Fall 2026 Virginia Beach Area Job Fairs and Hiring Events: Your Complete Guide
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Fall 2026 Virginia Beach Area Job Fairs and Hiring Events: Your Complete Guide

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VIRGINIA BEACH, VA — The Oceanfront has gone quiet, the last of the summer seasonal work has wrapped up, and a lot of people who spent June through August on Atlantic Avenue are now looking for something that lasts past Labor Day. Good timing. The fall hiring calendar across Hampton Roads is thicker than the summer one was, and most of it sits a short drive up I-264.

Thirteen hiring events are on the Hampton Roads calendar between September 30 and December 9, 2026, and every in-person one is within commuting distance of Virginia Beach. Ten have already taken place, including the City of Virginia Beach's own career fair on October 6, Virginia Works' Super Tuesday in Hampton on November 10 and Hampton Roads Transit's November 13 open interviews. Still ahead: one more Hampton Roads Transit open-interview session on December 9 where you can walk out with a contingent offer the same day, a Military Sealift Command recruiting morning in Norfolk, and a military hiring day on Naval Station Norfolk.

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Two events on this list were right at home: the City of Virginia Beach's own career fair on the second floor of the Convention Center on October 6, and Macy's October 22 hiring day at its Lynnhaven Mall store. Both have now passed. The rest are spread across the metro. Norfolk is fifteen minutes from Witchduck Road, Hampton is a tunnel away, and the jobs on offer are the kind Beach residents take.

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Hampton Roads Job Fair — Wednesday, September 30

11:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Hampton Roads Convention Center, 1610 Coliseum Drive, Hampton, VA 23666

This event has passed.

The biggest single room of the fall, and the only event on this list across the water. The organizer's vendor list runs past 30 employers: Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Military Sealift Command and the Port of Virginia on the maritime side; Norfolk Police, Hampton Police, Virginia State Police, VDOT and Hampton Roads Transit on the public side; Norfolk and Portsmouth public schools; and private employers including Canon Virginia, Howmet Aerospace and Virginia Beach's own Stihl. The organizer says many employers will interview during the event and may extend offers, and recommends bringing 15 to 20 copies of your resume. No registration step or admission price is listed on the organizer's site. → See details

ODU Fall Health and Human Services Fair — Thursday, October 1

11:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Webb Student Center, North Cafe, Old Dominion University, Norfolk

This event has passed.

Health systems, clinics and human services agencies from across the region set up in the Webb Center for three hours. This is the one to aim at if you are finishing a nursing, social work, public health or human services program, or if you already hold a credential and want to talk to a hiring manager instead of a portal. Read the eligibility line carefully: this is an ODU fair, open to ODU students, alumni, faculty, staff and the campus community. If you graduated from ODU ten years ago and live in Kempsville, you count. If you have no ODU connection, you do not. Registration runs through ODU's Handshake listing.

City of Virginia Beach Career Fair — Tuesday, October 6

12:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Virginia Beach Convention Center, Second Floor, 1000 19th St., Virginia Beach

This event has passed.

The one event this fall inside city limits, and the one with the longest window: six hours, running past the end of most workdays. Fourteen City departments will have recruiters in the room, including Police, Fire, the Sheriff's Office, Public Utilities, Public Works, Human Services, the Library, Parks & Recreation and Information Technology. The city lists openings in nursing, engineering, the trades, CDL driving, public safety, paraprofessional and operational work, and says some positions will get on-the-spot interviews. It also points to CDL training, tuition reimbursement and hiring bonuses for certain roles. You can pre-register online. Details are in the city's announcement.

Hampton Roads Transit Career Fair — Friday, October 16

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM | 509 E. 18th St., Building 4, Norfolk, VA 23504

This event has passed.

This is the strongest event on the fall list for someone who needs a paycheck rather than a pipeline. HRT runs open interviews at these fairs and says candidates can leave with a contingent offer in hand. They are recruiting full-time and part-time bus operator trainees and full-time mechanics. At HRT's September session the agency posted $23.00 an hour for bus operator trainees, full-time and part-time alike, and $28.04 an hour for Mechanic III; HRT has not published rates specific to the October date, so treat those as the recent benchmark rather than a guarantee. Part-time operator applicants need a CDL with passenger endorsement and air brakes already in hand. Full-time trainees do not — HRT will enroll you in its CDL permit preparation course and pay you through training. Benefits include medical, dental and vision, a pension, and childcare reimbursement. Walk-ins are welcome. Details at HRT's careers page or (757) 222-6000. → See details

Workforce Wednesday Virtual Job Fair — Wednesday, October 21

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Online only, hosted by Virginia Works

This event has passed.

