Our picks for what’s happening in Hampton Roads: The Umoja Festival celebrates African American culture and heritage through art, food and music. Enjoy all three this weekend. Umoja, a Kiswahili word, means “unity” in family, community and nation.
Everyone is welcome. 5 to 11 p.m.
Friday; 1 to 7 p.m. Saturday; 2 to 6 p.
m. Sunday. Festival Park, 16 Crawford Circle, Portsmouth.
757-393-8181. 757-393-8481. umojafestportsmouth.
com Head to Poquoson for the Bull Island Barnacle and Brew Festival. The menu includes all-you-can-eat shrimp, crab cakes, fried fish, clam strips, chicken strips, hush puppies and fries. You also get lemonade, water, tea and two beer or wine tickets.
Great deal. 1 to 5 p.m.
June 1. Poquoson Museum, 968 Poquoson Ave. 757-817-1365.
Tickets start at $65. bit.ly/KCofP Meet friends at the Norfolk Street Food Festival.
More than 20 vendors will have food for $5 or less. Get the first drink (alcohol or nonalcoholic) free with admission. 2 to 8 p.
m. June 1 and 2. Waterside District, 333 Waterside Drive, Norfolk, 757-426-7433.
Tickets $19.99. bit.
ly/NorfolkSFF Celebrate National Burger Day every day for Ghent Burger Week. More than 10 participating restaurants are showcasing their signature burgers. Some include Pixels Pints & Bytes with its Technotronic burger with bacon jam, white cheddar pimento cheese and pickled onion; and Starving Artist Cafe’s bacon cheeseburger breakfast burrito, consisting of cheddar, roasted potatoes and scrambled eggs.
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