VSO Peanut Butter & Jam Concert Series

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Each year the Virginia Symphony Orchestra puts together a lineup of concerts designed just for kids and families: the Peanut Butter & Jam (PB&J) Family Series! For every PB&J concert, pre-concert activities begin at 2pm in the lobby. Here is the 2026-27 PB&J concert schedule:

John Williams’ Sounds of Adventure – Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3pm, Sandler Center for the Performing Arts (Virginia Beach). Purchase Tickets Here.

Soaring adventures and magical moments! Hear the movie music of John Williams that has thrilled families for generations, performed live by the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. Pre-concert activities start at 2pm.

Jingle Bell Jam – Saturday, December 5, 2026 at 3pm, CNU’s Ferguson Center for the Arts (Newport News) and Saturday, December 19, 2026 at 3pm, Sandler Center for the Performing Arts (Virginia Beach). Newport News Tickets | Virginia Beach Tickets

The VSO’s holiday family favorite now comes to both Newport News and Virginia Beach, and Santa Claus is stopping by both shows! Get your tickets early; this one is known to sell out. Pre-concert activities start at 2pm.

The Unicorn’s Birthday – Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 3pm, Sandler Center for the Performing Arts (Virginia Beach). Purchase Tickets Here.

A fantasy-filled birthday party with music, narration, projection graphics and gentle audience interaction, plus a visit from the Birthday Unicorn herself! Pre-concert activities start at 2pm.

Peter and the Wolf & Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra – Saturday, April 10, 2027 at 3pm, CNU’s Ferguson Center for the Arts (Newport News) and Sunday, April 11, 2027 at 3pm, Sandler Center for the Performing Arts (Virginia Beach). Newport News Details | Virginia Beach Details

Meet every instrument in the orchestra through two beloved pieces, Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf and Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, with charming narration that makes it fun for the whole family. Pre-concert activities start at 2pm.

• Have little ones who do better in the morning? The same program is also offered – without the pre-concert activities – as a Coffee Concert on Friday, April 9, 2027 at 11am at the Harrison Opera House in Norfolk.

Save with a PB&J subscription: get all 4 family concerts for $65 per child and $85 per adult. Subscribe Here. Questions? Call the VSO box office at (757) 892-6366.

Find these and other local children’s programming on our Hampton Roads Community Calendar, and on our list of Fall/Winter Upcoming Performances in Hampton Roads!