Holiday Fun in Hampton (2024)
The holiday season is filled with cheerful and bright fun events in Hampton. Keep reading to learn about festive winter events to get you in the holiday spirit.
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Bodacious Bazaar
November 8 – 10, 2024 at the Hampton Roads Convention Center
Knock out your holiday gift shopping early, with a plethora of goods to choose from! The bi-annual Bodacious Bazaar at the Hampton Roads Convention Center will feature 350 quality vendors, artists, crafters, local businesses, and wonderful Virginia wineries all weekend long.
Whimsical Winter Wonderland
Nov. 23, 2024 at the Hampton Coliseum
This FREE event will transform the Hampton Coliseum into a festive wonderland with fun for the whole family. There will be stage shows by aerialists, jugglers and illusionists in addition to roaming entertainers and stilt walkers. There will be ample opportunities for photos in the various photo booths and holiday-themed areas. In addition, there will be face painting, balloon and glitter tattoo artists.
Earth to Orbit: Holiday Market
Nov. 23, 2024 at the Virginia Air & Space Science Center
Celebrate the holiday season with us and enjoy an evening filled with unique vendors, holiday cheer, and delicious culinary treats!
Winter Whimsy at the Hampton Carousel
Nov. 26 – Dec. 31, 2024 at the Hampton Carousel
Make new holiday memories while enjoying the historic Hampton Carousel decked out for the season, along with classic holiday tunes. Rides $1. Closed Mondays, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Santa’s Attic
Dec. 6, 2024 from 10 am – 5 pm at City Hall
Whether shopping for that perfect holiday gift or picking up a little treasure for personal enjoyment, this annual arts & crafts show is not to be missed! It will bring lots of distinctive treasures for fun and low-cost gift-giving! Santa’s Attic features the best talents of area crafters as they showcase an array of original, hand-made items. Free admission.
Buckroe Beach Lighthouse Illumination
Dec. 6, 2024 at Buckroe Beach
Join the BIL for the Lighthouse Illumination at Buckroe Beach Park on Friday, Dec. 6, at 6:45 p.m. Carolers from our local elementary schools will perform before the illumination and children can write a letter to Santa. The big man himself will arrive on a vintage fire truck to greet everyone. Listen to holiday tunes from the amazing DJ Nonya! Arrive by 6:45 to make sure you catch the illumination at 7:00 p.m. We can’t wait to see you!
Phoebus Holiday Illumination & Craft Market
Dec. 7, 2024 on Mellen St in Phoebus
Join us for a joyous celebration of the season with your friends in historic Downtown Phoebus! Immerse yourself in the festive spirit of Hampton Roads’ best food trucks, handcrafted creations by over 50 local artisans, and a family-friendly entertainment.
Make sure to bring the little ones because Santa Claus is coming to town from 12PM to 5PM, followed by a dazzling tree lighting ceremony at 5:30PM!
Hampton Holly Days Parade
Dec. 7, 2024 Step-off at 5 p.m. in Downtown Hampton
Join us along Settlers Landing and surrounding Downtown streets again as the longest-running illuminated holiday parade on the Peninsula continues.
Hampton for the Holidays: The Present
Dec. 13, 2024 at the Hampton History Museum
Celebrate the season with us for “Hampton for the Holidays” special event! The program curated by artist and event creator Msessipi, for the 7th year of our annual evening of holiday music, mirth, magic and merriment, we present “The Present,” in all its meanings.
Downtown Hampton Lighted Boat Parade
Dec. 14, 2024 at the Downtown Waterfront
The Hampton River will come to life as a fleet of decorated boats parade past the waterfront. Santa will arrive by boat to take pictures with you, and live music, holiday treats and kids’ activities will be available all day long! Free and open to the public.
Hampton Holiday Fine Arts Bazaar
Dec. 14 & 15, 2024 at The Charles H Taylor Visual Arts Center
Join us for the 4th annual Hampton Holiday Fine Arts Bazaar. The opening of the Small Works Exhibition will be accompanied by this free two-day fine arts bazaar featuring original, handmade works from artists around the region. Come meet the artists and shop for extra special holiday gifts!
Holiday & Kwanzaa Marketplace
Hampton University Museum
Holiday Wonder Walk
Dec. 20 – 25, 2024 at the Hampton Coliseum
Each December, Hampton’s Water Walk Trail is illuminated for the holidays with a variety of walk-through, family-friendly holiday features with animated displays; large-scale, scenic props; video enhancements; lighted bridges and paths; kid’s activities; food; strolling entertainment; and other surprises along the way. Join in the fun — it’s all free!
To enter, park in the main Coliseum parking lot, go to front doors of the Coliseum, then look to your right about 25-30 feet away and you’ll see lighted tents and a path entrance. From there, the path takes you behind the Coliseum, along the water’s edge, and continues to Freeman Drive, crossing over bridges and winding through the woods, all lit for the holidays. There is no admission fee, all activities are free, and parking is free.
Grand Holiday Bazaar
Dec. 20-22, 2024 at the Hampton Roads Convention Center
The go-to Holiday Market for all your Holiday shopping needs with over 200 vendors! General Admission: $5
New Year’s Eve Crab Pot Drop
Dec. 31, 2024 at Downtown Hampton
Looking for a unique and unforgettable way to celebrate New Year’s Eve? Head to Downtown Hampton for a night full of excitement, entertainment, and community fun.
