Events & Festivals

Find out What's Happening This Week in Newport News! Whether it's a Broadway show, a toe-tapping musical, a Civil War re-enactment, commemorating World War I and World War II, an outdoor food, and wine festival or the annual One City Marathon, there's always something to do in and around Newport News. Whether you're coming from Williamsburg, Yorktown, Hampton, Norfolk, or Virginia Beach, you'll have a blast expanding your trip itinerary with so many events and festivals nearby. Get our weekly events delivered straight to your inbox by signing up here to stay in the know!

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Any Location Newport News Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center Endview Plantation Ferguson Center for the Arts Historic Hilton Village James A. Fields House Lee Hall Depot Lee Hall Mansion Main Street Library Peninsula Community Theatre Peninsula Fine Arts Center Peninsula SPCA & Barnyard The Mariners' Museum and Park The Newsome House Museum & Cultural Center U.S. Army Transportation Museum Virginia Air and Space Center Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Museum Virginia Living Museum Virginia War Museum Warwick Courthouse 1884 Brittingham-Midtown Community Center Denbigh Community Center Harwood's Mill King-Lincoln Park Newport News Park Newport News Park Discovery Center Newport News Williamsburg International Airport Superblock The Mariners' Museum and Park Victory Arch Victory Landing Park Brooks Crossing Christopher Newport University City Center at Oyster Point City Center at Oyster Point Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center Ferguson Center for the Arts Holiday Inn City Center Holiday Inn Newport News-Hampton Marketplace at Tech Center Peninsula Community Theatre Port Warwick The Mariners' Museum and Park Virginia Living Museum

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  Jurassic Giants

  June 11 - September 7, 2020
  Virginia Living Museum

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  $1 Admission

  June 23 - September 7, 2020
  Peninsula Fine Arts Center

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  VHS Summer Concert Series

  August 5, 2020; August 12, 2020; August 19, 2020; August 26, 2020
  Port Warwick

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  Friendly Hours

  August 9, 2020, 5 - 7 p.m.; September 13, 2020, 9 - 11 a.m.
  The Mariners' Museum and Park

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  Maritime Mondays

  August 10, 2020; August 17, 2020; August 24, 2020; August 31, 2020; September 7, 2020; September 14, 2020; September 21, 2020; September 28, 2020; October 5, 2020; October 12, 2020; October 19, 2020; October 26, 2020; November 2, 2020; November 9, 2020; November 16, 2020; November 23, 2020; November 30, 2020; December 7, 2020; December 14, 2020, 10:30 a.m.; December 21, 2020; December 28, 2020, 10:30 a.m.
  The Mariners' Museum and Park

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• Civil War Discussion: Second Battle of Manassas

  August 14, 2020, 12:30 p.m.
  The Mariners' Museum and Park

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• Civil War Lecture: Commerce Raider CSS Florida

  August 15, 2020, 2:30 p.m.
  The Mariners' Museum and Park

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• Memories of Denbigh

  August 19, 2020, 12 p.m.
  Warwick Courthouse 1884

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• Civil War Lecture: Capture of the Steamer St. Nicholas

  August 21, 2020, 2:30 p.m.
  The Mariners' Museum and Park

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• Civil War Discussion: A. P. Hill, CSA

  August 21, 2020, 12:30 p.m.
  The Mariners' Museum and Park

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