Arts and Entertainment in Norfolk

Arts AND Entertainment

Norfolk’s thriving arts community will welcome you into their studios, galleries, and performance venues. From the working artists’ studios, to the beautiful Tiffany glass collection at the Chrysler Museum of Art, to live performances at the Harrison Opera house, Chrysler Hall, Wells Theatre, historic Attucks Theatre, Generic Theatre or NARO Expanded Cinema, you’ll find a multitude of opportunities to enrich your creative spirit.

Things To Do

Arts AND Entertainment

African American History in Norfolk

Chrysler Museum / Perry Glass Studio

Live Music

Museums

Public Arts and Galleries

Performing Arts

Festivals in Norfolk

Things to Do in Ocean View / East Beach

Events

Membership Swap: Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art

Carved Couture Exhibition Opening

Trivia Night

Mosaic Academy Norfolk

Flourish: An Annual Juried National Exhibition of Floral and Botanical Artworks

Sincerely, Spring 2025 Senior Exhibition

Special Exhibit: The Price of Unpreparedness

The Vault – Andy Harris: Little Flowers That Follow Me Everywhere

Special Display: The Paintings of Mary Maynard

WWII Paper Dolls @ Activity HQ

All Elite Wrestling

MAMA-Girl! Retrospective Exhibit

Dinosaurs of Antarctica

Make Your Own Patch @ Activity HQ

Bike Nights at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens

2025 Senior Olympics

Ghost Funk Orchestra at The Annex

Twofold Poker League Tournament at Maker’s Craft Brewery

Soulja Boy

Plena Libre

Norfolk Works: The Summer Employment & Career Series

Norfolk Home and Garden Tour

Bearly Dead ’25 “Paradise Waits” Tour

Bearly Dead ’25 “Paradise Waits” Tour

Norfolk Home & Garden Tour

Chris Staples & Feign Kin @ Union Overall Co

TX2 at The Annex

Zack Fox (DJ Set)

Bike Night

Norfolk After Dark Dance Cruise

Night for the Fight

Live Music Patio Series at Just Birdies

Girl-Prov : A Girl’s Night Out with Improv Comedy

The Comedy Sketchbook – A Night of Sketch Comedy

Step Up for The Up Center

Matisyahu

Creative Nation Spring Fest

Wild Tykes at the Virginia Zoo

Live Green Norfolk: A Celebration of Community & Sustainability

The Great Gatsby Ballet World Ballet Company

Fiesta De Mayo

Date Night at the Push Comedy Theater

Pints for Parkinson’s Norfolk Optimism Walk After Party

Granby Street: A Downtown Norfolk Walking Tour

Storybook Tea Party at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens

SPRING TOWN POINT VIRGINIA WINE FESTIVAL

Spring Into Summer at COVA

The Nascar Jones Show: Comedy Talk Show

Warehouse LIVE: Zac Plastic, Box Factory, Chase Evers & Holy Love Incorporated

Norfolk After Dark Dance Cruise

East Beach Farmers Market (Weekly)

Darren Kiely – Never Been Here Before World Tour 2025

John Moreland, singer-songwriter

Warehouse LIVE: Boo Boo Spoiler, You’re Jovian & Infinite Boss

Fashion & Hair Show

Tour de ORF

May Day & Open House at the Goode Family Visual Arts School

Shakey Graves

Pretty Woman: The Musical

Candlelight Yoga With Live Music

Norfolk Works: The Summer Employment & Career Series

ZOSO (The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience) – Freedom Hawk

ROTC Commissioning

Open Mic Night at Makers Craft Brewery with Vanessa Rodriguez

Black Jacket Symphony presents Jimmy Buffett

Panties in a Twist

Memphis

Family Twilight Trek – Frogs at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens

Coco Jones

Old Dominion University Advanced Degree Commencement