2026 Culinary Awards
COASTAL VIRGINIA MAGAZINE’S THIRD ANNUAL FORMAL RESTAURANT AWARDS PROGRAM FEATURES OUR CRITICS’ SELECTIONS FOR THE TOP 50 RESTAURANTS IN THE REGION THIS YEAR
Events Calendar November/December 2026
—Compiled by Butch Maier Music LATE NOVEMBER Musicians of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra See them: Nov. 20 with conductor Benjamin Rous and historian/narrator Clay Jenkinson Site: Harrison Opera House, Norfolk, vafest.org Style: Classical Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis See the show: Nov. 21 Site: Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia Beach, sandlercenter.org Style: [...]
2026 Holiday Shopping Guide
Welcome to the Coastal Virginia Magazine Holiday Shopping Guide!
Gingerbread & Gratitude: A Military Holiday Gingerbread Trail
Budding bakers deploy their gingerbread creations for a monthlong celebration of salutes and sweets
With ‘Everything from Diamonds to Fudge,’ Bodacious Bazaar Returns to Hampton
NOVEMBER EVENT FEATURES MORE THAN 300 VENDORS AND A SPECIAL PRESENTATIAON BY QUILTS OF VALOR
CATCH 33 (AND COUNTING)
George Alcaraz builds numerous events, Similar to a prolific artist. The Oceanfront is his canvas.
Current Scoop: November/December 2026
New Holiday Trail of Lights Opens Nov. 20 in Virginia Beach
Happy Days
“These were the happy days—the salad days, as they say.”
2026 Coastal Virginia Magazine Giving Back Awards
RECOGNIZING LOCAL FIRE-AND-RESCUE CREWS THAT GO ABOVE AND BEYOND IN WHAT THEY DO FOR THE REGION