The one event on this list with no drive and no tunnel. Virginia Works runs it with the Jobs for Veterans State Grant Program for the Hampton Roads region, and while veterans, transitioning service members and military spouses are the emphasis, the state says all military and civilian job seekers are welcome. Its listing names two dozen possible employers, among them BAE Systems, AECOM, Hampton Roads Transit, Norfolk Public Schools, Saber Healthcare and the U.S. Coast Guard Community Services Command. Registration is required through the Virginia Works event listing, and the platform opens five days early so you can read company profiles and upload a resume before the day. → See details

ODU Fall Career & Internship Fair — Thursday, October 22

11:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Chartway Arena, Old Dominion University, Norfolk

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The big one on the ODU calendar, and it fills the arena floor rather than a cafeteria. All majors, full-time roles and internships both, plus free professional headshots on site — worth the trip on its own if your LinkedIn photo is a cropped wedding picture. Same eligibility rule as October 1: students, alumni, faculty, staff and campus community, registered through Handshake. Alumni, this is the cheapest recruiting room you will ever walk into. Event details and registration.

Macy's Holiday Hiring Day — Thursday, October 22

Hours vary by store | Macy's Lynnhaven Mall, 701 Lynnhaven Pkwy, Virginia Beach, VA 23452, and Macy's Greenbrier Mall, 1401 Greenbrier Pkwy, Chesapeake, VA 23320

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The one retail event on this list, and the second one inside Virginia Beach city limits. Macy's runs this national holiday hiring day at stores nationwide, and both South Hampton Roads stores are taking walk-ins for seasonal part-time store jobs, with interviews and offers possible on the spot. No registration is needed. Hours vary by store, so call Lynnhaven at (757) 306-0666 or Greenbrier at (757) 424-6260 before you go, and apply online at macysJOBS first to save time at the counter. Macy's has not published a headcount for either store, so treat it as a real shot, not a guaranteed offer. If the day does not work, Macy's has one more national hiring day on Thursday, November 19. → See details

11:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Vista Point Center Ballroom, 1754 Massey Hughes Drive, Bldg. Q-88, Norfolk, VA 23511

This event has passed.

RecruitMilitary brought employers onto the base for a four-hour in-person fair aimed at veterans, transitioning service members, military spouses, and Guard and Reserve members. It was free for that audience and registration was required. Attendees were responsible for getting themselves onto Naval Station Norfolk, since RecruitMilitary does not sponsor anyone through the gate, so it was open only to people with base access. Watch RecruitMilitary's event listings for its next Hampton Roads date.

Super Tuesday Hiring Event, Hampton — Tuesday, November 10

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Virginia Works Hampton Office, 600 Butler Farm Rd., Suite B, Hampton, VA 23666

This event has passed.

Virginia Works' monthly Super Tuesday puts several employers in one room on the Peninsula for live, on-the-spot interviews. The state's listing for November 10 names the City of Newport News, CoreCivic, Hampton City Schools, Hampton Roads Transit, Hampton-Newport News CSB, Hilton Grand Vacations, Newport News Behavioral Health Center, Riverside Health System, Securitas Security Services, UE Children's Services and Versability Resources. Bring printed resumes and dress for an interview, and leave room for tunnel traffic on I-64. If November doesn't work, the next round is Tuesday, December 8, same hours and same address. Details are on the Virginia Works event page. → See details

Hampton Roads Transit Career Fair — Friday, November 13

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM | 509 E. 18th St., Building 4, Boardroom 234, Norfolk, VA 23504

This event has passed.

