Student Matinees

Bring your students to Virginia Arts Festival’s special student matinees to share the thrill of live performance in a theater or concert hall, then incorporate the experience into class discussions that open your students’ minds to new ways of learning.

Student tickets are $10, chaperone tickets are $20, and we provide one complimentary chaperone ticket per every 10 student tickets purchased.

Special funding is available for schools with financial need.

Reserve your seats!

Virginia Arts Festival offers the following student matinees for the 2025 season.

Interested schools or groups should contact education@vafest.org.

  • The Kingdom Choir

    Wednesday, December 4, 2024
    11:00am-12:00pm
    Attucks Theatre, Norfolk

  • Charlotte Blake Alston, storyteller

    Monday, February 3, 2025
    11:00am-12:00pm
    Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News

    Thursday, February 6, 2025
    11:00am-12:00pm
    Attucks Theatre, Norfolk

  • Rhythm Live!

    Friday, February 28, 2025
    10-11am & 11:30am-12:30pm 
    Harrison Opera House, Norfolk

  • Cinderella

    Friday, March 14, 2025
    2:00pm-3:30pm
    Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia Beach

  • MOMIX's ALICE

    Wednesday, April 2, 2025
    10:30am-12:00pm
    Chrysler Hall, Norfolk

  • Virginia International Tattoo

    Thursday-Friday, April 24-25, 2025
    10:30am-12:30pm
    Scope Arena, Norfolk

All programs subject to change.