The Contraband Historical Society Presents “Escape to Freedom”

Fort Monroe Parade Ground 41 Bernard Road, Fort Monroe, Virginia

A daylong family event starting at 11 am with a walk from the intersection of Harrison Street and Ingalls Road to the Parade Ground; followed by musical and historical performances...

Free

Peninsula Burger Battle

Mill Point Park 100 Eaton Street, Hampton, VA, United States

Join Coastal Virginia Magazine as we invite local restaurants to the battle it out to become CoVa’s Best Burger at the 2019 CoVa Battle of the Burgers. Attendees will be...

$30

The Earth is Weeping by Peter Cozzens

Hampton History Museum 120 Old Hampton Lane, Hampton, VA, United States

Peter Cozzens will speak and sign books at the Hampton History Museum. The Earth Is Weeping is a sweeping, definitive history of the battles and negotiations that destroyed the Indian way of...

Tool

Hampton Coliseum 1000 Coliseum Drive, Hampton, VA, United States

Tool heads to Hampton Coliseum with special guests on Friday, May 10.

Dancing Under The Sun

Mary T. Christian Auditorium & Theatre 99 Thomas Nelson Drive, Hampton, VA, United States

Contraband Memorial Candlelight Vigil

Cannon Park at Fort Monroe 3 Ruckman Road, Fort Monroe, Virginia

Join the Contraband Historical Society as they memorialize Frank Baker, James Townsend and Sheppard Mallory, as well as thousands of other freedom seekers who escaped slavery during the Civil War....

Free