# d'Art Center > Place to go for families in the Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk area (VA / NC). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Tue–Wed 10 am–5 pm; Thu 10 am–7 pm; Fri–Sat 10 am–5 pm; closed Sunday, Monday and… - Where: d'Art Center, 740 Boush St, Norfolk, VA 23510 - Ages: All ages - Price: Always free and open to the public (classes are separate) - Schedule: Tue–Wed 10 am–5 pm; Thu 10 am–7 pm; Fri–Sat 10 am–5 pm; closed Sunday, Monday and city-observed holidays - Organizer: d'Art Center - Official page: https://d-artcenter.org/ - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/d-art-center--listing-c4f06ccbd42b11b69a6abeeb ## About A free community art center in Norfolk's NEON District, open since 1986. More than 30 in-house artists work in studios on site, with hundreds of works on display and for sale, so families can watch artists at work and talk with them. The center also presents nationally curated exhibitions and runs youth and adult classes, workshops in many mediums, and six weeks of affordable summer camp for over 200 kids a year. ## Similar picks in Virginia Beach - [Halloween Harvest Festival at the Chrysler Museum of Art](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/halloween-harvest-festival-at-the-chrysler-museum-of-art--listing-b648568783b9cc6e9dc672b9) — Sun, Oct 25 · 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk · Free · checked Oct 24. A free family Halloween afternoon at the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, with live performances, hands-on art-making stations and scavenger hunts through the galleries. In a… - [Clifford the Big Red Dog: The Musical](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/clifford-the-big-red-dog-the-musical--listing-a37004875fd2d64ee8cb493f) — Sun, Oct 25 · 3:00 PM · Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News · From $12 · checked Oct 24. A touring stage musical based on Norman Bridwell's Clifford books, at Christopher Newport University's Ferguson Center for the Arts in Newport News. The famous oversized red dog… - [PB&J: John Williams' Sounds of Adventure with the Virginia Symphony](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/pb-and-j-john-williams-sounds-of-adventure-with-the-virginia-symphony--listing-a9a8cc52cb04266a84e01df5) — Sun, Oct 25 · 3:00 PM · Sandler Center for the Performing Arts · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. A family concert in the Virginia Symphony Orchestra's PB&J series for young listeners, built around John Williams' film music: the adventure themes and magical moments from the… - [Día de los Muertos: Calaveras y Comics](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/dia-de-los-muertos-calaveras-y-comics--listing-db5487ee3c03f48b732efc0a) — Sat, Oct 31 · 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM · Kempsville Area Library · Ages 5–11 · Free · checked Oct 24. A bilingual Day of the Dead program for elementary-age children at the Kempsville Area Library. Kids learn the holiday's symbols and what they mean through the comics of Raúl the… - [NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet at the Sandler Center](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/nutcracker-magical-christmas-ballet-at-the-sandler-center--listing-698bf8af6ab3d527a083f981) — Wed, Nov 25 · 3:00 PM · Sandler Center for the Performing Arts · Paid · checked Oct 24. The touring NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet, billed as the largest Nutcracker production in North America, stops at the Sandler Center the day before Thanksgiving. The show… - [PB&J: Jingle Bell Jam at the Ferguson Center](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/pb-and-j-jingle-bell-jam-at-the-ferguson-center--listing-20d347f0e982c303add022e5) — Sat, Dec 5 · 3:00 PM · Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News · Paid · checked Oct 24. The Newport News performance of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra's holiday family concert for young children, conducted by Helen Martell. In the PB&J family series, Santa Claus… ## More for families - [This weekend in Virginia Beach](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/this-weekend.md) - [Things to do with kids in Virginia Beach](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach.md)