Governor Ralph Northam issued a statewide Stay at Home order effective until June 10, to protect the health of Virginians, and mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus. In accordance with the Governor’s Stay at Home order, the City of Portsmouth has cancelled several upcoming spring and summer events.

All Spring Events

(February – May)

16marAll Day10junCity of Portsmouth EventsAll City-Sponsored/Supported Events Cancelled

22mar11:00 am5:00 pmEvent CancelledGRANDPARENTS DAY at the Children's Museum of Virginia

27mar7:30 pm9:30 pmEvent CancelledPortsmouth Community Concerts - Maxwell QuartetLIVE MUSIC

28mar9:00 am12:00 pmEvent CancelledSpring Recycling Event -- CanceledCommunity Recycle & Clean-up

28mar9:00 am4:00 pmEvent CancelledA POST SUCH AS PORTSMOUTH: British Operations in Hampton Roads 1781 –Portsmouth Living History Reenactment Event

28mar(mar 28)9:00 am29(mar 29)3:00 pmEvent CancelledA Post Such As PortsmouthBritish Operations 1781

29mar10:00 am3:00 pmEvent CancelledA POST SUCH AS PORTSMOUTH: British Operations in Hampton Roads 1781 –Portsmouth Living History Reenactment Event

03apr5:00 pm8:00 pmEvent CancelledFirst Friday: Concerts in the Courtyard seriesFirst Friday: Concerts in the Courtyard series

04apr8:00 am4:00 pmEvent CancelledGreat American Clean-up DayCommunity Wide Clean-up

04apr12:00 pm4:00 pmEvent CancelledNano Days

11apr10:30 am1:00 pmEvent CancelledBike the Arts DistrictGuided Bicycle Tour

15aprAll Day18Event Cancelled68th Annual Portsmouth Invitational Tournament (PIT)COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

18apr10:00 am4:30 pmEvent CancelledHistoric Garden Week Tour -- CANCELEDGardens of Olde Towne Portsmouth

01may5:00 pm8:00 pmEvent CancelledFirst Friday: Concerts in the Courtyard seriesConcerts in the Courtyard series

01may7:30 pm9:30 pmEvent CancelledPortsmouth Community Concerts - The Shaun Johnson Big Band ExperienceLIVE MUSIC

07may10:30 am12:00 pmEvent CancelledVirginia Arts Festival in Olde TowneCoffee Concert 1 Quartetto Adorno

17may9:00 am11:00 amEvent CancelledSpecial Day for Special Needs

22may(may 22)5:00 pm24(may 24)8:00 pmEvent Cancelled30th Annual Umoja FestivalAfrican and African-American Cultural Celebration

23mayAll DayEvent CancelledElizabeth River RunCHARITY EVENT

Portsmouth Offers Year-Round Events

Children's Museum of Virginia

Atlantic Union Bank Pavillion

Portsmouth Cultural Arts District

Portsmouth Cultural Arts Center

The Fresnel Lens

Festival Park

Portsmouth Seawall

Portsmouth City Park

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