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AMF Bowling with 60 lanes, an interactive arcade and an on-site Pro Shop. Sports Bar. Birthday Parties Avaialble.
Performance venue and historical landmark in Norfolk.
Performance venue in Norfolk hosting local, national and international performances.
Over 80 arcade games, sport games, skeeball, and pinball, giving everyone in the gang something to enjoy. Party rooms available. Note that this location becomes ages 21+ at 9pm.
🎨 Color Me Mine – Norfolk
Unleash your creativity at Color Me Mine! Our paint-your-own pottery studio is the perfect place for kids (and adults!) to explore their artistic side. Choose from a wide variety of ceramic pieces—like mugs, figurines, plates, and seasonal designs—and paint them with your own colorful touch. We’ll glaze and fire your masterpiece, making it a lasting keepsake!
We welcome walk-ins, birthday parties, family days, field trips, and special events. No experience needed—just bring your imagination!
📍 Located in the heart of Ghent at 1300 Colley Avenue, Norfolk, VA.
🕒 Open daily – 10 AM - 9 PM
✨ Paint. Relax. Create Memories.
Empowering Girls Through Mentorship
Located within MacArthur Center in Norfolk. Glow-in-the-Dark Mini Golf, and more. Birthday parties available.
Using blacklights, Glow Golf lights up neon-colored obstacles, golf balls and clubs in a dark, outer-space-like atmosphere. Indoor mini-golf provides year-round fun.
Located within Norfolk Premium Outlets. Glow-in-the-Dark Mini Golf, and Lazer Maze. Birthday parties available.
The Hampton Roads Chess Association (HRCA) is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to bringing the benefits of chess to people of all ages and abilities across our region. Serving youth and adult competitive chess players, schools, the handicapped, the elderly, veterans, and Scouts. Ongoing chess programs, instruction, groups and Summer camps available.
Family Nature Clubs worldwide are dedicated to helping people get time in nature back on the family calendar by providing regular opportunities to engage in hikes, paddles, camping trips and other fun outdoor family activities.
Museum follows the extensive history of the fleet in Hampton Roads. Free Admission. Seasonal Family Programming.
Harbor Park is the home of the Norfolk Tides, the Baltimore Orioles AAA baseball team. Harbor Park also hosts NCAA baseball and concerts.
Historic theater and home to the Virginia Symphony Orchestra and the Virginia Opera.
Historic home with art galleries, gardens, woodlands and wetlands. Art classes, family programming, camps and more in the newly renovated Visual Arts Studio!

If you'd like to see their film, you can find it on our website and Instagram for some inspiration!
Free Hands-On Workshops for Kids ages 5-12. Registration is recommended, they often fill up!
Boat cruises and parties in the Broad Bay VB and Waterside areas.
Unique quality handmade items. Now offering vintage clothing and housewares, too. Art Classes for All Ages
Public park with playground, athletic fields/courts, boat ramp, picnic area
Norfolk's first climbing gym. Bouldering, yoga, and fitness offered - routes are updated frequently and provide something for all skill levels. Available for birthday parties and special events. Summer camps.
Free Indoor Play Area inside MacArthur Center: The Play Port.
Seasonal Free Family Programming. Movie theater, restaurants.
Birthday party and special event space available in the Live 360 Studio.
Activities, Events, and Storytimes. Children's Indoor Play Area.
Paint your own Norfolk Mermaid! Walk-ins welcome but reservations are recommended. Birthday parties available.
Beginning at Nauticus, three separate trails take you along the Elizabeth River past Waterside, to the heart of downtown or to the Chrysler Museum while telling local history from the perspective of the 26 Mermaid statues along the trail.
We are a Family Entertainment - Laser Tag Facility. Our mission is to provide a safe space for family and friends to bond, have fun and create lasting memories . We will offer the most dynamic laser tag experience in the 757. Our game modes are constantly changing and since Laser Tag is our main focus, we are completely dedicated to making it interactive and engaging for all who visit, not just the players. We offer an in arena observation area for non-players, live action camera viewing from each party room and the Main Lobby, and offer players the chance to take selfies on their laser tag phasers so parents will know how their player is doing.
Free admission during the 2024 Holidays! Multiple operating model railroads will be displayed. Build your own railroad inside the museum using STEM. Fun, entertaining, and educational.




