# Holiday Craft Show at the Chesapeake Conference Center > Event for families in the Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk area (VA / NC). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Sat, Nov 21 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM - Where: Chesapeake Conference Center, 700 Conference Center Drive, Chesapeake, VA 23320 - Ages: Check age guidance - Price: Free parking, free admission, and a free shopping bag each day while supplies last - Organizer: City of Chesapeake Parks, Recreation & Tourism - Official page: https://www.cityofchesapeake.net/781/Holiday-Craft-Show - Last checked: Tue, Oct 27 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 Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), 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/holiday-craft-show-at-the-chesapeake-conference-center--listing-5eb16d9020bd58edecde673d ## About More than 90 crafters fill the Chesapeake Conference Center with handmade gifts and decorations for this two-day opening of the holiday shopping season. Children can visit Santa's Workshop to make crafts to take home, get faces painted from noon to 4 p.m., watch train displays from Kids Run Trains and meet Santa, who appears 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday (bring a camera). Concessions are sold; parking, admission and a shopping bag are free while supplies last. ## Similar picks in Virginia Beach - [Santa's Workshop Craft Day at Cavalier Manor Recreation Center](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/santa-s-workshop-craft-day-at-cavalier-manor-recreation-center--listing-52fef2704850209351b9d4a2) — Fri, Dec 4 · 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM · Cavalier Manor Recreation Center, Portsmouth · Ages 5–16 · Free · checked Oct 27. Children make ornaments, holiday cards, wreaths or small gifts for family and friends at the Cavalier Manor Recreation Center. The city runs two sessions on Friday, December 4… - [Grinch Holiday Sing-A-Long at Jordan-Newby Library](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/grinch-holiday-sing-a-long-at-jordan-newby-library--listing-7ba9689a3e52c2a47faa2866) — Sat, Nov 28 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Jordan-Newby Anchor Branch Library at Broad Creek, Norfolk · Free · checked Oct 30. Sing holiday classics along with the Grinch to start the season. - [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… - [Town Center Grand Illumination and Santa Arrival 2026](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/town-center-grand-illumination-and-santa-arrival-2026--listing-cc1fc395086e36cf6893e112) — Sat, Nov 28 · 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Town Center Fountain Plaza · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Kick off the holiday season at Fountain Plaza with Santa and Mrs. Claus, the annual tree lighting, free treats while supplies last and the opening of the Snow Globe Spectacular. - [Ballet Virginia's The Nutcracker at the Sandler Center](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/ballet-virginia-s-the-nutcracker-at-the-sandler-center--listing-952e35c3c22c15fba38ecbb7) — Fri, Dec 11 (+2 more dates) · 7:30 PM · Sandler Center for the Performing Arts · Paid · checked Oct 24. Ballet Virginia's Nutcracker brings a cast of more than 100 dancers, led by Ballet Virginia's professional company, to the Sandler Center stage, with Tchaikovsky's score played… - [Virginia Regional Ballet's The Nutcracker at the Ferguson Center](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/virginia-regional-ballet-s-the-nutcracker-at-the-ferguson-center--listing-220920a4c3ec4c2d5be5aa8b) — Sat, Dec 19 (+1 more date) · 2:00 PM · Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News · From $36 · checked Oct 24. Virginia Regional Ballet performs The Nutcracker with live music from the Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra at the Ferguson Center for the Arts on the weekend before Christmas… ## More for families - [Things to do with kids in Chesapeake, VA](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/towns/chesapeake-va) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/towns/chesapeake-va.md) - [Things to do with kids in Chesapeake, VA](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/counties/chesapeake-city-va) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/counties/chesapeake-city-va.md) - [Christmas lights and holiday events for kids in Virginia Beach](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/christmas) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/christmas.md) - [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)