📅 Save the Date: Martha's Vineyard Big Events 2023!

a roundup of all the big events happening on island in 2023

Michael Blanchard’s 2023 Calendar

A great year ahead for Martha’s Vineyard! We wanted to do an annual post that simply rounds up the biggest save-the-dates coming this calendar year. We will make efforts to update this list on the blog as the summer progresses, but you can always find an up-to-date list in our app!

Save The Date

April

• April 1 - Chilmark Potluck Jam

• April 2 - Vineyard Confections Quest for the Golden Egg!

• April 8 - Kids Trout Derby

• April 8 - Farm Institute Egg Hunt

• April 8 - Opening Day at the Flying Horses

• April 22 - Bivalve Ball at the Chilmark Community Center (MV Shellfish Group Fundraiser, tickets now on sale)

• April 22 - Earth Day Beach Cleanup

• April 29 - MS Ride the Vineyard

May

• May 5-7 - Mother’s Day Weekend in Edgartown

• May 7 - Climate Action Fair

• May 20 - MV Marathon + Half Marathon

• May 27-28 - Vineyard Artisans Memorial Day Festival

June

• June 3 - MV Land Bank All Island Hike

• June 2-4 - Martha’s Vineyard Flavors (Food History Symposium at MV Museum, tickets now on sale)

• June 10 - OB Pride Event

• June 15 - Taste of the Vineyard Gourmet Stroll

• June 15-17 - Edgartown Race Weekend

• June 17 - Harbor Festival in Oak Bluffs

• June 19 - Juneteenth Programming with Vineyard Gazette

• June - October - Wednesdays + Saturdays / West Tisbury Farmer’s Market

• June - October - Vineyard Haven First Fridays

July

• July 4 - Edgartown Parade + Fireworks

• July 7-9 - Vineyard Cup Regatta

• July 8 - Tisbury Street Fair

• July 23 - Possible Dreams Fundraiser

• July + August - Chilmark Flea Market

• July 4 - Fourth of July Parade in Edgartown

• July 31-August 18 - MV Comedy Fest

August

• August 4-6 - MV Book Festival

• August 4-12 MV African American Film Festival

• August 16 - Grand Illumination

• August 12 - Chilmark Road Race

• August 16 - Grand Illumination Night

• August 18 - Oak Bluffs Fireworks

• August 17-20 - Ag Society Fair

• August 17-20 - Black Fashion Weekend

• August 25-27 - Beach Road Weekend

September and Beyond

• September 5-10 - MV International Film Festival

• September 9 - MV Wind Festival

• September 10-October 14 - MV Striped Bass + Bluefish Derby

• September 29-October 1 - MV Oysterfest

• October 20-23 - MV Food + Wine Festival

• October 28 - Halloween in Oak Bluffs

• October 29 - Happy Haunting in Edgartown

• November 25 - Light Up Oak Bluffs

• December 7 - December 10 - 42nd Annual Christmas In Edgartown