# Thanksgiving break with kids in Virginia Beach > 30 Thanksgiving parades, turkey trots, break camps and things to do with kids in the Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk area over Thanksgiving break 2026, each linked to the organizer’s own page with the date we last checked it. 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/thanksgiving Towns with listings: Virginia Beach (13), Norfolk (9), Newport News (3), Chesapeake (1), Corolla (1), Portsmouth (1), Suffolk (1), Williamsburg (1). ## Quick answers ### Where is there a turkey trot for kids near Virginia Beach? 5 listings, the soonest 4: [Blue Talon Bistro Turkey Trot and Kids' One Mile Fun Run](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/blue-talon-bistro-turkey-trot-and-kids-one-mile-fun-run--listing-61bd11fdb1648fb9cd0c2c46) (Thu, Nov 26, From $25); [Charlie Normile's Turkey Trot with Gobble Wobble and 1 Mile Fun Run](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/charlie-normile-s-turkey-trot-with-gobble-wobble-and-1-mile-fun-run--listing-608d55e79b5cf758e197124c) (Thu, Nov 26, With admission); [Corolla Thanksgiving Day Wild Turkey 5K, 1 Mile and Kids' Fun Run](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/corolla-thanksgiving-day-wild-turkey-5k-1-mile-and-kids-fun-run--listing-6596d190734449ad1611fa6d) (Thu, Nov 26, From $30); [Little Neck Turkey Trot and Gobble Wobble](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/little-neck-turkey-trot-and-gobble-wobble--listing-23e75e30d2a1abdde5c89b29) (Thu, Nov 26, From $10). ### What free Thanksgiving break events are there for kids in Virginia Beach? 10 listings, the soonest 4: [Turkey Tales Thanksgiving Storytime (Tucker Library)](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/turkey-tales-thanksgiving-storytime-tucker-library--listing-7c58fc44c99250df24b8e03c) (Mon, Nov 9, Free); [Thankful Thanksgiving Storytime (Kempsville Area Library)](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/thankful-thanksgiving-storytime-kempsville-area-library--listing-118503d25c34bc0b99fbb927) (Wed, Nov 18, Free); [Turkey Tales Thanksgiving Storytime (Pretlow Library)](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/turkey-tales-thanksgiving-storytime-pretlow-library--listing-bac3b43f85c5455a2e825b93) (Fri, Nov 20, Free); [Disguise a Turkey at Little Creek Library](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/disguise-a-turkey-at-little-creek-library--listing-f00a8ff707d1a797b4d5e278) (Mon, Nov 23, Free). ### Which Thanksgiving break events suit toddlers and young kids in Virginia Beach? 2 listings: [Thankful Thanksgiving Storytime (Kempsville Area Library)](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/thankful-thanksgiving-storytime-kempsville-area-library--listing-118503d25c34bc0b99fbb927) (Wed, Nov 18, Free); [Give Thanks Thanksgiving Storytime (Great Neck Area Library)](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/give-thanks-thanksgiving-storytime-great-neck-area-library--listing-b3c2461d5b8687295ee686a0) (Tue, Nov 24, Free). ## Ongoing programs ### Virginia Beach (5) - [School's Out Camp at Mt. Trashmore Family YMCA (Thanksgiving Break, Nov 25)](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/school-s-out-camp-at-mt-trashmore-family-ymca-thanksgiving-break-nov-2--listing-0a035a1498c5a7f1a8213bfc) — Ongoing · Mt. Trashmore Family YMCA · Ages 5–12 · From $39 · checked Oct 30. A full day of care with games, activities and fun at the Y on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, when schools are closed. Online registration closes November 18. - [School's Out Camp at Indian River Family YMCA (Thanksgiving Break, Nov 25)](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/school-s-out-camp-at-indian-river-family-ymca-thanksgiving-break-nov-2--listing-58eb4bbd308d15c8c213b29c) — Ongoing · Indian River Family YMCA · Ages 5–12 · Paid · checked Oct 30. A full day of care with games, activities and fun at the Y on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, when schools are closed. Online registration closes November 18. - [School's Out Camp at Hilltop Family YMCA (Thanksgiving Break, Nov 25)](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/school-s-out-camp-at-hilltop-family-ymca-thanksgiving-break-nov-25--listing-35c4c1607423079c0e0017f9) — Ongoing · Hilltop Family YMCA · Ages 5–12 · Paid · checked Oct 30. A full day of care with games, activities and fun at the Y on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, when schools are closed. Online registration closes November 18. - [School's Out Camp at Princess Anne Family YMCA (Thanksgiving Break, Nov 25)](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/school-s-out-camp-at-princess-anne-family-ymca-thanksgiving-break-nov--listing-a226a0b48d3ba97f60e52b2c) — Ongoing · Princess Anne Family YMCA · Ages 5–12 · Paid · checked Oct 30. A full day of care with games, activities and fun at the Y on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, when schools are closed. Online registration closes November 18. - [School's Out Camp at YMCA at JT's Camp Grom (Thanksgiving Break, Nov 25)](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/school-s-out-camp-at-ymca-at-jt-s-camp-grom-thanksgiving-break-nov-25--listing-08d88e44611229ff17bd6060) — Ongoing · YMCA at JT's Camp Grom · Ages 5–12 · Paid · checked Oct 30. A full day of care with games, activities and fun at the Y on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, when schools are closed. Online registration closes November 