The Dragon Faire: A Tabletop Role-Playing Festival

Schedule

Sat Nov 08 2025 at 10:00 am to 05:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

The Plot | Norfolk, VA

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The Dragon Faire Returns to Norfolk’s NEON District!
A Free, Family-Friendly Tabletop Role-Playing Festival on November 8

The NEON District will once again transform into a realm of imagination and adventure as The Dragon Faire: A Tabletop Role-Playing Festival returns on Saturday, November 8, 2025.

Presented by Pushing Dragons and the Push Comedy Theater, this free, family-friendly festival invites fans of all ages to celebrate creativity, gaming, and community.

The Dragon Faire features a full day of activities, including:
Dungeons & Dragons games and tabletop role-playing sessions

D&D-themed improv comedy shows from the Push Comedy Theater
Live music and performances
Kids’ activities and family-friendly fun
A bustling vendor marketplace
Cosplay contest with prizes
Panels, workshops, and more!

The event is free and open to the public, with most activities available at no cost. A small fee applies for select workshops and to participate in certain Dungeons & Dragons games. Attendees are encouraged to come in costume and be part of the fantasy atmosphere.
Stay up to date on everything Dragon Faire!
https://forms.gle/B47DkPBETbKsh6t18
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Free Shows on The PLOT Stage
2pm | Pushing Dragons: The Dragon Faire Adventure
5pm | The Dragon Faire Cosplay Contest - Free to Enter
More Shows Coming Soon
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Free Shows at the Push Comedy Theater
11am | The Hero’s Journey… Improvised.
12pm | Tales from the Campfire
1pm | Critical Hit!
3:30pm | Roll for Romance
5pm | Live from the Dragon Tavern
8pm | The Dragon Prom: A Fantasy Masquerade (ticketed event)
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The Dragon Prom: A Fantasy Masquerade | 8pm at the Push Comedy Theater
Step into the realm of mystery. Dance beneath the Dragon’s Moon. Dragon Prom is an adult, fantasy-themed masquerade ball
https://bit.ly/DragonProm
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Turkey Legs, Faire and Street food at Beaumont at 759
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Play Dungeons and Dragons at Beaumont at 759
Times, Dungeon Masters and Signups Coming Soon
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Free Workshops at Hurrah Players' Hugh R. Copeland Center
Dungeons & Dragons 101, Improvising around the Game Table, Creating Memorable Characters, Closet Cosplay with Avalon Lee
Times and Signups Coming Soon
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The Dragon Pass
-Guaranteed entry to The Dragon Prom
-A special Dragon Faire Lanyard
-20% off all Pushing Dragons shows (Nov 2025–Nov 2026)
-20% off refreshments at The Weiner Hole during Dragon Faire & The Prom
-2 Reroll Tokens for any Pushing Dragons show
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Dragon Faire Vendors
Starlight Dice @starlight.dice
Reach Reads Inc
Elk Moon Creations
Crystal Liora Designs @crystalliora
Organamama Apothecary @organamama_apothecary
Tarot in the Moonlight @bree_tarotinthemoonlight
U Rock Art @urockart
Forn Bath & Beauty @forn_beauty
Critical Hit Creations @criticalhitcreations
Shell Yeah Resin @tammi591
Atlantis Games & Comics @atlantis.games
Jaden's Gemstones and Crystals @jadens_gemstones_and_crystals
Cray House Works @crayhouseworks
House B @houseb
Avalon Lee @avalon_lee_cosplay
AJ Mabie Designs

Be a part of Dragon Faire! We still have a few vendor slots left!
https://forms.gle/D6XTJVrRY4p3kKpa7
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The Dragon Faire
November 8th . 10am - 5pm
Norfolk’s NEON District
The Dragon Faire is presented by Push Comedy Theater, Pushing Dragons and Beaumont at 759

Pushing Dragons
A Dungeons and Dragons Live Play with a twist. Pushing Dragons takes elements of cosplay, live action role-play and improv to create a hilarious and interactive D&D Adventure. Using a stripped down version of 5th Edition, the audience rolls on behalf of the player characters and can influence the player’s actions.
Push Comedy Theater
The Push Comedy Theater is a 90 seat venue bringing you live comedy from the best local and national acts every single week.
Founded by The Pushers and located in Norfolk’s NEON District, the Push Comedy Theater is the home for Hampton Roads comedy.
NEON District
Norfolk’s first official arts district, the NEON District, is home to a new wave of passion and creativity in downtown. NEON, or New Energy Of Norfolk, draws from the neighborhood’s history with the automobile industry as it moves into a new and vibrant future
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The Plot, 776 Granby St, Norfolk, VA 23510-2011, United States

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