Lafayette Park continues to be a sad park even with monthly volunteer efforts to keep it clean. On…read moremy recent visit debris was scattered from one end of this 7+ acre park to the next. I participated in clean up for two days in the Fall. I have been a volunteer for city parks for years. There is so much potential here with beautiful grounds, even new play equipment and shelters. The grounds are maintained by City of Norfolk. The location is in front of the Virginia Zoo and they have there own parking. Unfortunately a large homeless element can be seen early mornings and later in the evening so be aware. Not a park I now frequent with older children, but an option for many Norfolk residents since it's one off the largest.

I have been visiting Lafayette Park since I was a kid growing up in the 60's and 70's. The park is…read morewell maintained and usually clean. They have plenty of activities for children and adults to enjoy from playing basketball to just enjoying a quiet walk around the park. The park offers grilling areas set up for family cookouts that are well sheltered against the elements. If you are looking for a wonderful place to spend some time getting away from the fast pace of every day life, do yourself a favor and visit Lafayette Park in Norfolk.

Wow! How'd I not know this place existed? Acres of athletic space, zoned by sport: soccer fields…read morewith goals/nets, lined baseball/softball fields with bases, volleyball courts with nets and horse shoe pits. Additionally, there are covered picnic areas with grills in addition to playgrounds with slides. A person I met said you can actually reserve these pavilions ahead of time or chance same day availability for free. They also offer inflatable rentals/delivery too. FYI, gender specific restrooms are strategically and centrally placed throughout.

Awesome park! Came here for a family friends BBQ. Very clean and well kept. All of us were up…read moremoving. Bring your balls!! There's: -shelters -playgrounds -grills -men & women's bathrooms -volleyball nets -soccer fields with nets -baseball field -horseshoe racks

Full disclosure. I'm not a huge baseball fan and I've been to a Tides game before, but this time…read morearound was really fun! I believe it was due to the level of experience I had. If you have the opportunity to see a Tides game and have access to the picnic area that's the way to go! I had tickets via a corporate event and we had seats in section 117 which is down in front closer to 3rd base, but also include access to the picnic area which had a better view and included up to an hour and a half duration of food. The food served is dependent on the menu choice the organizer paid. We had menu 1 which consisted of hamburgers, hotdogs, chips, potato salad, cookies and nonalcoholic beverages. Staff replenished some of the food, but the chips and potato salad and cookies went fast! Their hamburgers and hot dogs are really tasty too! I enjoyed the spread! I think another menu option may include fried chicken, pulled pork bbq, coleslaw and potato salad as well but we didn't have that menu. You can choose to return to your seats to watch the game or remain in the picnic area. I felt the picnic area was a more pleasant experience and had a better view of the field. Most of the area is covered, with a 1/4 of the seating uncovered closer to the field. They have bar counter top seating closest to the field and picnic tables and some four tops. The set up for food was efficient and has both side access for two lines. They have two food buffet areas, At the time there was another company that had an event as well and had the other buffet with chicken. Drinks are served at the picnic concession counter and the women that manned it were friendly and efficient! They also have bathrooms in the picnic area which was nice! The games have fun little silly mini events to break up the monotony between innings. We happened to have great weather that day ! There was a light breeze, wasn't too hot nor humid. I recommend bringing sunglasses and or hat to help keep the sun at bay. You can look on their website regarding parking options. Lot C is the only lot you can pre- pay online for and parking for LOT C is available up until first hit at 6:30pm as long as the lot doesn't sell out prior. ($7), the other lots are first come first serve and is credit card only. I believe the park is cashless pay. Other parking options are riding the light rail or parking at MacArthur mall for free. If you have game tickets light rail rides are free 2 hours before game time.

Such a great place to spend with family and friends! This park is clean, well maintained and…read morebeautiful!! We have great seats in section 117!! We are about to partake in some concessions at the picnic area courtesy of Signatire Homes!!! The weather is absolutely beautiful.. sunny, 70s, and a cool breeze!! Highly recommend this place !! Shout out to Signature Homes for this amazing outing!!

