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Downtown Norfolk

Norfolk’s walkable, waterfront downtown is the urban hub of the city full of shopping, entertainment, restaurants and excitement!

Museums

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Cruise Information

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Open Late

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Outdoor Recreation In Norfolk

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Group Packages

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Multicultural Experiences in Norfolk

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Nauticus Museum / Battleship Wisconsin

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LGBTQ+ Things To Do In Norfolk

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Wine and Wineries

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Seafood in the City

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Pet Friendly Activities

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Performing Arts

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Shopping in Norfolk

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Arts and Entertainment in Norfolk

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Live Music

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Outdoor Firepits

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LGBTQ+ Resources

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Shop Like a Local

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Weekend Away

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Festivals in Norfolk

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Marinas

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Outdoor Dining

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African American History in Norfolk

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Harbor Cruises

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Coffee and Desserts

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Nightlife in Norfolk

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Bikeable Norfolk

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Public Arts and Galleries

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Admirals Hockey

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Family Time in Norfolk

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Cuisine and Cocktails in Norfolk

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Fine Dining

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Sports in Norfolk

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Norfolk Tour Company

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History in Norfolk

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Being On The Water In Norfolk

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Learn to Sail

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Norfolk Tides Baseball

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Events

Every season is event season in Norfolk, See what’s on deck in Downtown and plan your visit!

Mar282025

Plot Party! High Octane Improv Comedy!

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Mar282025

Norfolk Tides vs Durham

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Mar122025
Mar302025

Little Shop of Horrors

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Mar062025
Apr242025

Sporcle Events Pub Trivia Night

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Mar142025
Mar302025

Ordinary Days

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Mar282025

Norfolk Admirals vs. Savannah Ghost Pirates

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Oct182024
Apr122025

Admirals Hockey

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Mar182025
Apr082025

Basketball Madness

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Mar072025
Apr092025

Norfolk Public Schools Spring Art Exhibition

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Mar012025
Mar312025

Member Swap: Waters Edge

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Mar192025
Jun132025

Dinosaurs of Antarctica

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Mar282025

The Improv Riot Allstar Improv Comedy Show

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Mar282025

Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony

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Mar262025
Apr072025

Basketball Bracket Package

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Mar282025

Madball, Timexheist, Dimensions Six, Paper Trail, BATO

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Mar282025

Rumours ATL: A Fleetwood Mac Tribute

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Mar282025

Hockey Happy Hour-Reading @ Norfolk

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Oct182024
Apr122025

Norfolk Admirals Hockey 2024-25

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Mar262025
Mar292025

Toddler Time

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Mar192025
Apr052025

Pride & Prejudice & Dragons: An Immersive Experience at the Hermitage Museum & Gardens

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Mar282025

Virginia Symphony Orchestra presents Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony

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Mar152025
Mar292025

Norfolk Signature Mimosa Brunch Cruise

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Mar292025

Virginia’s Opera 50th Anniversary Gala

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Mar292025

Virginia Opera’s 50th Anniversary Gala

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Mar292025

William Sumner + Ian Randall Thornton at The Annex

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Mar292025

SHEFEST: A Celebration of Women in Beer, Art + More

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Mar012025
Mar292025

Norfolk Signature Dinner Cruise

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Mar292025

Norfolk Tides vs Durham

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Mar292025

Norfolk Admirals vs. Savannah Ghost Pirates

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Mar292025

SAINT JHN

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Mar292025

Chesapeake City Series- Savannah @ Norfolk (Chesapeake)

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Mar292025

Glass & Glitz Grand Gathering & Auction

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Mar292025

Southside Spruce Up Community Cleanup & Beautification

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Mar292025

Girls Basketball Clinic

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Mar292025

Pushing Dragons: An Improvised Dungeons and Dragons Adventure

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Mar292025

Toddler Time

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Mar292025

Jim Jeffries: Son of a Carpenter

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Mar292025
Mar302025

Norfolk Steet Food Festival

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Mar292025

Toddler Time

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Mar292025

Intro to Turkey Hunting

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Mar292025

My Battleship Backyard

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Mar302025

NFK Glass Circuit

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Mar302025

The Dead of Winter 2025

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Mar302025

Sunday Funday: The Norfolk Glass Circuit Tour

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Mar302025

El Día de los Niños Festiva

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Mar302025

Norfolk Tides vs Durham

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Mar302025

Norfolk Signature Mimosa Brunch Cruise

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Mar302025

High Wire Act: Stand-Up Comedy without a Net

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Mar302025

Jason’s Lyric Live

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Mar162025
Mar302025

Norfolk Signature Dinner Cruise

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Mar302025

Jason’s Lyric Live

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Feb102025
Apr282025

Pub Quiz

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Mar172025
Apr072025

Group Art Therapy for Care Partners for individuals with Dementia or MCI

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Feb102025
Mar312025

Run Your Best Mile

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Apr012025

Imminence

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Apr012025

Community Charity Pop Up for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

