Hours 10 a.m. to 6 p.
m. today; 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Sunday
Location On High Street from the Elizabeth River to Court Street, in Olde Towne Portsmouth
Artists About 135 artists from across the country will exhibit various art media, including painting, photography, sculpture, jewelry and art glass.
Ambience: Artists will be set up in a historic downtown district, which will be closed to traffic.
Entertainment: Continuous entertainment each day on two stages, including jazz and acoustic. Donna the Buffalo will perform at 1 p.
m. Saturday and Code Blue, a bluegrass band, will play at 2 p.m.
Sunday. Also featuring a children's entertainment area with hands-on arts projects and two wine stations.
Food: Five vendors will offer lemonade, funnel cakes, crab cakes, gourmet fudge and smoothies.
Numerous restaurants are nearby.
Call (757) 393-5111 or visit www.
Hosted by and benefiting Hope House Foundation, which provides support services for local people with developmental disabilities
Hours: 10 a.
m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday; noon to 6 p.m. Sunday
Location: Stockley Gardens Park, Stockley Gardens and Olney Road in the Ghent section of Norfolk
Artists: More than 150 artists from all over the nation will exhibit painting, photography, sculpture, handmade jewelry, printmaking, ceramics and more.
Entertainment: Music and other performances each day, including jazz, acoustic and folk. Children's activities all day, too.
Awards ceremony: An artists' reception is set for May 19 from 6 to 8 p.
m. at the main stage near Olney Road. Music by Electric Baby.
Free and open to the public.
Parking: Plenty of free parking in the surrounding residential section, but expect to walk a few blocks
Call (757) 625-6161 or visit www.
Hosted by: The Charles H.
Taylor Arts Center
Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.
m. Saturday
Entertainment: Live jazz, including bands led by vocalist Charles Darden and drummer Jae Sinnett
Hosted by Southeastern Virginia Arts Association, a nonprofit group devoted to promoting African-American arts and culture
Hours: Noon to 10 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, noon to 6 p.m. Monday
Artists: About 15 local, national and international fine artists
Ambience: The 24th annual show is a major festival that celebrates African-American cultural arts.
This year's theme is "Celebrating the Essence of Family."
Entertainment: Three stages in the park will present rhythm blues, popular, gospel, jazz, old school music and children's entertainment. Local, regional and national acts will be featured.
Festival admission: $5 per day, $10 for three days (until May 23); free for 6 and younger and 65 and older
Parking: Plenty of parking in downtown Norfolk, in garages and on street
Food: Numerous vendors set up in the park will offer a wide range, from chicken to Caribbean gourmet.
Call (757) 216-7518 or visit www.
Hours: 9 a.
m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday
Ambience: Slice of Americana, no-alcohol, family festival, celebrating its 24th year
Entertainment: A range of live music, pony rides, a carnival, a large military display and a parade at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Also, a 4H livestock show and sale a youth art show. Pig races each day.
Food: About 40 vendors will sell a range, including many strawberry items: shortcake, pies, milkshakes, crepes, tacos and ice cream.
Call (757) 721-6001 or visit www.
Hours: 9 a.m.
to 6 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.
m. to 6 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.
m. Sunday
Location: Along the Virginia Beach Boardwalk, from 17th to 31st streets
Artists: About 340 artists from across the nation and Canada, Mexico and Israel. A full range of fine arts, including art glass, fiber arts, jewelry and painting.
A list of artists and their booth locations can be seen at www.cacv.org.
Ambience: The Oceanfront setting for one of the region's largest and oldest outdoor shows, in its 52nd year, is casual and festive. Programs containing an artists' roster will be available at the information tents at 20th, 24th and 28th streets.
Entertainment: Free concerts at the 24th Street Stage will feature Borderline Crazy 6 to 10 p.
m. Thursday, The Rhondels from 6 to 10 p.m.
Friday and Power Play from 6 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday.
Parking Plenty of parking at municipal lots at 19th, 25th and 30th streets at Pacific Avenue
Food: About 24 vendors set up between 20th and 28th streets will offer a range.
Food: Several vendors will offer a range, plus restaurants are nearby.
Sponsored by and benefiting Peninsula Association for Sickle Cell Anemia.
Dates: June 22, 23 and 24
Hours: 4:30 p.m. to 10 p.
m. Friday; 11 a.m.
to 10 p.m. Saturday, noon to 7 p.
m. Sunday
Location: Mill Point Park, Eaton Street and Settlers Landing Road, downtown Hampton
Artists: More than 65 artists and craftspeople, both local and national
Ambience: Part of a no-alcohol, family festival
Entertainment: Live jazz, gospel, rhythm and blues, old school, blues and reggae music Friday and Saturday, gospel showcase on Sunday. On Saturday, children can enjoy storytelling, youth musical acts, games and rides.
National recording artists will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.
m. Sunday. Regional and local entertainment each day.
Admission by donation $3 per day, free for ages 14 and younger.
Food: Ten vendors will sell seafood, chicken, crab cakes, Caribbean, Jamaican, fried fish and more.
