Special Events

SPECIAL EVENTS

Entertainment

2023 Bands have been selected. To apply for 2024, please email sslate@suffolkva.us.

Vendor Inquiries

2023 Merchant Vendors have been selected. To apply as a back-up or for 2024, please complete the following application.

2023 Food Vendors have been selected. To apply as a back-up or for 2024, please complete the following application.

Carpool Cinema: Ghostbusters - October 14, 2023

Join us in your car or on a blanket to watch Ghostbusters (PG, 1984) at Bennett's Creek Park (3000 Bennett's Creek Park Road). The fun begins at 5:00 p.m. with a visit from the Ghostbusters of Virginia and their Ecto 1. The movie will start at 7:00 p.m. and has a runtime of 1 hour and 45 minutes.

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Freedom 5K/10K & 1/4 Mile Kids Dash - November 11, 2023

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Freedom 5K/10K & 1/4 Mile Kids Dash has been cancelled for 2023

Grand Illumination - November 17, 2023

We'll light up Downtown Suffolk when we flip the switch on our decorated holiday tree. Stick around for crafts, carriage rides and Santa! This event takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Suffolk Seaboard Train Station Museum.

Festival of Lights - Opens November 24, 2023

Take a drive through our festive light display at Sleepy Hole Park (4616 Sleepy Hole Road) from 5 to 9 p.m. on select nights in November and December.

Lights will be shining brightly on the following days:
Friday-Sunday, November 24-26
Thursday-Sunday, November 30-December 3
Daily, December 7-25
Thursday-Sunday, December 28-31

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Holiday Parade - December 9, 2023

Walk, ride, dance, march or glide down West Washington and Main Streets in Downtown Suffolk. This year's theme is Winter Wonderland. To register your business or organization to participate, click here.

The Early Bird Deadline is Monday, October 9.
The Final Application Deadline is Thursday, November 9.

For more information, contact:
Sarah Slate, Recreation Supervisor - Special Events, at (757) 514-7267 or sslate@suffolkva.us.