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Jun252025

Chris’s Pub Trivia

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Feb122025
Apr302025

Mosaic Academy Norfolk

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Feb122025
Apr302025

Trivia Night

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Apr022025

MOMIX: Alice

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Apr032025

Norfolk Signature Dinner Cruise

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Apr032025

The Seed Keeper with Diane Wilson

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Apr032025

Nauticus After Dark

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Apr032025
Apr042025

Norfolk Signature Lunch Cruise

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Apr032025

Willi Carlisle, Ramona Martinez at The Annex

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Apr042025

Mo Woods, Shaolinn, Darren G, Alexa Rae, Tyler Donavan

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Apr042025

Brian Regan

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Apr042025
Apr252025

Norfolk After Dark Dance Cruise

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Apr042025

Danae Hays- The First Time Tour

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Apr042025
Apr182025

Norfolk Signature Dinner Cruise

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Apr042025

Katt Williams: Heaven On Earth

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Apr042025

Girl-Prov : A Girl’s Night Out with Improv Comedy at The Push Comedy Theatre

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Apr052025

Invention Convention

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Apr052025

Date Night at the Push Comedy Theater

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Apr052025

Yoga at Neptune’s Fury

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Apr052025

“Norfolk Recycles Day” Special Waste Collection Event

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Apr052025

Community Witch *Album Release* at The Annex

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Apr052025
Apr262025

Norfolk Signature Dinner Cruise

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Apr262025

Norfolk Signature Mimosa Brunch Cruise

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Apr052025

Silent Disco

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Norfolk After Dark Dance Cruise

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Apr052025

Platform’d : A Sketch Comedy Showecase at The Push Comedy Theatre

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Apr062025

Sound of Music Sing-A-Long

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Apr062025
Apr132025

Norfolk Signature Mimosa Brunch Cruise

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Apr062025

Living on the Elizabeth River Trail: A Tour of Freemason

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Apr062025

Class Dismissed: The Improv 301 Graduations Show at The Push Comedy Theater

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Apr062025
Apr132025

Norfolk Signature Dinner Cruise

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Apr062025

Voyage à Paris

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Apr082025

Peer-To-Peer Pizza Party

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Apr082025

Ripe at the Annex

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Apr082025

Norfolk Tides vs Gwinnett

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Apr092025

Norfolk Tides vs Gwinnett

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Apr092025

Norfolk Admirals vs. Reading Royals

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Apr092025

Sunsquabi, Natalie Brookes at The Annex

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Apr092025

Hockey Happy Hour-Reading @ Norfolk

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Apr092025

Norfolk Signature Lunch Cruise

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Apr102025

Norfolk Tides vs Gwinnett

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Apr102025
Apr112025

Spring Plant Sale at The Hermitage Museum & Gardens

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Apr102025

Five Dollar Thursdays presents: Attack of the Rookies at The Push Comedy Theater

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Apr112025

irginia Beach City Series-South Carolina @ Norfolk (Virginia Beach)

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Apr112025

Jazz at Lincoln Center w/Wynton Marsalis

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Apr112025

Norfolk Admirals vs. South Carolina Stingrays

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Apr112025

Soft Plan Band – Live from the Music Room at the Hermitage Museum and Gardens

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Apr112025

Norfolk Tides vs Gwinnett

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Apr112025

Flatland Calvary

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Apr112025

Open Mic Night at Makers Craft Brewery with Vanessa Rodriguez

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Apr122025

Fan Appreciation Night

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Apr122025

Norfolk Gospel Lunch Cruise

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Apr122025

The Unusual Suspects: A Wild Murder Mystery at The Push Comedy Theater

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Apr122025

Second Saturday Stand-up Comedy at The Push Comedy Theater

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Apr122025

Nurse John The Short Staffed Tour

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Apr122025

Alessia Cara

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Apr122025

Mermaid City Craft Beer & Wine Fest

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Apr122025

Norfolk Admirals vs. South Carolina Stingrays

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Apr122025

Workshop: Ice Cream!

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Apr122025

Chess Workshops

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Apr122025

4th Annual EGGS- Treme Egg Drop

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Apr122025

Butcher Brown, Cosmic Collective at The Annex

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Apr122025

NextWave

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Apr122025

Egg Hunt & Kids Fun Fest

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Apr122025

Norfolk Tides vs Gwinnett

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Apr122025

BB-64 Birthday Party

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Apr122025

Comedy Night at Generic Theater

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Apr122025

That’s Flee Market: Volume 9 (Demo Edition)

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The Latest

Check out the latest, and greatest, happenings in Downtown, Norfolk.

