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August is National Breastfeeding Month and #757Breastfeeds wants to celebrate with you!!

Junior rescue is for teens in 9-12th grade. Participants are taught by EMS at a local EMS Station, real emergency medical services skills which are used daily on calls.

This is pretty cool. Hampton Roads girls ages 8 and up can sign-up for a FREE flight with Women Can Fly! Registration is OPEN!

This list of Local Scavenger Hunts in Hampton Roads has something for everyone! From math to bugs to mermaids, plan your next local adventure!

Head outside for summer nights filled with FREE activities and family fun in Virginia Beach, as a part of this year’s Park After Dark series.

Free Summer Fun for the kids in Hampton! School-age children and families can interact with musicians, artists, actors, storytellers, dancers, and more. Each hour has new programming! 

Tidewater Comicon is back for it’s 11th year and kids ages 10 and younger get in FREE with a paying parent/guardian!

The Big Free Bookstore in Norfolk is a wonderful resource for local parents looking to build their family libraries.

A FREE Math Event for kids in 3rd-8th grades in Hampton Roads!

Lots of great summer reading programs are kicking off this month! Come out to sign up for summer reading!

Hampton residents – don’t forget about FREE Open Swim Days at Hampton Community Pools, including Memorial Day Weekend!

Fireworks are the perfect excuse for staying up past early bedtimes and celebrating everything from carnivals, baseball, Independence Day, and every occasion in between. Here is our roundup of where you can find Fireworks Displays in Hampton Roads, Virginia!

Come together with your friends and neighbors in this annual effort to clean up local Hampton Roads waterways!

Take advantage of Free Fishing Days and get out on the water this summer!

A Free Event celebrating STEM coming up in Newport News at CNU!

Here is a list of upcoming memorial events and ceremonies, as well as activities and promotions planned over the holiday weekend in Hampton Roads.

This program allows military personnel and their families to visit over 2,000 participating museums for FREE. Check out this post for participating museums in Hampton Roads!

Foster Care Aware is an annual event designed to shine a light on foster care and provide opportunities to learn more about fostering, adopting from foster care, and supporting foster children in our community.

Explore with Your Library Card is a FREE gateway to a world of learning and discovery for all ages. Whether you’re fascinated by history, art, or science, there’s something for everyone to enjoy and explore.

Support CHKD with the Annual Run/Walk For the Kids – don’t forget to wear your best SUPER HERO cape in honor of our community heroes, military heroes, CHKD heroes, patients or a special hero in your life.

Through Museums for All, those receiving food assistance (SNAP benefits) can gain free or reduced admission to more than 1,300 museums throughout the United States simply by presenting their EBT card and a photo ID.

Enjoy live entertainment, a 1 Mile Fun Run, health screenings, inflatables, a traveling petting zoo, children’s crafts & activities, and a wide array of resources and exhibitors.

Congratulations to our Giveaway Winner! The Norfolk Tides are BACK – The 2025 baseball season kicks off Friday, March 28 at 6:35pm as the Tides host the Durham Bulls at Harbor Park!

Each month, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library mails a high quality, age appropriate book to all registered children, addressed to them, at no cost to the child’s family.

If you have an Active Teen who is interested in working with children or within the medical field this is a wonderful opportunity at CHKD!