📅 2026 Save the Dates: Big Events on Martha's Vineyard
a roundup of all the big events happening on island in 2026, updated frequently as new dates are announced
Let’s plan when you’re visiting MV in 2026! I will only update this post when an event is officially announced, not just speculated. I’ll do my best to update often.
Last Updated February 19, 2026. If you would like a more updated list, check out the Local Guides for an update each Thursday year-round.
📅 2026 Confirmed Event Dates on Martha’s Vineyard
March 14-15, 2026 - Islanders Write
March 21, 2026 - Meat Ball at Ag Hall, Night Out for Nonprofits at The PA Club, Oak Bluffs
March 25–29, 2026 - Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival
April 3, 2026 - MV SWELL Lip Sync Contest at the PA Club
April 4, 2026 - Misty Meadows Annual Egg Hunt
April 26, 2026 - MV Spring Classic Marathon and Half Marathon
May 2, 2026 - Bike MS MV
May 8, 2026 - Vineyard Montessori School’s Big Night Out at The PA Club
May 16, 2026 - Porchfest Edgartown
May 18, 2026 - Martha’s Party Event Conference
May 21–24, 2026 – MV Environmental Film Festival (MV Film Society)
May 25, 2026 – Memorial Day
June 5, 2026 - First Friday Vineyard Haven
June 6, 2026 - First West Tisbury Farmers Market of the season
June 11 + 13, 2026 - Taste of The Vineyard
June 13, 2026 - Pride Parade in Oak Bluffs
June 19, 2026 - Juneteenth Programming
June 20-21 - Return to Amity - Jaws Regatta Celebration at Wharf Pub
June 22 – June 28, 2026 - Amity Week Edgartown
June 25–28, 2026 – FILMUSIC Festival (MV Film Society)
June 27, 2026 - D’Lux MV Black Biz Tour
June 28, 2026 - 30th Anniversary Celebration at Featherstone Center for the Arts
July 2-5, 2026 - Darty Weekend with Vineyard Legacy (Red White + Boom 7/4)
July 3, 2026 - First Friday Vineyard Haven
July 4, 2026 - Edgartown Fireworks
July 7, 2026 - Voices of Independence at The Old Whaling Church
July 8, 2026 - Tisbury Street Fair
July 9, 2026 - Sail MV Seafood Buffet & Auction
July 10-12, 2026 - Vineyard Cup Regatta
July 15, 2026 - A Revolution Worn: Clothing that Marked Cultural Change in America with VPT
July 18 - Annual Summer Gala at Featherstone Center for the Arts
July 18-19 - PA Club Annual Feast
July 26-August 1, 2026 - HBCU Legacy Week
July 27–31, 2026 – MV Documentary Week (MV Film Society)
July 28, 2026 - BiodiversityWorks Summer Gathering at Tashmoo Springs
August 3, 2026 - Hospice Summer Soiree at Farm Neck Golf Club
August 3-21, 2026 - MV Comedy Festival
August 6-9, 14-17, 2026 - Built on Stilts Festival
August 7, 2026 - First Friday Vineyard Haven
August 7, 2026 - Grace Kelly Benefit Concert at The Old Whaling Church, Edgartown
August 7-15, 2026 - Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival
August 8, 2026 - Possible Dreams Auction with MV Community Services
August 9, 2026 - Anonymous Art at Featherstone Center for the Arts
August 12, 2026 - Chilmark Road Race
August 13th–16th, 2026 - Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Fair
August 15, 2026 - MV Black Book Festival
August 16-17 - Islanders Write
August 19, 2026 - Grand Illumination Night at MVCMA
August 21, 2026 - Oak Bluffs Fireworks Display
August 22, 2026 - MV Jazz Experience
August 26, 2026 - Last Wednesday West Tisbury Farmers Market of the season
September 7, 2026 – Labor Day
September 4, 2026 - First Friday Vineyard Haven
September 8–13, 2026 – Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival (MV Film Society)
September 13, 2026 - October 17, 2026 - MV Striped Bass + Bluefish Derby
September 13, 2026 - Potter’s Bowl at Featherstone Center for the Arts
September 19, 2026 - Tivoli Day
October 2, 2026 - First Friday Vineyard Haven
October 3, 2026 - Family Day at The PA Club (rain 10/4)
October 3, 2026 - Misty Meadows Ponies & Pumpkins
October 12, 2026 – Indigenous Peoples’ Day
October 16–18, 2026 – Women in Film Festival (MV Film Society)
October 24, 2026 - Harvest Festival with the Ag Society
October 24, 2026 - Brunch under the Tent with MV Cancer Support Group
October 25, 2026 - Happy Haunting Edgartown
October 31, 2026 - Last Saturday West Tisbury Farmers Market of the season
November 7, 2026 - Barn Raisers Ball with the Ag Society
November 11, 2026 - Veteran’s Day
November 28, 2026 - Light Up Oak Bluffs
November 28, 2026 - Chowder Cup Edgartown / Small Business Saturday
December 10 – December 13, 2026 - 45th Annual Christmas in Edgartown
📖 Unconfirmed Historical Monthly Events
(These are based on past years. I’ll update as 2026 dates are officially announced.)
June: Markets begin, Best of the Vineyard, HarborFest
August: MVCMA History Week
October: Gay Head 10k, Pumpkin Festival, Halloween in Oak Bluffs, Halloween in Vineyard Haven
November: Felix Neck Fall Festival
December: Tis the Season in Tisbury, Very Vineyard Holiday, Special Winter Markets
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