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A week of special menus and pricing at participating restaurant locations in Virginia Beach!
Music and Art Classes, ages infant to adult. Preschool classes ages 2.5-5yrs old. Private music instruction ages 4-adult. Arts focused summer camps. Homeschool programs grades 1-6.
Sewing classes and camps for all ages and skill levels. Scouting and Homeschool classes available.
Local SPCA chapter. Tours, Special Events, Volunteer Opportunities and Summer Camps offered.
Sports Center in Virginia Beach with 12 basketball courts, 24 volleyball courts, a 200 meter, hydraulically banked track, seating for 5,000 spectators and more. Youth sports camps and clinics, Homeschool PE, and birthday parties are available.
Discover Virginia Beach history in one of the oldest buildings on the boardwalk. Exhibits cover shipwrecks, rescues, and local storms, along with boardwalk, surfing, and lifeguard history. Group tours and homeschool programs available.
Virginia Beach Swim League (VBSL) enables the recreational pools of Southeastern Hampton Roads to participate in the team sport of competitive swimming
Tennis Lessons and Academy. Swim Lessons and Swim Team.
Summer day camps, dance classes, fitness programs, aquatic programs and social/leisure programs, for children, teens and adults with disabilities such as Autism, ADD/ADHD, Down Syndrome, learning disabilities, moderate behavioral/emotional disorders, mild to profound intellectual disabilities, traumatic brain injuries, visual, hearing and/or physical impairments.
Traveling youth baseball team.
We are a small yoga studio conveniently located on Lynnhaven Parkway, 1 mile from Holland Road. We offer kids yoga classes (ages 5-11), Wild Warriors twice a week.
The first class is FREE!
An auditioned choir for children ages 6 to 18 in grades 1 through 12. The four choir groups meet during the school year for group choral rehearsals including instruction in sight-reading, rhythms, note reading, diction (including foreign languages), breath support, posture, vocal tone, expression, choral blend, and stage presence. Summer camp program available.
Rehearsals are held in Norfolk for all four choirs and also in Virginia Beach for the two younger choirs (approx. 1st to 7th grade). The groups perform throughout Hampton Roads in many concerts both solo and with other performing groups, such as The Bay Youth Orchestras. The older students perform with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra and the Virginia Arts Festival. Virginia Children's Chorus is a non-profit arts education organization. Scholarships may be available.
An auditioned choir for children ages 6 to 18 in grades 1 through 12. The four choir groups meet during the school year for group choral rehearsals including instruction in sight-reading, rhythms, note reading, diction (including foreign languages), breath support, posture, vocal tone, expression, choral blend, and stage presence.
Rehearsals are held in Norfolk for all four choirs and also in Virginia Beach for the two younger choirs (approx. 1st to 7th grade). The groups perform throughout Hampton Roads in many concerts both solo and with other performing groups, such as The Bay Youth Orchestras. The older students perform with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra and the Virginia Arts Festival. Virginia Children's Chorus is a non-profit arts education organization.
Sailing trips, motorboat tours, kayaking adventures, and inshore fishing expeditions on the lower Eastern Shore.
The Family Nutrition Program’s mission is to teach limited-resource families and youth how to make healthier food choices and become better managers of available food resources for optimal health and growth. Our programs focus on basic nutrition, physical activity, safe food handling, and thrifty food shopping.
-Eating Smart, Being Active (ESBA) is the primary curriculum for adult programs that we use throughout the state. ESBA lessons encourage adults to make healthy nutrition and lifestyle choices. The program is discussion-based, includes hands-on activities like cooking and meal planning, and offers practical advice for making healthy behavior changes.
-In the Kitchen is designed to help caregivers of children ages 12 and under with basic cooking skills, including knife safety, food safety, recipe reading, and simple cooking techniques.
The Family Nutrition Program is offered through Virginia Cooperative Extension, an educational outreach partnership between Virginia Tech and Virginia State University.
Youth football and cheerleading
Our mission is to support the food allergy community with current information, a collective voice, and a venue to contribute to research.
