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Saturday, December 5178 events

All day
2026 Old Beach Holiday Farmers Market
ViBe Creative District
Markets & Shopping
All day
251st Battle of Great Bridge (2026)
Battlefield Park SouthFreeFamily
Arts & Culture
All day
Holiday Lights at the Beach
The Boardwalk and 22nd St, Virginia Beach Oceanfront
Festivals & Holidays
All day
Neptune Ghosts: Ghosts of the Coast By US Ghost Adventures
3001 Atlantic Ave$26
All day
Norfolk Buffet Brunch Cruise
Otter Berth$90+
Food & Drink
12 a.m.
Holiday Trail of Lights
Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center$44+
Theater & Dance
1:30 a.m.3 a.m.
Cena Navideña 2026
El Sembrador Building
5 a.m.9 a.m.
Nutcracker Class
Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts
Classes & Talks
5 a.m.9 a.m.
Painting Nutcrackers
Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts
Classes & Talks
7 a.m.9:30 a.m.
Cars & Coffee
1146 Big Bethel Rd
Community
7 a.m.9:30 a.m.
Unlocking Your Credit: A Financial Empowerment Workshop
Downtown Suffolk Library
Also at 12 p.m.
Classes & Talks
8 a.m.10 a.m.
Southside Ballet Studio presents The Nutcracker - 1 pm
Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts$28.52+
Also at 1 p.m.
Arts & Culture
8:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Breakfast with Santa
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Virginia Beach$28.52+
Festivals & Holidays
8:30 a.m.10:30 a.m.
Nurturing Dreams Building Futures Annual Breakfast
Ivy Baptist Church
9 a.m.2 p.m.
Annual Artisan Gift Fair
Suffolk Visitor Center Outdoor PavilionFreeFamily
Festivals & Holidays
9 a.m.11 a.m.
Breakfast with Santa at Dave & Buster's Virginia Beach
Dave and Buster's - Virginia Beach$30.14+Family
Family & Kids
9 a.m.10:30 a.m.
Breakfast with Santa!
First Presbyterian Church - HamptonFamily
Festivals & Holidays
9 a.m.
Cervical Spine (Two Day) in Virginia Beach, Virginia - 16 Ncbtmb Ces
Cayce Reilly School of Massage$405+
9 a.m.
Chunky Blanket Workshop
882 J. Clyde Morris Blvd
Classes & Talks
9 a.m.1:30 p.m.
Classic Cars and Coffee
Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center Annex
Community
9 a.m.1 p.m.
Community Gardening for the Whole Family
801 Church StFamily
Outdoors
9 a.m.3 p.m.
FREE Breakfast with Santa and More!
Fox Hill Neighborhood CenterFreeFamily
Family & Kids
9 a.m.7 p.m.
Grand Holiday Market
Hampton Roads Convention CenterFree
Festivals & Holidays
9 a.m.
HERO Wednesday: The Resource War Room (PENINSULA)
Hampton Roads Veterans Employment Center (HRVEC)Free
9 a.m.5 p.m.
Mission Botanica
Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science CenterFamily
Family & Kids
9 a.m.5 p.m.
Mission Botanica Changing Exhibit
Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center$30+Family
Arts & Culture
9 a.m.2 p.m.
Olde Towne Farmers Market
Portsmouth Olde Towne Farmers MarketFreeFamily
Family & Kids
9 a.m.2 p.m.
Olde Towne Farmer’s Market
Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center AnnexFree
9 a.m.11 a.m.
Paradise Creek Nature Park Volunteer Service Day
Paradise Creek Nature ParkFree
Community
9 a.m.10 a.m.
Peace & Pints Bhav Brigade Yoga
VA Beach Pilot House
Health & Wellness
9 a.m.2 p.m.
SPPA First Saturday Art Market
300 High St
Markets & Shopping
9 a.m.1 p.m.
Snout & About
2100 S Military HwyFamily
Family & Kids
9 a.m.12 p.m.
Tacky Sweater 5K
Fr8 House Coffee Co$40+
Sports
9 a.m.11 a.m.
Volunteer Service Day
Paradise Creek Nature Park
Community
9 a.m.11 a.m.
Cars and Coffee Norfolk Goes to Chesapeake | Dec 5th
Greenbrier Mall
Community
9:30 a.m.10:30 a.m.
Donuts with Santa
Children's Museum of Virginia$10+
Also at 11 a.m.
Festivals & Holidays
10 a.m.
2026 Jingle Bell Run - Newport News
51 Copeland Lane$30+
Sports
10 a.m.4 p.m.
