22nd Bacchus Wine and Food Festival raises $114,500 for Virginia Living Museum

Newport News, VA (February 26, 2026) – More than 580 Hampton Roads residents gathered at the Virginia Living Museum Friday night for an evening that raised over $114,500 to support environmental education programs serving thousands of local students annually. The 22nd Annual Bacchus Wine and Food Festival transformed the museum’s wildlife galleries into an upscale tasting […]

Heads Up!

The Virginia Living Museum will open at 11AM to the public today to allow staff to get operations up and running after extensive power loss last night.

This will NOT interfere with regular summer camp operations, camp will begin at 9AM. 

Thank you for your patience!

Wild Explorations

Heads Up! The Changing Exhibit Gallery, where our Wild Explorations exhibit lives, will close at 3PM today in preparation for an after hours event!