18. ### Other towns in the Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk area (1) - [School's Out Camp at Blocker Norfolk Family YMCA (Thanksgiving Break, Nov 25)](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/school-s-out-camp-at-blocker-norfolk-family-ymca-thanksgiving-break-no--listing-36edf34c5c4cbc1c1109f626) — Ongoing · Blocker Norfolk Family YMCA · Ages 5–12 · Paid · checked Oct 30. A full day of care with games, activities and fun at the Y on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, when schools are closed. Online registration closes November 18. ## Dated events ### Norfolk (8) - [Turkey Tales Thanksgiving Storytime (Tucker Library)](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/turkey-tales-thanksgiving-storytime-tucker-library--listing-7c58fc44c99250df24b8e03c) — Mon, Nov 9 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Richard A. Tucker Memorial Library, Norfolk · Free · checked Oct 30. A storytime about thankfulness, gratitude and family traditions for giving thanks, for babies through early elementary ages and their families. Drop in; no registration. - [Turkey Tales Thanksgiving Storytime (Pretlow Library)](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/turkey-tales-thanksgiving-storytime-pretlow-library--listing-bac3b43f85c5455a2e825b93) — Fri, Nov 20 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Mary D. Pretlow Anchor Branch Library, Norfolk · Free · checked Oct 30. Stories about thankfulness and giving-thanks traditions in the Youth Services Programming Room. - [Garden Artists: Thanksgiving Plates](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/garden-artists-thanksgiving-plates--listing-b56bf0b02168cbd959a251f0) — Sat, Nov 21 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Norfolk Botanical Garden (Baker Hall Visitor Center) · From $20 · checked Oct 24. Children paint a two-piece set of decorative ceramic plates for the Thanksgiving table: a 10-inch dinner plate and a 7-inch side or dessert plate. The class is in a Baker Hall… - [Garden Artists: Thanksgiving Plates](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/garden-artists-thanksgiving-plates--listing-a4a6f6b4a5ddffec5a210fdf) — Sun, Nov 22 · 10:00 AM · Norfolk Botanical Garden · Ages 3+ · checked Oct 30. Garden Artists: Thanksgiving Plates invites kids to paint a decorative set for the Thanksgiving table, including a ceramic dinner plate and a matching side plate. It is… - [Disguise a Turkey at Little Creek Library](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/disguise-a-turkey-at-little-creek-library--listing-f00a8ff707d1a797b4d5e278) — Mon, Nov 23 · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Little Creek Branch Library, Norfolk · Free · checked Oct 30. Kids decorate a paper turkey so well it can't be recognized and is saved from becoming Thanksgiving dinner. - [Charlie Brown Thanksgiving at Pretlow Library](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/charlie-brown-thanksgiving-at-pretlow-library--listing-ca21c5da9cc1f797e5aeb0a4) — Wed, Nov 25 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Mary D. Pretlow Anchor Branch Library, Norfolk · Free · checked Oct 30. Watch "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving", eat the snacks the characters eat in the movie, and make butter to take home. - [Turkey Tales Thanksgiving Storytime (Barron F. Black Library)](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/turkey-tales-thanksgiving-storytime-barron-f-black-library--listing-2a015c773aafe8561bbab696) — Wed, Nov 25 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Barron F. Black Branch Library, Norfolk · Free · checked Oct 30. A preschool storytime about thankfulness and giving-thanks traditions, in the Gloria L. Lance Conference Room. - [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. ### Virginia Beach (8) - [Thankful Thanksgiving Storytime (Kempsville Area Library)](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/thankful-thanksgiving-storytime-kempsville-area-library--listing-118503d25c34bc0b99fbb927) — Wed, Nov 18 · 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM · Kempsville Area Library · Ages 3–7 · Free · checked Oct 30. Stories and songs about showing gratitude, just in time for Thanksgiving, in the Kempsville Meeting Room. - [Give Thanks Thanksgiving Storytime (Great Neck Area Library)](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/give-thanks-thanksgiving-storytime-great-neck-area-library--listing-b3c2461d5b8687295ee686a0) — Tue, Nov 24 · 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM · Great Neck Area Library · Ages 0–5 · Free · checked Oct 30. Stories and songs about showing gratitude, just in time for Thanksgiving, for babies, toddlers and preschoolers in the Great Neck Storytime Room. - [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… - [Charlie Normile's Turkey Trot with Gobble Wobble and 1 Mile Fun Run](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/charlie-normile-s-turkey-trot-with-gobble-wobble-and-1-mile-fun-run--listing-608d55e79b5cf758e197124c) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:55 AM · Charlie Normile's Turkey Trot start area, Sandbridge Road · With admission · checked Oct 30. A Thanksgiving-morning race on Sandbridge Road benefiting the Navy SEAL Foundation. Children 5 and younger run the free 26.2-meter Gobble Wobble at 8:55 am, the competitive 5K… - [Little Neck Turkey Trot and Gobble