What’s Happening in Suffolk, Virginia

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Lafayette’s Return to Suffolk, Virginia kicks off at The Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts with the exhibit “Celebrate Lafayette: Soldier, Statesman, Champion of Human Rights” from Thursday, January 23, 2025 to Saturday, March 1, 2025.
The American Girl Program featuring Samantha Parkington returns to Riddick’s Folly House Museum January 25 at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Space is limited (20 girls per sitting) and reservations are required. Donations welcome. Ages 6-12 are welcome; all children must be accompanied by an adult. Call 757-934-0822 for reservations.

The Suffolk Visitor Center will welcome General Lafayette during the Welcome Ceremony at the former site of the Nansemond County Courthouse where he arrived in 1825. This free, family-friendly event includes activities for children too, both under the pavilion and next door at Riddick’s Folly House Museum. Free and open to the public. The event will take place February 23 from 1-4 p.m. Register online.
Lafayette Bicentennial Banquet will take place at the Hilton Garden Inn Suffolk Riverfront February 25 from 6-9 p.m. This ticketed event will echo the banquet at which Lafayette was entertained on February 25, 1825. Attendees are kindly requested to wear period dress or cocktail/business attire. Tickets are $75 each and available by cash or check at the Suffolk Visitor Center or website.
General Lafayette will be welcomed to Historic Somerton, Virginia, with a free reception on the grounds of the Washington Smith Ordinary (8442 Arthur Drive, Historic Somerton, Suffolk), the only building still standing in Suffolk where he dined in 1825. This event is free and open to the public February 26 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Register online.

This is just a sample of events & festivals in Suffolk, Virginia! Visit our calendar of events for more.