At the start of the American Revolution 250 years ago, the royal governor of Virginia--Lord Dunmore--was cast as a villain by patriots. He was criticized for attacking Hampton in October […]
Enjoy free museum admission to the Hampton History Museum and explore the special exhibit “Revolutionary Hampton: Journeys of Freedom” to hear the local story of independence of the people who lived it. Discover your “revolutionary self” with the launch or our new interactive game! Get “in touch” with the past with hand-on activities for all […]
Oozlefinch Beers & Blending, in partnership with Hampton Convention & Visitors Bureau and HamptonVA250, is proud to present a special multi-month screening series of The American Revolution, the acclaimed PBS documentary series by legendary filmmaker Ken Burns. Spanning January through July 2026, this immersive series invites the community to experience the full six-episode film in […]
Join us February 26-March 1, 2026, Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival at the Hampton Roads Convention Center! The Merchants Mall will feature everything for quilt, fiber, wearable & textile artists, and home sewers. In addition, MAQF will present the finest collection of quilt, garment, and fiber art exhibitions, including quilt and wearable art prize money competitions. Rounding […]
Join us February 26-March 1, 2026, Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival at the Hampton Roads Convention Center! The Merchants Mall will feature everything for quilt, fiber, wearable & textile artists, and home sewers. In addition, MAQF will present the finest collection of quilt, garment, and fiber art exhibitions, including quilt and wearable art prize money competitions. Rounding […]
Join us February 26-March 1, 2026, Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival at the Hampton Roads Convention Center! The Merchants Mall will feature everything for quilt, fiber, wearable & textile artists, and home sewers. In addition, MAQF will present the finest collection of quilt, garment, and fiber art exhibitions, including quilt and wearable art prize money competitions. Rounding […]
Join us February 26-March 1, 2026, Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival at the Hampton Roads Convention Center! The Merchants Mall will feature everything for quilt, fiber, wearable & textile artists, and home sewers. In addition, MAQF will present the finest collection of quilt, garment, and fiber art exhibitions, including quilt and wearable art prize money competitions. Rounding […]
Organized by the Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC, this exhibition is inspired by Dr. Edda Fields-Black’s 2025 Pulitzer Prize Award-Winning Book, Combee: Harriet Tubman, The Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom During the Civil War, and features photographs by renowned environmental photographer J Henry Fair alongside paintings sculpture, and other works by 20th and […]
On May 22, 2026, history returns to the place where tangible freedom first broke open. The Emerging History of the American Contrabands is a two-day national symposium at Fort Monroe—the site where self-emancipated men and women forced the United States to confront the meaning of freedom during the Civil War. This gathering brings together descendants, […]
Commemorate America’s 250th anniversary with a fully immersive historical dining experience — exploring the sights, flavors, and cultural spirit of the Revolutionary era.
Once a year, visitors from all over the country enjoy the sights and sounds of 18th century Hampton overrun by pirates. Hampton’s waterfront comes alive with dozens of pirate re-enactors, costumed in historically accurate garb, who transform today’s Hampton into the busy seaport of yesterday. Led by Blackbeard the Pirate himself, re-enactors help visitors step […]
Join the Hampton University Museum for a Juneteenth Viewing of 'Picturing Freedom: Harriet Tubman and the Combahee River Raid' and 'Opening The Vault: A Look into the Hampton University Museum Collections' on Sunday, June 14 from 1 - 5 PM. This event is free, but you must register by June 9 by calling 757-727-5308. Hosted […]