December 2026Virginia Beach–Norfolk · Hampton Roads

December in Virginia Beach–Norfolk with little kids.

10 things to do with kids up to age 6 in and around Virginia Beach–Norfolk in December 2026, sorted by week. Each listing links to its own page and to the organizer’s page, and we add more as new dates are posted.

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Last checked · Every listing links to its official page. How we choose

2 listings

Dec 1 to Dec 6

3 listings

Dec 28 to Dec 31

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5 listings

Open for weeks at a time

Light displays, exhibits and other runs that last longer than a week. Check each page for the nights or days they’re closed.

Dec1to 31

Dominion Energy Garden of Lights

Norfolk Botanical Garden · 6700 Azalea Garden Road, Norfolk, VA 23518

Holiday lights
When
Nov 6 to Jan 3
Time
Every evening, including Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day; open until 8:15pm on value nights, 9:15pm on popular nights
Price
Value nights: adults $24, kids 3–12 $15; popular nights: adults $30, kids $18; under 3 free; $5 more at the gate
Event pageOfficial page ↗Checked
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Guides

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Good questions

December in Hampton Roads: the FAQ

10 dated listings so far, including Holiday Parade at the Beach (Dec 5), Visit with Santa at the MacArthur Memorial (Dec 5), Noon Year’s Eve at North Suffolk Library (Dec 31) and Noon Year’s Eve at Russell Memorial Library (Dec 31). The rest are below, by week. We add more as organizers post their dates.

6 start this December: Visit with Santa at the MacArthur Memorial (Dec 5), Dominion Energy Garden of Lights (Nov 6 to Jan 3), Holiday Trail of Lights at the Virginia Aquarium (Nov 20 to Jan 3), Breakfast with Santa at The Cavalier (Nov 21 to Dec 20) and Deck the Hall at Chesapeake City Hall (Nov 26 to Jan 2), plus 1 more below.

Yes, at the same address. After Dec 31, 2026 it switches to December 2027, starting with the events that come back every year.

Each listing comes from the venue’s or organizer’s own page and links to it. We only list a date, time or price when that page shows it, and anything we can’t confirm stays off. These were last checked Oct 30, 2026, and we recheck them every Monday and Thursday. How we choose and check.

The checked list, every Thursday.

One short email every Thursday evening with the best things to do with little ones in Hampton Roads that weekend.

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