I apologize in advance for not taking more pictures.Mu son and I love this park. He goes more than…read moreI do to shoot hoops or simply ride his bike. I personally feel that it is safe for him to go alone. This park has plenty of parking, the grounds have always been kept super clean and o absolutely love that Northside Pool is located right in the middle of the park. We love to swim and lovely to have a indoor pool close to home

Really huge recreational area with monstrous shade trees throughout. it has swings for various…read morechildren's age, groups, and many jungle gym areas. There are lot of strategically placed benches. There is a large skate park. I'm not positive, but it may contain a swimming pool (locked today). It has a tennis court. The bathrooms were also locked. At 1PM today, April 18, 2025, it was a breezy 74°. It was a perfect day to watch grandchildren play.

I was here for a conference and it was pretty good for conference space. There were enough tables…read moreand chairs for everyone and having a Starbucks here was great since the conference coffee wasn't the best. The bathrooms are clean and were regularly cleaned while the conference was in progress. I wish there was a water bottle filling station, but the water fountains did the trick. Like with most conferences, the chairs can grow to be uncomfortable after a while. The audiovisual equipment worked great and no one seemed to have tech issues. Now, unlike most conferences, the temperature inside was perfect. I also liked how close the parking garage was to the building, which made finding check-in easy. Since this is an arena, there were people playing basketball during the time we were there and they rang the buzzer a few times, which made the whole room jump every time (it became quite funny after a while).

Before I begin let me start off by saying that this review is based solely upon my personal…read moreexperiences and my personal experiences alone, so with that being said let's go!. I have been here for a number of occasions, graduations and other events so this visit was no different as far as the set up and layout of the events. You walk in the front entrance and through metal detectors then you find your seats and if you have any questions or concerns there are ushers to assist you at every level of the establishment!. I took off a star because the concert event was supposed another group perform but that group never showed up! But I refuse to let that stop me from attending another event here.

Not a bad seat in the house. The bleacher seats had back rests which was so nice. Women's bathrooms…read morewere decent. They stop serving alcohol in the 3rd so be mindful of that.

The newly reconstructed Foreman Field debuted as Kornblau Field the past Saturday as ODU won it's…read moregame opener against Norfolk State, 24-21. The new stadium is beautiful! More seating, more vendors, bigger sound just an amazing stadium! There are at least three student sections and about three levels of viewing pleasure. My only unsatisfactory concern about the stadium, while the viewing board is beautiful and the picture is great, there's seating behind the viewing board and those sitting there cannot see the picture. They're only able to see the back of the board. Throughout the game, the announcer directed everyone's attention to the board, I'm sure this was disappointing to fans because they cannot see it at all if they're sitting in sections such as N123. Hopefully, the school or those powers that be will fix this very soon. Parking... Tailgating... no issues at all. Entry into the stadium was smooth. We arrived about 40 minutes before kickoff and our experience was stellar! Super happy for my alma mater... go big Blue!!

Best baseball experience ever and there is a lot of fun like me and my team got 2nd in all stars…read moreand never stop playing since I ever tried out

Year 2 of playing in this league and we love it!…read more Lots of fields, coaches are all great. Teams all have appropriate equipment. Lots of local small businesses as sponsors for the teams. Registration fees are fair and you have the option to fundraise with candy to help the association. Every registered child gets a team shirt and hat. Lots of play time! Currently in the T-ball league and the coaches are great at teaching the fundamentals as well as preparing kids for the next phase - coach pitch. Concessions are run by volunteer parents and are open for every game. CASH ONLY! lots of choices from bagged chips to fresh made burgers and hot dogs. When spring really hits BRING THE BUG SPRAY! Fields tend to get small swarms of biting gnats. Feels like a family here. But just like a family there tends to be a bit of miscommunication concerning events, sign ups, equipment, etc. It's normally fixed in a timely manner but it's easy to get frustrated and can be very confusing for first year families unfamiliar with any sport leagues. We will continue to be patrons of this league. The very minor negatives are far, far outweighed by the absolute joy my kid gets participating in this league.