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Little Zoo

Virginia Zoo · 11:00 AM

Food & drink

Fall Mornings

Virginia Zoo · Through Nov 15

1 more date through Nov 21
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*NEW* Community Days

Virginia Zoo · Through Nov 15

2 more dates through Nov 27
Sports

ODU Men s Basketball vs. Longwood

Chartway Arena · 4:00 PM

14 more dates through Feb 26
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Little Zoo

Virginia Zoo · 11:00 AM

4 more dates through Dec 28
Sports

ODU Women s Basketball vs. Virginia

Chartway Arena · 2:00 PM

13 more dates through Feb 20
Music

ODU Symphony Orchestra & University Concert Choir: America & Britain

Off Campus (exact address not listed) · 3:00 PM

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Babygarten @ Park Place

Park Place Branch Library · 11:00 AM

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Family Storytime

2nd Floor Program Room · 11:00 AM

Art & museums

Movie Night! (Rated G to PG-13)

The Loft · 3:00 PM

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Game Night @ Lafayette

Lafayette Branch Library · 3:00 PM

2 more dates through Nov 23
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Build Bash @ Blyden

Meeting Room · 3:30 PM

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Turkey Tales

Meeting Room · 4:00 PM

1 more date through Nov 18
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Lego Club @ Janaf Library

Meeting Room · 4:00 PM

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Wild Babies

Virginia Zoo · 9:45 AM

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Excel Dashboard

Norfolk Public Library adult programs · 10:00 AM

1 more date through Nov 18
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KinderSTEM @ Lafayette

Lafayette Branch Library · 10:30 AM

Art & museums

Homemade for the Holidays: Holiday Painting

Meeting Room · 10:30 AM

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Toddler Time @ Larchmont

Meeting Room · 10:30 AM

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KinderSTEM @ Slover

2nd Floor Program Room · 10:30 AM

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Babygarten @ Van Wyck

Van Wyck Branch Library · 10:30 AM

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Babygarten @ Little Creek

Meeting Room · 10:30 AM

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KinderSTEM @ BFB

The Gloria L. Lance Conference Room · 11:00 AM

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Babygarten @ Jordan-Newby Library

Youth Programming Room · 11:00 AM

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KinderSTEM @ Park Place

Park Place Branch Library · 11:00 AM

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Babygarten @ Blyden

Meeting Room · 11:00 AM

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Bring Your Baby Social Club @ Pretlow

Youth Services Programming Room · 11:30 AM

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Intro to Carnivorous Plants

Norfolk Botanical Garden · 11:30 AM

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YouMedia: Stuck on You

The Loft · 3:00 PM

1 more date through Nov 18
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Gamer Zone

Meeting Room · 3:00 PM

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Hey, World Navigators

Van Wyck Branch Library · 3:00 PM

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DIY Scarecrow Craft

Art Studio · 3:00 PM

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Build Bash @ Slover

2nd Floor Flex Room · 4:00 PM

Music

This Great Mercy - live on the backyard stage

Van Wyck Branch Library · 4:00 PM

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Unplugged Corner for Teens

2nd Floor Art Studio · 4:00 PM

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Tuesday Tournaments

Norfolk Public Library youth programs · 4:30 PM

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Sunset Toddler Time @ Pretlow

Youth Services Programming Room · 4:30 PM

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Anime Club Jr @ Pretlow

Meeting Room 1 · 5:00 PM

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American Sign Language

Youth Programming Room · 6:00 PM

Art & museums

Nerdy Art for Adults

Randi Marston Peterson Maker Studio @ Pretlow Anchor Branch Library · 6:00 PM

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BabyGarten @ Lafayette

Lafayette Branch Library · 10:30 AM

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Yarn Club

Van Wyck Branch Library · 10:30 AM

1 more date through Nov 25
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Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame Induction 2026

Chartway Arena · 10:46 AM

Food & drink

Member Perk: Wild Wednesday

Virginia Zoo · 11:00 AM

12 more dates through Mar 3
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1-2-3 Play With Me

2nd Floor Main · 11:00 AM

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KinderSTEM

Youth Programming Room · 11:00 AM

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Make-It-Yourself @ RMP

Randi Marston Peterson Maker Studio @ Pretlow Anchor Branch Library · 12:00 PM

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Hey, World Navigators @ Tucker

Richard A. Tucker Memorial Library · 3:00 PM

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Graphic Novel Society

Jordan-Newby Anchor Branch Library at Broad Creek · 3:00 PM

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Card Games

Meeting Room · 3:30 PM

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Indoor Carnival Games

Park Place Branch Library · 3:30 PM

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Youth Game Night

Van Wyck Branch Library · 4:00 PM

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Build Bash @ Van Wyck

Van Wyck Branch Library · 4:00 PM

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Gaming @ BFB

Barron F. Black Branch Library · 4:00 PM

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Coding Club Jr.

