Don’t miss out on Norfolk’s best events this November. The city is filled with festive events, live music, markets and more!
DOllhaus
Ongoing, Through Jan. 2025
Barry Art Museum
For Dollhaus, the Barry Art Museum has invited artists to select a room of their choice, from bedrooms to formal dining rooms. Each participant receives an empty box and will design an interior that reflects their artistic practice. Encompassing glass, textiles, painting, and more, this exhibit will both celebrate the dollhouse as an artistic form and serve as a three-dimensional celebration of ODU’s creative faculty, with each room highlighting the diversity, creativity, and skill of Hampton Roads’ artistic scene.
Norfolk Admirals Hockey
Now Through April 2025
Scope Arena
The Norfolk Admirals are proud ECHL affiliates of the Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose. The Admirals will play a 72-game regular season schedule comprised of 24 Friday games, 23 Saturday games, 13 Sunday games, eight Wednesday games, three Tuesday games, and one Thursday game. See the complete schedule with promotional dates here.
Recycled Reads Used Book Sale
Nov. 1-2, 2024
Slover Library
The Friends of the Norfolk Public Library is hosting a used book sale. Thousands of used books will be available with proceeds benefiting the Summer Reading Program of the Norfolk Public Library. For sale will be children’s books (4/$5), graphic novels ($2), paperbacks ($1) and hardcovers ($3). We hope to see you on the 1st floor of Slover Library on November 1 and November 2 from 9AM to 5PM.
Cold War Kids
Nov. 1, 2024
NorVa
Over the course of nine studio albums and numerous EPs, Cold War Kids have become a major part of the modern musical landscape thanks to deeply personal songcraft and a commitment to forward motion. “First,” their platinum-selling 2015 single, named as the most played track at alternative radio outlets nationwide in the last decade, and 2007’s “Hang Me Up To Dry” remaining a festival staple. Their current lineup – Willett (vocals, piano, guitar), Matt Maust (bass guitar), David Quon (guitar, backing vocals), Matthew Schwartz (keyboards, backing vocals, guitar, percussion), and Joe Plummer (drums, percussion) – coalesced in 2016 and has released a whopping four albums and five EPs since then.
Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony
Nov. 1, 2024
Chrysler Hall
Rachmaninoff’s sweepingly romantic Second Symphony under the baton of VSO Principal Guest Conductor Thomas Wilkins will enchant you with its heartfelt melodies. Liszt’s First Piano Concerto is a dazzling vehicle to highlight the endless talents of accomplished pianist Michelle Cann.
4th Annual 7 City Blues Festival
Nov. 2, 2024
Scope Arena
The Blues Is Alright Tour comes to Scope Arena with the 4th Annual 7 City Blues Festival! The Blues is musical storytelling filled with stark emotion and a revolving reality check. It’s authentically raw; transforming tragedy, adversity and heartache into a visceral and cathartic experience. This special night of emotive lyrics and guitar-driven accompaniment features performances by Tucka, King George, Pokey Bear, Lenny Williams, West Love, and J-Wonn.
Dracula, A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really
Through Nov. 3
Wells Theater
A feast for the eyes and the mind, take a bite out of this Victorian horror story reimagined through the sharp, contemporary humor of Kate Hamill. This story of Dracula is unlike any you’ve ever seen — follow these reinvigorated characters through the dark in this disquieting, yet comedic drama that explores the nature of predators, monsters, and the terrors of everyday life. This re-imagined tale of Bram Stoker’s classic reveals new monsters beneath the skin and drives a stake right through the patriarchy.
Carmen
Nov. 8-10
Harrison Opera House
Bold, uninhibited, and strong-willed, Carmen lives life on her own terms. She is brave, beautiful, and independent. She does what she wants. She falls in and out of love. She is a power to behold until her obsessed ex violently and tragically rejects her choice to move on.
Paw Patrol Live!
Nov. 9, 2024
Chrysler Hall
PAW Patrol Live! “Heroes Unite” follows Ryder and the PAW Patrol pups as they face their greatest challenge yet. When Mayor Humdinger clones Robo Dog, chaos ensues all over the world. It’s up to the PAW Patrol to catch the clones, rescue Robo Dog, and show that when the going gets “ruff,” lending a paw makes you the ultimate TOP HERO! This new adventure is going to be PAWsome!
