Learn!

• Visit Team UP to learn more about our community
• Pirates from the Defiant Crew! Learn about a pirates’ life at their School for Pirates
• Improve your health with Holistic Family Practice
• Always drive safe and learn about car seat safety with with CHKD
• Discover the history of the USS Wisconsin with Nauticus
• Experiment with science and the laws of nature with ODU Physics
• Practice oriental brush painting techniques with Blue Heron Chapter
• NEW! Watch science happen before your eyes with Mad Science of Hampton Roads
• The Norfolk Public Library is back to spread literacy and the love for learning
• Listen to captivating stories told by Slover Library
• NEW! Learn about the beautiful Elizabeth River's history and environment with The Elizabeth River Project
• See what fun is coming to town with Seven Venues
• Take a peak inside the car world and it's future with Southern Auto Group
• Learn about Optima Health's healthy lifestyle options
• Take a breath and learn about living with asthma with CHKD
• Enhance your wellbeing and discover healthy lifestyle tips with the VA Department of Health
• NEW! Support and learn about our Armed Forces at the Little Soldier Camp

Create!

• Meet the Boy Scouts of America and try out their special craft project
  
• Create a handmade piece of art to take home at Arts & Crafts with Chrystal
• Choose a design that expresses you and get your face painted with Funny Faces by Julie
• Craft to 'till you drop at the LemonDrop Makery
• Get balloon art from the Balloon Artists of Vertical Kids Ent. 
• Leave the park beautiful with sidewalk art at Chalk the Walk
• Celebrate the 25th anniversay of the Virginia Arts Festival
• Get creative and style your very own dress up Play Doll
• NEW! Construct buildings & characters at Lego Land

Play!

• Play your favorite games on the GamerBus
• Have some backyard fun with an array of Lawn Games 
• Get competitive and play Mini Putt at TowneBank Fountain Park
• Toys and tikes galore in the gated Toddler Town for younger festival guests! Climb, jump, run & skip in this festival playground! To enter, toddlers must be 3ft tall or shorter. 

Experience!

• Performances by:
• NEW! Big Bang Boom!
• NEW! Greenbeats
• Ms. Martha Reads
• Todd Rosenlieb Dance Company
• Evelyn Ott School of Dance
• NEW! DanzStar Studio
• Libre Dance 
• Maureen's School of Dance
• The Rainbow Puppets
• Learn to be a pirate with The Defiant Crew at their School for Pirates
• Meet and interact with a real mermaid at her Back Bay Mermaid Book Nook
• Listen to enchanting stories at WAVY TV 10 Lemonade Ripple Book Nook 
• View and learn about unique vehicles at the Outdoor Machinery Museum

Costume Characters

Sid the Science Guy
Alpha Pig
Captain America & Team
The Ghostbusters
NEW! The Red Power Ranger
Back Bay Mermaid
Real Life Ballerina
Elsa
Snow White
Jasmine
The Defiant Crew Pirates

Explore!

• Discover the world of plants and dive deep into nature with Norfolk Botanical Garden
• Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast will be on site to guide you through an exploration of the outdoors
• Explore Norfolk State through interactive STEM activites!
• Channel your inner archeologist and discover fossils at the Dino Dig

Interact!

• Visit with the fairest Real Fairy Tale Party princesses in all the land
• Learn through action and get wild with the Virginia Living Museum
• See what interactive activities the Children's Museum of Virginia has to offer 
• NEW! Witness live animals at Jack's Jungle, mini zoo including farm and exotic animals
• Meet various characters with East Coast Alliance of Cosplay
• NEW! Be amazed by The Butterfly Experience and have close encounters with wonderful insects
• Stop by WHRO Public Media’s PBS Kid’s Village to have fun at their interactive station
• Visit California Pizza Kitchen for some free giveaways
• CHOO CHOO!! Take a ride on the Teddy Bear Express ($)
• Keep a look out for and meet the super heros, princesses, pirates, and ghostbusters roaming around the park!

Get Active! 

• Dance, shake and move with Kids Zumba with Tanecia & Tamerah
• Visit DJ Melody as she energizes the day with live games and limbo
• Brush up on your martial arts and release some energy with Ocean Martial Arts 

Relax!

• Take in the views and a have seat aboard the Carrie B Showboat
• Kulture City Sensory Zone provides a quiet, gated area to unwind when guests become overstimulated and need some space to settle
• A Parent Comfort Tent will be on-site for parents to care for their infants away from the bustle of the festival

 WHRO Public Media's Lights! Camera! Action! Stage Schedule (Main Stage)

10:15am          NEW! Big Bang Boom!
11:00am          NEW! Greenbeats
11:45am          WHRO Public Media presents Ms. Martha Reads
12:15pm          NEW! Greenbeats
1:00pm            WHRO Public Media presents Ms. Martha Reads
1:30pm            Todd Rosenlieb Dance Comapny Performance
2:00pm            Todd Rosenlieb Dance & Virginia Ballet Ensemble
2:40pm            Todd Rosenlieb Dance Company Performance

Ready, Set, GO! Stage Schedule

10:15am          Zumba Kids with Tanecia & Tamerah
11:00am          Evelyn Ott School of Dance Performance
11:30am          Ocean Martial Arts Demonstration
12:00pm          NEW! DanzStar Studio Performance
12:30pm          Todd Rosenlieb Dance Mixed Abilities in Motion
1:00pm            Libre Dance Performance
1:45pm            Maureen's School of Dance Performance  
2:15pm            The Rainbow Puppets: Amazing Stories Presented by Optima Health

Storytelling and More!

11:00am, 12:00pm, 1:00pm & 2:00pm – Pirate School with the Defiant Crew
10:45am, 11:45am, 12:45pm & 2:00pm – Back Bay Mermaid Book Nook
11:00am, 12:00pm, 1:30pm & 2:30pm – NEW! Jack’s Jungle Interactive Presentations
10:00am, 11:15am, 11:45am, 12:30pm & 1:45pm – WAVY TV 10 Lemonade Ripple Book Nook