# Things to do with kids in Yorktown, VA

> 6 upcoming family events and 2 places and ongoing programs in Yorktown, 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

- [Yorktown Christmas Tree Lighting at Riverwalk Landing](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/yorktown-christmas-tree-lighting-at-riverwalk-landing--listing-78a5e25427c6567cf748c8f2) — Fri, Dec 4 · 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM · Riverwalk Landing, Yorktown · checked Oct 27. Yorktown's tree lighting starts at Victory Monument at 6:30 p.m. with an elementary school choir and the Fifes & Drums of York Town, then moves to Riverwalk Landing for holiday…
- [Christmas Market on Main in Historic Yorktown](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/christmas-market-on-main-in-historic-yorktown--listing-b7fa5a5577d69472eaffcbb3) — Sat, Dec 5 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Historic Main Street, Yorktown · checked Oct 27. Nearly 100 vendors take over Historic Main Street for two days with nautical art, handmade soaps, holiday wreaths, jewelry and gifts. On Saturday the Town Crier opens the market…
- [Yorktown Lighted Boat Parade](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/yorktown-lighted-boat-parade--listing-c2c9dea84cc88c60e2252f22) — Sat, Dec 5 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Yorktown Waterfront · checked Oct 27. Decorated boats light up the York River at 7 p.m., competing for best in show, after an hour of caroling around glowing braziers, a performance by the Fifes and Drums of York…
- [Cookies with Santa at York Hall](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/cookies-with-santa-at-york-hall--listing-fe8c24df3a5f439056e2f808) — Sun, Dec 6 · 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM · York Hall (Gallery at York Hall), Yorktown · checked Oct 27. Children meet Santa in the Gallery at York Hall, share their wish lists, eat holiday treats and pose for photos, so families should bring a camera. While the children visit…
- [Breakfast with Santa at the Riverwalk Restaurant](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/breakfast-with-santa-at-the-riverwalk-restaurant--listing-be1091a7627e1ce396a1db09) — Sat, Dec 12 · 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM · Riverwalk Restaurant, Yorktown · Paid · checked Oct 27. Children eat breakfast with St. Nicholas at the Riverwalk Restaurant, get pictures taken and hear Santa read 'The Night Before Christmas' once the plates are cleared. Students…
- [Family Day: Winter Traditions at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/family-day-winter-traditions-at-the-american-revolution-museum-at-york--listing-725226ff689e334c59a5a1db) — Sat, Dec 12 · 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM · American Revolution Museum at Yorktown · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 27. Families explore how colonial Virginians marked the winter holidays through crafts, hands-on activities and musical performances at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Chilled Ponds Ice Rink — Yorktown](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/chilled-ponds-ice-rink-yorktown--listing-f6377e1be167d0ded41c5046) — Public skating sessions vary; see the Yorktown public skating schedule · Chilled Ponds at Yorktown · All ages · From $17 · checked Oct 24. Chilled Ponds' second rink, in York County, with public ice skating, birthday parties and groups (book at least 10 days ahead), youth rec hockey, Learn to Play hockey and free…
- [Yorktown Battlefield](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/yorktown-battlefield--listing-4be2893e7ec8813c9d894fba) — Daily 9 am–5 pm; closed Thanksgiving, Dec 25 and Jan 1 (buildings closed on those days) · Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. The Yorktown area of Colonial National Historical Park, with its visitor center at the end of the Colonial Parkway. The 24-mile parkway, open to cyclists but with rolling hills…

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