Erik Larson
Nov. 12, 2024
Chrysler Hall
Erik Larson is a master of narrative non-fiction. His vividly written, bestselling books have won several awards and been published worldwide. “Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania” about the 1915 sinking of the ocean liner Lusitania was #1 on the New York Times Bestseller list. In the “Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin” is a vivid portrait of the American ambassador and his family in Berlin during the first years of Hitler’s reign from which Larson has crafted a gripping, deeply intimate narrative. His critically acclaimed book, “The Devil in the White City,” intertwines the stories of the Chicago 1893 World’s Fair and one of America’s worst serial killers. He will speak in Norfolk as part of the Norfolk Forum speakers’ series.
Frankie Cosmos
Nov. 12, 2024
The Annex
Greta Kline (born March 21, 1994), better known by her stage name Frankie Cosmos, is an American musician and singer-songwriter. She is known for her independent releases, inspired by Frank O’Hara’s poetry, DIY ethics of K Records and the early 2000s New York City’s anti-folk scene. Kline is also the former bass guitarist of the band Porches. She is the daughter of actors Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates. Greta Kline was born in New York City, New York, the daughter of Academy Award-winning actor Kevin Kline and actress Phoebe Cates.
Winterfest on the Wisconsin
Nov. 15, 2024-Jan. 1, 2025
Battleship Wisconsin
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and Nauticus’ annual WinterFest on the Wisconsin is celebrating with an all-new holiday movie theme. A towering 35-foot-tall leg lamp, a larger-than-life Ralphie (complete with his pink bunny suit), two Grinch “takeover” nights, and an elaborate new train display featuring everyone’s favorite elf are just some of the additions that make this season’s WinterFest bigger and brighter than ever!
Bonnie Raitt
Nov. 16, 2024
Chrysler Hall
With Just Like That…, her twenty-first album and her first new release in more than six years, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bonnie Raitt continues to draw on the range of influences that have shaped her legendary career, while creating something that speaks to the circumstances and challenges of these unprecedented times.The title comes from a line in one of her new original songs (“Just like that your life can change”), which seemed especially fitting “because there’s never been a time that made me look around and say, ‘Nobody saw this coming’—where all of a sudden, everything shifted.”
Monica
Nov. 22, 2024
Chartway Arena
Monica is a Grammy Award-winning Multi-platinum Artist, 25-million-plus selling singer, actress, philanthropist and entrepreneur. She was born and raised in Atlanta, Ga and began her career at the tender age of 12 years old. She’s the youngest female ever to have two #1 back-to-back hits on Billboard’s R&B chart from her 1995 debut album “Miss Thang.”
Grand Illumination Parade
Nov. 23, 2024
Downtown Norfolk
The Grand Illumination Parade takes place every year on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, bringing thousands of spectators out to the streets of Downtown Norfolk to take in the beauty, magic, and electric holiday spirit to kick off the season.
10th Annual Great Hot Cocoa War
Nov. 23-30, 2024
Downtown Norfolk
Beginning the day of Downtown Norfolk’s Grand Illumination celebration, there will be a magical contest of the hottest and chocolatiest proportions. Downtown Norfolk will rain with marshmallows of fantastical sizes! Get your cup and choose your side. The contest runs for a full week.
Norfolk Harbor Half Marathon
Nov. 23-24, 2024
Locations Vary
Join us in 2024 for the 11th annual Chartway Norfolk Harbor Race Weekend presented by Bon Secours. Enjoy Norfolk, Virginia’s Downtown, thriving art community, historic neighborhoods, the NEON District and Old Dominion University’s campus as you take on the 5K, 10K, or Half Marathon. Keep an eye out for Norfolk’s iconic mermaids along the course as you experience this flat, fast course! (Hint: there are over 20 along the Half Marathon course.
Pierce the Veil
Nov. 27, 2024
Chartway Arena
“‘Pass the Nirvana’ is about the many horrible traumas that the youth of America have endured over the past few years,” says frontman Vic Fuentes about the song’s powerful, relatable, and topical subject matter. ”COVID, no proms, no graduations, an insurrection, school shootings. The list goes on. Their lives have been tossed around like clothes in a dryer, as the tensions within our country have infiltrated our own homes, friends, and families. To me, the song represents a euphoric detachment from all of that anxiety and stress and about finding some form of peace or nirvana.”
