Fantasci Virtual Convention
Jul
25
10:00 AM10:00
Conventions

Fantasci Virtual Convention

Join us on Facebook July 25 from 10am-6pm for FantaSci: Virtual Edition. Featuring live demonstrations, panels, and activities, be prepared to be astounded, inspired, and engaged. Mark your calendars and let the countdown begin! Schedule of Events:
10:15 - Live! Melting Dinosaur Eggs Craft Demo
11:15 - Live! Space Freeze presented by Virginia Air & Space Center
12:15 - Learn to Draw presented by NeverBen Designs and Productions
12:45 - Geek Parenting presented by Dr. John Baldari
1:15 - Your Move: Creating Inclusive Gaming Spaces presented by Margaret Riley and Selvi Sriranganathan
1:45 - Strike a Pose: Cosplay Posing presented by Tabitha Chen,
ScribblingSharkCosplays
2:15 - Live! FantaSci Fun Fill-Ins
3:15 - Live! Making Slime Craft Demo
4:15 - Spooky Old Dominion: Ghost, Cryptids, and Urban Legends of Virginia
presented by Pamela K. Kinney
4:45 - Women in Nerd Culture presented by Tay Harris, TolkienAboutCosplay
5:15 - Lucas vs. Roddenbery presented by Allen Townsend and Larry Garrett Jr., 757 Geek Fandom
5:45 - Ethics in Science Fiction and Fantasy presented by Dr. John Baldari See Less

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Virginia Craft Festival
Jun
27
to Jun 28

Virginia Craft Festival

  • Virginia Beach Convention Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Virginia Craft Festival is a new kind of Craft Show Experience for the whole family. The Greatest Vendors and Artisans as well as raffles and door prizes every hour!

Virginia Craft Festival will be held June 27-28 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center.

EVENT LOCATION:
Virginia Beach Convention Center
1000 19th St
Virginia Beach, VA 23451

WEBSITE:
www.virginiacraftfestival.com

PASSES:
Get your passes directly at https://incredibleconventions.ticketspice.com/virginia-craft-festival-2020

-Passes will be only $3 per day in advance (and applicable service fee) or $5 for the whole weekend.
--Passes for children 10 and under are FREE but you must get a pass online in advance so we can keep track of attendance

PRIZES:
There will be an hourly door prize and also one very large giveaway each day of the show. We'll be giving away a Singer Sewing Machine each day of the event!


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Marscon 2020
Jan
17
to Jan 19
Conventions

Marscon 2020

We like to think of MarsCon as a weekend long party for people who enjoy Science Fiction and Fantasy. It’s a chance to gather with 1,400 or so of your closest friends (or make new friends if you don’t know all 1,400 of us), and talk about science fiction, fantasy, cosplay, gaming, your favorite author, or whatever else you like to talk about.

If you’re looking to game, we have lots of gaming. We’ve had Special Music from Mikey Mason, Jonah Knight, Danny Birt, The Blibbering Humdingers, Valentine Wolfe and many others. Also, the excellent comedy of Luna-C and Nerdlesque. We’ve had Writers, Artists, and Costumers who discussed their trade. We’ve had scientists from NASA. The 501st, Klingons and many other clubs line our hallways. We’ve even been visited by some friendly GHOSTS!

We always have Marso the Martian! And, Panels and Workshops, a great Dealers Room, Artist Alley, and an excellent Art show. There is our Costume Contest and Charity! We feature programming for your kids, so you can bring along the whole family, and they won’t get bored!

Add to all that, the Bounteous Magnificence of our Martian ConSuites and you have a great recipe for a con.

Basically, we are lots of fun for everyone.

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Vibe in the Park
Nov
30
10:00 AM10:00
Festivals

Vibe in the Park

Small Business Saturday in the ViBe District

November 30th, 2019 is Small Business Saturday — a national moment to promote shopping at small, local businesses for the holidays. The ViBe Creative District is made up (almost exclusively) by small, locally-owned-and-operated businesses. Come support your neighbors and friends!

POP-UP VENDOR MARKETPLACE:

On Saturday, November 30 from 10am-4pm in celebration of the national movement for Small Business Saturday! ViBe Park at the corner of 18th St and Cypress Avenue will serve as the starting point for the day. our partners 1701 will be hosting a Small Business Saturday Welcome Table, #shopsmall swag, and helping us organizing a massive scavenger hunt with a prize drawing at the end of the day.

The ViBe Creative District and Fathom Coffee are looking for vendors to set up in our Art in the Park Pop-up Marketplace. We are looking for local designers, craftsmen, artists and other creative vendors to transform ViBe Park (corner of 18th ST and Cypress Ave) into a small business marketplace.This is a great time of year to promote shopping small for the holidays!

ViBe Park at the corner of 18th St and Cypress Avenue will serve as the starting point for the day. Our partners Fathom Coffee will be hosting a Small Business Saturday Welcome Table, #shopsmall swag, and helping us organizing a massive scavenger hunt with a prize drawing at the end of the day. The ViBe nonprofit will host two live bands and a community mural painting project.

