VIMS Events

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CBNERR-VA Discovery Lab - Predators of the Skies
Wednesday, September 18
6pm - 8pm
VIMS - Catlett-Burruss Research and Education Lab
From eagles and osprey; to cormorants, pelicans, and heron; birds flock to the water of the Chesapeake Bay to hunt and feast. Our presentation will focus on the importance of birds in the Chesapeake Bay region. See you there!
Marine Life Day at VIMS' Eastern Shore Laboratory
Saturday, September 21
12pm - 4pm
VIMS - Seawater Facility (Eastern Shore Laboratory)

Join us for a free, fun, and educational day showcasing marine science research at the VIMS Eastern Shore Laboratory. We will have touch tanks, creatures under microscopes, activities and crafts, and opportunities to interact with our scientists!

VIMS After Hours: Getting down in “The Weeds” with Virginia’s Underwater Gardens
Thursday, September 26
7pm - 8pm
VIMS - Watermen's Hall, McHugh Auditorium, also available as a live webinar
Join us for the September After Hours lecture where Dr. Chris Patrick, director of the SAV Monitoring and Restoration Program, will discuss historic seagrass restoration projects led by VIMS as well as continuing efforts to map and monitor Bay seagrasses.
VIMS @ York County's 5th Annual BugFest!
Saturday, September 28
10am - 2pm
Grafton Middle School, 405 Grafton Dr, Yorktown, VA 23692
Join VIMS from 10am to 2pm on Saturday, September 28, 2023 for insect displays, local experts with bug facts, Bug Talks, crafts, activities and more! VIMS' exhibit will focus on the "bugs" of the sea: zooplankton and other marine invertebrates!
VIMS @ 42nd Annual West Point Crab Carnival!
Saturday, October 5
10am - 6pm
Downtown West Point, VA

Join VIMS at the 42nd Annual Crab Carnival on Saturday, October 5th in downtown West Point, where we will be sharing information on our decades of research on blue crabs in the Bay - with specimens, live crabs, information, microscopes, and more!

VIMS @ Poquoson Seafood Festival!
Saturday, October 19 - Sunday, October 20
Poquoson, VA

Join VIMS at the annual Poquoson Seafood Festival to celebrate VIMS' role in supporting the seafood industries of Virginia! VIMS' exhibit will focus on our oyster and aquaculture genetics and breeding programs, blue crab and fish surveys, and more!

VIMS After Hours: Ghost Forests, Zombie Shrimp, & Space Fish: Strange & True Tales Of The Salt Marsh
Thursday, October 24
7pm - 8pm
VIMS - Watermen's Hall, McHugh Auditorium, also available as a live webinar

Why do zombie crustaceans mindlessly wander the marsh? Why can’t a snail let go of its past? Join us at October After Hours as Dr. David Johnson answers these questions and shares stories of the strange animals wonderfully adapted to life in a salt marsh.

VIMS @ 67th Annual Urbanna Oyster Festival!
Friday, November 1 - Saturday, November 2
Downtown Urbanna, VA

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!

VIMS @ Hampton Shellabration!
Saturday, November 16
11am - 3pm
Downtown Hampton Waterfront, VA

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