Take a walk with us and engage in the stories of the people who created pathways of opportunity for others. Walk in their footsteps and experience the historical sites where their legacies live on.  Free admission.  Advance registration is not required.  Tours are weather permitting.

The Chesapeake Bay Wind Ensemble will emphasize genuinely American Music. This will include wind band music that portrays the various styles that have become synonymous with our country – Jazz, Ragtime, Blues, Popular Idiom (Country, Classic Rock & Roll etc), Cultural Styles, Musicals, Folk Songs, Dance Music from an Older Era, and, of course, Our...

If you like your bluegrass served with a little punch, attitude, grit and gravy, with that busking spirit that was so present and palpable in the early incarnations of Old Crow Medicine Show and made your realize that string band music could be so much more than fuddy-duddy reenactments by crusty ol’ relics, then the...

Explore the beauty of the Upper Hampton River during nesting season! See Eagle, Osprey, Heron and Egret nests and listen for the peeps of the chicks! Learn about special trees! Meet a local beekeeper and a wildlife rescuer on this special day!

Take a walk with us and engage in the stories of the people who created pathways of opportunity for others. Walk in their footsteps and experience the historical sites where their legacies live on.  Free admission.  Advance registration is not required.  Tours are weather permitting.

Join The Sankofa Projects as they educate & celebrate the richness and diversity of the African diaspora and bring awareness to this tragic chapter in American and global history. The program includes African drumming, songs, dance, poetry, historical presentations, and traditional African libation.

Party with pride during our Phabulous Phoebus Street Festival. Celebrate on historic Mellen Street with live music, beer and food vendors, and community enrichment.

The Block Party provides live music in Downtown Hampton Saturday's throughout the summer. All concerts take place on Saturdays from 6:00-10:00 pm. Alcohol and food will be available from 6:00 pm -9:30 pm. The Band will perform from 6:30pm - 9:30pm. The stage is located at the Grassy lot on Kings Way at the intersection...

Chicken Wire Empire rides the line between traditional bluegrass and the contemporary. Its members have spent a lifetime honing their craft, with deep roots in tradition and music throughout the midwest scene. Their 2022 release “Fresh Pickles” features all original music by Minnesota songsmith Chris Castino (Big Wu), reimagined in Chicken Wire Empire’s style. With...

Coming from a musical family, Jacob Jolliff’s father introduced him to the mandolin instrument at age seven and required him to practice every day for ten minutes. In school, Jacob and his father were in a bluegrass gospel band together and played in many festivals and churches throughout the northwest. Under his mentor’s supervision, Jacob...

Beginning in June each year, the “Groovin’ by the Bay” summer concert series returns to Mill Point Park every Sunday night. The bands typically include a musical mix of beach, pop, oldies, Motown and rock. Free parking is available in the Hampton University garage next to the park, and in any legal, on-street spaces as...