Center. thehomeownersexpo.com
Jan. 12: Coastal Virginia Wedding Showcase
Consult with some of the region’s top wedding-industry professionals to find everything you need for your big day. The Founders Inn and Spa, Virginia Beach. coastalvirginiaweddings.com
Jan. 10-12: Hampton Roads International Auto Show
Virginia’s largest new car show has almost every make and model on display without sales pressure. Virginia Beach Convention Center. hamptonroadsautoshow.com
Jan. 11: Shobou Con
Chesapeake’s mini anime convention is back with a full schedule of events for all ages, including panels, cosplay, vendors and more. Chesapeake Public Library. events.chesapeakelibrary.org
Jan. 17-19: RV Show of Tidewater
Browse a wide variety of motorhomes, fifth wheels and travel trailers as you immerse yourself in the world of recreational vehicles. Virginia Beach Convention Center. rvshowoftidewater.com
Jan. 17-20: Winter Blues Jazz Fest
This four-day jazz festival will provide an entertaining weekend of jazz and blues programs, plus fan-favorite events. Williamsburg. winterbluesjazzfest.com
Jan. 18: Cookie Classic Run
The Cookie Classic, supporting the Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast, welcomes runners of all abilities to race on flat asphalt. Great Dismal Swamp, Chesapeake. gsccc.org
Jan. 18-19: Coastal Virginia Magazine WineFest (21+ Only)
Enjoy Virginia’s finest vintage wines, a craft beer garden, the distillery den, live music and more. Hampton Roads Convention Center, Hampton. covawinefest.com
Jan. 18-19: Mid-Atlantic Home & Outdoor Living Show
The Mid-Atlantic Home & Outdoor Living Show brings you the latest in style, technology and décor. Virginia Beach Convention Center. midatlantichomeshow.com
Jan. 25-Feb. 2: Winter Wildlife Festival
Celebrate coastal wildlife and nature with engaging programs, including more than 50 activities, excursions, tours and more, that embrace the area’s natural beauty. parks.virginiabeach.gov
Jan. 31-Feb. 2: Mid Atlantic Sports & Boat Show
Boating enthusiasts can find 2025 boat models, custom boats, personal watercraft and more. Virginia Beach Convention Center. vbboatshows.com
Throughout February: Black History Month at Colonial Williamsburg
Discover the untold stories of Williamsburg’s African American residents who lived, loved and strove to create a better future. Colonial Williamsburg. colonialwilliamsburg.org
Feb. 7: Bacchus Wine and Food Festival
Enjoy delicious samplings of fine wine, local restaurant fare, a silent auction, and live music and entertainment. Virginia Living Museum, Newport News. thevlm.org
Feb. 7-8: Virginia Beach Coin Show
Collectors can revel in an assortment of ancient and modern coins and paper currency from around the world. Virginia Beach Convention Center. tidewatercoinclub.org
Feb. 15-17: Presidents Weekend at Colonial Williamsburg
Meet George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison and discover the roles each played in Virginia’s colonial capital. Colonial Williamsburg. colonialwilliamsburg.org
Feb. 15-16: Hampton Roads Home Show
The Peninsula’s largest home show features landscaping companies, remodeling contractors, interior decorating companies and more. Hampton Roads Convention Center, Hampton. hamptonvahomeshow.com
Feb. 27-March 2: Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival
The largest quilt festival on the Eastern Seaboard, the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival features quilt collections, fiber art exhibitions and the Merchants Mall. Hampton Roads Convention Center, hampton.quiltfest.com
Feb. 27: With Love Gala
An elegant evening at the Chrysler Museum of Art including a silent art auction, music, dinner and performances and benefitting National Alliance on Mental Health Coastal Virginia. This formal event will unveil the 1000 Flowers Community Art Installation. withlovenami.com
March 2: 49th Annual Oyster Fest
Enjoy delicious food and drinks, along with live music, craft vendors and more to benefit the Virginia Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad. Virginia Beach Convention Center. vbvrs.org
ART
Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg
301 S. Nassau St., Williamsburg. 888-965-7254.
colonialwilliamsburg.org
Ongoing: Celebrities in Print; Worlds Collide: Archaeology and Global Trade in Williamsburg
Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries
4509 Monarch Way, Norfolk.
757-683-6271.
odu.edu
Ongoing: MAMA-Girl!