Christmas Market (Pungo)
The Old Cullipher Farm MarketFree
Festivals & Holidays
10 a.m.1 p.m.
F.O.R.W.A.R.D 757 Flag Football Combine & Community Giving Day.
College Park Elementary SchoolFree
Classes & Talks
10 a.m.11 a.m.
Fairy & Gnome Winter Homes
Norfolk Botanical Garden
Outdoors
10 a.m.11 a.m.
Fairy & Gnome Winter Homes
6700 Azalea Garden RdFamily
Also at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.
Family & Kids
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Free First Saturday Community Days: Holidays
The Francis Land HouseFreeFamily
Family & Kids
10 a.m.5 p.m.
French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850 - 1950
Diamonstein Concert Hall at CNU Ferguson Center for the Arts - ComplexFree
Arts & Culture
10 a.m.7 p.m.
Holiday Market on High Street
Portsmouth Olde Towne Farmers Market
Festivals & Holidays
10 a.m.2 p.m.
Holidays Everywhere
601 Court St, Portsmouth, VAFree
Festivals & Holidays
10 a.m.2 p.m.
It's Christmas at Ttm!
Truth Transformation Ministries, 3401 Cedar Lane, Portsmouth, VA, USA
Festivals & Holidays
10 a.m.5 p.m.
Joseph Lupo: Recent Work
Diamonstein Concert Hall at CNU Ferguson Center for the Arts - ComplexFree
Arts & Culture
10 a.m.5 p.m.
Joshua Solomon: Future Shock
Diamonstein Concert Hall at CNU Ferguson Center for the Arts - ComplexFreeFamily
Arts & Culture
10 a.m.4 p.m.
Made in VA Biennial 2026
Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art & Multiple Other LocationsFree
Arts & Culture
10 a.m.3 p.m.
Make Your Own Nutcracker
Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts$65
Theater & Dance
10 a.m.2 p.m.
Market at the Manor
Windsor Castle Park
10 a.m.12 p.m.
New Volunteer Onboarding
Windsor
Community
10 a.m.2 p.m.
Olde Towne Antique & Flea Market
441 Middle St
Markets & Shopping
10 a.m.2 p.m.
Olde Towne Classic Cars Show
Portsmouth Olde Towne Farmers MarketFreeFamily
Family & Kids
10 a.m.11 a.m.
Storybook Tea Party (Snowman Theme)
Norfolk Botanical GardenFamily
Family & Kids
10 a.m.1 p.m.
WVF296 Open Installation
Willis V. Fentress No. 296
Arts & Culture
10 a.m.4 p.m.
Winter Wonderland: The Coleman Nursery Collection
Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center Annex$3
Also at 12 p.m.
Festivals & Holidays
10 a.m.4 p.m.
Santa's Workshop
Virginia Beach Farmers Market
Festivals & Holidays
10:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.
Roll for Danger: The Cursed Catacombs” Book Adventure
Tabb Library
Arts & Culture
11 a.m.4 p.m.
Animal Tracks
Newport News Park
11 a.m.12 p.m.
Annual Gingerbread House Building Competition
CarrolltonFamily
Family & Kids
11 a.m.1 p.m.
Annual Senior Luncheon
Second Calvary Baptist Church
11 a.m.5 p.m.
Coleman Collection Nativity Scene at Monumental Methodist Church
Monumental United Methodist ChurchFamily
Festivals & Holidays
11 a.m.3 p.m.
Feral Thrift Crawl
Live Body Brave: A Creative Wellness Collective for Every Body$33.85
Markets & Shopping
11 a.m.12:30 p.m.
First-Time Homebuyer Course
11815 Fountain Way, Suite 300Free
Classes & Talks
11 a.m.1:30 p.m.
Food and Diaper Distribution- 330 Poplar Avenue (2)
330 Poplar Avenue
11 a.m.3 p.m.
Making Cards For Hospitalized Kids – At Indian River Library!
Indian River Library
Classes & Talks
11 a.m.
Norfolk Collegiate Girls Varsity Basketball @ Lakeland
King's Fork High School
Sports
11 a.m.1 p.m.
Quick Bites: Sushi 101
1296 S Battlefield Blvd #108$97.88
Food & Drink
11 a.m.1 p.m.
SUGAR Christmas Brunch and Gift Exchange
7435 Evelyn T Butts Ave$20.50
Food & Drink
11 a.m.12 p.m.
Santa's Elf Storytime
Owl Creek Landing$13Family
Festivals & Holidays
11 a.m.1 p.m.
