Virginia MOCA's Made in VA Biennial runs to March 21, Symphonicity plays the Sandler Center Nov. 15 and Million Dollar Quartet Christmas opens Dec. 4.

Virginia MOCA has three big shows up through the winter, Symphonicity plays the Sandler Center on Nov. 15, and the holiday shows start with Mannheim Steamroller on Nov. 21 and Million Dollar Quartet Christmas on Dec. 4-6.

Last checked Oct. 29, 2026. This page covers today to Dec. 10 and is refreshed each month. Every listing links the venue’s or organizer’s own page; confirm times before you go. Sandler Center box office: 757-385-2787.

Exhibitions now showing

Virginia MOCA, the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, is at 5811 Wesleyan Drive, open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, with free parking. Admission is free for Virginia residents, children under 12 and members; $16.50 for other adults (visit page).

  • Made in VA Biennial 2026, West Gallery, through March 21, 2027 (MOCA).
  • Vivian Chiu: From Here, East Gallery, through March 21, 2027 (MOCA).
  • Nina Chanel Abney: Held, Sunlit Corridor, through March 21, 2027 (MOCA).
  • Suzanne Stevens: Retrospective, Satellite Gallery, through Jan. 17, 2027 (MOCA).
  • PRISMS: Summer Art Camp Exhibition 2026, work from the museum’s summer art camp, closes Dec. 6 (MOCA).
  • Shantell Martin: Know Self, a drawing installation in the museum elevator, on view since Oct. 12 (MOCA).

Outdoors, Sanctuary by the Australian collective Skunk Control fills a corner of Mount Trashmore Park, 310 Edwin Drive, with giant kinetic flowers, birds and butterflies in light and sound. Free, through Dec. 16, with evening viewing until 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, except Halloween (city announcement).

Theater and dance

  • Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 3 p.m., Sandler Center for the Performing Arts (Sandler Center).
  • Million Dollar Quartet Christmas, Virginia Musical Theatre, Sandler Center, Dec. 4-6: 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday (Sandler Center).

Concerts and classical

  • The ABBA Reunion Tribute Show, Saturday, Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m., Sandler Center (Sandler Center).
  • BEAT: Belew, Vai, Levin and Bozzio performing the music of King Crimson, Friday, Nov. 13, 8 p.m., Sandler Center (Sandler Center).
  • Three Dog Night, Saturday, Nov. 14, 8 p.m., Sandler Center (Sandler Center).
  • Symphonicity: Chapter II, Martial and Moral, Sunday, Nov. 15, 3 p.m. (doors 2 p.m.), Sandler Center. Symphonicity, conducted by Daniel W. Boothe, plays Vaughan Williams’ “Fantasia on Greensleeves,” Lipinski’s “Militaire” violin concerto with soloist Kinga Augustyn, three themes from “Schindler’s List” by John Williams and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 (Sandler Center).
  • Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis, Saturday, Nov. 21, 3 p.m., Sandler Center (Sandler Center).

Tickets for Sandler Center shows are sold through the center’s links to Ticketmaster or at the box office, 757-385-2787.

Regular events

  • Virginia MOCA is open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; arrive at least 45 minutes before closing. It is closed Mondays, Tuesdays and Christmas Day.
  • Sanctuary at Mount Trashmore has evening hours every Friday and Saturday to 8 p.m. through Dec. 16.

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Frequently asked questions

What exhibitions are on in Virginia Beach right now?

Virginia MOCA is showing the Made in VA Biennial 2026 and Vivian Chiu: From Here through March 21, 2027, and Suzanne Stevens: Retrospective through Jan. 17. The free Sanctuary light installation is at Mount Trashmore through Dec. 16.

Is Virginia MOCA free?

Free for Virginia residents, children under 12 and members. Other adults pay $16.50, and seniors 65 and older, active military, first responders, teachers and students pay $11 with ID, the museum says.

Where is Virginia MOCA now?

At 5811 Wesleyan Drive, with free parking on site, open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, according to the museum’s visit page.

Is there a Nutcracker in Virginia Beach this year?

Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet plays the Sandler Center at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25. Tickets are through the Sandler Center box office, 757-385-2787.