2nd Floor Program Room · 4:00 PM

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Lego Club @ Tucker

Meeting Room · 4:00 PM

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Library Campout (Read & Feed)

Meeting Room · 4:15 PM

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Sunset Babygarten @ Pretlow

Youth Services Programming Room · 4:30 PM

1 more date through Nov 19
Music

Student Performance Hour

Chandler Recital Hall · 4:30 PM

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Chalk & Choc @ BFB

The Gloria L. Lance Conference Room · 4:30 PM

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Sentara Health Education Series: Preventative Care for Seniors

5th Floor 555 Teen Zone · 5:30 PM

Art & museums

Family Foto Nite @ RMP

Randi Marston Peterson Maker Studio @ Pretlow Anchor Branch Library · 5:30 PM

Art & museums

Good Gardening - Good Bug, Bad Bug (or Both!)

Meeting Room 1 · 6:30 PM

Sports

Social Cycling Ride with Bike Norfolk

- 2406 Colley Ave Norfolk VA 23517 · 6:30 PM

2 more dates through Dec 2
Music

String Chamber Recital

Chandler Recital Hall · 7:00 PM

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Excel Interactive Maps

Norfolk Public Library adult programs · 10:00 AM

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KinderSTEM @ Van Wyck

Van Wyck Branch Library · 10:30 AM

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Babygarten @ Janaf Library

Meeting Room · 10:30 AM

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KinderSTEM @ Little Creek

Meeting Room · 10:30 AM

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Babygarten @ Larchmont

Meeting Room · 10:30 AM

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KinderSTEM @ Blyden

Meeting Room · 11:00 AM

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1-2-3 Play With Me @ Tucker

Richard A. Tucker Memorial Library · 11:00 AM

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Community Engagement Street Team (CEST) at Sykes Apartments

- Sykes Apartments 555 E. Liberty St. Norfolk VA 23523 · 11:00 AM

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Zoo Tales

Virginia Zoo · 11:00 AM

5 more dates through Dec 24
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Color and Calm: Chill Adult Coloring

Randi Marston Peterson Maker Studio @ Pretlow Anchor Branch Library · 11:00 AM

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Homemade for the Holidays: Custom Totes

Meeting Room · 4:00 PM

Art & museums

Freestyle Diamond Painting

Meeting Room · 4:00 PM

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Puzzle Mania

The Loft · 6:00 PM

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Coffee Klatch

Van Wyck Branch Library · 10:00 AM

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Common Threads for a Cause

Conference Room · 10:30 AM

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Adaptive Fridays (Movement & Fun)

Randi Marston Peterson Maker Studio @ Pretlow Anchor Branch Library · 11:00 AM

Sports

Slover Steppers: Walk Together and Connect at The Slover

Downtown Branch at Slover · 11:00 AM

Art & museums

Tradition and Innovation: Filipino Food Culture

Gordon Art Gallery · 3:00 PM

Sports

Third Friday Fitness @ BFB: Line Dancing

The Gloria L. Lance Conference Room · 4:30 PM

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Homemade for the Holidays: Candle Making

5th Floor 555 Teen Zone · 10:00 AM

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Garden Artists: Thanksgiving Plates

Norfolk Botanical Garden · 10:00 AM

1 more date through Nov 22
Sports

Boombox Rides

Meet at the ERT Trailside Headquarter Building at the corner of Orapax Street an · 10:30 AM

5 more dates through Dec 26
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SEW-cial Club (Teens & YA)

Randi Marston Peterson Maker Studio @ Pretlow Anchor Branch Library · 12:00 PM

Music

Live Music: Casey Copeland

Smartmouth Brewing Co. · 5:00 PM

Free
Comedy

Gabriel Iglesias

Chartway Arena · 8:00 PM

Food & drink

A Tea in Narnia

VisitNorfolk events calendar · 7:00 PM

Music

ODU Brass Choir Concert

Chandler Recital Hall · 7:30 PM

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Wild Wheels

Virginia Zoo · 10:30 AM

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Wrapped in Stories: Textile Cord Bracelets

Meeting Room · 10:30 AM

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Homemade for the Holidays: Candle Making

Large Meeting Room · 3:00 PM

Art & museums

Homemade for the Holidays - Tote Bags

Collaboration Room · 5:30 PM

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American Sign Language

Large Meeting Room · 6:00 PM

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25 on the 25th

Virginia Zoo · 9:30 AM

1 more date through Dec 26
Art & museums

Native American Heritage Month Documentary

Little Creek Branch Library · 3:30 PM

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Trail Beautification Day

Locations will be announced during the week before the event in the Trail Beauti · 9:00 AM

Music

HOOKZ, LINEZ & LAGERZ

Smartmouth Brewing Co. · 4:00 PM

Free
Music

Lindsey Stirling

Chartway Arena · 7:00 PM

Music

Rock for the Ocean

Smartmouth Brewing Co. · 3:00 PM

Music

Enter the Marauders: A musical celebration of A Tribe Called Quest and Wu-Tang

VisitNorfolk events calendar · 7:00 PM

From $12.36
Sports

ODU Football vs. Southern Miss

Chartway Arena · 7:00 PM

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Little Sprout Explorers: Winter Night Sky

Norfolk Botanical Garden · 10:00 AM

Art & museums

Membership Swap: Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways Museum

Virginia Zoo · Through Dec 31

Art & museums

Virtual Event: Stabilizing Democracy- MacArthur and the Outlawing of Unequal Pay in Japan

