Norfolk: Free Things To Do
Barnes & Noble TCC
Description:
Weekly storytimes with different themes. Contact the bookstore for a current schedule.
Phone:
(757) 625-3459
Cannonball Trail
Description:
Follow markers through Town Point Park and Downtown Norfolk on the self-guided tour. Download map on the website link.
Phone:
(757) 441-1526
Chrysler Museum
Description:
Virtual Summer Camps are available online.
Museum. General admission is free. Free Family Activities and Programs. Regularly Scheduled Free Admission/Family Weekend. Summer Camps available. Participant in Blue Star Museum Program. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday from 10am-5pm and Sunday from 12-5pm.
Museum. General admission is free. Free Family Activities and Programs. Regularly Scheduled Free Admission/Family Weekend. Summer Camps available. Participant in Blue Star Museum Program. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday from 10am-5pm and Sunday from 12-5pm.
Address:
One Memorial Place Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone:
(757) 664-6200
Email:
info@chrysler.org
d'ART Center
Description:
d'Art Center hosts art exhibitions, houses gallery and studio spaces with on-site resident artists to interact with, and provides 1st Thursday/2nd Saturday interactive programming, which are all free and open to the public. The center also offers art focused summer camp programing for ages 6-13 in July and August, and children's workshops and classes for ages 6+!
Phone:
(757) 625-4211
Email:
Connect@d-artcenter.org
Fort Norfolk
Description:
The last remaining harbor front fort from the time of George Washington. Free admission.
Address:
801 Front Street
Norfolk VA 23510
Norfolk VA 23510
Phone:
(757) 642-8311 or (757) 625-1720
Freemason Playground
Description:
The Freemason Playground is fully accessible and designed for children ages 5 to 12. The playground features a colorful nautical themed ship sailing on a sea of blue rubberized safety play surface.
Address:
312 W. Bute Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
Norfolk, VA 23510
Hampton Roads Naval Museum
Description:
Museum follows the extensive history of the fleet in Hampton Roads. Free Admission. Seasonal Family Programming.
Phone:
(757) 322-2987
Email:
laura.l.orr@navy.mil
Home Depot Kids Workshops
Description:
Free Hands-On Workshops for Kids ages 5-12. Registration is recommended, they often fill up!
Phone:
(757) 461-6197
Lowe's DIY Kids' Workshops
Description:
Free Hand-On Building Clinics for Kids. Registration is recommended, these do fill up!
Phone:
(757) 455-5205
MacArthur Center
Description:
Free Indoor Play Area inside MacArthur Center: The Looney Tunes Play Port.
Seasonal Free Family Programming. Movie theater, restaurants.
Birthday party and special event space available in the Live 360 Studio.
Seasonal Free Family Programming. Movie theater, restaurants.
Birthday party and special event space available in the Live 360 Studio.
Phone:
(757) 627-6000
MacArthur Memorial
Description:
Memorial to General MacArthur and the millions of American men and women who served in the US Armed Forces from the Civil War through the Korean War.
Phone:
(757) 441-2965
Mary D. Pretlow Anchor Branch Library
Description:
Activities, Events, and Storytimes. Children's Indoor Play Area.
Phone:
(757) 441-1750
Meadowbrook Park
Description:
Shaded playground for ages 2-12, fenced dog park, half basketball court.
Address:
1625 W. Little Creek Road
Norfolk VA
Norfolk VA
Mermaids On Parade
Description:
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.
Phone:
(757) 664-4000
Moses Myers House
Description:
Historic home. Free admission and guided tours.
Phone:
(757) 333-1087
Email:
info@chrysler.org
Naval Station Norfolk MWR
Description:
Military Families - Activities through your local Morale, Welfare & Recreation Office. Youth athletics. Swim Lessons. Summer camp ages 5-12.
Address:
Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk VA
Phone:
(757) 445-0996
Norfolk Festevents
Description:
Norfolk Festevents organizes special events, concerts, festivals and more in the City of Norfolk. Town Point Park has interactive water fountains the kids can play in. Many festival/events are free or low cost.
Phone:
(757) 441-2345
Email:
festevents@festevents.org
Norfolk History Museum at the Willoughby-Baylor House
Description:
Historic home. Free admission and guided tours.
Phone:
(757) 664-6200
Email:
info@chrysler.org
Norfolk Police & Fire Rescue Museum
Description:
History of police force and fire rescue in Norfolk. Free admission, donations are appreciated.
Phone:
(757) 441-1526
Norfolk Premium Outlets Playground
Description:
Outdoor gated playground within the grounds of the Norfolk Premium Outlets.
Phone:
(757) 673-6427
Norfolk Public Library
Description:
Free Library Programs and Services including storytimes, classes for all ages, and homework assistance.
Phone:
(757) 664-7328 ext. 347
Norfolk Southern Museum
Description:
Over 180 years of railroad history. Free admission.
Ocean View Station Museum
Description:
Local museum in Ocean View, Norfolk
Phone:
(757) 531-0445
Sheriff Joe Baron Summer Camp
Description:
Open to all Norfolk students, ages 9-14. There are 5 weeks of camp programming offered including a sports camp and day camp. Free!
Phone:
(757) 441-1066
The Elizabeth River Trail
Description:
Scenic trail through areas of Norfolk with markers providing area history.
Address:
Norfolk, VA
Weyanoke Bird and Wildflower Sanctuary
Description:
The Sanctuary covers about eight acres of land in the western edge of the West Ghent neighborhood. It is open to the public from 9 AM on Saturday until 6 PM on Sunday (5 PM in the winter months).
Address:
1501 Armistead Bridge Rd
Norfolk, VA
Norfolk, VA
Phone:
(757) 364-9406