This weekend’s 38th annual Christmas in Edgartown is bigger than ever, with festive events from morning to night. Traditional highlights include the lighthouse illumination Friday night and Saturday morning’s Christmas parade, but that’s only the beginning. Other Island towns are rocking this weekend too, with fairs and gift shows, films, music and more. We’ve started […]
See MoreIsland Time, Dec. 5-8: Santa Arrives
December 5, 2019
It’s beginning to look a lot like the holidays on Martha’s Vineyard. Decorations are up, shopping is underway, and even the weather cooperated this week with a pretty white blanket of snow. Options are dizzying for the weekend ahead, but we’ve made some picks to get you started. Find the full list of activities and […]
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Island Time, Nov. 28-Dec. 1: Feasts and Festivals
November 28, 2019
Happy Thanksgiving! We hope you have a wonderful day, a delicious meal, and time to get outside for a walk on our beautiful Island. For the rest of the long weekend, you’ll have no trouble finding something fun to do, from farm festivals and shopping fairs to live music and great films. We’ve picked a […]
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A Season of Giving and Celebration
November 21, 2019
As the Island embarks on its annual round of holiday activities and lights sparkle in parks, shop windows, and winter’s recently bared branches, our thoughts turn to bringing life to the spirit of this season of giving and hospitality. Whether you are familiar with the Island or are just dropping over to enjoy an Island […]
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Island Time, November 21-24: Gathering and Giving
November 21, 2019
The week before Thanksgiving is always a festive time on Martha’s Vineyard, with lots of ways to celebrate the seasons of gathering and giving. This weekend you can make a wreath and a holiday card, learn to dance and to mix herbal mocktails, shop pre-holiday bargains and take your pick of classical and modern opera […]
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November 15-17: Gift Shows, Benefit Concert, Pie Class!
November 15, 2019
If you don’t mind dodging a few raindrops, there are still plenty of good reasons to get out and about this weekend, from hot new films to a benefit concert featuring just about every musician on the Rock. The festive season on the Vineyard begins this weekend, too, with holiday gift shows, book signings, and […]
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November 7 – 10: Over the Moon and Stars
November 7, 2019
By day we are madly soaking up any rays of sun we can. Trips to Lucy for a walk on the beach. A stop at Chilmark Chocolates to stock up. Landing by the fire at the winter farmers’ market, and gathering our circle of friends in tight to bolster our winter-readiness. The early sunsets (4:30 […]
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Island Time: Trick or Treat!
October 31, 2019
Happy Halloween! Despite the postponement of Halloween festivities in Tisbury and Oak Bluffs, trick or treating will go on tonight at the the Martha’s Vineyard Museum from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. At the museum, admission is free and there will be candy in each gallery […]
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Island Time: Autumn Adventures
October 24, 2019
It’s another festive Martha’s Vineyard weekend, with a food and wine festival in Edgartown, a film festival in Vineyard Haven and a fall festival in West Tisbury. And these are just some of the fun activities happening on Island over the next few days. See below for some of our picks, and find everything that’s going on in the Complete Martha’s Vineyard […]
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Island Time: Fall Festivals
October 17, 2019
It wouldn’t be an autumn weekend on Martha’s Vineyard without festivals, and the next few days are packed with activities celebrating pumpkins, live music, local artists, the end of this year’s fishing derby—and more! We’ve picked just a few of the many fun events coming up over the next few days—find them all in the Complete […]
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