Sip & Exhale
Space Holistic Services (suite 105)$30
Food & Drink
11 a.m.3 p.m.
Winter Wonderland's Vendor Village
The Shack on 8th
Festivals & Holidays
11 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Zoo Tales
The Virginia Zoo
Tours & Attractions
11:30 a.m.
Arcadia Boys Varsity Basketball @ Indian River
Indian River High School Band
Sports
12 p.m.8 p.m.
2026 Holiday Yule Log Bonfire & Market
Town Point Park, Waterside DriveFree
Festivals & Holidays
12 p.m.4 p.m.
Gallery at the Attucks open hours 12pm-4pm Free!
The Gallery at the Attucks Theatre
Arts & Culture
12 p.m.4 p.m.
Handmade Holidays on the River: Gifts that Give Back
Elizabeth River Project - Ryan Resilience LabFree
Outdoors
12 p.m.8 p.m.
Holiday Yule Log Bonfire & Market
Norfolk, VAFree
Festivals & Holidays
12 p.m.2 p.m.
Southside Ballet Studio presents The Nutcracker - 5 pm
Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts$28.52+
Also at 5 p.m.
Arts & Culture
12 p.m.3 p.m.
The Jets
Poolside Cooking Cafe$44.52
Sports
12 p.m.2 p.m.
VSCOA Luncheon
Mount Lebanon Baptist Church
12 p.m.2 p.m.
Volunteer Event with the Southeastern VA Foodbank
2020 Laskin RdFree
Community
12 p.m.3 p.m.
Holiday Grinch Brunch
Blue Pete's Restaurant
Food & Drink
12:15 p.m.2:15 p.m.
Discussion Circle: Introduction to Working with Herbs
Chesapeake Public Libraries - Central Library
Community
1 p.m.2:30 p.m.
Holiday Book Club
Neighborhood Facility Rec CenterFree
Festivals & Holidays
1 p.m.4 p.m.
Psychic Awareness for Healing: An Ideals-Centered Path to Personal Transformation
Edgar Cayce's A.R.E. Health Center & Spa
1 p.m.2:30 p.m.
🎄 Celtic Christmas Concert
Coastal Virginia (CoVA) Church
Also at 4 p.m.
Festivals & Holidays
1 p.m.3 p.m.
🎄 Christmas Paint Party at Jamaica Inn 🎨
Jamaica Inn Sports Bar$30
Festivals & Holidays
1:30 p.m.5:30 p.m.
Suffolk, VA – Mat Pilates Instructor Certification
Suffolk Family YMCA$99+
Health & Wellness
1:30 p.m.3 p.m.
The Polar Express
Yorktown LibraryFamily
Arts & Culture
2 p.m.7 p.m.
6th Annual Krampusnacht at Maker's Craft Brewery
Maker's Craft BreweryFree
Festivals & Holidays
2 p.m.6 p.m.
Annual Olde Towne Piano Crawl
Olde Towne Arts and Music
2 p.m.
Hampton Roads Academy Holiday Arts Happening
Hampton Roads AcademyFree
2 p.m.3:15 p.m.
Historic Suffolk Narrated Bus Tour
Suffolk Visitor Center Outdoor Pavilion$6+Family
Arts & Culture
2 p.m.4 p.m.
Holiday Ornament Workshop
Cradock Recreation CenterFreeFamily
Festivals & Holidays
2 p.m.2:45 p.m.
Intermediate Ukulele with Holiday Songs
Yorktown LibraryFamily
Arts & Culture
2 p.m.
Kellam Girls Varsity Basketball @ Deep Creek
Deep Creek High School
Sports
2 p.m.
ODU Men's Basketball vs Richmond
Chartway Arena at the Ted Constant Convocation Center
Sports
2 p.m.
Peninsula Catholic Boys Varsity Basketball @ Bethel
Bethel High School
Sports
2 p.m.
Peppermint Holiday Candle Making
601 Court St, Portsmouth, VA
Festivals & Holidays
2 p.m.5 p.m.
Praise Dance Practice
14901 Warwick Blvd
2 p.m.
Virginia Musical Theatre-Million Dollar Quartet Christmas
Sandler Center for the Performing Arts
Also at 7:30 p.m.
Theater & Dance
2 p.m.5 p.m.
WBB vs North Carolina Wesleyan Univ.
The Apprentice School Gymnasium
Sports
2 p.m.6 p.m.