Hours: 10 a.
m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday
Location: Barrier Islands Center, on U.S. Route 13, Machipongo, on Virginia's Eastern Shore
Artists: About 60 mid-Atlantic artists and craftspeople, including top Eastern Shore artists
Entertainment: A strolling violin-accordion duo will perform.
Admission is $5 per person; free for 9 and younger.
Food: Traditional Fourth of July food will be sold, plus Eastern Shore wines
Sponsored by Virginia Beach Parks and Recreation.
Dates: Aug.
4 and 5
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.
m. Saturday, 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Sunday
Location: Mount Trashmore Park, Edwin Drive and South Independence Boulevard, Virginia Beach
Entertainment: Live music, plus children's activities and entertainment
Food: About 10 vendors will offer a range of festival foods.
Sponsored by Town of Manteo, N.C.
Dates: Aug.
15 and 16
Hours: 10 a.m. to 7 p.
m. Wednesday and 10 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m. Thursday
Artists: About 80 artists from across the nation will exhibit fine art and fine crafts, from paintings to pottery.
Hosted by Community volunteers, with support from the Portsmouth Museum and Fine Arts Commission and Portsmouth Museums Foundation; proceeds benefit the Portsmouth Museums.
Dates: Aug. 25 and 26
Location: At High Street Landing and the surrounding waterfront, and along the 100 block of High Street
Entertainment: A mix of music and programs for adults and children, plus a student art show on Saturday
Food: Five vendors on site will provide a range.
Plus, restaurants are nearby.
Hosted by Hampton Bay Days, and benefiting Hampton Bay Days Foundation, which is dedicated to the preservation of the Chesapeake Bay.
Hours: Noon to 11 p.
m. Friday; 10 a.m.
to 11 p.m. Saturday; and noon to 6 p.
m. Sunday
Artists: About 100 artists will exhibit handcrafted jewelry, sculpture, painting, pottery, photography and more.
Ambience: Part of a festival celebrating the Chesapeake Bay, it takes place along the waterfront and throughout historic downtown.
Entertainment: Four music stages will be set up throughout downtown Hampton. Also featured: a children's area, Bay education exhibits and fireworks at 10 p.m.
Saturday.
Parking: Plenty of parking throughout the festival area, in garages and on lots; $5 per car.
Food: About 30 vendors will offer a wide range, including seafood; plus, downtown restaurants will be open.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.
m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Location: Virginia Beach Boardwalk, from about 17th to 32nd streets
Entertainment: Music and other special events are planned throughout the Oceanfront area; call the Neptune Festival office, (757) 498-0215 or visit www.neptunefestival.
com.
Food: Neptune Festival vendors will be set up along the Boardwalk; also, plenty of restaurants nearby.
Hosted by Newport News Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Dates: Oct.
6 and 7
Location: Newport News Park, Jefferson Avenue and Fort Eustis Boulevard
Ambience: A family-oriented event in a shady, 100-acre site
Entertainment: Four stages feature traditional entertainment, including folk, bluegrass and country music, storytelling and dance. Also, children's activities.
Hours: 10 a.
m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday
Location: On Duke of Gloucester, Boundary and Prince George streets and City Square in Colonial Williamsburg
Entertainment: Six stages in the vicinity will offer continuous performances starting at noon, preceded by the Colonial Williamsburg Fife and Drum Corps at 10 a.m. Music will include bluegrass, jazz and classical.
Food: Food courts will offer barbecue, salads, hot dogs, sandwiches, ice cream, wine and beer.
Call (757) 258-5587 or visit www.
Hosted by and benefiting Chesapeake Bay Art Association; proceeds go to the Chesapeake Bay Art Association Scholarship Fund.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.
m. Saturday and Sunday
Artists: About 80 East Coast artists and craftspeople.
Ambience: A relaxed, family atmosphere in a picturesque park overlooking the Chesapeake Bay
Entertainment: Live performances to be announced.
Food: Vendors will offer a range of festival food, and numerous restaurants are nearby.
Date: Oct. 13 and 14
Hours: 10 a.
m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.
m. Sunday
Location: At the main entrance to Port Warwick, Jefferson Avenue at Loftis Boulevard, Newport News
Artists: More than 100 fine artists from across the nation. The show also will feature more than 10 new monumental public sculptures that will remain in the community for a year.
Ambience: Set in Port Warwick, a pedestrian-oriented community based on neighborhoods in America's oldest and most charming cities
Entertainment: Live music both days, plus artist demonstrations and children's entertainment
Parking: Free, on the premises
Food: About 10 vendors will offer a range, plus there are nearby restaurants.
Dates: Oct. 20 and 21
Hours: 10 a.
m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday
Location: Stockley Gardens Park, Stockley Gardens and Olney Road, Ghent section of Norfolk
Artists: About 150 artists from all over the nation, working in all media
Entertainment Music and other performances each day, from jazz to folk.
Also, children's activities.
Awards ceremony: An artists' reception will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
Oct. 20 at the main stage at Olney Road. Live music and refreshments.
Free admission.
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