Join us on September 10, 2022, from 9:30-4:30, for the 2nd Annual Portsmouth Paddle Battle on the Elizabeth River.  Participants will compete in SUP and kayak categories depending on age/experience level. If […]

Join all your favorite local craft breweries for a day of delicious brews, live music, vendors and food trucks! The Heart Stompers and The Bay Rats will be rocking the […]

Join the City of Portsmouth and members of the community as we honor the lives lost, and the extraordinary acts of bravery and kindness on that tragic day.

Mark your calendar for Saturday, September 17, 2022, at 8 p.m. for a live concert featuring Grammy-Award winner and R&B legend Lalah Hathaway. Joining the lineup is 4-time Grammy-Award winner […]

Presented by the Wesley Community Service Center ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE WESLEY CENTER The daughter of Donny Hathaway, the late soul legend, Lalah Hathaway has forged her own way in […]

Discover the joys of creating at Portsmouth Museums Maker Fest 2022. From computer coding to cutting, weaving and painting, this family-friendly event provides an opportunity to explore the modern DIY […]

Chicago's Lil Durk is not only one of the forefathers of Chicago's drill movement that influenced a generation of rappers across the world, he's also one of rap's current stars. […]

Free festival celebrating creativity in Portsmouth

Saint Juliens Creek Revival is a Bluegrass/Americana band from the Hampton Roads area. They are a 2020 and 2021 VEER Award nominee in the Bluegrass/Americana category. Formed in 2016 out of Norfolk, VA, the members of Saint Juliens Creek Revival were brought together through the local bluegrass music.

Authentic German Oktoberfest Street Festival

The world knows her as the “Queen of Rap,” but Missy Elliott was born and raised right here in Portsmouth, Virginia. Come join in the celebration as this iconic musician and performer returns to her hometown for a parade and ceremony renaming a street in her honor and presenting her with a key to the […]