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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16 Events Found
Bluebird Country Hayride
Saturday, Jan 02, 2010
through 
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

60 Pine Chapel Rd.
Hampton, VA 23666
825-4750


The City of Hampton: Through the Lens of Rueben V. Burrell & James Van Der Zee
Friday, Jan 29, 2010
through 
Monday, Aug 30, 2010

The City of Hampton: Through the Lens of Reuben V. Burrell and James Van Der Zee

Reuben V. Burrell has documented through photographs a half of a century of Hampton University events – both big and small. Not only is Mr. Burrell the Griot (historian) of the University but his lens goes beyond the campus into the surrounding community. Coming to Hampton as a student in 1938 Burrell finished his course requirements in 1940, after which, World War II was pending.  He received a B.S. degree in Industrial Arts from Hampton in 1947, and then enrolled at New York University where he earned his M.A. degree in Industrial Arts Education in 1949.  Hired at Hampton in December 1949, Mr. Burrell began his career as the school photographer. For more than sixty years, he has provided an invaluable service to the university documenting its history as well as reprinting historic photographs. He has also documented landmarks, businesses, social and civic activities in the city of Hampton.  His photographs include well known individuals in the city as well.  

 

James Van Der Zee is recognized as the dean of African American photographers based on his large body of photographs taken in Harlem, New York during more than half of the 19th century.  In 1906 Van Der Zee left his hometown of Lenox, MA here he met and married Kate L. Brown, a seamstress from Newport News, Virginia.  The couple’s first child, Rachel, was born in 1907 and shortly afterward they traveled to Virginia.  The Van Der Zee’s decided to remain in Tidewater, VA where Van Der Zee found employment as a waiter at the Hotel Chamberlin.  The photographs will share images of two categories: the everyday activities of Slabtown residents and the academic community at Whittier Preparatory School.

 

Partial funding for this exhibition provided by the City of Hampton, 400th Anniversary Celebration Fund.

January 29-August 30

Hampton University Museum

757-727-5508

Huntington Building
Hampton, VA 23668
757-727-5508


Animal Grossology
Saturday, Jan 30, 2010
through 
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.

January 30 – September 6

Virginia Air & Space Center

757-727-0900

600 Settlers Landing Rd.
Hampton, VA 23669
757-727-0900


FREEdom Days
Monday, Mar 01, 2010
through 
Wednesday, Mar 31, 2010

FREEdom Days

In a show of support for our troops and their families, the Virginia Air & Space Center is

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

www.vasc.org

757-727-0900

600 Settlers Landing Rd.
Hampton, VA 23669
757-727-0900


Alice in Wonderland in IMAX
Friday, Mar 05, 2010
through 
Friday, Apr 30, 2010

Alice in Wonderland in IMAX

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, Burton fans can be sure to look out for the same cartoon traits  as earlier masterpiece 'The Nightmare Before Christmas.’  Starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, and Anne Hathaway.

March 5- April 30

Virginia Air & Space Center

757-727-0900

600 Settlers Landing Rd.
Hampton, VA 23669
757-727-0900


SGK Gun Show 2010
Saturday, Mar 20, 2010
through 
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

 

www.Guns-knives.com

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Sunday, Mar 21, 2010
through 
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 

www.hamptoncoliseum.org

757-838-4203

1000 Coliseum Dr.
Hampton, VA 23666
757-838-4203


The American Theatre: Colin Carr, Cello
Wednesday, Mar 24, 2010

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

125 East Mellen Street
Hampton, 23663
757-722-2787
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Tidewater Boat Show
Friday, Mar 26, 2010
through 
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

 

www.agievents.com/show

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How to Train Your Dragon in IMAX
Friday, Mar 26, 2010
through 
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 island of Berk, where fighting dragons is a way of life.
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

600 Settlers Landing Rd.
Hampton, VA 23669
757-727-0900


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