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Portsmouth Public Schools Student Art Show

Children's Museum of Virginia 221 High Street, Portsmouth, VA

The Children's Museum of Virginia is proud to present the Portsmouth Public Schools Student Art Show, showcasing the creativity and imagination of talented K–6 students! Mark your calendars to celebrate award-winning artwork that brings color, joy, and inspiration to our walls. Don't miss this celebration of our young artists! *Included with museum admission.  

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A Seat of Justice: The Courthouse that Changed Portsmouth Exhibit

Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center 400 High Street, Portsmouth, Virginia

Step inside the courthouse that once shaped the course of justice in Portsmouth and beyond. From witch trials to slavery-era rulings to civil rights sit-ins and debates over Confederate monuments, A Seat of Justice explores how law, power and memory have intersected inside the Norfolk County Courthouse – right here in this very building. Through […]

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America’s Shipyard: The 10 Most Important Ships of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard.

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum 2 High Street, Portsmouth

Celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary by exploring America’s Shipyard, a powerful new Sail250® Virginia exhibit about the Norfolk Naval Shipyard’s critical role in American history. From the first dry dock in the Western Hemisphere to the groundbreaking ships that changed naval warfare forever, the shipyard has served as a vital pillar of America’s national defense […]

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Steel Seas & Sky Machines: The Dieselpunk Art of Tony Snipes

Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center 400 High Street, Portsmouth, Virginia

Head off on a journey through Tony Snipes’ world of alternate histories and reimagined machines in this powerful new exhibition. Steel Seas & Sky Machines explores an alternate America where Abraham Lincoln survives and leads the nation through a stronger, more visionary Reconstruction, inviting visitors to reconsider history as a place for possibility, creativity and […]

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Sound Bites

Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center 400 High Street, Portsmouth, Virginia

Your midweek music break is back 🎶 Join us for Sound Bites every Wednesday from 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM in the Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center Courtyard. Enjoy live […]

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Marsh Cleanup at Paradise Creek Nature Park

Paradise Creek Nature Park 1141 Victory Blvd, Portsmouth, VA

Help Protect Wildlife—Volunteer for a Marsh Cleanup! Seasonal north winds blow trash into the marsh at Paradise Creek Nature Park—and our local wildlife needs your help. Litter along riverbanks doesn’t just look bad—it poses serious risks to birds, fish, and other creatures that call the marsh home. Plastics can entangle animals, pollute their habitat, and […]

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34th Annual Portsmouth Umoja Festival

Festival Park 16 Crawford Circle, Portsmouth, Virginia

Join us as we come together for a weekend of unity, culture and celebration at the 34th Annual Umoja Festival – a beloved tradition on the Portsmouth Waterfront! “Umoja” means unity in Kiswahili, and that spirit shines bright throughout this family-friendly festival honoring African-American culture and heritage. We’ll kick off the weekend with an opening […]

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