Thursday, September 10 · 6:00 pm
Crushed Glass Dragon craft night with Craft Club VB
Reaver Beach Brewing
$55 · two suncatcher options · everything provided
Events & pop-ups
Come be weird about books with us.
Signings, Blush Club nights, and the Blush Bus parked somewhere in Hampton Roads. Most events are free. The ticketed ones go fast, so we post them on Instagram first.
Where the truck will be
September at a glance
The month goes up on Instagram first: follow @flourish_bookstore for pop-ups added mid-month.
This month
Tuesday, September 29
September Blush Club: Threshing Day
Release night. Thirteen Empyrean stories land September 29 and we read them together first, dragon bonding, signet matching, a trivia challenge and a costume contest, with your member discount on the night's table.
Wasserhund Brewing, Virginia Beach
$55 · includes the Threshing Day pre-order, a drink ticket and a shopping discount
Anyone can join and everyone votes on the pick. Coven members get priority sign-up and go free.
The monthly rhythm
Same shape, every month
Monthly
Blush Club
An 18+ romance book club with a theme every month, and members vote on the pick in our stories. Ticket covers the book; some months we go to a ballpark instead of a room.
Most weekends
The Blush Bus
Markets and festivals across Hampton Roads: the full mobile shelf, new merch, and whatever just landed. Order ahead for pickup at the truck.
A few times a year
Ticketed themed nights
Adopt a Book Boyfriend, After Dark Trivia, midnight releases. Small, costumed, and they sell out. The Night Court is already gone.
After hours
In-shop evenings & collabs
Golden tickets hidden in the stacks, craft nights with Craft Club VB, movie nights at Cinema Cafe, Indie Bookstore Day.
On the schedule
8 events through October 2026September 2026
6 events
Saturday, September 12 · 4:00 pm
Sirens at Sunset
The Blush Bus is parked at Atlantic Park for Sirens at Sunset. Come find us before the sun goes down.
Atlantic Park, Virginia Beach Oceanfront
Free
Monday, September 21 · 5:30 pm
Practical Magic 2 Movie Night
Girls night out at Cinema Cafe Kemps River. The Blush Bus pops up from 5:30 before the movie.
Cinema Cafe, Kemps River
Saturday, September 26 · 5:00 pm
Witch of Pungo Market
The Blush Bus is at Back Bay Farmhouse for the Witch of Pungo Market.
Back Bay Farmhouse
Free
Tuesday, September 29 · 5:30 pm
Threshing Day
Wasserhund Brewing
$55 · includes the Threshing Day pre-order, a drink ticket and a shopping discount
October 2026
2 events
Monday, October 26 · 9:30 pm
Midnight in the Night Court
Sandbridge Farmhouse
Ticket includes the ACOTAR 6 pre-order · 21+
Where we've already been
Archived by monthAugust 2026
August Blush Club
The Shack on 8th
See the recap →
Flourish After Hours
The Void
See the recap →
Soberchella
Sandbridge Farmhouse
See the recap →
Moss and Moonlight Night Market
The Vintage Cauldron
See the recap →
Fictional Men Speed Dating
The Void, Garage Event Space
See the recap →
July 2026
July Blush Club: Flourish Books × Norfolk Tides
Harbor Park
Summer-ween: Flourish Books After Hours
Flourish Books
Rise & Grind Market
The Void
Elden Preloved Market
Virginia Beach
Crushed Glass Dragon craft night with Craft Club VB
Beach Vodka
One Year Celebration
Vibrant Shore Brewing
June 2026
Summer Market
Haven Beauty Lounge
June Blush Club — Sunset, Snacks & Smut
Sandbridge Beach
Meet-Cute Shopping Social
Flourish Books
Social Saturday
Bloom Beauty Bar
Books & Booze
Dave & Buster's, Virginia Beach
Asilomar 2nd Birthday Market
Astrea Coffee Shop
Where everything gets announced
Know first. Buy before they're gone.
Signed drops, restocks, and wherever the bus is parked this weekend. It all goes up on Instagram first, usually the morning of.