Newport News: Just For Fun

Crafting studio offering kid-friendly family workshops, as well as birthday parties and DIY summer camps!

FREE and pay-to-play Trading Card Games and more

Inflatables, Indoor Playground, Open Play, Toddler Area. Birthday Parties.

An instructional hub for STEM learning driven by team building and collaboration allowing opportunities for students and people of all ages, abilities, and disciplines to learn by designing creative solutions to real-world problems.

Teacher Professional Development Programs - Monthly machine training and curriculum design sessions
Student Fabrication Experiences - Aligned with industry certifications in partnership with community colleges
Community Nights - Family-friendly experiences offering “make and take” projects
Summer Camps and Saturday Workshops - Hands-on experiences with digital technology and machining
“Start Your Own Business” Workshops - Designing and prototyping an idea for future business opportunity
Digital Fabrication Badging Program - Encourage students to learn different skills and concepts
Shipyard Youth Mentoring Program - In conjunction with NNS’ educational outreach program SEEKnns

Offering kayak rentals to the public. Spend a few hours or the whole day paddling and exploring the calm waters of Deep Creek or the James River, catch some rays, and discover the natural beauty of our local waterways. This is a great activity that is safe for the whole family! Life jackets and instructions are provided before you launch.

Home of Boundless Playground (wheelchair accessible). Ball fields, picnic areas, fishing, hiking trails.

Special Events, R/C Racing, Model Builds, Pokemon Club, and Camps for Kids.

Free Hands-On Workshops for Kids ages 5-12. Registration is recommended, they often fill up!

Youth programs ages 2-17. Drop-in Soccer, Pickleball, Basketball, Nerf Dodgeball. Homeschool Athletic Programs and Teams for all grade levels. Sports camps and parents night out programs available. Home of the CP WARRIORS FC.

Children's Art Studio. Kidcreate Studio curriculum is award-winning, age-specific and educational. They offer art lessons for kids between 18 months and 12 years old. Weekly classes, workshop, camps and parties available.

Laser Tag for all ages. Birthday parties available

USL League Two soccer team - Community-Driven Soccer Team & Affordable Family Entertainment on the Virginia Peninsula

Maritime History Museum. Youth and family programs. Homeschool Programs.

Regular free and low cost Make & Take store events for kids. Birthday Parties available

Gym focused activities including gymnastics skills, tumbling, dance, music, and more. Birthday parties.

Free fire station tours for ages 3 and up. Tours must be prearranged and dates approved.

Several Playgrounds. Outdoor Programs for all ages. Many free programs including nature exploration and seasonal hayrides. Home of Newport News Park Discovery Center.

This 1899 Victorian home belonged to Joseph Thomas Newsome, a prominent Newport News attorney, journalist, and civil rights pioneer. Local programs and community events.

Art studio and party venue for ages 3+. Offering open hours to paint, a play room for preschool aged children, party rooms to host your private event, and customized party packages. Also available to host parties at your location. Kids Camps and adult paint nights available.

Multiple roller skating sessions throughout the week for children, families, and adults.

Adoption-guarantee shelter, humane education learning center and petting zoo. Educational workshops, scout programs, birthday parties, and science camps.

Home of Fantasy Farm Playground, picnic areas, soccer field, hiking trails.

A family-friendly restaurant with a children's play area, and arcade.

Paint Your Own Pottery Studio. Art classes and camps at Starving Artist Studio offer a wide variety of fun artisan projects from wheel throwing, mosaics, glass art, mixed media, clay hand building and more! Ages 4-16. Birthday parties available.

Trampoline Park. Toddler Time Weekly. Birthday parties available. Regular events for individuals with special needs.

Laser Tag, Axe Throwing, Escape Rooms, Birthday Parties, Corporate/Teambuilding, Mobile Events/Parties

Tagtime Laser Tag offers week long summer camps including Tactical Laser Tag Sessions, Team Building activities, Laser Tag Tactics, Sporting activities, Virtual Reality Games and Arcade Tournaments.

Arcade and play space. Activities include 2-Level Laser Tag, Mini Bowling, Shooting Gallery, Bumper Cars, Outrun Racing, Restaurant, Party Rooms, 100+ Arcade and Video Games. Available for birthday parties and special events.

Tinkergarten® provides the best early childhood education in the healthiest classroom of all—the outdoors. We match families with leaders in their local community who offer activity-based kids classes that help them develop the skills that matter most—all while having fun! Ages 18 months and up.

Local gaming supplies. Onsite play - Magic the Gathering, Pokemon, Dungeons & Dragons and more.

Hands-on activities, observatory, planetarium, outdoor boardwalk, native plant and conservation gardens, and 250 living species. Birthday parties available. Summer camps. Homeschool Programs.

A range of affordable private and public paint and sip parties for all ages, groups and talents. From girls nights out to birthday parties, work events to date nights.

The best place on the peninsula to find comics, manga, tabletop games, and related collectibles.