# Things to do with kids in Portsmouth, VA

> 1 upcoming family events and 2 places and ongoing programs in Portsmouth, VA, in the Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk area. Listings whose address is in this town. Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [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…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Children's Museum of Virginia](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/children-s-museum-of-virginia--listing-d4605f1baeb9ba8bdd236fa6) — Wed–Sun 9 am–4 pm; closed Mondays and Tuesdays · Children's Museum of Virginia, Portsmouth · Paid · checked Oct 24. A hands-on museum for children in Olde Towne Portsmouth, in its High Street home since 2011. According to the city tourism office, exhibits let children make bubbles bigger than…
- [Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/hoffler-creek-wildlife-preserve--listing-73f0c0cfb5b3567962c7478f) — Tuesday–Sunday 10 am–4 pm; closed Monday · Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve, Portsmouth · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. A free 142-acre preserve in Portsmouth, the last undeveloped land in the Hoffler Creek watershed. More than 3 miles of trails pass through four habitats: a riparian forest of…

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