{"id":556,"date":"2018-08-23T10:47:49","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T14:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/chesapeake\/?page_id=556"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:18:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:18:55","slug":"community-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/chesapeake\/community-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">The Chesapeake Health Department is dedicated to creating a culture of health and wellness. We are grateful we have such great community partners who help us get out and about in the places where you live and work. We are all in this together, after all! For further information, contact Kimi Stevens, (757) 382-8650<\/span><\/p>\n<table class=\" alignleft\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"20\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Follow us on social media!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1998 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/FarmersMarketPicture-296x300.png\" alt=\"Farmer's market decorative graphic.\" width=\"296\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/FarmersMarketPicture-296x300.png 296w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/FarmersMarketPicture-768x779.png 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/FarmersMarketPicture.png 806w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">The Friday Farmers Market enters our 10<sup>th<\/sup> season bringing nutrition and happiness to you every week. Over 20 vendors and food trucks to support food and wellness for people and pets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">The market runs every Friday from 10 a.m. to\u00a0 2 p.m. from April thru November at 70 Knells Ridge Blvd., one block west of Battlefield Blvd. behind Chesapeake Regional Healthcare. Nutrition benefits accepted on a vendor eligibility basis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">For more information, contact Kimi Stevens at 757-382-8650 or <a href=\"mailto:kimi.stevens@vdh.virginia.gov\">kimi.stevens@vdh.virginia.gov<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Follow us on Facebook and Instagram!<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChesapeakeHD\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2018\/08\/FacebookLogo-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fridayfarmersmarket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fridayfarmersmarket<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChesHealthDept\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2018\/08\/twitter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"153\" height=\"116\" \/>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChesHealthDept<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fridayfarmersmarket\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-350 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2017\/09\/InstagramLogo-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fridayfarmersmarket\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fridayfarmersmarket\/<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chesapeake Health Department is dedicated to creating a culture of health and wellness. 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