Festivals in Norfolk

Norfolk plays host to plenty of extraordinary festivals and special events, providing entertaining and culturally enriched…
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April 2023 Events Guide

Spring is officially here, and with it comes a fresh season of events! Take the opportunity to experience Virginia Arts…
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Best Restaurants for a Business Lunch

Step out of the office and into one of Norfolk’s delicious restaurants for lunch. Whether…
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VisitNorfolk’s Champion of Hospitality Awards for National Travel and Tourism Week 2023

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Rooftop Dining in Norfolk

There’s something quite magical about a rooftop dining experience. There’s the unique chance to escape the city’s…
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Art Galleries in Norfolk, VA

Norfolk is vibrant and alive with world-class art museums, murals and public art pieces that enrich our…
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Attractions

Don’t miss these must-see attractions while you’re in Downtown.

The Perry Pavilion

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Festivals of Festevents

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TCC Roper Performing Arts Center

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Blue Ridge Excursions

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Hurrah Players

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Queen Street Baptist Church

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West Point Monument at West Point Cemetery

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End of Massive Resistance Wall

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Armed Forces Memorial

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First Calvary Baptist Church

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The Tide Light Rail

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The New Saint James Holiness Church of Christ Disciples (St. Peter’s)

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Offsite Gallery

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City Cruises Norfolk

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Norfolk State University

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Epworth United Methodist Church

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Legends of Music Walk of Fame

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Meet@319

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Taylor-Whittle House – Private Residence

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Wells Theatre

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Schooner Virginia

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Harbor Park

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Virginia Symphony

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Sgt. Carney Marker

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Assembly

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Poplar Hall – Private Residence

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John Cary Weston House – Private Residence

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Monticello Arcade

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Sail Nauticus

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Norfolk State University Planetarium

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Elmwood Cemetery

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American Rover Sailing Cruises

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Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Center

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Battleship Wisconsin

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Virginia Opera

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The NorVa

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Waterside Marina

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Nauticus Museum / Battleship Wisconsin

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Owen B. Pickett U.S. Custom House

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The Attucks Theatre

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Slover Library

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Chrysler Hall

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Trail of Honor

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MacArthur Memorial

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Town Point Park

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Town Point Club

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E-Bike Alley | Pedego Norfolk Downtown

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Mosaic Steel Orchestra

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Mermaids on Parade / Mermaid Trail

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The Generic Theater

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The Cannonball Trail

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Pagoda Garden Tea House and Gallery

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Windows on History

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Hampton Roads Naval Museum

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Allmand-Archer House | Private Residence

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Martin Luther King Monument

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Freemason Street Baptist Church

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St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

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Lime Electric Scooter

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Myers House

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Virginia Stage Company

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Victory Rover Naval Base Cruises

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Kenmure (William Lamb House) – Private Residence

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Waterside District

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St. John’s African Methodist Episcopal Church

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Virginia Arts Festival

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TowneBank Fountain Park

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TowneBank Building

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Naval Station Norfolk

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Glass Light Hotel & Gallery

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Addington-Petty Dickson House | Private Residence

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First Baptist Church

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Scope Arena

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Elizabeth River Trail

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The Basilica of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception

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Lone Sailor Statue

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L. Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center

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Restaurants

They call Norfolk, “The City With Bite.” Find out why by trying a couple of these places while in Downtown.

Norfolk Seafood Co. & Big Easy Oyster Bar

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Tinto Wine & Cheese Etc.

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City Cruises Norfolk

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The Stockpot

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Byrd & Baldwin Steakhouse

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Moe’s Southwest Grill Granby

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WHERE TO STAY

Have a look see at all the lodgings and accommodations in Downtown, Norfolk.

Norfolk Waterside Marriott Hotel and Convention Center

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Residence Inn by Marriott Norfolk Downtown

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Wyndham Garden Norfolk Downtown

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Hilton Norfolk The Main

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Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel

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Glass Light Hotel & Gallery

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Courtyard Norfolk Downtown

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Neighborhood Guide

Norfolk is a unique city made up of bustling neighborhoods that each have their own character and vibe. From historic neighborhoods like Ghent to the urban waterfront of Downtown, Norfolk’s neighborhoods have something for everyone. 

Downtown

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Freemason

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NEON District

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Ghent

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Chelsea

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Park Place / Railroad District

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Riverview

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Larchmont / Lochhaven

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Oceanview

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Military Highway / Airport

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