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2025 Virginia Children's Festival Favorites! 

All activities and performances listed are subject to change

Activities Cont.

  • Learn about a pirate’s life with The Defiant Crew
  • Meet The Ghostbusters
  • Interactive hockey-themed games with the Norfolk Admirals
  • Learn about maritime history with Nauticus
  • Show your spirit at Little Soldier Camp
  • Craft a handmade piece of art at Art & Crafts with Chrystal
  • Learn what’s happening around Norfolk with SevenVenues
  • Capture a memory at the K-Pop Demon Hunters photobooth
  • Take a peek inside the car world with Southern Auto Group
  • Explore magical winged insects at the Butterfly Safari
  • Play chess with the Hampton Roads Chess Association
  • Learn about wildlife from The Virginia Zoo
  • Catch a ride at the Train Station
  • Get creative with Chrysler Museum of Art
  • Dance with the Ballet Folclorico Mexicano
  • Craft away with LemonDrop Makery
  • Explore the outdoors with Norfolk Botanical Gardens
  • Meet and Greet with the Princesses
  • Meet with Star Wars characters
  • Fly over to iFly
  • Build and mold shapes at Playdough Island
  • Tackle obstacles with My Gym Children’s Fitness Center
  • Face paintings by Changing Faces & Spaces
  • Pick up cheerleading moves with Bayside High Cheerleading
  • Get active with live games & limbo with DJ Melody
  • Experiment with Mad Science of Hampton Roads
  • Shop the Mini Makers’ Market
  • Find your way through the Maze
  • Experience The BIG Bubblefest Event
  • Interactive coding & robotics demos with Code Ninjas
  • Channel your inner archaeologist with the Dino Dig
  • Receive giveaways and resources to support the fight against epilepsy, PTSD, TBI, and seizures with WTT4 Epilepsy
  • Access valuable resources from Commonwealth Autism
  • Visit our Kulture City Sensory Zone 

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WHRO LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION! MAIN STAGE

10:30am – The Hurrah Players present The Addams Family

11:10am – Meet & Greet with Pete the Cat

11:45am –SteveSongs

12:45pm – Rainbow Puppets

1:30pm –SteveSongs

2:15pm – The Hurrah Players present Boo! A Halloween Review

 READY, SET, GO! MAIN STAGE

10:15 AM – Bayside High School Cheerleading

10:30 AM – Maureen’s School of Dance

11:00 AM – Ballet Folclorico Mexico

11:30 AM – Libre Dance USA

12:00 PM – Evelyn Ott School of Dance

12:30 PM  – Adaptive Dance for All

12:45 PM – Shark City Drumline

1:00 PM – BellA Dance School

1:30 PM – Norfolk Dance Collective

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Activities

  • Get interactive with the Children’s Museum of Virginia
  • Construct building and characters at LEGO Land
  • Enjoy complimentary books and STEM packets while learning more about the Norfolk Public Schools Headstart program
  • Discover the art of literature with Norfolk Public Library
  • Meet and Greet with a Mermaid from Back Bay Mermaid
  • Receive valuable resources from Families First of VA
  • Play your favorite video games on the GamerBus
  • Stop by WHRO Public Media’s PBS Kid’s Village
  • Visit with Operation Smile
  • Explore the outdoors with the Girl Scouts of Colonial Coast
  • Join a mini drum workshop with Shark City Drumline
  • Instrument petting zoo with Bay Youth Orchestra of Virginia
  • Read with City of Chesapeake Libraries
  • Dance with Maureen’s School of Dance
  • Dance with Libre Dance USA
  • Dance with Evelyn Ott School of Dance
  • Dance with Adaptive Dance for All
  • Dance with BellA Dance School
  • Dance with Norfolk Dance Collective
  • Quench your thirst at the Lemonade Stand
  • Learn to play the ukelele with Strum Along
  • Learn about Sentara Health Plan’s healthy lifestyle options
  • Talk to T-Fiber
  • Check up with Hatcher & Frey Orthodontics
  • Learn about Passanante’s Food Service 

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Toddler Town

  • Toys & tikes galore in a gated area for our younger festival guests! Toddlers must be 3ft tall or shorter to enter.

TowneBank Fountain Park

  • Visit the Touch-a-Truck Experience with Newport News Shipbuilding

 

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Storytelling and More!  

10:00am - 3:00pm – Shop the Mini Maker's Market 

10:45am, 11:45am, 12:45pm & 2:00pm – Back Bay Mermaid Book Nook

11:00am, 12:00pm, 1:00pm & 2:00pm – Pirate School with the Defiant Crew

Roaming Costume Characters

  • Pete the Cat
  • Star Wars
  • The Ghostbusters
  • Back Bay Mermaid
  • Real Life Ballerina
  • Sid the Science Guy
  • The Defiant Crew Pirates
  • Salty the Dog 

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