May 2010 Events in Hampton Roads, Virginia

Festivals, parades, exhibitions, sports and more in Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Williamsburg and the rest of Hampton Roads. Come out and play! And don't miss our list of May 2010 concerts.

May 1
Paddle for the Border
7th annual. Canoe or kayak on the Dismal Swamp Canal. 7.5 mile trip. Chesapeake, VA.

May 5
Cinco de Mayo
Mexican-flavored party. Norfolk, VA.

May 6 - 8
Great Dismal Swamp Birding Festival
4th annual. Watch birds at the height of the spring songbird migration. Chesapeake, VA.

May 7 - 8
PANorama Caribbean Music Festival
Steel pan music. Food. Oceanfront. Virginia Beach, VA.

May 8
Town Point Wine Festival
Sipping wine by the river. Food, music. Norfolk, VA.

May 8 - 9
Gosport Arts Festival
40th annual. Art show. Portsmouth, VA.

May 13 - 16
Beach Music Weekend
Concerts, dancing, food. Oceanfront. Virginia Beach, VA.

May 15
Jamestown Day
403rd anniversary of the founding of America's first permanent English colongy. Maritime demonstrations, military drills, archaeology and programs on English and Powhatan Indian contact. Historic Jamestowne and Jamestown Settlement. Jamestown, VA.

May 15
Virginia Beer Festival
Beer, food, music. Norfolk, VA.

May 20 - 23
Chesapeake Jubilee
The city's largest festival. Rides, music, 4H show, barbecue contest, fireworks. Chesapeake, VA.

May 22
World Music Drum Festival
Drum music. Oceanfront. Virginia Beach, VA.

May 22 - 23
Virginia Festival of Flight
The largest fly-in in the Mid-Atlantic region. Suffolk Executive Airport. Suffolk, VA.

May 29 - 30
Pungo Strawberry Festival
Pungo's big weekend. Strawberry everything, 3 stages of entertainment, parade, carnival, pig races, fun. Virginia Beach, VA.

May 29
Elizabeth River Run
31st annual. 10K. Portsmouth, VA.

May 31
Portsmouth Memorial Day Parade
126th annual (oldest in the nation). 11am, downtown. Portsmouth, VA.