- · 7:00 PM

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Watercolors: Amaryllis

Norfolk Botanical Garden · 9:00 AM

Art & museums

The Coastal Virginia Garden in Winter

Norfolk Botanical Garden · 9:30 AM

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Storybook Tea Party (Snowman Theme)

Norfolk Botanical Garden · 10:00 AM

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Fairy & Gnome Winter Homes

Norfolk Botanical Garden · 10:00 AM

Festivals & markets

Holiday Yule Log Bonfire & Marketplace

Town Point Park - 1 Waterside Dr Norfolk VA 23510 · 12:00 PM

Music

Live Music: Rob De'

Smartmouth Brewing Co. · 5:00 PM

Free
Sports

Tour de ORF

Benchtop Brewing Company  - 1129 Boissevain Ave Norfolk VA 23507 · 3:00 PM

1 more date through Jan 3
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Little Sprout Explorers: Pinecones 101

Norfolk Botanical Garden · 10:00 AM

Art & museums

Virtual Event: Iron and Fire- The Pacific War Story of Destroyer Captain Bruce McCandless

- · 7:00 PM

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Cookie Plates & Cocoa Mugs

Norfolk Botanical Garden · 10:00 AM

1 more date through Dec 13
Festivals & markets

Holidays in the Wild: Holiday Market

Virginia Zoo · 11:00 AM

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Little Sprout Explorers: Ice & Snow

Norfolk Botanical Garden · 10:00 AM

Art & museums

Virtual Book Talk: Halsey's Typhoon

- · 7:00 PM

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Sound Bath Meditation

Norfolk Botanical Garden · 10:00 AM

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Holiday Nature Ornaments

Norfolk Botanical Garden · 10:00 AM

Music

The Big Xmas Benefit feat. DJ Williams Band & Grateful Jed

VisitNorfolk events calendar · 7:00 PM

From $30.90
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Little Sprout Explorers: Holiday Plants

Norfolk Botanical Garden · 10:00 AM

Festivals & markets

Noon Year's Eve

Virginia Zoo · 9:30 AM

Art & museums

2027 Diversity Gallery

Norfolk Botanical Garden · Through Mar 28

Theater & dance

The Skin of Our Teeth

Little Theatre of Norfolk · Through Jan 31

Music

Billy Price

VisitNorfolk events calendar · 7:00 PM

From $30.90
Comedy

Jo Koy

Chartway Arena · 8:00 PM

Theater & dance

PAW Patrol Live!

Chartway Arena · Through Jan 27

Art & museums

Diversity Gallery Reception

Norfolk Botanical Garden · 11:00 AM

Food & drink

Kiss & Tail

Virginia Zoo · 9:30 AM

Music

Toby Mac's Hits Deep Tour 2027

Chartway Arena · 7:00 PM

Comedy

Super Carlin Brothers: Through the Griffin Tour

VisitNorfolk events calendar · 7:00 PM

From $40.80
Theater & dance

Marjorie Prime

Generic Theater · Through Mar 21

From $15
Theater & dance

Dancing With The Stars Live!

Chartway Arena · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

Orchid Show and Sale

Norfolk Botanical Garden · 10:00 AM

Theater & dance

She Kills Monsters

Little Theatre of Norfolk · Through Mar 28

Sports

Harlem Globetrotters Rivalry Tour Presented by Sprite

Chartway Arena · 7:00 PM

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Tails & Trails: Dog Day at the Zoo

Virginia Zoo · 3:00 PM

Art & museums

Sensory Friendly Morning

Virginia Zoo · 9:30 AM

Music

Pink Martini with Storm Large, Jimmie Herrod

Hilton Norfolk The Main - 100 E. Main Street Norfolk VA 23510 · 7:30 PM

Music

MercyMe

Chartway Arena · 7:00 PM

Music

tenThing

Samuel C. Johnson Theater at Norfolk Academy - Norfolk VA 23510 · 7:30 PM

Music

Niladri Kumaar, sitar

Robin Hixon Theater · 7:30 PM

Music

Jason Vieaux, guitar

Virginia Arts Festival Robin Hixon Theater · 7:30 PM

Theater & dance

Cabaret

Wells Theater - 110 E. Tazwell Street Norfolk VA 23510 · 7:30 PM

17 more dates through May 2
Theater & dance

Making God Laugh

Generic Theater · Through May 2

From $15
Art & museums

Adult Night

Virginia Zoo · 5:00 PM

Festivals & markets

Virginia International Tattoo

Norfolk Scope Arena - 201 E. Brambleton Avenue Norfolk VA 23510 · 7:30 PM

3 more dates through Apr 25
Theater & dance

Bluey’s Big Play

Harrison Opera House - 160 Virginia Beach Blvd Norfolk VA 23510 · 10:00 AM

Theater & dance

The Drowsy Chaperone

Little Theatre of Norfolk · Through Jun 6

Theater & dance

The Colored Museum

Generic Theater · Through Jun 27

From $15

On now: exhibits and runs

Coming up at Meeting Room

Close by, in Ghent, Portsmouth, Downtown Norfolk

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