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3,933 events in the next 30 days, from the Virginia Beach events calendar.

Saturday, December 5132 events

  1. All day

    Markets & Shopping
  2. All day

    251st Battle of Great Bridge (2026)

    Battlefield Park SouthFreeFamily

    Arts & Culture
  3. All day

    Holiday Lights at the Beach

    The Boardwalk and 22nd St, Virginia Beach Oceanfront

    Festivals & Holidays
  4. All day

  5. All day

    Food & Drink
  6. 12 a.m.

    Holiday Trail of Lights

    Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center$44+

    Theater & Dance
  7. 1:30 a.m.3 a.m.

    Cena Navideña 2026

    El Sembrador Building

  8. 8:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.

    Breakfast with Santa

    DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Virginia Beach$28.52+

    Festivals & Holidays
  9. 8:30 a.m.10:30 a.m.

  10. 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
  11. 9 a.m.10:30 a.m.

    Breakfast with Santa!

    First Presbyterian Church - HamptonFamily

    Festivals & Holidays
  12. 9 a.m.

  13. 9 a.m.1:30 p.m.

    Classic Cars and Coffee

    Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center Annex

    Community
  14. 9 a.m.1 p.m.

    Outdoors
  15. 9 a.m.3 p.m.

    FREE Breakfast with Santa and More!

    Fox Hill Neighborhood CenterFreeFamily

    Family & Kids
  16. 9 a.m.5 p.m.

    Mission Botanica

    Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science CenterFamily

    Family & Kids
  17. 9 a.m.5 p.m.

    Mission Botanica Changing Exhibit

    Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center$30+Family

    Arts & Culture
  18. 9 a.m.2 p.m.

    Olde Towne Farmers Market

    Portsmouth Olde Towne Farmers MarketFreeFamily

    Family & Kids
  19. 9 a.m.2 p.m.

    Olde Towne Farmer’s Market

    Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center AnnexFree

  20. 9 a.m.11 a.m.

    Community
  21. 9 a.m.10 a.m.

    Health & Wellness
  22. 9 a.m.2 p.m.

    Markets & Shopping
  23. 9 a.m.1 p.m.

    Snout & About

    2100 S Military HwyFamily

    Family & Kids
  24. 9 a.m.12 p.m.

    Tacky Sweater 5K

    Fr8 House Coffee Co$40+

    Sports
  25. 9 a.m.11 a.m.

    Volunteer Service Day

    Paradise Creek Nature Park

    Community
  26. 9 a.m.11 a.m.

    Community
  27. 9:30 a.m.10:30 a.m.

    Donuts with Santa

    Children's Museum of Virginia$10+

    Also at 11 a.m.

    Festivals & Holidays
  28. 10 a.m.4 p.m.

    Christmas Market (Pungo)

    The Old Cullipher Farm MarketFree

    Festivals & Holidays
  29. 10 a.m.1 p.m.

    Classes & Talks
  30. 10 a.m.11 a.m.

    Fairy & Gnome Winter Homes

    Norfolk Botanical Garden

    Outdoors
  31. 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
  32. 10 a.m.12 p.m.

    Free First Saturday Community Days: Holidays

    The Francis Land HouseFreeFamily

    Family & Kids
  33. 10 a.m.7 p.m.

    Holiday Market on High Street

    Portsmouth Olde Towne Farmers Market

    Festivals & Holidays
  34. 10 a.m.2 p.m.

    Holidays Everywhere

    601 Court St, Portsmouth, VAFree

    Festivals & Holidays
  35. 10 a.m.2 p.m.

    It's Christmas at Ttm!

    Truth Transformation Ministries, 3401 Cedar Lane, Portsmouth, VA, USA

    Festivals & Holidays
  36. 10 a.m.4 p.m.

    Made in VA Biennial 2026

    Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art & Multiple Other LocationsFree

    Arts & Culture
  37. 10 a.m.2 p.m.

    Markets & Shopping
  38. 10 a.m.2 p.m.

    Olde Towne Classic Cars Show

    Portsmouth Olde Towne Farmers MarketFreeFamily

    Family & Kids
  39. 10 a.m.11 a.m.

    Storybook Tea Party (Snowman Theme)

    Norfolk Botanical GardenFamily

    Family & Kids
  40. 10 a.m.1 p.m.

    WVF296 Open Installation

    Willis V. Fentress No. 296

    Arts & Culture
  41. 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
  42. 10 a.m.4 p.m.

    Santa's Workshop

    Virginia Beach Farmers Market

    Festivals & Holidays
  43. 11 a.m.1 p.m.

    Annual Senior Luncheon

    Second Calvary Baptist Church

  44. 11 a.m.5 p.m.

    Festivals & Holidays
  45. 11 a.m.3 p.m.

    Feral Thrift Crawl

    Live Body Brave: A Creative Wellness Collective for Every Body$33.85

    Markets & Shopping
  46. 11 a.m.3 p.m.

