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Plan for family fun! Explore playgrounds, open play, art studios, and more in Hampton Roads—organized by city for easy planning.

Looking for family fun in Hampton Roads? Find local farms offering pick-your-own blueberries and blackberries—perfect for a sweet summer day with the kids!

It can be a HUGE process to track down the local preschools, daycare centers, before and aftercare options, and Mother’s Day Out programs that would be the best fit for your family. This listing can help narrow down your search!

The Fourth of July in Hampton Roads means lots of local fun! Find your local fireworks and celebrations here!

Our BIG LIST of Local 757 Summer Movie Admission Specials in Hampton Roads is back! We will see you at the movies!

This post lists current discounts and ways to save money on local Museum admission, membership or tours in Hampton Roads, Virginia!

Summer in Hampton Roads is packed with fun, free, and family-friendly activities—and we’ve rounded them all up in one easy-to-use guide!

Summer means the return of live, outdoor music! Here is where you can bring the entire family to dance the evening away in Hampton Roads.

Local pediatric therapists in Hampton Roads! Find speech, occupational, and physical therapy services to support your child’s development.

Younger kids love storytime and having books read to them. There are so many local storytimes in Hampton Roads they needed their own list – Here is our BIG LIST of upcoming Storytimes!

There are so many upcoming performances and shows in Hampton Roads this Winter / Spring Season that they needed their own list. Don’t miss your favorites!

Local private school programs in Hampton Roads – Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Smithfield, Suffolk, Virginia Beach and Yorktown VA.

This FREE family program is back in 2025 and taking place weekly in July at the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk – don’t miss Wonder Wednesdays! 

Local programs and locations in Hampton Roads that provide FREE or Discounted Bowling for the kids.

For families in need of food assistance on the Virginia Peninsula, here is the posted Mobile Food Pantry Schedule for July 2025.

The latest Virginia Food Bank’s Mobile Pantry in Hampton Roads (Southside). Please share the schedule with families who may need assistance.

Local farms where you can bring the family out to pick their own peaches straight off the tree, in Hampton Roads, Virginia.

Summer Fun Thursdays are back at MacArthur Center each Thursday this summer! Free fun for kids 10 and younger.

Opportunities for local Family Fishing in Hampton Roads! Upcoming events for the kids to learn about and/or test out their fishing skills!

Hurricane season in Hampton Roads begins each year on June 1st, and now is the time to get your emergency plans in place!

Anyone love FREE Family Activities? We have some great ideas for FREE Local Family Fun in Hampton Roads!

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

 This weekend in Virginia Beach, celebrate Filipino-American Friendship Day, including local performances and a lumpia eating contest!

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

How to get started – becoming a Foster Parent in Hampton Roads, Virginia.