Things to do in Newport News

DEC2WedWednesday, December 275 events

1. All day

   Busch Gardens® Christmas Town™

   Busch Gardens Williamsburg

   Festivals & Holidays

2. All day

   Fort Friends- Pre-K Program

   Fort Monroe Visitor & Education Center

3. 7 a.m.11 a.m.

   Klassic Doughnuts

   COVA Brewing Company

4. 9 a.m.

   Firing of the Brick Kiln | Special Event at Colonial Williamsburg

   Colonial Williamsburg Music

5. 9 a.m.3 p.m.

   HERO Wednesday: The Resource War Room (Norfolk)

   Hampton Roads Veterans Employment Center (HRVEC)

6. 9 a.m.3 p.m.

   HERO Wednesday: The Resource War Room (PENINSULA)

   Hampton Roads Veterans Employment Center (HRVEC)Free

7. 9:30 a.m.10 a.m.

   Family Storytime

   Russell Memorial Library - Open AreaFamily

   Also at 10:30 a.m.

   Family & Kids

8. 9:30 a.m.1 p.m.

   Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge “Swamp Safari”

   Suffolk Visitor Center Outdoor Pavilion$8+Family

   Arts & Culture

9. 9:30 a.m.5 p.m.

   The Great American Birthday Quilt Exhibition

   Colonial Williamsburg Regional Visitor Center and Historic Triangle Tourist Information Center

   Arts & Culture

10. 9:45 a.m.11:45 a.m.

    CLASS: Wednesday Oil Painting

    6700 Azalea Garden Rd

    Classes & Talks

11. 10 a.m.5 p.m.

    French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850 - 1950

    Diamonstein Concert Hall at CNU Ferguson Center for the Arts - ComplexFree

    Arts & Culture

12. 10 a.m.5 p.m.

    Joseph Lupo: Recent Work

    Diamonstein Concert Hall at CNU Ferguson Center for the Arts - ComplexFree

    Arts & Culture

13. 10 a.m.5 p.m.

    Joshua Solomon: Future Shock

    Diamonstein Concert Hall at CNU Ferguson Center for the Arts - ComplexFreeFamily

    Arts & Culture

14. 10 a.m.10:30 a.m.

    Preschool Storytime @ WL

    Williamsburg Regional Library - Williamsburg LibraryFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

15. 10:15 a.m.10:45 a.m.

    Preschool Story Time

    Yorktown LibraryFamily

    Also at 11 a.m.

    Family & Kids

16. 10:15 a.m.10:45 a.m.

    Storytime

    Major Hillard Library - Activity RoomFamily

    Family & Kids

17. 10:15 a.m.10:45 a.m.

    Toddler Tales

    Tabb LibraryFamily

    Also at 11 a.m.

    Family & Kids

18. 10:30 a.m.3 p.m.

    Lunchtime Theater

    Chesapeake Public Libraries - Major Hillard Library

    Theater & Dance

19. 10:30 a.m.11 a.m.

    Toddler Storytime

    Indian River Library - Conference RoomFamily

    Family & Kids

20. 10:30 a.m.11 a.m.

    Toddler Storytime

    Indian River Library - Main AreaFamily

    Family & Kids

21. 11 a.m.2 p.m.

    Artifact Wash Day at the CAPE

    CAPE

    Arts & Culture

22. 11 a.m.12 p.m.

    Lisa Small Presents: “Cezanne to Modigliani: Gifts of Modern Art from the Pearlman Collection”

    Chrysler Museum of Art–The Kaufman Theater

    Arts & Culture

23. 11 a.m.12 p.m.

    Math and Reading Help

    Dr. Clarence V. Cuffee Library - Student Success Center

24. 11:30 a.m.1:30 p.m.

    2026 State of the City - Hampton

    Hampton Roads Convention Center

    Business & Networking

25. 1 p.m.3 p.m.

    Drop In & Draw

    118 Bosley Ave, Suffolk, VA

    Also at 6 p.m.

    Classes & Talks

26. 1 p.m.2 p.m.

    Patriot's Colony Chapel Service

    Patriots Colony at Williamsburg

27. 1 p.m.1:30 p.m.

    Pet Story Time

    Gloucester-Mathews Humane SocietyFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

28. 2 p.m.3 p.m.

    Good Books, Good Company – Surry Book Club

    Surry

    Arts & Culture

29. 2 p.m.3 p.m.

    SheCare Wellness Pods - Yoga

    Student Center AtriumFree

    Health & Wellness

30. 2 p.m.3 p.m.

    SheCare Wellness Pods - Yoga

    Student Center Aerobic Room

    Health & Wellness

31. 3:30 p.m.5 p.m.

    Fandom Fusion Otaku Hangout

    Town of WindsorFamily

    Family & Kids

32. 4 p.m.4:45 p.m.

    Book Bites

    SmithfieldFamily

    Family & Kids

33. 4 p.m.5 p.m.

    Byte Size Basics @ Carrollton

    Carrollton

34. 4 p.m.9 p.m.

    Food Truck: Friday’s Coastal Crave

    COVA Brewing Company

    Food & Drink

35. 4 p.m.5:45 p.m.

