Dates and events are subject to change. Please visit the event website for the most up-to-date information.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Jan. 10-11: The Home Owners Expo
Find all your homeowner needs under one roof. Meet with home improvement experts and get inspiration for your future projects. Chesapeake Conference Center. thehomeownersexpo.com
Jan. 16-25: Virginia Beach Restaurant Week
Indulge in a 10-day celebration of Virginia Beach’s culinary scene, featuring nearly 60 of the area’s best restaurants. dineinvb.com
Jan. 17: Cookie Classic Run
The event, 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. 17-18: Mid-Atlantic Home & Outdoor Living Show
This home improvement event brings you the latest in style, technology and décor. Virginia Beach Convention Center. midatlantichomeshow.com
Jan. 23-31: Portsmouth Restaurant Week
Support your favorite local restaurants or find a new favorite during this nine-day event, with deals on lunch or dinner specials throughout the city. dineinportsmouth.com
Jan. 24-Feb. 1: Winter Wildlife Festival
Celebrate coastal wildlife and nature with engaging programs, including more than 50 activities, excursions, and tours, that embrace the area’s natural beauty. parks.virginiabeach.gov
Jan. 30-March 8: Mardi Gras at Busch Gardens
The amusement park celebrates Mardi Gras with food, cocktails, entertainment, and live music at the amusement park. Busch Gardens, Williamsburg. buschgardens.com
Feb. 6: 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. 6-7: 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. 7-8: Coastal Virginia Magazine WineFest
Enjoy Virginia’s finest vintage wines, a craft beer garden, the distillery den, and live music. Virginia Beach Convention Center. covawinefest.com
Feb. 15: The Princess Ball
Fathers and daughters gather under sparkling lights for a night of enchanting music and dancing. Chesapeake Conference Center. chesapeakeconference.com
Feb. 20-March 1: York County Restaurant Week
County restaurants serve up exclusive menus at a discount. visityorktown.org
Feb. 21-22: Hampton Roads Home Show
The Peninsula’s largest home show features landscaping companies, remodeling contractors, and interior decorating companies. Hampton Roads Convention Center, Hampton. hamptonvahomeshow.com
Feb. 26-March 1: Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival
The largest quilt festival on the Eastern Seaboard features quilt collections, fiber art exhibitions, and the Merchants Mall. Hampton Roads Convention Center, Hampton. quiltfest.com
Feb. 27-March 1: One City Marathon Weekend
Race the length of Newport News on a point-to-point marathon, or choose the half marathon, Maritime 5K, or Nautical Mile Fun Run. onecitymarathon.com
March 1: 50th Annual Oyster Fest
Enjoy food, drinks, live music, and craft finds to benefit the Virginia Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad. Virginia Beach Convention Center. vbvrs.org
ART
The Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center
Hampton, hamptonarts.net
Through Jan. 10: Small Works
Chrysler Museum of Art
Norfolk, chrysler.org
Ongoing: Nam June Paik:
Electronic Television
Ongoing: Beyond the Mountains: Danny Lyon’s Photography in Haiti
Ongoing:
Tapio Wirkkala: Still
Through Jan. 11:
Susan Watkins
and Women Artists of the Progressive Era
Opening Feb. 20: Architects of Being: Louise Nevelson and Esphyr Slobodkina
D’Art Center
Norfolk, d-artcenter.org
Jan. 10-Feb. 7:
Merged: A National Juried Exhibit of Collage and Assemblage
Jan. 10-Feb. 7: ImPRESSION: A National Juried Exhibit of Printmaking
Feb. 14-March 14: Got Wax? A Juried National Exhibition of Artworks Created with Cold
& Hot Wax Processes
Feb. 14-March 14: Polymer Sculpted: An Exhibit of Polymer Clay Artworks from Across the Country
Hermitage Museum & Gardens
Norfolk, thehermitagemuseum.org
Ongoing: The Sloane Collection
Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center
Newport News, thetorggler.org
Opening Jan. 23:
Kang Seung Lee: Skin
Opening Jan. 25: Future Fossils
Opening Jan. 25: Studio LeMercier: Marine Transgressions
Opening Jan. 25: Courtney Mattison: Surface Tension
Muscarelle Museum of Art
William & Mary, Williamsburg, muscarelle.wm.edu
Through Jan. 11: Selections from Expanded Horizons: Native American Creativity at the Intersection of Culture and Art
Through Jan. 11: Faculty Show 16
Through Feb. 15: Liquid Commonwealth: The Art and Life of Water in Virginia
Ongoing: Losing Todd: A Mother’s Journey
Ongoing: Founding the Alma Mater of the Nation
Ongoing: 18th-20th Century American Paintings
Opening Jan. 23: Abstract Expressionists: The Women
Virginia Museum
of Contemporary Art
Virginia Beach, virginiamoca.org
Through Jan. 11: Where We Meet
Through Jan. 11: Where We Belong: From the Vault of Virginia MOCA
MUSEUMS & PARKS