    Classes & Talks
  47. 11 a.m.2 p.m.

    Maternal Health Education Classes

    Children's Museum of VirginiaFree

    Classes & Talks
  48. 11 a.m.1 p.m.

    Quick Bites: Sushi 101

    1296 S Battlefield Blvd #108$97.88

    Food & Drink
  49. 11 a.m.1 p.m.

    SUGAR Christmas Brunch and Gift Exchange

    7435 Evelyn T Butts Ave$20.50

    Food & Drink
  50. 11 a.m.12 p.m.

    Santa's Elf Storytime

    Owl Creek Landing$13Family

    Festivals & Holidays
  51. 11 a.m.1 p.m.

    Sip & Exhale

    Space Holistic Services (suite 105)$30

    Food & Drink
  52. 11 a.m.3 p.m.

    Festivals & Holidays
  53. 11 a.m.11:30 a.m.

    Zoo Tales

    The Virginia Zoo

    Tours & Attractions
  54. 11:30 a.m.

    Sports
  55. 12 p.m.8 p.m.

    2026 Holiday Yule Log Bonfire & Market

    Town Point Park, Waterside Drive, Norfolk VA 23510Free

    Festivals & Holidays
  56. 12 p.m.4 p.m.

    Gallery at the Attucks open hours 12pm-4pm Free!

    The Gallery at the Attucks Theatre

    Arts & Culture
  57. 12 p.m.4 p.m.

    Handmade Holidays on the River: Gifts that Give Back

    Elizabeth River Project - Ryan Resilience LabFree

    Outdoors
  58. 12 p.m.8 p.m.

    Festivals & Holidays
  59. 12 p.m.3 p.m.

    The Jets

    Poolside Cooking Cafe$44.52

    Sports
  60. 12 p.m.2 p.m.

    VSCOA Luncheon

    Mount Lebanon Baptist Church

  61. 12 p.m.2 p.m.

    Community
  62. 12 p.m.3 p.m.

    Holiday Grinch Brunch

    Blue Pete's Restaurant

    Food & Drink
  63. 12:15 p.m.2:15 p.m.

    Discussion Circle: Introduction to Working with Herbs

    Chesapeake Public Libraries - Central Library

    Community
  64. 1 p.m.2:30 p.m.

    Holiday Book Club

    Neighborhood Facility Rec CenterFree

    Festivals & Holidays
  65. 1 p.m.4 p.m.

  66. 1 p.m.2:30 p.m.

    🎄 Celtic Christmas Concert

    Coastal Virginia (CoVA) Church

    Also at 4 p.m.

    Festivals & Holidays
  67. 1 p.m.3 p.m.

    Festivals & Holidays
  68. 2 p.m.7 p.m.

    Festivals & Holidays
  69. 2 p.m.6 p.m.

    Annual Olde Towne Piano Crawl

    Olde Towne Arts and Music

  70. 2 p.m.3 p.m.

    Comedy Night at Beach Vodka

    Beach Vodka Tasting Room$15

    Comedy
  71. 2 p.m.4 p.m.

    Holiday Ornament Workshop

    Cradock Recreation CenterFreeFamily

    Festivals & Holidays
  72. 2 p.m.

    Sports
  73. 2 p.m.

    ODU Men's Basketball vs Richmond

    Chartway Arena at the Ted Constant Convocation Center

    Sports
  74. 2 p.m.

    Peppermint Holiday Candle Making

    601 Court St, Portsmouth, VA

    Festivals & Holidays
  75. 2 p.m.

    Virginia Musical Theatre-Million Dollar Quartet Christmas

    Sandler Center for the Performing Arts

    Also at 7:30 p.m.

    Theater & Dance
  76. 2 p.m.6 p.m.

    RISO 101: Analog Techniques (December)

    Fawn Street Artist's Studios

    Classes & Talks
  77. 2:10 p.m.

    Sports
  78. 3 p.m.4:30 p.m.

    Holiday Card Workshop

    Chesapeake Public Libraries - Major Hillard LibraryFamily

    Classes & Talks
  79. 3 p.m.5 p.m.

    Mahjong Beginner Lessons

    Mudita Cafe & Bar

    Classes & Talks
  80. 3 p.m.5 p.m.

    Small Works

    The Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center

    Arts & Culture
  81. 4 p.m.8 p.m.

    Holiday Market at Bridgeport

    Bridgeport SuffolkFamily

    Festivals & Holidays
  82. 5 p.m.8 p.m.

    Date Night Cooking Class: Recipes of Emeril Lagasse

    1296 S Battlefield Blvd #108$295.29

    Food & Drink
  83. 5 p.m.7 p.m.

    Hampton Holly Days Parade

    Downtown HamptonFamily

    Family & Kids
  84. 5 p.m.9 p.m.

    Holiday Nights at the Park

    Portsmouth City Park$2

    Festivals & Holidays
  85. 5 p.m.8 p.m.

