You got a guy™ for venue tickets
Simon Family Jewish Community Center Tickets
Now selling
Upcoming Events at Simon Family Jewish Community Center
The venue
About Simon Family Jewish Community Center
The Marilyn and Marvin Simon Family Jewish Community Center (Simon Family JCC) sits on the Reba & Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community in Virginia Beach. Since its origins with the Tidewater Jewish Community Center and its 2004 campus opening, the center has become a hub for fitness, aquatics, arts, social and cultural programming, and public events. Notable annual attractions include the Virginia Festival of Jewish Film and the Lee & Bernard Jaffe Jewish Book Festival. This page provides a practical, friendly overview to help you secure your seats and plan a visit with ease.
While the JCC hosts events across multiple spaces—from galleries to social halls—the exact fixed seating capacity is not published. We’ll guide you on parking, transit options, and nearby lodging and dining to make your experience straightforward and stress-free.
For the best access, consider nearby hotels in the Town Center area and convenient dining options that keep you close to the Sandler Campus and Sandler Performing Arts Center. If you’re planning a visit to a specific event at the Simon Family JCC, we can help you verify the exact venue space and arrival details, and connect you with affiliate recommendations to enhance your stay.
Good to know
Seating, Parking & Venue Information
- Address: 5000 Corporate Woods Dr, Virginia Beach, VA 23462 (Sandler Family Campus).
- Official name: Marilyn and Marvin Simon Family Jewish Community Center (Simon Family JCC) on the Reba & Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community.
- Renaming/history: Traces its origins to Tidewater Jewish Community Center; current campus opened in 2004 and the center is commonly referred to as Simon Family JCC / Marilyn and Marvin Simon Family JCC.
- Venue type: multi-space community center with fitness (JFit), aquatics, arts (Leon Family Gallery), social/cultural programming, and public events.
- Notable events hosted: Virginia Festival of Jewish Film and the Lee & Bernard Jaffe Jewish Book Festival.
- Seating/capacity: No publicly published fixed capacity or official seating chart; events occur in multiple spaces (e.g., galleries, social/hall spaces).
- Parking: Parking details are not publicly published by the JCC.
- Transit: Virginia Beach is served by Hampton Roads Transit (VB Wave seasonal trolley routes 30/31/35 and regular bus routes).
- Nearby hotels: The Westin Virginia Beach Town Center (4535 Commerce St, about the Town Center area) and Holiday Inn Virginia Beach/Norfolk & Conference Center (5655 Greenwich Rd).
- Nearby points of interest: Sandler Performing Arts Center nearby; The Westin Town Center page notes the Sandler Center seats about 1,300 people.