Our picks for what’s happening in Hampton Roads:
Beer and wine
Kitchenfinity is celebrating the opening of its beer and wine garden. Enjoy an afternoon of alcohol and nonalcoholic drinks, grazing table bites and live entertainment. The ribbon cutting starts at 2 p.m.
1 to 7 p.m. Friday. 9500 Fechteler Road, Norfolk. 757-505-7556. bit.ly/Kitchenfinity
Wander the lavender fields
Drive to Gloucester for Lavender You Pick and Lemonade. Admission includes a farm pass and tour, a bouquet of lavender and a cold glass of lavender lemonade. Yum.
10 a.m. to noon. Saturday. Under the Stars Lavender Farm, 7235 Dutton Road. 804-413-9131. Tickets $17. bit.ly/LUPick
Dine for a cause
BayFest, a Ballyhoos restaurant charitable event, includes an all-you-can-eat oyster roast, seafood, fried chicken and barbecue with sides. Also, unlimited beer. Proceeds benefit Bayside Power, which provides financial assistance to Bayside High School students.
1 to 6 p.m. Saturday. 2865 Lynnhaven Drive, Virginia Beach. 757-412-4441. Tickets $60. bit.ly/BayFestVB
Whole hog barbecue
Leave no crumbs at Malbon Brothers BBQ Pig Pickin. Cost includes all-you-can-eat smoked hog, coleslaw, baked beans, macaroni and cheese, and rolls. Cool down with some Aloha VB Shave Ice.
4 to 7 p.m. Saturday. 1896 General Booth Blvd., Virginia Beach. 757-427-9607. $10. bit.ly/PigPick
Wine dinner
Grab your Passport to Italy Wine Dinner while you can. It includes a five-course dinner with five wines, ranging from whites to sparkling to reds. This is the best travel deal of the summer.
7 to 9 p.m. July 2. Juan’s Mexican Cafe and Cantina, 2310 George Washington Memorial Highway, Gloucester Point. 804-642-5401. Tickets $65. bit.ly/ItalyWD
Other events to explore
Pirate Fest: Noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. Big Ugly Brewing, 845 S. Battlefield Blvd., Chesapeake. 757-609-2739. bit.ly/BigUglyBrew
4th Anniversary Celebration: 2 to 9 p.m. Saturday. COVA Brewing Co., 9529 Shore Drive, Norfolk. 757-917-5499. bit.ly/COVABrew
Customer Appreciation Party: 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday. Capone’s Bar & Grill, 1130 Green Run Square, Virginia Beach. 757-468-3177. bit.ly/CaponeParty
Golden Girls Drag Brunch: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 7. Wine and Design, 882 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Newport News. 757-771-9905. Tickets start at $14.68. bit.ly/GoldenDrag
French Macaron Baking Class with Genevieve: 3 to 6 p.m. July 7. Cafe Genevieve, 317 S. Witchduck Road, Virginia Beach. bonjour@cafegenevieve.com. Tickets $110. bit.ly/MacaronVB
Rekaya Gibson, 757-295-8809, rekaya.gibson@virginiamedia.com; on X, @gibsonrekaya
