Oct 01 Thursday
Local Matters Returns: Explore the Issues That Affect Us All
WHRO is committed to ensuring local journalism thrives in the region and connecting the community to local reporting. Join us this fall for our continuing series of Local Matters news panels. Each event will focus on a specific topic critical to the region and will feature a moderator and three news panelists, including the WHRO reporter covering that beat.
See all our upcoming Local Matters events on whro.org/events
Local Matters: Military and VeteranOctober 1, 6 p.m.Location: MacArthur MemorialModerator Maurice JonesWHRO Panelist - Steve WalshAuthor - David Chrisinger
Oct 02 Friday
The Virginia Queer Film Festival takes place on October 2-4 at the University Theater at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. The Virginia Queer Film Festival provides access to films by, for, and about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people and their families, and a forum for LGBTQ+ filmmakers to share and discuss their work with audiences.
The VA Humanities at WHRO regional Humanities hub is proud to be a sponsor of this festival.
Oct 03 Saturday
Visit the WHRO table to grab some freebies and buy merch. Celebrate Dr. Madblood with a LIMITED T-shirt design and step into his lab with our themed photo backdrop.
Monster Fest is a small local one day event, for fans of classic horror and monsters in film and literature.
Started in 2003 by Clayton Sayre and Rob Floyd, Monster Fest continues to grow bigger and better each year with vendors, in depth panel discussions, special guests, Horror Hosts,trick or treating for the kids, a horror costume contest and a classic horror movie marathon up on the big screen!
The 757βs most exciting family festival, the Virginia Childrenβs Festival presented by Sentara Health Plans on Saturday, October 3, 2026, features more than 100 fun, creative, and interactive activities, including hands-on workshops, cultural experiences, military demonstrations, costumed characters, storytelling, musical performances, dance lessons, and much more! The festival is designed with children 10 and younger in mind.
Visit the WHRO booth to meet Clifford the Big Red Dog, play games, and win prizes!
Children ages 1 and younger are free.
Oct 04 Sunday
ππ Get ready for "Sesame Street and the Great Elephant Adventure," as Elmo, Abby, and Nina travel to Kenya to meet an orphaned elephant and discover amazing African wildlife!
WHRO and friends will be hosting free previews of this new show for kids of all ages in Norfolk and Poquoson. Sign up to attend!
Join WHRO at our studio in Norfolk on 10/4 for a first-look at this BRAND NEW Nature special before it's national release on Wednesday, October 14th at 8pm on PBS and PBS Kids!
π Sunday, October 4β° 11 AM & 2 PMπ WHRO StudiosFeaturing animals ambassadors from the Virginia Zoo
Register for our NORFOLK screening at the link below
Oct 10 Saturday
WHRO and friends will be hosting free previews of this new show for kids of all ages in Poquoson. Sign up to attend!
Join WHRO at Poquoson Library on 10/10 for a first-look at this BRAND NEW Nature special before it's national release on Wednesday, October 14th at 8pm on PBS and PBS Kids!
π Saturday, October 10β° 11 AMβ12:30 PM & 2β3:30 PMπ Poquoson Library
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR 11AMCLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR 2PM
In Partnership with the Poquoson Library.
Register for our PENINSULA screening at the link below, tickets are available 2 weeks before the event
Oct 17 Saturday
Come out to enjoy local art & stop by the community tent to say hello! We'll have freebies and plenty of info on WHRO.
Since 1984 Hope House Foundation has hosted the Stockley Gardens Arts Festival, a two-day event featuring over 125 artists from across the U.S. and overseas to participate and showcase their art in a variety of mediums, including photography, pottery, sculpture, painting, mixed media and jewelry.
Stockley Gardens Park offers the festival a distinctive atmosphere with its peaceful garden setting in the heart of the historic district in Ghent, Norfolk. The festival is free and open to the public and attracts thousands of people who enjoy the art, live music, an array of food and the community atmosphere of the event held in the spring and fall each year.