Wobble](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/little-neck-turkey-trot-and-gobble-wobble--listing-23e75e30d2a1abdde5c89b29) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:30 AM · Little Neck Swim and Racquet Club · All ages · From $10 · checked Oct 30. Little Neck Run Club's untimed, family-friendly Thanksgiving fun run with a 5K and a 1-mile Gobble Wobble on the Little Neck Road path (roads stay open). Coffee and donuts, a… - [Tidewater Striders Turkey Trot 10K, Mile and Toddler Trot](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/tidewater-striders-turkey-trot-10k-mile-and-toddler-trot--listing-5eb9b667a58f2bc8a37c0df6) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:00 AM – 10:45 AM · Mt. Trashmore YMCA · With admission · checked Oct 24. The Tidewater Striders' long-running Thanksgiving morning race starts and finishes at the Mt. Trashmore YMCA in Virginia Beach, and the club bills it as a quality running event… - [Planes, Trains and Santa at the Military Aviation Museum](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/planes-trains-and-santa-at-the-military-aviation-museum--listing-4806f0d489625a2dd9d0d91a) — Fri, Nov 27 (+2 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Military Aviation Museum · Paid · checked Oct 24. The Military Aviation Museum's annual Thanksgiving-weekend family event in Virginia Beach. Each morning at 10 am, weather permitting, Santa flies in on a vintage airplane (the… - [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. ### Newport News (3) - [Frosty: A Musical Adventure](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/frosty-a-musical-adventure--listing-5b629301bf5c3cad9e10f8d9) — Tue, Nov 24 · 6:00 PM · Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News · From $12 · checked Oct 24. The Barter Players from Abingdon's Barter Theatre bring a new holiday musical inspired by the song 'Frosty the Snowman' to the Ferguson Center for the Arts. Catherine Bush's… - [Celebration in Lights at Newport News Park](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/celebration-in-lights-at-newport-news-park--listing-3c06fb1ddbcaf338fb842b86) — Nov 26 – Jan 1 · 5:30 PM – 10:00 PM · Newport News Park · From $15 · checked Oct 27. Virginia's first drive-through holiday light show returns for its 34th year on a two-mile route through the woods and waterways of Newport News Park, with more than a million… - [Fast Before the Feast Thanksgiving Day 5K](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/fast-before-the-feast-thanksgiving-day-5k--listing-326a5cd841917b716a1e25ec) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM · Mariners' Museum Park (start across from Warwick High School), Newport News · From $35 · checked Oct 30. Peninsula Track Club and Ferguson Cares run this out-and-back Thanksgiving 5K on the roads of Mariners' Museum Park, benefiting the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank. There is no… ### Other towns in the Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk area (5) - [Blue Talon Bistro Turkey Trot and Kids' One Mile Fun Run](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/blue-talon-bistro-turkey-trot-and-kids-one-mile-fun-run--listing-61bd11fdb1648fb9cd0c2c46) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:00 AM · Blue Talon Bistro (start/finish on Prince George Street), Williamsburg · All ages · From $25 · checked Oct 30. A Thanksgiving-morning 5K through Colonial Williamsburg and the College of William & Mary, finishing on Prince George Street. A Kids' One Mile Fun Run starts at 8:00 am, before… - [Corolla Thanksgiving Day Wild Turkey 5K, 1 Mile and Kids' Fun Run](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/corolla-thanksgiving-day-wild-turkey-5k-1-mile-and-kids-fun-run--listing-6596d190734449ad1611fa6d) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:00 AM · The Whalehead Club, Corolla · From $30 · checked Oct 30. A Thanksgiving-morning 5K and 1-mile at the Whalehead Club in Corolla, with a 1/4-mile fun run for kids 10 and under at 8:00 am (limit 100) before the 8:15 am race. Strollers and… - [Deck the Hall drive-through lights at Chesapeake City Hall](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/deck-the-hall-drive-through-lights-at-chesapeake-city-hall--listing-e0022c820b4c0f7cfa4a813d) — Nov 26 – Jan 2 · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Chesapeake City Hall · checked Oct 27. Chesapeake City Hall's municipal grounds become a drive-through holiday light display from November 26 to January 2, with themed scenes set out around the campus. Families stay… - [Festival of Lights at Sleepy Hole Park](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/festival-of-lights-at-sleepy-hole-park--listing-66622b8fe168eb7d891dd63e) — Nov 27 – Dec 30 · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Sleepy Hole Park, Suffolk · Free · checked Oct 27. Suffolk strings lights through Sleepy Hole Park along the water for a free drive-through display on selected evenings from late November to December 30, 5 to 9 p.m. Cars follow… - [Holiday Nights at the Park in Portsmouth](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/holiday-nights-at-the-park-in-portsmouth--listing-1986884a73d43750f2d7f0b8) — Sat, Nov 28 (+8 more dates) · 5:00 PM – 8:45 PM · Portsmouth City Park · From $2 · checked Oct 27. Portsmouth City Park opens for holiday lights on nine evenings between November 28 and December 20. Families ride the Pokey Smokey train through the lighted displays, $2 for… More for families in Virginia Beach: https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach.md