    French Coffee Hour

    Einsteins

36. 4 p.m.5:30 p.m.

    LEGO Club

    Tabb LibraryFamily

    Family & Kids

37. 4:30 p.m.6:30 p.m.

    Bring Your Own Craft Night!

    Nansemond Brewing Station

    Classes & Talks

38. 4:30 p.m.

    Tasty Tales

    Virgil I. Grissom LibraryFamily

    Family & Kids

39. 5 p.m.11 p.m.

    BKB Doubleheader vs Tidewater Community College

    The Apprentice School Gymnasium

    Sports

40. 5 p.m.6 p.m.

    Holiday Craft Workshop

    Main Street Library

    Classes & Talks

41. 5 p.m.5:30 p.m.

    Kid's Club, Hampton

    2202 Executive Drive, Hampton, VAFamily

    Family & Kids

42. 5 p.m.7 p.m.

    Naughty Music Bingo at Oozlefinch!

    The Oozlefinch Craft Brewery

    Nightlife

43. 5 p.m.6:30 p.m.

    Paint with Us!

    Indian River Library - Conference RoomFamily

44. 5:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    American Mahjong Meetup

    Tabb Library

    Community

45. 5:30 p.m.6:45 p.m.

    BRL Threads @ Smithfield

    Smithfield

46. 5:30 p.m.6:30 p.m.

    Craftsy @ Carrollton

    Carrollton

47. 5:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Make Room for Magic: A 2027 Vision Board Experience ✨

    Carrie Lewis office-Norfolk$76.88

48. 5:30 p.m.7 p.m.

    Tabb Girls Basketball

    Tabb High School$7Family

    Also at 7 p.m.

    Sports

49. 6 p.m.8 p.m.

    A Novel Noel: An Enchanted Book Tree Workshop

    Franks Pizza 1$28.52

    Classes & Talks

50. 6 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    Adult Pottery- Wednesday Evenings

    Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts$195

51. 6 p.m.9 p.m.

    Lesson hour 6-7, Band AGM 7-9

    Saint Patrick Catholic School

    Classes & Talks

52. 6 p.m.7 p.m.

    SheCare Wellness Pods - Sound bath

    Student Center AtriumFree

    Health & Wellness

53. 6 p.m.7 p.m.

    SheCare Wellness Pods - Sound bath

    Student Center Aerobic Room

    Health & Wellness

54. 6 p.m.10 p.m.

    VBSC Mix & Mingle, Dancing & Lessons

    VB Dance Club$11

    Classes & Talks

55. 6 p.m.

    York Girls Varsity Basketball @ Grafton

    New Kent High School

    Sports

56. 6:15 p.m.7:45 p.m.

    Sewing by Hand: Scented Coasters

    Yorktown Library

    Classes & Talks

57. 6:30 p.m.

    Granby Boys Varsity Basketball @ Norfolk Collegiate

    Norfolk Collegiate

    Sports

58. 6:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Meditation @ Tabb Library

    Tabb Library

    Health & Wellness

59. 6:30 p.m.9 p.m.

    Music Bingo at Norfolk

    Wasserhund Brewing Company

    Nightlife

60. 6:30 p.m.9 p.m.

    Winter Choir Concert

    Ogden Hall

    Music

61. 7 p.m.8 p.m.

    BRL Threads @ Surry: Quilting, Sewing, Knitting and more!

    Surry

    Classes & Talks

62. 7 p.m.

    Bruton Girls Varsity Basketball @ Tabb

    Tabb High School

    Sports

63. 7 p.m.

    Christopher Newport University Men's Basketball vs Marymount University

    Christopher Newport University Diamonstein Lobby

    Sports

64. 7 p.m.

    Cox Boys Varsity Basketball @ Deep Creek

    Deep Creek High School

    Sports

65. 7 p.m.

    Isle of Wight Academy Boys Varsity Basketball @ Hampton Roads Academy

    Hampton Roads Academy

    Sports

66. 7 p.m.

    Jamestown Girls Varsity Basketball @ Gloucester

    Gloucester High School-VA

    Sports

67. 7 p.m.10 p.m.

    Karaoke Wednesdays at Juan's Newport News | Hosted by DJ CLYDE P

    Juan's Mexican Cafe and CantinaFree

    Nightlife

68. 7 p.m.

    Lafayette Girls Varsity Basketball @ Warhill

    Warhill High School

    Sports

69. 7 p.m.10 p.m.

    Men's Basketball vs Marymount University

    Newport News, Virginia

    Sports

70. 7 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    RVLST

    Calvary Revival Church

71. 7 p.m.10 p.m.

    Single Awareness Dinner Monthly: Norfolk | Ladies Edition

    Restaurant of the Month$23

    Community

72. 7 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    Christmas Ceilidh

    Noroflk Masonic Temple

    Festivals & Holidays

73. 7:15 p.m.

    Bayside Girls Varsity Basketball @ Indian River

    Indian River High School Band

    Sports

74. 7:30 p.m.

    A Merry Little Christmas Carol - Preview

    Wells Theatre$108+

    Theater & Dance

75. 7:30 p.m.

    Jeopardy! Bar League at 80/20 Burger Bar

    80/20 Burger Bar