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Date Night: Dickens’ After Dark

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Date Night! Connecting with your significant other at a grownup activity (or at least just going somewhere without kids in tow) can be an important part of self-care and nurturing your relationship. If you been meaning to get one scheduled but just aren’t sure what there is to get out and DO, this is the series for you!

Grab your significant other and check out one of the events in our new Date Night Series: Date Night in Hampton Roads!

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Dickens After Dark at Dickens Christmas Towne Norfolk VA

This year Dickens’ Christmas Towne has activities planned just for the grown-ups! Come out to celebrate the holiday season at Dickens’ After Dark!

Where: Dickens’ Christmas Towne at the Decker Half Moone Center, next to Nauticus and the Battleship Wisconsin

When: Fridays, December 6, 13, & 20, 2019 from 5-9pm

What: During these adult-focused evenings, enjoy specialty cocktails, craft beer favorites, delicious food and adult holiday fun. Make this your holiday after-work destination and bring the crew!

Dickens‘ Christmas Towne—a magical holiday village—is open November 23 through December 31. Days and times vary. Admission is $7.50, adults; $5, children (3-12); free, (ages 2 & under). Plus tax. Visit DickensChristmasTowne.com for more info.

Click HERE for More Information and Tickets!

DECEMBER 6 – FIRESIDE ROAST & TOAST ($5 per person) Featuring a roaring bonfire on the Nauticus pier, delicious s’mores by S’MORES AMORE, hand-crafted cocktails, local craft beer, food pop’s up by Bings BBQ and 757 Crave Downtown, specialty coffees by Cure Coffeehouse, live music and more!

DECEMBER 13 – MOVIE NIGHT & HOLIDAY WREATH-MAKING ($5 per person) *Wreath-making class $45 pp, details below* This classic movie takes center stage along with traditional British drinks and eats from Wren’s Pub, photo ops, and even a Love Actually trivia contest. Admission $5pp. PLUS, Join Kate Fiore Floral Design and make your own classic winter wreath! Two sessions available – 6pm & 7:30pm. $45 includes wreath making materials, instructions, 1 drink tickets for beer or wine & Dickens After Dark Admission. Limited space available at each session, register in advance.

DECEMBER 20 – PUSH COMEDY CLUB NIGHT ($5 per person) Join the gang from Push Comedy Theater on our main stage as they present The Unusual Suspects: A Christmas Carol. This talented group of improv professionals rely on the audience to create a hilarious “whodunnit” story line based on Dickens’ classic tale. Show will start at 6pm. Also featuring a food pop up by Bings BBQ and 757 Crave Downtown, local craft beer, holiday cocktails, specialty coffees by Cure Coffeehouse and more!

 
Looking for more Date Night Ideas? Check out our Listings of Date Night Ideas in Hampton Roads, broken down for you by city!
Written by Charlotte Moore

Owner & Founder of MyActiveChild.com | People & Programs Connector | Mom & MilSpouse

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