# Holidays in the Wild: Holiday Market at the Virginia Zoo > Event for families in the Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk area (VA / NC). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Sun, Dec 13 · 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM - Where: Virginia Zoo, 3500 Granby St, Norfolk, VA 23504 - Ages: All ages - Price: Free with general zoo admission (adults $20, children 2–11 $17); vendors and food extra - Organizer: Virginia Zoo - Official page: https://virginiazoo.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/holidays-in-the-wild-holiday-market-at-the-virginia-zoo--listing-5ce385284f8f75d7d4b8bfe1 ## About The zoo's second annual holiday market fills the animal trails with local artisan vendors, carolers and festive animal enrichment for one Sunday in December. Families can stroll with a warm drink, watch animals investigate their holiday-themed enrichment, listen to carolers and shop handmade gifts from local makers. The market is included with general zoo admission and runs rain or shine. Vendor purchases and food and drinks cost extra. More activity details were still marked coming soon when checked. ## Similar picks in Virginia Beach - [Holiday Yule Log Bonfire & Holiday Marketplace](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/holiday-yule-log-bonfire-and-holiday-marketplace--listing-7bc3afed07a10c64ac781e7c) — Sat, Dec 5 · Town Point Park, Norfolk · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. For one Saturday afternoon in early December, Town Point Park on the Downtown Norfolk waterfront is decorated for the season around a towering Yule log bonfire. Families can… - [Holiday Trail of Lights at the Virginia Aquarium](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/holiday-trail-of-lights-at-the-virginia-aquarium--listing-726f9c320c4aecfc08326a8b) — Nov 20 – Jan 3 · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center · All ages · From $12 · checked Oct 24. After 31 years as a drive-through on the Oceanfront boardwalk, Virginia Beach's holiday lights move to a new 1.1-mile walking trail on the Virginia Aquarium grounds. The trail… - [Holiday Parade at the Beach](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/holiday-parade-at-the-beach--listing-5972e5b77b9ac25473df5409) — Sat, Dec 5 · 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM · Atlantic Avenue, 15th to 25th Streets · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Virginia Beach's evening holiday parade on Atlantic Avenue at the Oceanfront. About 90 parade units travel north from 15th Street to 25th Street: giant balloons, marching bands… - [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… - [Noon Year's Eve Bash at the Children's Museum of Virginia](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/noon-year-s-eve-bash-at-the-children-s-museum-of-virginia--listing-6aa1fd338633683fd2fc21d6) — Thu, Dec 31 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Children's Museum of Virginia, Portsmouth · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. A New Year's countdown sized for young children, held on the Children's Museum Mall in Old Towne Portsmouth. Kids decorate party favors, get their faces painted, raise a… - [Noon Year's Eve at the Virginia Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/noon-year-s-eve-at-the-virginia-zoo--listing-832d1f33fae17127f30573f2) — Thu, Dec 31 · 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM · Virginia Zoo, Norfolk · With admission · checked Oct 24. A daytime New Year's party for young children and their grown-ups: a dance party, a sparkling juice toast, a countdown and a ball drop at noon, so kids can ring in the new year… ## More for families - [Christmas 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)