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2008 Williamsburg Calendar of Events

Year-Round and Seasonal Activities
Throughout the Year concerts, dance and evening entertainment are brought to the area through several venues including:
• The American Theatre - A unique and intimate venue offering renown live performances and concerts from all over the world as well as national stage company theater presentations. / 125 East Mellen Street / Hampton / Call 757-727-2787 for information

• Ferguson Center for the Arts
- Two new theaters with the larger 1700 seat concert hall for major productions and headliners. Events include national headliners, plays, dance, local and national symphony performances and the Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Festival. / Christopher Newport University / 1 University Place / Newport News / Call 757-594-8752 for performance schedules and tickets

• Hampton Coliseum - Venues for national headliner concerts, the Hampton Jazz Festival, rodeo, trade shows and circus performances. / 100 Coliseum Drive / Hampton / For information call 757-838-4203 or the box office at 757-838-2695

• Kimball Theatre - Seasonal offerings includes performances by the Williamsburg Symphonia and the Williamsburg Women’s Chorus as well as other live events and art films. / Kimball Theatre / Merchants Square / For performance schedules and tickets call 757-565-8588 for information

• Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall - Seasonal offering include national headliner performance, ballet, dance and the Virginia Shakespeare Festival / The College of William & Mary /
Jamestown Road / Williamsburg / Call 757-221-2655 for information

• St. Bede Catholic Church
- Concert venue for The Virginia Symphony / Ironbound Road / Williamsburg / Call the Virginia Symphony 757-892-6366 for ticket information

• William & Mary Hall / Kaplan Arena
- Occasional music headliners and an indoor sports venue for the college. / The College of William & Mary / Campus Drive / Williamsburg / Call 757-221-3340 for ticket information

• Yoder Barn Theatre - Music headliners and stage productions / 660 Hamilton Drive / Newport News / Call 757-249-4187 for information

Busch Gardens Williamsburg is open annually from late March through the end of October, see the monthly calendar for specific opening and closing dates. The spring and fall open day schedules are limited to weekends and holidays, check with the park for specific time and operation dates. / Call 800-343-7946 for information

Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown Settlement, Jamestowne Island, Yorktown Victory Center and Yorktown Battlefield are open on a year round basis.

Colonial Downs where thoroughbred and harness racing are a part of the action at this local track. The race schedule varies seasonally beginning in late April to mid-summer, with a new season in early September and through October. / New Kent County / Call 888 4VA-TRAC for information

Water Country USA is open from mid May through mid September, see the monthly calendar for specific opening and closing dates. The May and September open day schedules are limited to weekends and holidays, check with the park for specific time and open dates. / Call 800-343-7946 for information

Ripleys' Believe It or Not Museum and Theatre - A new addition to the Williamsburg attractions list, Ripleys' opened in the Fall of 2006. The odditorium is accompanied by a 4-D theater. / Call 757-220-9220 for information

Throughout the Spring, Summer & Fall – Nature Cruises offer boat tours around Jamestown Island, eagles, osprey and deer inhabit an amazing wildlife area that encircles the original colonial settlement. Daily and Sunset Cruises are also offered throughout the summer. The popular Nature cruises begin in spring on a limited basis and are offered daily during the summer months. / Call 757- 259-0400 for information



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