🐇 Easter Weekend on Martha's Vineyard: 4/18-4/20

Easter Weekend Lineup: Egg Hunts, Earth Day, April Break Picks, Carousel Rides + More

Happy Easter Weekend, MV! I tried a new format for this week’s Island Updates and I hope you like it. Enjoy the celebrations and wishing everyone on school break a fun and restful week 🙂

Only two weeks left to snag our locals-only, off-season discount before the price goes up on 4/1:

⏱️ This Week on MVacay

🗺️ What To Do This Weekend

Friday, April 18, 2025 - Good Friday

• School Vacation Begins!

• 🎨 Easter Egg Dying at S&S Kitchenette, 3–6p / $10 suggested donation
  Natural egg dyeing fun for kids and adults, using plant-based colors.

• 🌿 Community Good Friday Worship at First Baptist Church of Vineyard Haven, 6:30–7:35p / Free

• 🎸 Philly Project, Dock Street Fight Club, and Maryse Smith at PathwaysARTS, Chilmark Tavern, 7:30–9:30p / More Info / Free

Saturday, April 19, 2025

• 🥚 Annual Farm Institute Egg Hunt at FARM Institute, 9:45–10:30a / More Info / $10
  Kids hunt for eggs in age-specific time slots on the farm, with a chance to find a golden egg for a special prize.

• 🧘 Island Insight Meditation Community Gathering at Unitarian Universalist Society, 10a–12p / More Info / Free
  A welcoming space for guided meditation, Buddhist teachings, and group discussion supporting personal and community practice.

• 🐴 Misty Meadows Spring Egg Hunt at Misty Meadows Equine Learning Center, 10a–12p / More Info / Free
  Celebrate spring on the farm with egg hunts, horse meet-and-greets, music, games, and face painting for all ages.

• 🌊 VCS Earth Day Beach Cleanup at Island-wide Beaches, 10a–12p / More Info / Free
  Help clean local beaches in this annual volunteer effort, followed by a celebration at the MV Museum with food and prizes.

• 🐣 Spring Egg Hunt at West Tisbury Public Library, 10:30–11a / More Info / Free
  A family-friendly egg hunt on the library lawn, followed by crafts inside for a morning full of fun and creativity.

• 🎠 Flying Horses Opening Weekend at Flying Horses Carousel, 11a–4:30p Daily

• 🍝 Pasta Class with Katie Leaird at Chilmark Free Public Library, 11a–12p / More Info / Free

• 🌍 3rd Annual Earth Day Festival at Martha’s Vineyard Museum, 12–3p / More Info / Free
  Celebrate conservation and community action with live animals, hands-on activities, and exhibits from more than 20 local groups.

• 🌀 Sonic Flow Writing Workshop at Stillpoint, 3–5p / More Info / $20–$40

• 🎶 Music Series: Douglas Brush, Lydia Fischer, Tony Tobia at PathwaysARTS, Chilmark Tavern, 7:30–9:30p / More Info / Free

• 🎬 MV Film Society: The Friend at MV Film Center, 7:30p / More Info / $13
  Naomi Watts stars as a grieving writer navigating life with an inherited 140-lb dog in this heartfelt, literary film based in NYC, also featuring Bill Murray.

Sunday, April 20, 2025 - Easter

• 🐰 Open for Easter Brunch:

  HarborView Hotel, Black Dog Tavern + Cafe, Sweet Life, Alchemy, Rockfish, Town, Brunch + Hunt at Bad Martha, S&S Kitchenette with Good Pierogi pop-up

• 🌅 Easter Sunrise Services at various Island locations, 5:45–6:40a / More Info – Inkwell • More Info – Chilmark / Free
  Start Easter morning with one of three outdoor worship options: 5:45a at Menemsha Beach with Chilmark Community Church, 6a at Inkwell Beach hosted by the Island's United Methodist churches, or 6a at Owen Park Bandstand with First Baptist Church and participating Island churches.

• 🐇 Community Easter Service and Egg Hunt at Agricultural Hall, 10a–12p / More Info / Free, donations welcome
  Celebrate Easter with a joyful community service followed by an egg hunt on the Ag Hall lawn.

What I wrote about this week: 30+ Save the Dates through Memorial Day, 15 upcoming restaurant openings, April vacation picks, a ferry-friendly Elin Hilderbrand tour, link to a great deep dive on the Patriot Boat, new chef and look at The Wharf, plus off-season brunch spots still going strong.