I feel like we’re nearing locals summer, y’all!
⏱️ This Week on MVacay
The people are asking for it! The first batch of 2027 dates are here. I did some historical research to gather a few predicted dates, plus some confirmed/reported 2027 dates:
But if you’re still here, don’t worry, the 2026 dates are kept up-to-date both here (updated occasionally) and updated weekly behind the paywall:
🗺️ What To Do This Weekend
Friday, August 28, 2026
🏃 Obstacle Course @ Oak Bluffs Public Library Lawn, Oak Bluffs, 10-11:30a / More Info / Free
🦀 One Bad Crab: Screening, Discussion and Green Crab Tasting @ Vineyard Haven Public Library, Vineyard Haven, 4p / More Info / Free
Watch the 38-minute environmental film One Bad Crab, then hear from members of the MV shellfish community about the invasive European green crab.⚓ Little Lady Restoration Celebration @ Gannon & Benjamin Marine Railway, Vineyard Haven, 4:30-6:30p / More Info
Celebrate the history and restoration of the Little Lady, a 1929 wooden fishing vessel that has worked MV waters for generations.🎉 Built on Stilts 30th Anniversary Soirée and FUNdraiser @ Portuguese-American Club, Oak Bluffs, 6-9p / More Info / Sliding scale
Celebrate 30 years of Built on Stilts with finger food, mingling, pop-up performances, a silent auction, cash bar and dance party, all supporting the organization’s inclusive performing arts programming.🎶 Friday Nights with Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish @ Featherstone Center for the Arts, Oak Bluffs, 6-8p / More Info / $20
🎵 Special Performance by Harpist Lexie Lowell @ Stillpoint, West Tisbury, 6-7p / More Info / $20-$40
NYC-based pop harpist and singer-songwriter Lexie Lowell performs an intimate set paired with light guided breathwork and meditation for a relaxed evening of music.🎶 Sunset Concert Series — Dock Dance Band @ MVCMA Tabernacle, Oak Bluffs, 6-7:30p / More Info / Free-will offering
🎭 Women Behaving Badly @ Union Chapel, Oak Bluffs, 7-9p / More Info / $40-$70
Mezzo-soprano, author and performer Heather Poduska stars in a genre-blending one-woman show combining soaring vocals, sharp humor and storytelling about finding your own voice. Use code MVACAY for a discount!
Saturday, August 29, 2026
🥕 West Tisbury Farmers Market @ Grange Hall, West Tisbury, 9a-12p / More Info / Alternate market location today
🛍️ Chilmark Flea Market @ Flea Market Field, Chilmark, 9a-2p / More Info
🎭 The Fabulists @ Tisbury Amphitheater, Vineyard Haven, 10a
🐴 Misty Meadows Saturday Pony Rides @ Misty Meadows Equine Learning Center, West Tisbury, 10a-12p / More Info / $30
🎨 Jenn Brown Textile Art + MV Glassworks Collaboration Reception @ The Field Gallery, West Tisbury, 4-6p / More Info /
See the results of MV Glassworks’ 2026 artist residency with Jenn Brown, whose textile-based ideas have been translated into new glass forms through months of collaboration with the MVG team.🎭 Vineyard Arts Project Open Call Resident Work-in-Progress Sharing @ Vineyard Arts Project, Edgartown, 5-6p / More Info / Pay what you can
See works in progress from Vineyard Arts Project’s 2026 Open Call residents, selected from more than 350 applicants for a week of free development time on MV. Featured projects include work by Ben Anderson and Justin Craig, Abs Wilson and Veronica Mansour, Fouad Dakwar, and The Pack Theatre Company.🎶 Indigo Girls @ MVCMA Tabernacle, Oak Bluffs, 7:30p / More Info / $71
Sunday, August 30, 2026
🛍️ Oak Bluffs Open Market @ Washington Park, Oak Bluffs, 10a-2p / /
🎨 Vineyard Artisans Festival @ Historic Grange Hall, West Tisbury, 10a-2p / More Info
🎤 Community Sing @ Tisbury Amphitheater, Vineyard Haven, 5-6p / More Info / Free
🚣 38th Annual Oar & Paddle Regatta @ Island Spirit Kayak, State Beach, Oak Bluffs, 9-11a / More Info / $50
Kayakers, paddleboarders, swimmers and other human-powered watercraft take on a 2.4-mile race on Sengekontacket Pond to raise money for Friends of Sengekontacket. The race itself starts at 10a, with check-in beforehand.🧘 Sound Bath with Anna Marden @ Stillpoint, West Tisbury, 4-5p / More Info / $20-$40
🎶 Restorative Sound Journey @ Peaked Hill Studio, Chilmark, 4-5:15p / More Info / $30-$45
🎶 Sundays in the Park Concert @ Ocean Park, Oak Bluffs, 5:30-7:30p / Free
In the rest of today’s edition you can upgrade to find island and business updates, last chance dates for festivals/live music, and event dates into October.