Charlotte at My Active Child has put together a great list of the frugal activities in Hampton Roads. Here are the highlights:
All Weekend- (Friday 10am-8pm, Saturday 7 am-6pm) Portsmouth Celebrates US Coast Guard! at Portsmouth, VA
All Weekend-(Friday 3-10pm, Saturday & Sunday 10am-5pm) Hampton Cup Regatta at Mercury Blvd. Bridge at Ft. Monroe Hampton, VA
All Weekend- (Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-4pm) Artisans in the Park at Great Neck Park 2513 Shorehaven Drive Virginia Beach VA
Friday
10:30am- Summer Friday Films for Children at Chrysler Museum of Art 245 West Olney Road Norfolk, Virginia 23510 (757) 333-6239
1:30pm- “Bridge to Terabithia” at Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts ($1 Admission) 110 West Finney Avenue, Suffolk, VA 23434 757 923 0003
6-7:30pm- Crabbing at First Landing State Park- Bay Store- 2500 Shore Drive Virginia Beach, VA 23451 (757) 412-2300
Saturday
9am-12pm- Home Depot Kids Workshop- Pencil Box at All Home Depot Locations
10am-12pm- Butterfly & Dragonfly Tour at Hoffler Creek Wildlife Foundation 4510 Twin Pines Road, Portsmouth VA (757)
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11am-3pm- Back to School Family Fun Day! at Virginia Sports Hall of Fame & Museum 206 High Street, Portsmouth, VA 23704 (757) 393-8031
12pm- All About Snakes at Sandy Bottom Nature Park 1255 Big Bethel Road Hampton, VA 23666 (757) 825-4657
2pm- Toot and Puddle Costume Character Storytime at Barnes & Noble- Peninsula Town Center 5100 Kilgore Ave, Hampton, VA 23666 (757) 827-1118
7pm- Family Films by the Fountain- Mary Poppins at Fountain Plaza at City CenterOyster Point, 701 Town Center Dr, Newport News, VA 23606 (757) 873-2020
Sunday
2-5pm- National Kids’ Day at Constant’s Wharf Park and Marina 110 East Constance Road Suffolk, VA (757)514-4509
10pm- Fireworks on the Beach at 20th Street on the Oceanfront, Virginia Beach VA
Click to see the complete list of events.