🎣 Local Events: 9/13-9/15 on Martha's Vineyard
🎣 Local Events: 9/13-9/15 on Martha's Vineyard
derby begins, play, 5k, book sale, flower picking, your usual markets
Hello Weekend Warriors!
⏱️This Week on MVacay
Feeling festive? Here are my favorite seasonal activities:
I’m planning on updating this ‘What’s Closed’ post every Friday, so we’ll have one go-to place for closings. Weekly updates will remain at the bottom of Thursday emails:
Continuing with my summer Bucket List, I got zapped and continue to admire my new bling daily:
🗺️ What To Do This Weekend
Friday, September 13, 2024
🎭 TBD Improv @ Grange Hall , 7p (Sat too) / More Info / Cost varies
Vineyard-based improvisers create hilarious, unscripted scenes with suggestions from the audience.
🎭 Billy Baloo @ Martha's Vineyard Playhouse, 7p / More Info / $35
A musical tale of love, gold, and beavers set in 1879 Colorado, newly adapted and performed by the Mason family. Tomorrow is the last night.
Saturday, September 14, 2024
🔁🧑🌾 West Tisbury Farmers' Market at Agricultural Hall, 9a-12p More Info
🏃 George V. Tankard Jr. Memorial 5K Road Race @ Ocean Park, 9:30-10:30a / More Info / $25
USATF-certified 5K race and Fun Run for kids, benefitting the MV NAACP Scholarship Fund.
📚 Book Sale Benefit for Vineyard Haven Library @ 15 Church Street, 10a-2p / More Info / Free
Pop-up book sale featuring fiction, biographies, cookbooks, and more; proceeds benefit the library's capital campaign.
🕊️ Ceremony of Remembrance @ Edgartown Lighthouse, 1-2p / More Info / Free
Annual gathering at Edgartown Harbor Light to honor loved ones memorialized at the lighthouse.
Sunday, September 15, 2024
🔁🛍️ Oak Bluffs Open Market at Washington Park, 10a-2p More Info
🖌️ Vineyard Artisans Summer Festival @ Grange Hall, 10a-2p / More Info / Free
🎣 Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass & Bluefish Derby @ An Ocean Near You, 8a (Daily until Sept. 23) / More Info
The Derby brings together anglers for a week of fishing, community, and prize giveaways. Daily weigh ins @ Dock St Headquarters 8-10am & 7-9pm
🎶 Kirtan @ Milokan Cultural Center, Native Earth Teaching Farm, 12-1p (Sun too) / Free
Bhakti-led traditional Kirtan chanting every Sunday in a serene farm setting.
📚 Book Talk and Signing with Thomas Dresser @ Bunch of Grapes Bookstore, 4-5p / More Info / Free
Island historian Thomas Dresser presents his latest book, Black Homeownership on Martha's Vineyard: A History.
🌸 Family Flower You Pick @ Slough Farm, 4-6p / More Info / Cost varies
Join the garden manager in picking and arranging flowers in the Farmhouse Garden, perfect for a family activity.
🎶 Sunday in the Park Concert Series @ Ocean Park, 5:30-7:30p / Free
📅 Save The Date
September 16 - Full Moon Yoga Nidra at Bend in the Road Beach
September 17 - Moonrise Kayak Tours at Felix Neck
September 18 - Little Roots Family Music Class at VH Library
September 18 - Living in Wôpanâak Territory at MV Museum
September 19 - Book Talk with Allison Alsup and Elisa Speranza
September 19-21 - Martha’s Vineyard Songwriters Festival
September 21 - Tivoli Day in Oak Bluffs
September 22 -5k Run/Walk to The Chop
September 22 - Pass On The Magic: Derby Kid's Day 2024
September 28 - MV Cultural Council Information Session
October 1 - Exploring Martha's Vineyard with TrailsMV
October 4 - First Friday Vineyard Haven
October 6 - Gay Head 10k
More events on the MVacay Events Mobile App and Save the Date: MV Events 2024
📍Island Updates
Ticks are getting serious. Be safe out there!
The annual Oak Bluffs event LadyFest will not occur in 2024, but return better than ever in 2025.
Many island businesses changed to fall hours this week, be sure to check your favorites before heading over.
Cliffhangers in Aquinnah
Closing Soon:
Garde East (9/15 last day)
HomePort, Chilmark Tavern (9/28 last day)
📌 Quick Reference:
Lastly, this week I’m working on some research for a future Steamship Authority Hacks article - what’s your favorite advice for a first-time visitor dealing with a car reservation? Leave me a comment!