Ongoing Events: November 16 - December 30

These events will keep you coming back for more!

Winter Wonderland: The Coleman Collection ~ The Tradition Continues – Visit with some of your favorite animated figures from Coleman’s celebrated Winter Wonderland Collection, Courthouse Galleries, High & Court streets. 757-393-8543. Nov 16-Dec 31
• Preview Weekend: Nov 16: 5-9pm, Nov. 17: 10am-8pm, Nov. 18: 12-8pm
• Closed Nov. 19 through Thanksgiving Day and closed Mondays, including Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
• Re-opens: 10am-8pm Nov. 23, 10am-8pm Nov. 24, 12-8pm Nov. 25.
• After Nov. 26, open Tue-Sat: 10am-8pm and Sun: 12-8pm

Coleman’s Nativity Scene at Monumental United Methodist Church – See the life-sized Nativity scene displayed for many years in the garden of Coleman Nursery. Now it’s in the chapel on Queen Street. 757-397-1297.
Nov 16-Dec 30
Nov 16: 5-9 pm; Nov 17: 10am-8 pm; Nov 18: 1-5 pm.
After Thanksgiving: 10am-8pm Friday-Saturday and 1-5pm Sundays.
Mon-Thur: By appointment only. Call 757-397-1297 between 9 a.m. and noon to reserve a time. Closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day.

Courthouse Galleries Holiday Gift Shop – Shop for unique holiday gifts, ornaments, books by local authors, and more at 420 High St. 757-393-8983.
Nov 16-Dec 30:
• Open Nov 16: 5-9pm, Nov. 17: 10am-8pm, and Nov. 18: Noon-8pm.
• Closed Mondays, including Christmas Eve & New Year’s Eve, along with Christmas Day & New Year’s Day.
• Open Tue-Sat: 10am-8pm and Sun: 12-8pm.

Olde Fashioned Holiday Window Paintings – Portsmouth Public School students dress the storefront and restaurant windows of Olde Towne in old-fashioned holiday themes. Look for it along the historic High Street corridor from Effingham Street to the High Street Landing. Each participating student is awarded a certificate in recognition of their contribution to the city's holiday art.
757-405-3500.

Portsmouth Visitor Information Center – Do a little holiday shopping, plus purchase your tickets to the Olde Towne Candlelight Home Tour and the Historic Holiday Trolley Tours at the Visitor Center, 6 Crawford Parkway. 757-393-5111.
• Open Daily: 9am-5pm.
• Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day.

Yuletide Window Displays – Retail Alliance has created a holiday window-decorating contest, called the “Retail Alliance Holiday Window Works Award,” for independent retail businesses in the Greater Hampton Roads area. Some merchants with the Olde Towne Business Association plan to participate. Two awards will be given: A “People’s Choice Award,” based on customers’ votes, and a “Retail Alliance Holiday Window Works Award,” selected by a panel of judges. Call (757) 455-9311 or email cbowers@retail-alliance.com for details or visit www.retail-alliance.com.

‘Tis the Season: A Holiday Planetarium Show – Learn about the lighting of the Yule log, Christmas tree lights, luminaries and the Hanukkah menorah. Explore the constellations of the winter sky and some possible explanations for the Christmas star. Children’s Museum of Virginia, 221 High St. 757-393-5258, Ext. 14.
Nov 20-Dec 30
Tues-Fri: 1pm, 2pm, 4pm
Sat: 11am, 12pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm
Sun: 12pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm
Closed Mondays, including Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Also closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day

The Original Singing Santa at Winter Wonderland: The Coleman Collection
Join the “Singing Santa Claus” as he shares holiday memories through songs at the Courthouse Galleries, High and Court streets. 757-393-8543.
Fridays: Nov 23,30 and Dec 7, 14, 21: 6-8pm
Saturdays: Dec 1,8,15,22: 4-6pm

A Nautical Holiday – Celebrate “A Nautical Holiday” at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum, 2 High St., by making your own nautically themed holiday ornament. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 757-393-8591.
Saturdays: Dec 1,8,15,22

Historic Holiday Trolley Tour – A narrated trolley tour of historic Olde Towne that includes guided tours of Trinity Episcopal Church and the historic Hill House. 3 to 5 p.m. 757-393-5111.
Dec 9, 15-16, 22-23, 29-30

Costumed Characters at the Courthouse Galleries – Visit with some of your favorite holiday costumed characters, like Mrs. Claus or one of Santa’s reindeer, at the Courthouse Galleries, High and Court streets. 5-8 p.m. Fridays and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays. 757-393-8543.
• Fridays: Nov 23, 30 and Dec. 7, 14, 21 (5-8pm)
• Sundays: Nov. 25, Dec. 2, 9, 16, 23 (Noon to 4 p.m.)

Strolling Entertainers at the Children’s Museum of Virginia – Visit with a clown magician and a stilt walker/juggler in the mall area of the Children’s Museum of Virginia, 221 High St., from noon to 4 p.m. 757-393-5258.
WEEKENDS: Nov 24-25 and Dec. 1-2, 8-9, 15-16, 22-23.

Train and Merry-Go-Round – Look for these children’s rides in the mall area of the Children’s Museum of Virginia, 221 High St., from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and from noon to 6 p.m. Sundays. 757-393-5258.
WEEKENDS: Nov 24-25 and Dec. 1-2, 8-9, 15-16, 22-23