🍾 This Weekend on Martha's Vineyard: 12/26-12/28

Dec 25, 2025

Merry Christmas!

Today’s guide is short, sweet & free for everyone.

Thank you for trusting MVacay this year! 💌

Dec 22

🧸 Play and Learn @ MV Family Center, 9:30–11a / More Info
A drop-in early childhood program designed for young children and caregivers.
🍻 Pub Night @ Black Dog Tavern, Vineyard Haven, 5–8p / More Info
🧠 Trivia @ Black Dog Bakery Café, Vineyard Haven, 6–8p / More Info
✨ Donaroma’s Holiday Light Show & Music @ Donaroma’s, nightly 5–10p
A large-scale outdoor holiday display featuring synchronized lights and music, designed for drive-by or walk-through viewing through January 4.
🎄 Gatchell Family Light Display @ 148 County Road, Oak Bluffs, nightly 8p
A longtime neighborhood tradition featuring coordinated holiday lights set to music. The display runs nightly through January 1.

🐴 Holiday Pony Rides @ Misty Meadows Equine Learning Center, West Tisbury, 10a–12p / More Info / Cost: $30
A seasonal activity offering 15-minute pony rides for children. Advance registration is recommended.
💃 Adult Community Dance with Jesse Keller Jason @ West Tisbury Public Library, 10:30–11:30a / More Info / Free
🎨 Temporary Tattoo Parlor @ West Tisbury Public Library, 1–3p / More Info
🔔 Sound Bath @ Stillpoint, West Tisbury, 3–4p / More Info / Cost: $20–$40

🛍️ End of Season Sale @ Island Outfitters, 10a–6p / 50-60% off All Weekend*
🐦 MV Christmas Bird Count @ Island-wide, All Day / More Info
The 66th annual Martha’s Vineyard Christmas Bird Count contributes to a global citizen science effort tracking bird populations. Participation is available in the field or from home by counting birds at feeders, with all data due by 4p.
🍳 Sunday B-Side Brunch @ First Light Café, MV Museum, 11a–2p / More Info / Cost:
A weekly brunch held inside the museum café alongside a vinyl DJ set by Vincent Patricola. No museum admission required.
✂️ Collage Poetry Workshop @ West Tisbury Public Library, 1–2:30p / More Info
A creative workshop combining visual collage and poetry. Materials are provided, and the program is open to all ages and skill levels.

First Night at Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse: A free, family-focused community celebration from 6–8 pm with nonprofit-led craft tables, a DJ dance party, snacks, and a ball drop at 8 pm.
Mary Poppins Sing-Along at MV Film Center: A New Year’s Eve holiday sing-along screening of Mary Poppins at the MV Film Center.
Dining: Rockfish, 9 Craft Kitchen & Bar, Beach Road, State Road Restaurant, Salvatore’s, The Maker and Alchemy.
Nightlife The Ritz will host Johnny Hoy and Dock Street Fight Club.
Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball at the PA Club: A 21+ New Year’s Eve party runs 9 pm–1 am at the PA Club with live music by Mike Benjamin and the Keepers, hors d’oeuvres, a midnight champagne toast, a $500 costume prize, and 20% of proceeds benefiting the Island Food Pantry.
New Years Day Bruch: Sweet Life Cafe

Looking for a 2025 Cape Cod Christmas movie? Here’s 3!
- Nantucket Noel: Prime Video, Hallmark+
- Christmas Bells Are Ringing: Tubi, Prime Video, Hallmark+
- A Godwink Christmas: Prime Video, Hallmark+

Recently Closed: Bad Martha, Dairy Queen, S+S Kitchenette
Upcoming Closures: Black Sheep will close 12/30, annual stock-up sale 12/27-12/30 daily at 9. Alchemy (12/31), Lookout Tavern (12/31), La Strada (12/31), Bettini (1/1).
Long Holiday Breaks Mo’s Lunch closed 12/20–1/5, Beetlebung Farm will close 1/13–2/11, Aquila closed 12/24-1/5, Sweet Life closed 1/2-~2/1, Catboat Coffee 12/25-1/1.
Morning Glory Farm announced purchasing is open for their 2026 CSA.
Community Offerings:
- Honorary Tavern at the VFW is open all day today for Christmas, with free meals for anyone who’d like one.
- West Tisbury Free Public Library Free Soup & Bread Lunch: The library is offering a free soup and bread lunch on weekdays from 11:30 am–1 pm during December school break on Dec. 22–24, Dec. 29–30, Dec. 31, and Jan. 2, with soups that are alpha-gal friendly, vegan, and gluten free.
- Grace Church Community Suppers: A free vegan and alpha-gal–friendly community supper is served every Friday with takeout from 5:00–5:30 pm and dine-in from 5:30–6:30 pm. Reserve by Thursdays at 2 (508-693-0332).