Same format, same building, four weeks after the October 16 session. HRT listed $23.00 an hour for full-time and part-time bus operator trainees and $28.04 an hour for Mechanic III at this session, with positions in Hampton and Norfolk, and offered on-the-spot screening and interviews. Transit hiring does not dry up in the fall the way retail and hospitality hiring spikes and collapses, and if you missed this one, the December 9 session below is your next swing at the same jobs. Details were on HRT's November career fair page. → See details

Military Sealift Command Career Fair — Tuesday, November 17

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Hampton Roads Veterans Employment Center, 861 Glenrock Road, Norfolk, VA 23502

The Navy's civilian fleet holds its last Hampton Roads recruiting morning of the fall on Glenrock Road, a short run up I-264 from the Beach. Military Sealift Command crews its ships with civil service mariners in deck, engine, culinary, communications, logistics and medical departments, and its entry-level track takes newcomers as Ordinary Seamen, Wipers or Supply Utilitymen with no sea time required. The paperwork is the real timeline: a TWIC card, a Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Credential and medical certificate, and a U.S. passport, so ask a recruiter which to start first. The session lists no veteran requirement despite the venue's name, and an RSVP on the MSC event page gets you an email reminder. → See details

NEXT: A Discovery Day, Naval Station Norfolk — Thursday, November 19

9:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Vista Point Conference Center, 1754 Massey Hughes Dr., Norfolk, VA 23511 (on Naval Station Norfolk)

The Hampton Roads Workforce Council brings employers onto the base for a free hiring day built for service members, veterans, military spouses and young adult dependents. The morning floor is split into six industry zones: defense, energy, aerospace, logistics, healthcare and life sciences, and commerce and hospitality. Sign the clipboard of any employer you click with before lunch, and you get a 15-minute interview with them between 1 and 3 p.m. The only employer the organizer names so far is Newport News Shipbuilding, which is bringing a mobile experience trailer. This one is on base, so if you do not hold a current military ID, call the Workforce Council at 757-314-2370 about access before you go. Register on the Workforce Council's event page. → See details

Hampton Roads Transit Career Fair — Wednesday, December 9

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM | 509 E. 18th St., Building 4, Norfolk, VA 23504

The last posted event of 2026, and a midweek one, which usually means shorter lines than the Friday sessions. December is a smart month to interview for a January start: HRT's operator pipeline runs through a training class, so the offer you take in December turns into a paycheck well before spring.

⚠️ Read This Before You Drive Over

One event still ahead is on a military base, and a few other details are worth knowing before you cross a tunnel.

  • The November 19 Discovery Day is inside Naval Station Norfolk and built for the military community. If you do not hold a current military ID, call the Workforce Council at 757-314-2370 about gate access before you go.
  • The remaining HRT fair, December 9, is open. No eligibility screen, no registration, walk in.
  • The November 17 Military Sealift Command session lists no veteran requirement, even though it is held at the Hampton Roads Veterans Employment Center.
  • HRT's jobs are based in Norfolk and Hampton, not Virginia Beach. Factor the commute before you accept.

🔎 How to Pick the Right Ones

  • Need income fast, no degree required: the HRT fair on December 9. Open interviews and same-day contingent offers are rare and this is one of them.
  • Want several employers in one room: the November 10 Super Tuesday in Hampton has passed. If you have a military connection, the November 19 Discovery Day on Naval Station Norfolk puts six industry zones on one floor.
  • Want holiday retail work close to home: Macy's October 22 hiring day has passed; Macy's lists one more national hiring day on November 19.
  • Can't take a day off or face the tunnel: the October 21 virtual fair has passed. See our virtual job fair guide for the next dates.
  • Want a City of Virginia Beach job: the October 6 fair has passed, so watch the city's careers page for openings.
  • Hold a CDL already: the December 9 HRT fair. The passenger endorsement and air brakes are what unlock the part-time operator roles.
  • Want to work at sea: November 17 with Military Sealift Command on Glenrock Road. No sea time required to apply.
  • Veterans and military spouses: the November 19 Discovery Day on Naval Station Norfolk, with interviews scheduled that afternoon, plus Military Sealift Command on November 17 and the December 9 HRT fair, which does not gate its session.
  • Health care and human services: the October 1 ODU health fair and the November 10 Super Tuesday have passed. Veterans and military spouses will find a healthcare and life sciences zone at the November 19 Discovery Day.
  • Students and recent grads in any field: the October 22 ODU fair at Chartway Arena has passed. Watch ODU's Handshake for the next one.