    Miss Pungo & Miss Pungo's Teen Scholarship Pageant

    Arrowhead Elementary School$7.18+Family

    Family & Kids
  86. 5 p.m.9 p.m.

    Owl Prowl

    Northwest River Park & Campground

  87. 5 p.m.8 p.m.

    Sweaters, Sweets, and Game Night

    Space Holistic Services (suite 105)$29+

    Food & Drink
  88. 5 p.m.8 p.m.

    Music
  89. 5 p.m.6 p.m.

    Bumpin Uglies VIP Upgrade at The NorVa

    The Norva - Norfolk, VA$100+

    Music
  90. 5:30 p.m.7 p.m.

    Chesapeake Rotary Holly Jolly Jog

    Great Bridge Community Church - Parking Lot$25Family

    Festivals & Holidays
  91. 5:30 p.m.7 p.m.

    Community
  92. 5:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Festivals & Holidays
  93. 6 p.m.8 p.m.

    2026 Chesapeake Rotary Christmas Parade

    Mt. Pleasant / Battlefield Blvd. / Cedar Road

    Festivals & Holidays
  94. 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
  95. 6 p.m.

    Festivals & Holidays
  96. 6 p.m.

  97. 6 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Gingerbread Bash

    Hickory Ridge Community Church

  98. 6 p.m.9 p.m.

    Jeremy Rosado - Norfolk, VA - ChildFund Volunteers

    International Christian ChurchFree

    Community
  99. 6 p.m.

    TGMA Christmas Banquet

    Pinecrest Baptist Church, Portsmouth VA

    Festivals & Holidays
  100. 6:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Candlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac

    St. John's Episcopal Church - Portsmouth$35.10+

    Music
  101. 6:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Holiday Planter Workshop

    PlantHouse - Virginia Beach$40.62+

    Classes & Talks
  102. 6:30 p.m.

    Jeremy Rosado

    International Christian Church

  103. 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
  104. 6:30 p.m.

    Kevin Nealon

    Funny Bone - Virginia Beach$63+

    Also at 9:30 p.m.

    Comedy
  105. 6:30 p.m.

    Kevin Nealon

    Funny Bone Comedy Club - Virginia Beach - Virginia Bech, VA$59

    Also at 9:30 p.m.

    Comedy
  106. 6:30 p.m.

    Lucky 757

    Voodoo Brewing Co. - Virginia Beach

  107. 7 p.m.

    Bumpin Uglies

    The Norva - Norfolk, VA

    Also at 8 p.m.

    Music
  108. 7 p.m.

  109. 7 p.m.

    Holy Wars

    The Annex NFK

  110. 7 p.m.10 p.m.

    Karaoke & Connections

    Buko Resto-Bar

    Classes & Talks
  111. 7 p.m.

    Kingdom of Giants

    The Annex NFK

    Music
  112. 7 p.m.

    Mad Dubz

    Peabody's Nightclub - Virginia Beach

    Also at 9 p.m.

  113. 7 p.m.

    Pop Evil

    The Dome by Rutter Mills

    Music
  114. 7 p.m.

    Sabaton: Legends on Tour

    The Dome by Rutter Mills

    Music
  115. 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
  116. 7 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    The Distillery Comedy Tour

    Beach Vodka Tasting Room$17.85+

    Comedy
  117. 7 p.m.

    Wings of Steel

    The Dome by Rutter Mills

  118. 7 p.m.

    Theater & Dance
  119. 7:30 p.m.

    Theater & Dance
  120. 7:30 p.m.

    Music
  121. 7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    Forever Motown: Soul of Christmas

    The American Theatre - Hampton

    Festivals & Holidays
  122. 7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    Santa Swings

    The Zeiders American Dream (The Z): Main Stage Theater$20+

    Festivals & Holidays
  123. 7:30 p.m.

    Southern Flair Open Mic Tuesdays

    Southern Flair Pub HouseFree

    Nightlife
  124. 7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    VCW Tidings of Destruction

    Noroflk Masonic Temple$27.50+

  125. 8 p.m.10:30 p.m.

    Funny Girl

    Little Theatre of Virginia Beach$18+

  126. 8 p.m.

    NY State Of Mind

    Khedive Shrine Center$49.87

    Music
  127. 8 p.m.10 p.m.

    Rhythm & Brenae

    Montego Island Grill$17.85+

    Music
  128. 8 p.m.

    Silent Disco

    The Market - Norfolk

    Nightlife
  129. 8:30 p.m.

    Candlelight - 90s Hip-Hop on Strings

    St. John's Episcopal Church - Portsmouth$108+

    Music
  130. 8:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    Candlelight: 90s Hip-Hop on Strings

    St. John's Episcopal Church - Portsmouth$42.66+

    Music
  131. 9 p.m.

    Deck the Hall at Chesapeake City Hall

    Chesapeake City HallFreeFamily

    Festivals & Holidays
  132. 10 p.m.

    DJ Be Eezy

    26th Street along the Virginia Beach Boardwalk

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