- Food Allergy Workshops in Schools
- Section 504 Educational Seminars
- Food Free Trunk-or-Treat Event
- Eggless Easter Scramble
- Grandparents and Food Allergies 101 Workshop
- Teal Pumpkin Painting Party
- Teen Food Allergy Talk
The Virginia Legacy is a full-service soccer club that is home to recreational, developmental and travel soccer teams, providing opportunities for youth soccer players of all ages and abilities.
Girls Traveling Fastpitch Softball Team
Virginia Legends Walk's purpose is to honor great Virginians, past and present, who have made significant contributions to our nation and the world.
BACK in 2026! Wild Explorations - Season of Discovery is back at the Virginia Living Museum. Plan your visit here!
Plan your next visit to The Virginia Living Museum, where you will encounter more habitats, wildlife and plant species than would be encountered in a lifetime of outdoor adventures in Virginia. The exhibits of The Virginia Living Museum showcase all of the state’s regions from the upland coves of the Appalachian Mountains to the salty offshore waters of the Atlantic Ocean and feature more than 245 different animal species.
Visitors enjoy hands-on activities, observatory, planetarium, outdoor boardwalk, native plant and conservation gardens, and 250 living species. Birthday parties available. Spring and summer camps. Homeschool Programs.
Find information on camp programs at The Virginia Living Museum on this link.

The museum exhibits are well curated. Informational, educational, and engaging. The live animals were plentiful, including turtles, seahorse, snakes, giant fish and more in enormous aquariums and specialized exhibits including a touch tank. They had a childrens science 'research canter' that was packed with things to explore and do. It was staffed by a Biologist who works to engage the kids in learning crafts and activities, encouraging conservation and responsibly enjoying nature, answering many questions along the way too.
Downstairs, a veterinary clinic play center was fully stocked with x rays, full (play) hospital set up, (play) kitchen for preparing the animals food, kennels, a library of children's books on animals and care- the works.
There are outdoor exhibits of the local fish and wildlife, as well as trails leading out around the river, and to the Wildlife Rehab and care center. Visitors can see any procedures being done, Keeper talks and presentations, and see the many critters that have received care. On the trails, native animals who have been rescued and cant be released to the wild can be seen in natural living enclosures off the raised boardwalk trails that are well tended, and accessible for people of all ages and ability levels, including mobility differences.
They have several areas for kids off the outdoor trails. A amall sensory and children's garden & play area, and a HUGE Dinosaur trail play and learning area. The Dinosaur Trail area is set up as a paleontologist camp. Dig and excavate Dinosaurs bones/fossil (reproductions) with brushes, Climb a tree house or play on slack rope toys, climb dinosaur reproductions and use a life size Allosaur rib cage as a jungle gym, interactively hear Dinosaur sounds... My child could go there once a week just to play at the Dinosaur area, and see the animals on the trails.
Surprisingly engaging, relatively inexpensive. If youre a local, take every visitor, every child in the family, and go anytime, and definitely buy a season pass. Note, the planetarium is only open on the weekends.
The otter was definitely the star of the show though ????????
Even before we had children, my husband and I always had a fantastic time visiting.
With children and it's obviously such a great place to go and explore.
Every time you're there, there's always a hidden corner to find a new activity to keep the kids busy.
Nora is a favorite of ours, but all of the animals have a special place in our heart.
Variety of martial arts and fitness classes, from infant to adult. Summer camps and birthday parties available
The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art offers a variety of classes and camps for children and teens ages 2 -17. Preschool Art Classes available. Regularly scheduled Free Family Fest events. Free admission to the museum for Virginia residents.
Enroll your young artist in Summer Art Camp with Virginia MOCA at our NEW LOCATION! Children and teens ages 2–17 will enjoy captivating and unique hands-on art experiences led by knowledgeable art educators. Campers will engage with a variety of artists, creative media, techniques, and more through exciting and memorable art activities.








