East Hampton Christmas 2025

What to Expect This Christmas in East Hampton!

The holidays have arrived, East Hampton! Dive into our guide for all the top festive events. For those who call East Hampton home and those who wish they did, our guide is your holiday lifeline. Popular this season is Busch Gardens Williamsburg's Christmas Town, where the park transforms into a winter wonderland filled with dazzling lights and seasonal entertainment. Featuring a blend of delightful displays and festive activities, Colonial Williamsburg's Grand Illumination offers a historical celebration with fireworks and caroling. And the Norfolk Botanical Garden's Dominion Energy Garden of Lights is something you definitely don't want to miss, showcasing enchanting light displays among the garden's beautiful landscapes. See more details on these and other fun events and activities below!

Find the best Christmas events in East Hampton this year!

East Hampton Christmas Events

East Hampton Christmas Light Displays (1)

Shimmer & Shine Holiday Lights Contest & Map in Yorktown

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📍 Yorktown, VA 23690

(16.3 mi from East Hampton)

Shimmer & Shine Holiday Lights Contest & Map

Community-submitted holiday light displays driving tour

When

Sunday, December 1, 2024

Event Details

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💰 Budget: FREE

🎄 Family Friendly: 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

⚡ Energy: Low

Event Description

Experience the magic of the holiday season with the Shimmer & Shine Holiday Lights Contest & Map. This event invites residents to showcase their dazzling Christmas light displays across Williamsburg and Yorktown, creating a festive driving tour for families to enjoy. Discover the most spectacular light installations and find out which homes were crowned winners in the 2024 contest.

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⭐ Best For: Families, couples, holiday enthusiasts

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Near East Hampton

Hampton Christmas Events

Holiday Wonder Walk at Coliseum Central in Hampton

Hampton

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Holiday Wonder Walk at Coliseum Central

Dazzling light displays along a mile-long trail

📷📷📷📷📷 💰 FREE 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

📏 2.7 miles from East Hampton

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Disney On Ice: Mickey's Search Party in Hampton

Hampton

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Disney On Ice: Mickey's Search Party

Disney characters performing on ice

📷📷📷📷📷 💰 $ 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

📏 2.8 miles from East Hampton

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Newport News Christmas Events

CAIN Live & In Color Tour in Hampton

Hampton

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CAIN Live & In Color Tour

CAIN's Live & In Color Tour with a "wear green" theme

📷📷📷📷📷 💰 $$ 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

📏 5.6 miles from East Hampton

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Virginia Living Museum Planetarium Shows in Newport News

Newport News

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Virginia Living Museum Planetarium Shows

Fully digital planetarium with laser shows and observatory.

📷📷📷📷📷 💰 $ 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

📏 8.5 miles from East Hampton

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Norfolk Christmas Events

Dominion Energy Garden of Lights in Norfolk

Norfolk

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Dominion Energy Garden of Lights

Over 1.5 million twinkling lights in a botanical garden setting.

📷📷📷📷📷 💰 $$ 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

📏 11.3 miles from East Hampton

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Handel's Messiah in Norfolk

Norfolk

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Handel's Messiah

Southeastern Virginia's grandest Messiah performance

📷📷📷📷📷 💰 $$$ 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

📏 12.6 miles from East Hampton

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Portsmouth Christmas Events

Winter Wonderland (The Coleman Nursery Collection) in Portsmouth

Portsmouth

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Winter Wonderland (The Coleman Nursery Collection)

Nostalgic animated holiday scenes and visits with Santa

📷📷📷📷📷 💰 $ 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

📏 14.0 miles from East Hampton

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Olde Towne Holiday Lights in Portsmouth

Portsmouth

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Olde Towne Holiday Lights

Progressive holiday lights celebration with Santa's fire truck arrival.

📷📷📷📷📷 💰 FREE 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

📏 14.0 miles from East Hampton

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Portsmouth Heights Christmas Events

Bridgeport Suffolk Holiday Market in Suffolk

Suffolk

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Bridgeport Suffolk Holiday Market

European-style holiday market with over 30 local vendors.

📷📷📷📷📷 💰 $ 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

📏 13.9 miles from East Hampton

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Holiday Nights at City Park in Portsmouth

Portsmouth

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Holiday Nights at City Park

Dazzling holiday light displays

📷📷📷📷📷 💰 FREE 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

📏 14.4 miles from East Hampton

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Chesapeake Christmas Events

Tidewater Winds Holiday Concert in Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach

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Tidewater Winds Holiday Concert

Holiday concert by a professional concert band

📷📷📷📷📷 💰 FREE 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

📏 17.3 miles from East Hampton

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Snow Globe Spectacular: Holidays at Town Center in Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach

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Snow Globe Spectacular: Holidays at Town Center

Life-size snow globes with live entertainment

📷📷📷📷📷 💰 FREE 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

📏 17.4 miles from East Hampton

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Virginia Beach Christmas Events

BayPort Credit Union Holiday Parade at the Beach in Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach

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BayPort Credit Union Holiday Parade at the Beach

Over 100 units in a dazzling holiday parade

📷📷📷📷📷 💰 FREE 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

📏 21.1 miles from East Hampton

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Last updated: 10/9/2025