# Things to do with kids in Suffolk, VA

> 3 upcoming family events and 2 places and ongoing programs in Suffolk, VA, in the Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk area. Listings whose address is in this town. Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Mon, Nov 2.

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## Events ahead

- [Grand Illumination at Downtown Festival Park](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/grand-illumination-at-downtown-festival-park--listing-856ce4e7efa65e5f30c28931) — Fri, Nov 20 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Downtown Festival Park, Suffolk · Free · checked Oct 27. Suffolk's Grand Illumination is the city's holiday kickoff at Downtown Festival Park on West Washington Street, listed as a free evening for all ages on Friday, November 20, 6 to…
- [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 Parade in Downtown Suffolk](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/holiday-parade-in-downtown-suffolk--listing-c6a53ddc7dea7a64eaee9263) — Sat, Dec 12 · 7:00 PM · Downtown Suffolk · Free · checked Oct 27. Suffolk's holiday parade steps off in downtown at 7 p.m. on Saturday, December 12, with the 2026 theme 'Christmas Carols'. The city lists the parade as free for all ages. Groups…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/great-dismal-swamp-national-wildlife-refuge--listing-8177a268d9baefd1881fca4e) — Trails open sunrise to sunset; Lake Drummond Wildlife Drive hours vary seasonally… · Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Suffolk · All ages · checked Oct 24. A large swamp refuge on the Suffolk/Chesapeake edge with more than 40 miles of trails and boardwalks for hiking and biking, a self-guided driving tour, two lakefront piers and a…
- [Suffolk Seaboard Station Railroad Museum](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/suffolk-seaboard-station-railroad-museum--listing-2514cc1d308ccaad4687c246) — Sunday–Wednesday 1–5 pm; Thursday–Saturday 11 am–5 pm; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas… · Suffolk Seaboard Station Railroad Museum · All ages · checked Oct 24. A restored 1885 Queen Anne-style train station on Suffolk's Main Street. Its highlight for kids is a two-room HO-scale model of Suffolk in 1907, built by the Tidewater Division…

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