VIMS Events

Join VIMS at the 67th annual Urbanna Oyster Festival to celebrate all things oyster-related! VIMS' exhibit will focus on our critical role in supporting the shellfish industry, genetics and breeding programs, and more!

Dive into the salt marsh with marine ecologist David Johnson. His talk, “Space Fish, Zombie Shrimp and Other Salt Marsh Tales,” will contain bizarre and captivating stories that reveal the remarkable but often overlooked life of salt marshes.

Join VIMS and Downtown Hampton Development for a SHELL of a good time as we celebrate all things oysters and the Bay! VIMS' exhibit will include animals that live on oyster reefs, microscopes, information on how you can help oysters in the Bay, and more