RISO 101: Analog Techniques (December)
Fawn Street Artist's Studios
Classes & Talks
2:10 p.m.
Archbishop Wood Girls Varsity Basketball @ Catholic
Peninsula Catholic High School
Sports
3 p.m.4 p.m.
"The Colonist Revolt: An Interactive American Revolution Adventure" Book Club
Tabb LibraryFamily
Arts & Culture
3 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Holiday Card Workshop
Chesapeake Public Libraries - Major Hillard LibraryFamily
Classes & Talks
3 p.m.
Jingle Bell Jam 2026
Ferguson Center for the Arts Concert Hall
Music
3 p.m.4 p.m.
Jingle Bell Jam!
Peebles Theatre – CNU’s Ferguson Center for the Arts
Music
3 p.m.5 p.m.
Mahjong Beginner Lessons
Mudita Cafe & Bar
Classes & Talks
3 p.m.4:45 p.m.
Open Play
Yorktown LibraryFamily
Family & Kids
3 p.m.4 p.m.
PB&J Family Series: Jingle Bell Jam
Diamonstein Concert Hall at CNU Ferguson Center for the Arts - Complex
Classes & Talks
3 p.m.5 p.m.
Small Works
The Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center
Arts & Culture
4 p.m.
Christopher Newport University Men's Basketball vs Southern Virginia University
Christopher Newport University Diamonstein Lobby
Sports
4 p.m.8 p.m.
Holiday Market at Bridgeport
Bridgeport SuffolkFamily
Festivals & Holidays
4 p.m.7 p.m.
Men's Basketball vs Southern Virginia University
Newport News Marriott at City Center
Sports
5 p.m.8 p.m.
Date Night Cooking Class: Recipes of Emeril Lagasse
1296 S Battlefield Blvd #108$295.29
Food & Drink
5 p.m.9 p.m.
Festival of Lights
4616 Sleepy Hole Rd, Suffolk, VA 23435-1318, United States
Festivals & Holidays
5 p.m.7 p.m.
Hampton Holly Days Parade
Downtown HamptonFamily
Family & Kids
5 p.m.9 p.m.
Holiday Nights at the Park
Portsmouth City Park$2
Festivals & Holidays
5 p.m.8 p.m.
Miss Pungo & Miss Pungo's Teen Scholarship Pageant
Arrowhead Elementary School$7.18+Family
Family & Kids
5 p.m.9 p.m.
Owl Prowl
Northwest River Park & Campground
5 p.m.
Salem Girls Varsity Basketball @ King's Fork
King's Fork High School
Sports
5 p.m.8 p.m.
Sweaters, Sweets, and Game Night
Space Holistic Services (suite 105)$29+
Food & Drink
5 p.m.8 p.m.
❄️ R&Bingo: Winter Vibes – Color Me Saturday Edition
80/20 Eatery$17.85+
Music
5 p.m.6 p.m.
Bumpin Uglies VIP Upgrade at The NorVa
The Norva - Norfolk, VA$100+
Music
5:30 p.m.7 p.m.
Chesapeake Rotary Holly Jolly Jog
Great Bridge Community Church - Parking Lot$25Family
Festivals & Holidays
5:30 p.m.7 p.m.
Chesapeake Rotary Holly Jolly Jog Race and Fun Run presented by the YMCA of South Hampton Roads
173 Mount Pleasant Rd$30Family
Community
5:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Holiday Parade at the Beach
BetweenFamily
Festivals & Holidays
6 p.m.8 p.m.
2026 Chesapeake Rotary Christmas Parade
Mt. Pleasant / Battlefield Blvd. / Cedar Road
Festivals & Holidays
6 p.m.9 p.m.
Chesapeake Rotary Christmas Parade
Begins at Mount Pleasant Road and Battlefield Boulevard and ends in front of City Hall on Cedar RoadFree
Festivals & Holidays
6 p.m.
Chesapeake Rotary Christmas Parade
GBPC
Festivals & Holidays
6 p.m.
Deadlands & Holy Wars & KINGDOM OF GIANTS & Night Rider
The Annex
6 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Gingerbread Bash
Hickory Ridge Community Church
6 p.m.9 p.m.
Jeremy Rosado - Norfolk, VA - ChildFund Volunteers
International Christian ChurchFree
Community
6 p.m.11 p.m.
Saturday Night Gaming
Free Spirit Counseling
Also at 6 p.m.
Nightlife
6 p.m.
TGMA Christmas Banquet
Pinecrest Baptist Church, Portsmouth VA
Festivals & Holidays
6 p.m.9:15 p.m.
