Things to do in Norfolk

DEC5SatSaturday, December 531 events · Free

1. All day

   251st Battle of Great Bridge (2026)

   Battlefield Park SouthFreeFamily

   Arts & Culture

2. 9 a.m.2 p.m.

   Annual Artisan Gift Fair

   Suffolk Visitor Center Outdoor PavilionFreeFamily

   Festivals & Holidays

3. 9 a.m.3 p.m.

   FREE Breakfast with Santa and More!

   Fox Hill Neighborhood CenterFreeFamily

   Family & Kids

4. 9 a.m.7 p.m.

   Grand Holiday Market

   Hampton Roads Convention CenterFree

   Festivals & Holidays

5. 9 a.m.

   HERO Wednesday: The Resource War Room (PENINSULA)

   Hampton Roads Veterans Employment Center (HRVEC)Free

6. 9 a.m.2 p.m.

   Olde Towne Farmers Market

   Portsmouth Olde Towne Farmers MarketFreeFamily

   Family & Kids

7. 9 a.m.2 p.m.

   Olde Towne Farmer’s Market

   Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center AnnexFree

8. 9 a.m.11 a.m.

   Paradise Creek Nature Park Volunteer Service Day

   Paradise Creek Nature ParkFree

   Community

9. 10 a.m.4 p.m.

   Christmas Market (Pungo)

   The Old Cullipher Farm MarketFree

   Festivals & Holidays

10. 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

11. 10 a.m.12 p.m.

    Free First Saturday Community Days: Holidays

    The Francis Land HouseFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

12. 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

13. 10 a.m.2 p.m.

    Holidays Everywhere

    601 Court St, Portsmouth, VAFree

    Festivals & Holidays

14. 10 a.m.5 p.m.

    Joseph Lupo: Recent Work

    Diamonstein Concert Hall at CNU Ferguson Center for the Arts - ComplexFree

    Arts & Culture

15. 10 a.m.5 p.m.

    Joshua Solomon: Future Shock

    Diamonstein Concert Hall at CNU Ferguson Center for the Arts - ComplexFreeFamily

    Arts & Culture

16. 10 a.m.4 p.m.

    Made in VA Biennial 2026

    Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art & Multiple Other LocationsFree

    Arts & Culture

17. 10 a.m.2 p.m.

    Olde Towne Classic Cars Show

    Portsmouth Olde Towne Farmers MarketFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

18. 11 a.m.12:30 p.m.

    First-Time Homebuyer Course

    11815 Fountain Way, Suite 300Free

    Classes & Talks

19. 12 p.m.8 p.m.

    2026 Holiday Yule Log Bonfire & Market

    Town Point Park, Waterside DriveFree

    Festivals & Holidays

20. 12 p.m.4 p.m.

    Handmade Holidays on the River: Gifts that Give Back

    Elizabeth River Project - Ryan Resilience LabFree

    Outdoors

21. 12 p.m.8 p.m.

    Holiday Yule Log Bonfire & Market

    Norfolk, VAFree

    Festivals & Holidays

22. 12 p.m.2 p.m.

    Volunteer Event with the Southeastern VA Foodbank

    2020 Laskin RdFree

    Community

23. 1 p.m.2:30 p.m.

    Holiday Book Club

    Neighborhood Facility Rec CenterFree

    Festivals & Holidays

24. 2 p.m.7 p.m.

    6th Annual Krampusnacht at Maker's Craft Brewery

    Maker's Craft BreweryFree

    Festivals & Holidays

25. 2 p.m.

    Hampton Roads Academy Holiday Arts Happening

    Hampton Roads AcademyFree

26. 2 p.m.4 p.m.

    Holiday Ornament Workshop

    Cradock Recreation CenterFreeFamily

    Festivals & Holidays

27. 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

28. 6 p.m.9 p.m.

    Jeremy Rosado - Norfolk, VA - ChildFund Volunteers

    International Christian ChurchFree

    Community

29. 6 p.m.9:15 p.m.

    Tree Lighting Ceremony

    City Center at Oyster PointFree

    Festivals & Holidays

30. 7:30 p.m.

    Southern Flair Open Mic Tuesdays

    Southern Flair Pub HouseFree

    Nightlife

31. 9 p.m.

    Deck the Hall at Chesapeake City Hall

    Chesapeake City HallFreeFamily

    Festivals & Holidays