Hampton Events Calendar
Year-round festivals, events and seminiars present lively entertainment options. From celebrations of Blackbeard and the Chesapeake Bay, to big band performances and exciting special events, there is plenty of family fun to be had in the city.
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Sunday, Jan 02, 2011
Bluebird Country Hay Ride
Come on down to Bluebird Gap Farm for a good old-fashioned country hayride. We load up near the Bluebird Amphitheatre and take a leisurely ride in a tractor-drawn hay wagon down the road a ways to the back of the farm, around the fishin’ pond, through the woods, and back.
Saturdays (2nd Saturday of each month unless raining)
Bluebird Gap Farm
757-825-4750
Hampton, VA 23666
825-4750
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Monday, Aug 30, 2010
The City of
Reuben V. Burrell has documented through photographs a half of a century of
James Van Der Zee is recognized as the
Partial funding for this exhibition provi
January 29-August 30
Hampton University Museum
757-727-5508
Hampton, VA 23668
757-727-5508
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Monday, Sep 06, 2010
Animal Grossology
Get ready for an en-gross-ing experience! Based on the best-selling book by author and science teacher Sylvia Branzei, Animal Grossology takes you on a disgusting, downright icky adventure through the hows and whys of the Animal World. Get the scoop on poop, check out vomit munchers, buddy-up to some blood suckers and get slimed with this exciting, hands-on exhibit.
Hampton, VA 23669
757-727-0900
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Wednesday, Mar 31, 2010
FREEdom Days
In a show of support for our troops and their families, the
hosting FREEdom Days, a month of military appreciation where the Center is giving away FUN for FREE! During March, Veterans, retired and active duty military, their spouses and Dependents, will receive free exhibit admission with the presentation of their military ID. On Saturdays and Sundays, children can participate in free make-n-take activities. Military families will also receive discounts on IMAX admission and in the Center’s café and gift store. For details on other activities for military families during March.
entire month of March
Virginia Air & Space Center
757-727-0900
Hampton, VA 23669
757-727-0900
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Friday, Apr 30, 2010
Tim Burton (Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice) attempts to work his gothic magic over one of the best loved stories of all time... Lewis Carroll's 'Alice In Wonderland' and 'Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There', which first told the story of a young girl, who after following a rabbit down a hole, is transported to a strange world. Whilst the Disney animated version of the tale relied on sweetness and light to delight the audience,
March 5- April 30
Virginia Air & Space Center
757-727-0900
Hampton, VA 23669
757-727-0900
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Sunday, Mar 21, 2010
Dates and Times:
March 20, 2010 from 9 AM - 5 PM
March 21, 2010 from 10 AM - 4 PM
Location: Hampton Roads Convention Center
Admission: Open to the public
Admission Cost: $8.00; $7.00; $5.00
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Thursday, Mar 25, 2010
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
March 21-25
March 21 & 22
7:30pm
March 23
10:30am & 7:30pm
March 24 & 25
11am, 3:30pm, & 7:30pm
Hampton Coliseum
757-838-4203
Hampton, VA 23666
757-838-4203
British cello virtuoso Colin Carr returns in a fabulous program which celebrates the anniversaries of Felix Mendelssohn (born 1809) and Robert Schumann (born 1810) and the grand achievements of Johannes Brahms. Colin Carr appears throughout the world as a soloist, chamber music, recording artist and teacher. He has played with major orchestras including the Royal Concertgebouw, the Philharmonia, The Royal Philharmonic, BBC Symphony and the orchestras of Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington, Philadelphia, and Montreal among may others. In recent seasons he has performed cycles of Beethoven's complete works for cello and piano with his duo partner Thomas Sauer and several cycles of the Bach Suites for solo cello in London and the United States. As a member of the Golub Kaplan Carr Trio he recorded and toured extensively for more than 20 years. Mr. Carr's cello was made by Matteo Gofriller in Venice in 1730.
Date: March 24, 2010
Time: 7:30 PM
Admission: $25 or $30
Location:
The American Theatre
125 East Mellen Street
Hampton, VA 23663
757-722-2787
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Sunday, Mar 28, 2010
Dates and Times:
March 26, 2010 from 12 PM - 8 PM
March 27, 2010 from 10 AM - 8 PM
March 28, 2010 from 11 AM - 5 PM
Location: Hampton Roads Convention Center
Admission: Open to the public
Admission Cost: $7.00; 16 years old and under FREE
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Monday, Apr 26, 2010
How to Train your Dragon in IMAX
Set in the mythical world of burly Vikings and wild dragons, the story centers around a teenager who lives on the
But when he encounters - and ultimately befriends - an injured dragon, his world is turned upside down. Packed with energetic drawings and plenty of action, this boisterous tale is just right for fantasy fans or anyone with a spirit of adventure. Based on the book by Cressida Cowell.
Beginning March 26
Virginia Air & Space Center
757-727-0900
Hampton, VA 23669
757-727-0900