📋 What to Bring to Any of Them

  • Ten printed resumes. Assume no wifi and no phone signal indoors.
  • A photo ID.
  • Your driving record and CDL paperwork if you are talking to HRT.
  • Certifications and licenses in a folder, not on your phone.
  • Business casual at minimum. HRT specifically recommends professional attire and asks that children not come along.
  • A short answer to "tell me about yourself" that lasts under a minute.

Where to Aim Your Search This Fall

Job fairs are one channel, and a slow one if the next event is three weeks out. The postings below are live now across Virginia Beach, from Hilltop and Town Center out to the Oceanfront and Princess Anne, and they cover the same fields these events are recruiting for.

Start here:

Frequently Asked Questions

Are any of these job fairs actually in Virginia Beach?

Two were. The City of Virginia Beach Career Fair ran Tuesday, October 6, at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, and Macy's October 22 holiday hiring day included its Lynnhaven Mall store. Both have passed. The in-person events still ahead are in Norfolk. For city openings between events, watch the city's careers page.

Do I need to register for the Hampton Roads Transit career fairs?

No. HRT runs these as walk-in open-interview sessions. Show up inside the 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. window with your documents and expect to interview that day.

Can I get hired on the spot?

At the HRT fairs, effectively yes — the agency says candidates can leave with a contingent offer. Contingent means the offer still depends on a background check, a driving record review and a physical. At the November 19 Discovery Day, employers schedule 15-minute afternoon interviews with people they meet that morning. At the Military Sealift Command session, expect screening conversations rather than offers.

I'm an ODU alum. Could I attend the October 22 fair?

Yes, though it has now passed. The Fall Career & Internship Fair listed alumni alongside students, faculty, staff and the campus community, so watch Handshake for ODU's next fair.

What if I don't have a CDL?

You can still interview with HRT for a full-time bus operator trainee position. HRT enrolls full-time trainees in its CDL permit preparation course. The part-time operator roles are the ones that require a CDL with passenger endorsement and air brakes before you apply.

Is this guide updated?

Yes. Fall event calendars move constantly — dates get added, venues change, and organizers occasionally cancel with little notice. We update this page as new Hampton Roads events are confirmed and remove ones that fall through. Confirm the date with the organizer before you drive.

Your Next Paycheck Starts With One Application

Circling event dates is not the same as applying. The fastest path is to have your profile live before your next fair so the roles you see there are ones you have already put your name in for.

Create a free LocalJobPage account to save searches and get Virginia Beach openings sent to you, then browse every current Virginia Beach job posting while you wait for the fall calendar to come around.

Employers: if you are hiring in Virginia Beach this fall and you are not on anyone's event calendar, that is a reason to be found in search instead. Post your openings here and reach Beach job seekers directly.

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The drive is the worst part of any of this, and it is still worth it. Leave Great Neck by nine, run 264 west past Newtown Road, and you can be through an open interview on East 18th Street and back at the Beach before the evening crawl builds eastbound.

Updated November 10, 2026: added NEXT: A Discovery Day, a free military hiring day on Nov. 19 at the Vista Point Conference Center on Naval Station Norfolk. Updated November 5, 2026: added Virginia Works' Super Tuesday Hiring Event on Nov. 10 at 600 Butler Farm Rd. in Hampton. Hampton Roads Transit lists $23.00 an hour for bus operator trainees and $28.04 for Mechanic III at its Nov. 13 fair, in Boardroom 234. Updated October 28, 2026: added Military Sealift Command's Nov. 17 career fair at the Hampton Roads Veterans Employment Center on Glenrock Road in Norfolk. Updated October 21, 2026: added Macy's holiday hiring day on Oct. 22 at Lynnhaven Mall in Virginia Beach and Greenbrier Mall in Chesapeake. Updated October 13, 2026: added the Workforce Wednesday Virtual Job Fair on Oct. 21, online through Virginia Works. Updated October 5, 2026: added the City of Virginia Beach Career Fair on Oct. 6 at the Convention Center. Updated September 29, 2026: added the Hampton Roads Job Fair on Sept. 30 in Hampton. The Oct. 1 ODU health fair is in the Webb Center's North Cafe.

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