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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13 Events Found
Port Hampton Lecture Series
The Port Hampton Lecture Series features authors, living historians, and local history buffs discussing topics from Hampton’s past as well as related historical subjects of a regional and national flavor. Held the first Monday of each month.
Wednesday, Jul 02, 2008
through 
Monday, Dec 29, 2008

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1st Monday of each month, 7pm

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Members, FREE
Non-Members, $3

Hampton History Museum
120 Old Hampton Lane
Hampton, VA 23669
(757) 727-1610


Phoebus Days 2008
Saturday, Oct 11, 2008

Date: October 11, 2008

Parade: Starts at 10 AM from Mallory Street to Mellen Street

 

Festival includes:

Arts and Craft Vendors

Music and Entertainment

Peninsula Beer Festival

 

Time: 10 AM -6 PM

 

Location:

Historic Phoebus

Parking lot at Mellen and Hope Streets

 

Admission: Free

Beer Festival: $15.00 General Admission

Advance Tickets available at Total Wine & More in Newport News

 

www.PhoebusDays.com

 

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757-722-1575 or 757-871-1314
View Official Website


The Great Pumpkin Fall Fling
A harvest festival that will take the chill off! Experience a beautiful fall day in Downtown Hampton with live entertainment and specialty fall brews. Enjoy hay rides, mechanical bull rides, unique arts and crafts, face painting and explore Downtown Hampton’s pumpkin patch. Participate in the Great Pumpkin carving contest for all ages to win great prizes.
Saturday, Oct 11, 2008

Celebrate the fall harvest with friends and family at The 3rd Annual Great Pumpkin Fall Fling, Saturday, October 11, 2008, from noon to 6 p.m. Festivities take place in Carousel Park next to the Virginia Air & Space Center and include activities for all ages!


  • Musical entertainment and puppet shows
    • Bluegrass favorites with Winds of Grass (12pm - 1pm)
    • A musical variety with Southern Blend (1:45pm - 3:15pm)
    • Country Rock with the Heather Edwards Band (4pm - 6pm)
    • Kamp Kreatures Puppet Show (1pm - 1:45pm, 3:15pm - 4pm)
  • Hay rides through Downtown Hampton
  • Unique arts and crafts
  • Festive fall treats including turkey legs and barbeque
  • Face painting, baloon art, make-n-take arts & crafts, inflatable rides, a mechanical bull, pumpkin maze and much more!

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U.S. Army Soldier Show
The U.S. Army Soldier Show is a high-energy 90-minute live musical review showcasing the talents of active duty soldiers who are selected by audition from throughout the Army. They are amateur artists who have a passion for music, dance and performing and come from infantry, transportation, military police, medical, intelligence, aviation, signal and other tactical units. The show is assembled in six weeks, and then tours for 6-1/2 months.
Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008
Lunch In Time Lecture
Wednesday, Oct 15, 2008

Speaker: Peggy Hale McPhillips

Historian of Norfolk

 

Featuring historical photographs of Norfolk

 

Date:  Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Time: 12:00 Noon-1 PM

 

Location: Hampton History Museum

120 Old Hampton Lane

Hampton, VA 23669

757-727-1610

 

Admission: Free

Bring a bag lunch and enjoy this historical presentation

120 Old Hampton Lane
Hampton , Virginia 23669


Military Job Fair
Tuesday, Oct 21, 2008

 

Dates: Tuesday, October 21, 2008  9:00am-3:00pm

 

Admission: Free

 

Location: Hampton Roads Convention Center

 

Website Link: www.militaryjobfair.com

 

 

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Historic Haunts of Hampton
Friday, Oct 24, 2008
through 
Saturday, Oct 25, 2008

Dates:

Friday, October 24, 2008

Saturday, October 25, 2008

 

Time: Tours begin every 20 minutes from 7:00 PM

with the last tour departing at 10:00 PM

 

Location: Hampton History Museum

120 Old Hampton Lane

Hampton, VA 23669

757-727-1610

 

Admission:

$7.00 Adults

$5.00 Ages 6-17

Event free to Hampton History Museum memgers

120 Old Hampton Lane
Hampton, Virginia 23669


Stamp Scrap Art Tour
Saturday, Oct 25, 2008
through 
Sunday, Oct 26, 2008

 

Dates:

Saturday, October 25, 2008  10:00am-5:00pm

Sunday, October 26, 2008  10:00am-3:00pm

 

Admission: Purchase tickets at local stores

 

Location: Hampton Roads Convention Center

 

Website Link: www.stampscraparttour.com

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17th Annual Halloween Bash
Enjoy safe trick-or-treating, costume contests, the wacky wizard’s castle, spooky make-n-takes, Child Identification from the Hampton Sheriff’s Department and more! Virginia Air & Space Center.
Saturday, Oct 25, 2008

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4 pm-7pm

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Virginia Air & Space Center
600 Settlers Landing Road
Hampton, VA 23669
(757) 727-0900


Haunts Of Fort Monroe Lantern Tour
Friday, Oct 31, 2008

Tour with John Quarstien

 

Date: October 31, 2008

Time: 6:00 PM-8:00 PM

 

Location: Fort Monroe

Meet at the Gazebo next to the Chamberlin Hotel

 

Admission:

$10.00 Adults

$7.00 Ages 12-17

For advance tickets call 757-727-1610

 

Note: Wear comfortable walking shoes

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757-727-1610


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