# Noon Year's Eve at the Virginia Zoo > Event for families in the Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk area (VA / NC). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Thu, Dec 31 · 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM - Where: Virginia Zoo, 3500 Granby St, Norfolk, VA 23504 - Ages: Young children and families - Price: Free with general zoo admission - 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/noon-year-s-eve-at-the-virginia-zoo--listing-832d1f33fae17127f30573f2 ## About 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 without staying up late. The celebration is included with general admission and families can stay on to visit the zoo for the rest of the day. Confetti poppers are not allowed for the safety of guests and animals. Food and drinks are sold separately. The event runs rain or shine. ## Similar picks in Virginia Beach - [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… - [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… - [Holidays in the Wild: Holiday Market at the Virginia Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/holidays-in-the-wild-holiday-market-at-the-virginia-zoo--listing-5ce385284f8f75d7d4b8bfe1) — Sun, Dec 13 · 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Virginia Zoo, Norfolk · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. 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… - [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… - [PB&J: Jingle Bell Jam with the Virginia Symphony](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/pb-and-j-jingle-bell-jam-with-the-virginia-symphony--listing-bbed158e4b18f6454c12bdf5) — Sat, Dec 19 · 3:00 PM · Sandler Center for the Performing Arts · Paid · checked Oct 24. The Virginia Symphony Orchestra's holiday family concert for young children: an afternoon of seasonal music in which Santa Claus comes 'down the chimney' to join the orchestra on… - [Santa's Seaside Cinema at 31st Street Park](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/santa-s-seaside-cinema-at-31st-street-park--listing-035537151972ed0cd68ff166) — Sat, Nov 21 (+3 more dates) · 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM · 31st Street Park · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Free holiday afternoons at the Oceanfront's 31st Street Park with a family movie on four Saturdays. From noon there is live entertainment, visits with Santa, costume characters… ## 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)