Barry Art Museum
Old Dominion University
1075 W 43rd St., Norfolk.
757-683-6200.
barryartmuseum.odu.edu
Through Jan. 5: Message in a Bottle: Picturing Maritime Culture in Hampton Roads; Dollhaus: Reimagining the Domestic Space
Opening Jan. 28: Carved Couture: 18th-Century British Wooden Fashion Dolls
The Charles H. Taylor
Visual Arts Center
4205 Victoria Blvd., Hampton. 757-727-1490.
hamptonarts.net
Through Jan. 11: Small Works
Opening Feb. 1: Hampton Arts League 2025 Member Exhibition
Chrysler Museum of Art
1 Memorial Place, Norfolk. 757-664-6200.
chrysler.org
Ongoing: Framing the Expanded Field: Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty
Through Jan. 5: Farm to Table: Art, Food, and Identity in the Age of Impressionism
Through Jan. 19: Peter Bremers: Ice to Water
Through Feb. 16: New Frames of Reference: Early French Photographers at Home and Abroad
D’Art Center
740 Boush St., Norfolk.
757-625-4211.
d-artcenter.org
Jan. 11-Feb. 8: Portrayed 4:
A Juried National Exhibition of Portraiture; The Vault – Brittany Johnson
Feb. 15-March 8: Surface 2:
A National Juried Exhibition of Artworks Unique in Texture or Pattern; The Vault – Anne May
Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center
1 Avenue of the Arts, Newport News. 757-594-0800.
thetorggler.org
Through Jan. 12: Facial Features: Paulina Archambault and
Matthew Pierce
Through Feb. 9: 18th Annual ArtCNU Photography Exhibition
Through Feb. 23: Reflections: Surface and Substance
Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art
2200 Parks Ave., Virginia Beach. 757-425-0000.
virginiamoca.org
Opening Feb. 7: Duke Riley: O’er the Wide and Plastic Sea; Open (C)all 2025: Dear Earth
Through Feb. 15: Art of the ViBe 4
MUSEUMS
Colonial Williamsburg
101 Visitor Center Drive, Williamsburg. 888-965-7254.
colonialwilliamsburg.org
Feb. 22-March 2:
Homeschool Days
Hampton History Museum
120 Old Hampton Lane, Hampton. 757-727-1102.
hampton.gov
Ongoing: The 1619 Traveling Exhibit; NASA’s Human Computers; NASA: Hampton Takes Flight; Historic Black Beaches
Jamestown Settlement and American Revolution Museum at Yorktown
757-253-4838. jyfmuseums.org
Feb. 1-March 2: Black Artist Showcase
Feb. 22: After Angelo
Virginia Aquarium &
Marine Science Center
717 General Booth Blvd.,
Virginia Beach. 757-385-3474.
virginiaaquarium.com
Opening Jan. 19: Emotions at Play
Through Jan. 20: TROLLS: Save the Humans
Virginia Living Museum
524 J. Clyde Morris Blvd.,
Newport News. 757-595-1900.
thevlm.org
Jan. 3, Feb. 7: Horticulture Consultations & Tours
Jan. 10, 17, Feb. 1, 15, 21, 28: Scout Camp Ins
Virginia Zoo
300 Granby St., Norfolk.
757-441-2374.
virginiazoo.org
Jan. 13, Feb. 10: Homeschool Programs
MUSIC & STAGE
The American Theatre
125 E. Mellen St., Hampton.
757-722-2787.
hamptonarts.net
Jan. 2, 16, 30, Feb. 13, 27:
Classic Movie Nights
Jan. 14: Mat & Savanna Shaw
Jan. 18: That Summer the
Wolf Came
Feb. 16: Unity Gospel Choir
Attucks Theatre
100 Church St., Norfolk.
757-664-6464.
sevenvenues.com
Jan. 10: Maria Bamford
Jan. 18, Feb. 22:
Attucks Jazz Club
Feb. 1: Steve Treviño
Chartway Arena
4320 Hampton Blvd., Norfolk. 757-683-4444.
chartwayarena.com
Jan. 19: The Timeless R&B Tour
Feb. 21: Jo Koy
Feb. 23: TobyMac’s
Hits Deep Tour
Feb. 28-March 1: Govx PBR Norfolk
Chrysler Hall
215 St. Pauls Blvd., Norfolk.
757-664-6464.
sevenvenues.com
JANUARY7-12: Tina; 31: Dancing in the Street: The Music of Motown
FEBRUARY
4-9: MJ; 18: Angela Hucles Mangano; 22: Eddie Griffin; 25: Alton Brown Live
Dede Robertson Theatre
1000 Regent University Dr., Virginia Beach. 757-352-4036.
regent.edu
Feb. 28-March 2:
The Voice of the Prairie
Downing-Gross
Cultural Arts Center
2410 Wickham Ave.,
Newport News. 757-247-8950.
