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Where to visit with Santa in Hampton Roads, Virginia including Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Smithfield, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Yorktown.

It’s showtime, Hampton Roads! 🎄✨ Don't miss the upcoming Holiday Performances of A Christmas Carol, Holiday POPS, The Nutcracker, The Annual Messiah Sing-Along with Symphonicity, Jingle Bell Jam with VSO and so much more!

The Winter Holiday season in Hampton Roads is packed with fun, family-friendly (and often FREE!) activities and we’ve rounded them all up in one easy-to-use guide!

Introducing a new way to share your information on MyActiveChild.com! We can't possibly include them all in our general or sponsored posts, but we now have a new way to share this information - as a Community Announcement on MyActiveChild.com!

If your active child loves The Grinch, this list is for you! Upcoming Holiday Events with the GRINCH in Hampton Roads!

This local bake-off is a great way to get the whole family involved in creative desserts this holiday season! Plus, kids ages 18 and under have their own category!

Find local volunteer opportunities in Hampton Roads, Virginia (both for youth, and for family groups) on this post.

There is Outdoor Ice Skating available on the Southside and Peninsula this winter. Here is the 2025/2026 information on local outdoor ice skating this season.

Our BIG LIST of Holiday-Themed Running Events in Hampton Roads!

Need a Date Night? Here is our list of Upcoming Parents' Night Out Events in Hampton Roads!

Here is a (limited) list of Upcoming Food & Meal Distribution Events in Hampton Roads, Virginia.

Audubon's 125th Christmas Bird Count will take place this winter between Sunday, December 14, 2025, and Monday, January 5, 2026.

A great NEW weeekly giveaway for this annual holiday display, back for 2025 - BayPort Credit Union Holiday Lights at the Beach!

The only thing better than curling up on the couch to watch Christmas movies is to see them on a bigger screen! Check out these local events where you can catch your favorite movie showtimes!

Here is our BIG LIST of upcoming events specifically designed for local families in Hampton Roads with special needs!

A great annual holiday event open to all and FREE admission - the 43rd Annual Messiah Sing Along in Virginia Beach!

Lowe's FREE Kids' Workshops are back! Now known as DIY Kids' Workshops (instead of Build and Grow) these workshops have some great new projects. Make sure to register as these events will fill up!

We are building a MEMORY WALL of Your Local Family Memories, built by events and information you found on Myactivechild.com Hampton Roads.

Here is a list of Locations where you can get your fresh-cut Christmas Tree this season in Hampton Roads, Virginia!

Join Mickey Mouse and his friends at Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party, an adventure filled with world-class skating, high-flying acrobatics and unexpected stunts!

Here is our BIG LIST of BIG Holiday Light Displays in Hampton Roads - The perfect locations to help create those magical holiday memories.

If you are looking for camp programs for the kids over Winter Break in Hampton Roads this holiday season, this list is for you!

Is it really a Family picture with Santa if your Pets aren't a part of it? Not at our house! Here is where you can take EVERYONE to get their picture with Santa, even your furbabies!

Learn more about Youth Volunteer Corps of Hampton Roads, and find CURRENT and upcoming local volunteer opportunities for youth in grades 6-12.

Find encouragement, connection, and guidance with local events for parents - because you don’t have to do it all alone.