Tree Lighting Ceremony
City Center at Oyster PointFree
Festivals & Holidays
6:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Candlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
St. John's Episcopal Church - Portsmouth$35.10+
Music
6:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Holiday Planter Workshop
PlantHouse - Virginia Beach$40.62+
Classes & Talks
6:30 p.m.
Jeremy Rosado
International Christian Church
6:30 p.m.
Kevin Nealon
Funny Bone Comedy Club (Virginia Beach)$62+
Also at 6:30 p.m., 9:15 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Comedy
6:30 p.m.
Kevin Nealon
Funny Bone - Virginia Beach$63+
Also at 9:30 p.m.
Comedy
6:30 p.m.
Kevin Nealon
Funny Bone Comedy Club - Virginia Beach - Virginia Bech, VA$59
Also at 9:30 p.m.
Comedy
6:30 p.m.
Lucky 757
Voodoo Brewing Co. - Virginia Beach
7 p.m.
Bumpin Uglies
The Norva - Norfolk, VA
Also at 8 p.m.
Music
7 p.m.
Bumpin’ Uglies
The Norva
7 p.m.
Holy Wars
The Annex NFK
7 p.m.10 p.m.
Karaoke & Connections
Buko Resto-Bar
Classes & Talks
7 p.m.
Kingdom of Giants
The Annex NFK
Music
7 p.m.
Mad Dubz
Peabody's Nightclub - Virginia Beach
Also at 9 p.m.
7 p.m.10 p.m.
Open Mic at Wesley United Methodist Church
Wesley United Methodist Church
Nightlife
7 p.m.
Pop Evil
The Dome by Rutter Mills
Music
7 p.m.
Sabaton: Legends on Tour
The Dome by Rutter Mills
Music
7 p.m.9:30 p.m.
THE NUTCRACKER by The United European Ballet
Harrison Opera House, 160 W Virginia Beach Blvd, Norfolk, VA 23510, USA$73+Family
Theater & Dance
7 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Distillery Comedy Tour
Beach Vodka Tasting Room
Comedy
7 p.m.
Wings of Steel
The Dome by Rutter Mills
7 p.m.
World Ballet Company - The Nutcracker with a Live Orchestra
Harrison Opera House$68
Theater & Dance
7:30 p.m.
A Merry Little Christmas Carol - Norfolk
Wells Theatre$100+
Theater & Dance
7:30 p.m.
Crazy Chester: Tribute To The Band & The Last Waltz 50th Anniversary
Elevation 27 - Virginia Beach, VA
Music
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Forever Motown: Soul of Christmas
The American Theatre - Hampton
Festivals & Holidays
7:30 p.m.10 p.m.
Holiday POPS!
Diamonstein Concert Hall at CNU Ferguson Center for the Arts - Complex
Music
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Holiday POPs!
Peebles Theatre – CNU’s Ferguson Center for the Arts
Music
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Santa Swings
The Zeiders American Dream (The Z): Main Stage Theater$20+
Festivals & Holidays
7:30 p.m.
Southern Flair Open Mic Tuesdays
Southern Flair Pub HouseFree
Nightlife
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
VCW Tidings of Destruction
Noroflk Masonic Temple$27.50+
7:30 p.m.
Virginia Symphony Orchestra - Newport News
Ferguson Center for the Arts Concert Hall$651+
Music
8 p.m.11 p.m.
Cats On The Blacktop: A Jerry Garcia Band Experience | Live at Chef Life
Chef Life Brewery & Distillery$17.85+
8 p.m.10:30 p.m.
Funny Girl
Little Theatre of Virginia Beach$18+
8 p.m.
Kecoughtan Girls Varsity Basketball @ Nansemond River
Nansemond River High School
Sports
8 p.m.
NY State Of Mind
Khedive Shrine Center$49.87
Music
8 p.m.10 p.m.
Rhythm & Brenae
Montego Island Grill$17.85+
Music
8 p.m.
Silent Disco
The Market - Norfolk
Nightlife
8:30 p.m.
Candlelight - 90s Hip-Hop on Strings
St. John's Episcopal Church - Portsmouth$108+
Music
8:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Candlelight: 90s Hip-Hop on Strings
St. John's Episcopal Church - Portsmouth$42.66+
Music
9 p.m.
Deck the Hall at Chesapeake City Hall
Chesapeake City HallFreeFamily
Festivals & Holidays
10 p.m.
DJ Be Eezy
26th Street along the Virginia Beach Boardwalk

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