downinggross.org
Jan. 10: DG Clubs Interest Meeting
Elevation 27
600 Nevan Road, Virginia Beach. 757-716-4028.
elevation27.com
JANUARY
3: An Evening with Shot Thru the Heart; 4: Be Kind & Rewind;
10: An Evening with The Deloreans; 11: Captain Mike and The Shipwrecked; 17: G-Man Live & Antidote Agency; 18: An Evening with Double Vision; 22: Nonpoint with Crobot and Heartsick; 24: The Fighting Jamesons; 25: Tell Me Lies; 31: Badfish
FEBRUARY
1: An Evening with On the Border; 3: G, Love & Special Sauce; 4: Steinza; 5: Nita Strauss with Por Vida and Thee Nux Trio; 7: Thurston Howell; 12: An Evening with That Arena Rock Show; 19: Grateful Dub; 20: An Evening with The Ultimate Doors; 22: Kashmir; 25: Big Head Todd & The Monsters; 27: Aaron Watson
Ferguson Center
for the Arts
1 Avenue of the Arts,
Newport News. 757-594-8752.
fergusoncenter.org
JANUARY
18: Superstar. The Songs. The Stories. The Carpenters; 19: Dear Evan Hansen; 21: Bodytraffic; 26: Hero: The Boy From Troy
FEBRUARY
1: Dancing in the Street: The Music of Motown; 2: The Cher Show; 6: Yamato: The Drummers of Japan; 8: Piano Superstar Yuja Wang + Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake and Romeo & Juliet; 16: Mutts Gone Nuts – Unleashed; 22: Leah Glenn Dance Theatre presents Nine
Hampton Coliseum
1000 Coliseum Drive, Hampton. 757-838-4203.
hamptoncoliseum.org
Jan. 10-12: 2025 Virginia Duals Wrestling Tournament and Youth Championship
Harrison Opera House
160 W. Virginia Beach Blvd., Norfolk. 757-664-6464.
sevenvenues.com
Jan. 19: A Tribute to
Martin Luther King Jr.
Jan. 23: Black Jacket Symphony
Feb. 21-23: ​Così Fan Tutte
Feb. 28: Rhythm Live!
Little Theatre of
Virginia Beach
550 Barberton Drive,
Virginia Beach. 757-428-9233.
ltvb.com
Jan. 17-Feb. 9:
Into the Breeches
The NorVa
317 Monticello Ave., Norfolk. 757-627-4547.
thenorva.com
JANUARY
18: Destroy Lonely; 25: WNRN’s Dead Air 4; 31: Sullivan King
FEBRUARY
1: Saved by the 90s; 7: Kash Doll; 12: Jerry Cantrell; 14: The Legwarmers
Rivers Casino Portsmouth
3630 Victory Blvd., Portsmouth. 757-840-2278.
riverscasino.com/portsmouth
Jan. 31: Grand Funk Railroad
Sandler Center for the Performing Arts
210 Market St., Virginia Beach. 757-385-2787.
sandlercenter.org
JANUARY
6: Snow Queen; 9: The Hookz; 11: Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular; 12: Symphonicity: 26th Annual Lollipop Concert; 16: Matt Hollman; 17: Bored Teachers; 19: Dirty Dancing in Concert; 23: The Bread Collectors; 24: Jim Belushi; 25: The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch – Live; 26: PBJ: Dancing Princesses; 30: Will Overman
FEBRUARY
6: James Henry Morgan Gang; 16: Symphonicity Sister Cities; 20: Hoot & Annie; Feb. 21-23: Annie; Feb. 27: Jacob Vanko
Scope Arena
201 E. Brambleton Ave., Norfolk. 757-664-6464.
sevenvenues.com
Jan. 11: Tom Segura
Smithfield Little Theatre
210 N. Church St., Smithfield. 757-357-7338.
smithfieldlittletheatre.org
Feb. 7-March 2: Italian American Reconciliation
Suffolk Center for
the Cultural Arts
110 W. Finney Ave., Suffolk.
757-923-0003.
suffolkcenter.org
Jan. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31:
Winter Music Series
Jan. 11: Vinyl Radio
Feb. 14: Sweetheart
Dinner and Dance
Wells Theatre
108 E. Tazewell St., Norfolk.
757-927-1234.
sevenvenues.com
Jan. 29-Feb. 16: Fat Ham
Zeiders American
Dream Theater
4509 Commerce St.,
Virginia Beach. 757-499-0317.
thez.org
JANUARY
10: ECHOES Artist Showcase; 11: Kids Comedy Show; Plan B Comedy Show; 12: Intro to
Stage Combat; 14,16: The Z Open Mics; 23-Feb. 1: My Brother Death; 27:
Z Fringe Kickoff Arts Mixer
FEBRUARY
4: Plan B Jam; 8: Caribbean Dreaming; Plan B Comedy Show; 11: The Z Open Mics;
21: Ballet Virginia: Heart & Soul
