Join our Master Birder for a free guided birdwatching tour. Birdwatching is more than just a hobby - it's a way to connect with nature, reduce stress, improve your mood, and boost your brain power. Bring you preferred binoculars or borrow some of ours. The tour covers a moderate distance on easy trails. Free. Please […]
Join Us for our Annual Open Garden and Plant Sale!• We will have annuals, perennials, shrubs, vegetables, and herbs• Bring your ailing plants and plant questions to the Plant Doctors• Soil testing information available• Receive information on how to become a Master Gardener View our Display Gardens• Butterfly Garden• Herb Garden• Pollinator Garden• Shade Garden• […]
Every Saturday at 10 AM. Extended hours starting at 9 AM in spring summer. The Olde Towne Farmers Market offers fresh regional and local produce, meats, holiday floral arrangements, baked goods, one-of-a-kind gift items by local artisans, and more!.
It’s art from the heart! Celebrate the creativity of young artists, featuring award- winning pieces from Portsmouth Public Schools’ K-6 grade students. Enjoy this inspiring collection on display from April 26 to May 25. Included with admission!
Hoffler Creek Wildlife Foundation | http://www.hofflercreek.org Help us maintain the preserve's trails and common areas. Your help goes a long way towards allowing others to enjoy the natural wonders here! Most of our volunteer work will take place outdoors and require some level of manual labor. There is a possibility of encountering bugs, snakes, or other small animals while […]
At the Olde Towne Farmers Market. Join us for informal Classic Cars & Coffee at the historic Olde Towne Farmers Market. Classic cars get FREE up-front, car-show-style parking and FREE gourmet coffee for the drivers. Great spot to bring the spouse and family, 50+ vendors with fresh produce, grilled items, baked goods, sweets, juices, confections, […]
Waves of Strength Portraits of African American Shipyard Workers from Tidewater Virginia In the summer of 2014, photographer artist Glen McClure began his project of documenting the proud men and women who work to support a massive industry that defines South Hampton Roads, Virginia. This exhibition highlights the African Americans included in that series, with […]
A Purple Patchwork Sewn in Sisterhood The Hampton Road’s based 54-40 African American Quilters Guild of Virginia reflects on The Color Purple through their creation of quilts in this exhibition of latest works March 22nd through July 20th 2025
Description: Forged in Hampton Roads explores the transformative impact of African American labor and how it profoundly shaped the character and lifestyle of the Hampton Roads region. Come learn about John Mallory Phillips, the man who created one of the region’s first Black resorts and hotels in Hampton. Or read about a former slave named Aaron who […]
The Dry Dock Affair 1829-1831: African American Labor in America's Shipyard The Dry Dock Affair, 1829-1831: African American Labor in America’s Shipyard examines the history of both free and enslaved Black labor in the Gosport Shipyard during the 1830s. Dry Dock No.1 was completed in 1834 and became the first operational dry dock in the […]
Join us for a 1 mile walk along our nature trails. The walks are free but we ask you to register in advance. Register here.
Learn how to pour paint to create different textures and effects. Create your own masterpeice.