DATE OF EVENT: Saturday, November 30
TIME OF EVENT AND SCAN : 10am-4pm

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Chesapeake Holiday Craft Show
Nov
23
to Nov 24
Festivals

Chesapeake Holiday Craft Show

  • Chesapeake Conference Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Get your holiday shopping started early.
Talented artisans display and sell their crafts at this traditional opening of the holiday shopping season in Chesapeake.

Over 90 crafters to shop from for handmade gifts and decorations!

We welcome your little ones to visit us in our Winter Wonderland room where they will be able to make crafts that they can take home. Kids Run Trains will also be on hand to demonstrate their awesome trains. Of course we'll have SANTA CLAUS visits from 12:00-3:00 pm on both Saturday and Sunday (Parents, bring your camera!). Chessie, the Parks, Recreation and Tourism mascot, will also be around and available for pictures on both days. Concessions will be available for purchase.

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Santa's Stocking Old Fashioned Craft Bazaar
Nov
2
to Nov 3
Festivals

Santa's Stocking Old Fashioned Craft Bazaar

Crafters will be selling unique handmade items, everything from stocking stuffers to fine works of art, all at budget-friendly prices.​ ​The bazaar offers free admission and free on-​site parking to shoppers.

Craft Vendors
​Please check back as the final list of Craft Vendors will be available in October 2019. 

Photos and Visits with Santa
Saturdays: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Sundays: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Bring the kids for one of the first opportunities to visit with Santa in Hampton Roads! Visits are free; photo packages available for purchase.

Drop and Shop
Saturdays & Sundays: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Free holiday crafts that children of ALL AGES can enjoy while you shop! 
Free 1-hour childcare for children ages 2-8. 

Food Vendors
Shopping can make you hungry! Grab a snack from the on-site food vendors.

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Fantasci 2019
Jul
27
to Jul 28
Conventions

Fantasci 2019

  • Chesapeake Central Public Library (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Unleash your inner unicorn & rocket over to Chesapeake Public Library's annual fantasy and science fiction mini-con. This year experience two days to unite with hundreds of fans from the East Coast in celebration of fictional worlds you know and love with cosplay, creators, comic books, collectibles, panels, escape rooms, games and fun. Bring the whole family to enjoy tons of fantastic, free activities!
Featuring Galacticon by Tidewater Alliance

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20th Annual Blackbeard Festival
Jun
1
to Jun 2
Festivals

20th Annual Blackbeard Festival

Celebrating 20 years of one of the top rated pirate festivals in the world!! Find out why pirate lovers come from all over the country to enjoy the sights and sounds of 18th century Hampton overrun by pirates each year. 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 back in time and re-live the history and legends of 1718 Hampton. The Festival offers a variety of children’s activities, live musical entertainment, fireworks, period vendors, arts and crafts, and much more!

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Mother's Day Art in the Park
May
12
10:00 AM10:00

Mother's Day Art in the Park

The public will be welcomed to come enjoy brunch or lunch at the culinary spots in the district, then walk through the Art in the Park show to select artwork for their home or a unique gift for mom for Mother’s Day. This is also the kick-off weekend for the ViBe Mural Festival when 10 artists will be painting murals on 10 walls throughout the district.

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Southhampton Ren. Faire
Apr
27
to Apr 28
Fairs

Southhampton Ren. Faire

  • Southhampton Ren. Faire (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

It is our mission:

To educate and entertain the public by offering a unique look into a chapter of human history that is not often discussed. Through a colorful mixture of period merchants, props and decorations, live entertainment, and living history demonstrations, we bring the Middle Ages and European Renaissance to life in an exciting two day period of magic and medieval merriment.

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Chesapeake Holiday Craft Show
Nov
17
to Nov 18

Chesapeake Holiday Craft Show

  • Chesapeake Conference Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Saturday, November 17, 2018 - 10 am to 5 pm

Sunday, November 18, 2018 - 11 am to 4 pm

Get your holiday shopping started early. Talented artisans display and sell their crafts at this traditional opening of the holiday shopping season is Chesapeake.

Over 90 crafters to shop from for handmade gifts and decorations!

We welcome your little ones to visit us in our Winter Wonderland room where they will be able to make crafts that they can take home. Kids Run Trains will also be on hand to demonstrate their awesome trains. Of course we'll have SANTA CLAUS visits from 12:00-3:00 pm on both Saturday and Sunday (Parents, bring your camera!). Chessie, the Parks, Recreation and Tourism mascot, will also be around and available for pictures on both days. Concessions will be available for purchase.

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Fantasci 2018
Jul
28
to Jul 29
Conventions

Fantasci 2018

  • Chesapeake Central Public Library (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Unleash your inner unicorn & rocket over to Chesapeake Public Library's annual fantasy and science fiction mini-con. This year experience two days to unite with hundreds of fans from the East Coast in celebration of fictional worlds you know and love with cosplay, creators, comic books, collectibles, panels, escape rooms, games and fun. Bring the whole family to enjoy tons of fantastic, free activities!
Featuring Galacticon by Tidewater Alliance

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