🦅 This Weekend on Martha's Vineyard: 11/14-11/16
gift shows, gift guide, live music, plays, winter skincare, community relief offerings
The island is really getting in the gifting spirit this week! It kicked off with my holiday gift guide, two major gift shows opened for the season, and there’s a full wave of generous community offerings including a Jamaica relief fundraiser, a new free fridge, coat drives, and more.
⏱️ This Week on MVacay
🎁 MVacay's 2025 Holiday Gift Guide
It’s Gift Guide time, yay! The Annual MVacay Gift Guide spotlights Martha’s Vineyard’s local and small businesses (available ONLINE) as much as possible. Your top clicks so far are on a cozy cardigan, a wool blanket, a needlepoint hat, and kid-friendly wall art. Thanks for shopping small, I hope you come back to this for ideas!
🗺️ What To Do This Weekend
Friday, November 14, 2025
🌿 Heartwood Trio: The Well Tree at Grange Hall, West Tisbury, 7p / More Info / Pay-what-you-can
An immersive music and storytelling performance inspired by nature, emotion, and imagination.🦁 The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe Play at Katharine Cornell Theater, Vineyard Haven, 7–8:30p / More Info / $15
A family-friendly stage production with puppets and creative visuals bringing the classic Narnia tale to life.🎶 Reggae on the Rock at 9 Oak Bluffs Avenue, Oak Bluffs, 8–11:30p / More Info / $25 advance, $35 at the door
An evening of authentic roots reggae presented by Martha’s Vineyard Sound with Chezidek & Prophecy —doors open at 8p for a night of island rhythms and dancing.
Saturday, November 15, 2025
🧘 Loving Kindness and Mindfulness Meditation: A 90-Minute Journey at Stillpoint, West Tisbury, 10:30a–12p / More Info / $20–$40
🎉 Oak Bluffs Library 20th Anniversary Party at Oak Bluffs Public Library, 10:30a–3:30p / More Info
A family celebration with games, cake at 1p, and fun to commemorate two decades of community connection.🎶 Concert: Longing and Listening at West Tisbury Library, 3:30p / More Info / free
🦃 Harvest Dinner at First Baptist Church Parish House, Vineyard Haven, 5–6:30p / More Info / $20 adults, $10 children under 10
A complete turkey dinner with dessert and beverage served in a cozy community setting.🎤 Minnesingers Silent Auction and Karaoke Fundraiser at Portuguese-American Club, Oak Bluffs, 6–9p / More Info
A lively evening featuring student performances, a silent auction, karaoke, and food to support a student tour to Italy.🎿 Warren Miller’s SNO-CIETY at MV Film Society, Vineyard Haven, 7:30p / More Info /
A high-energy winter sports film showcasing ski culture around the globe, with prize giveaways including a trip to Alaska.🎸 Music at Pathways: The Sarah Shaw Dawson Band at PathwaysARTS, Chilmark Tavern, 7:30–9:30p / More Info / free
Sunday, November 16, 2025
🛍️ World Market Holiday Shop at Capawock Theatre, Vineyard Haven, 11a–5p (Wed–Sun)
A global fair-trade shopping pop-up with handcrafted goods from Africa, Haiti, India, Nepal, Guatemala, and Peru.🎨 Featherstone’s Annual Holiday Gift Show at Featherstone Center for the Arts, Oak Bluffs, 12–4p (Wed–Sun) / More Info
A festive artisan market featuring locally made gifts, from pottery to paintings, in support of island artists and the arts center.💆♀️ Pre & Post Holiday Stress Reduction + Wintertime Skincare at DermaSea MV, Vineyard Haven, 2–4p / More Info
An afternoon of free wellness education, snacks, raffles, and a winter skincare session with optional discounted treatments available from 1–5p.
Behind the Paywall: more on the new statue, a winter book club, a fundraiser, a coat drive and a free fridge. Plus, restaurant updates + linked save the dates through EOY.