Children’s Museum of Virginia
Portsmouth, childrensmuseumvirginia.com
Jan. 7: Toddler Days
Jan. 28: Homeschool Day
Colonial Williamsburg
Williamsburg, colonialwilliamsburg.org
February: Black History Month
Feb. 28: Homeschool Days
Hampton History Museum
Hampton, hampton.gov
Ongoing: The 1619
Traveling Exhibit
Ongoing: Give Me Liberty
Ongoing: Toward Freedom
Ongoing: NASA’s
Human Computers
Ongoing: NASA:
Hampton Takes Flight
Jamestown Settlement and American Revolution Museum at Yorktown
jyfmuseums.org
Opening Feb. 1:
2026 Black Artist Showcase
Feb. 1-28: Black History Month
The Mariners’ Museum and Park
Newport News, marinersmuseum.org
Jan. 21, 28; Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25: Winter Wednesdays
Jan. 11, Feb. 8: Friendly Hours
Virginia Living Museum
Newport News, thevlm.org
Jan. 18, 25; Feb. 8, 15: FrogWatch Training Session
MUSIC & STAGE
The American Theatre
Hampton, hamptonarts.net
Jan. 8, 22; Feb. 5, 19:
Classic Movie Nights
Jan. 16: Masters of Soul
Jan. 31: Galapagos George
Feb. 8: Unity Gospel Choir
Feb. 21: A Conversation with John Rollison
Attucks Theatre
Norfolk, sevenvenues.com
Jan. 16:
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Jan. 17, Feb. 7:
Attucks Jazz Series
Jan. 30: Phil Hanley
Feb. 14: Church Street Jazz Series
Feb. 18: Heart + Soul
Feb. 22: Danish Radio Big Band
Chartway Arena
Norfolk, chartwayarena.com
Feb. 28: Stardew Valley
Chrysler Hall
Norfolk, sevenvenues.com
JANUARY
11: Swan Lake; 16: Gershwin’s An American in Paris & Copland’s Rodeo; 22: Wild Kratts Live 2.0; 27: The Norfolk Forum
FEBRUARY
3-8: Shucked; 12: NEEDTOBREATHE; 13: The Princess Bride in Concert; 15: Chelsea Handler; 20-22: Chicago The Musical; 27-28: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Dede Robertson Theatre
Regent University, Virginia Beach, regent.edu
Feb. 13-15, 20-22: Henry V
The Dome
Virginia Beach, thedomevb.com
Jan. 17: Martin Lawrence
Feb. 6: Chris Tucker
Feb. 7: October London
Feb. 13: Miguel
Feb. 20: Mariah the Scientist
Downing-Gross
Cultural Arts Center
Newport News, downinggross.org
Jan. 30: The Art of DIY
Elevation 27
Virginia Beach, elevation27.com
JANUARY
8: Uncaged; 9: The Deloreans; 10: Donna the Buffalo; 16: Emo Kids; 17: An Evening with Trial by Fire; 18: Magic City Hippies; 23: Shot thru the Heart; 24: The Fighting Jamesons; 25: Tom Hamilton Band; 30: Thurston Howell; 31: An Evening with the Ultimate Doors
FEBRUARY
6: Captain Mike and the Shipwrecked; 13: An Evening with On the Border; 14: Back to the Start; 28: Nirvani
Ferguson Center for the Arts
Newport News, fergusoncenter.org
JANUARY
13: Dinosaur World Live; 17: Gershwin’s An American in Paris and Copland’s Rodeo; 24: Christopher Newport University’s Arts for All Ball; 29-30: Rockabilly Rumble
FEBRUARY
1: Yuck Show!; 3: Hadestown; 6: The Dallas String Quartet; 20: Coffee Concert
Hampton Coliseum
Hampton, hamptoncoliseum.org
Feb. 6-7:
PBR Pendleton Whisky
Velocity Tour
Feb. 21:
We Them Ones
Comedy Tour 2026
Feb. 28: The New Edition Way Tour
Harrison Opera House
Norfolk, sevenvenues.com
Jan. 11: Mania: The ABBA Tribute
Jan. 30 – Feb. 1: Intelligence
Feb. 15: The Black Jacket Symphony
Little Theatre of Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, ltvb.com
Jan. 16-Feb. 8: Stick Fly
The NorVa
Norfolk, thenorva.com
JANUARY
17: Saved by the 90s; 23: Badfish; 24: Emo Night Karaoke; 29: Collie Buddz; 30: The Legwarmers; 31: The Movement
FEBRUARY
12: Niko Moon; 13: Styles P + Beanie Sigel; 15: Synapse; 25: Peaches; 27: Rumours ATL; 28: Ernest
Rivers Casino Portsmouth
Portsmouth, riverscasino.com/portsmouth
Jan. 16: Hugo: The Ultimate Journey Tribute
Sandler Center for the Performing Arts
Virginia Beach, sandlercenter.org
Jan. 11: It’s a Jazz Orchestra, Charlie Brown!
Jan. 23: Gabby’s Dollhouse Live!
Feb. 15: Come Sunday!
A Spiritual Salute
Feb. 20: Justin Willman
Feb. 21: Keb’ Mo’
Feb. 22: Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto & Prokofiev’s
Fifth Symphony
Feb. 27-March 1: 1776
Scope Arena
Norfolk, sevenvenues.com
Feb. 13: The R&B Lovers Tour
March 1: Winter Jam
Smithfield Little Theatre
Smithfield, smithfieldlittletheatre.org
Feb. 13-March 8: Breakfast with Les and Bess
Suffolk Center for the Cultural Arts
Suffolk, suffolkcenter.org
Jan. 17: Jazz Night with
The Band Vontrelle
Jan. 24: Emily Mann’s Having
Our Say: The Delany Sisters’
First 100 Years
Jan. 30: Gentlemen’s Quartet – Legends of Music
Wells Theatre
Norfolk, sevenvenues.com
Jan. 28-Feb. 15: Wait Until Dark
Zeiders American Dream Theater
Virginia Beach, thez.org
JANUARY
10: Kids Comedy Show;
10: Plan B Comedy Show;
13, 15: The Z Open Mics;
29-31: Proteus Audience Favorite
FEBRUARY
3: Plan B Jam; 7: Speaks;
7: Plan B Comedy Show;
8: Z Fringe Kickoff Arts Mixer;
10: The Z Open Mics;
13: Holidivas; 19: The Word;
20-21: Heart & Soul;
28: Chasing Mother Goose
