⚓ This Weekend on Martha's Vineyard: 3/20-3/22
new restaurant openings for the season, a guide to sailing 101, island updates + save the dates thru May
Happy Weekend Eve!
⏱️ This Week on MVacay
✅ What's Open and Closed on Martha's Vineyard Right Now - Spring 2026
We are headed into OPENING season! We had four openings this week, and four coming up in the next week, so this is the clearest place to track the constantly changing restaurant scene. It will be updated weekly, and because it takes so much time to keep up to date it is paywalled.
⛵️ Sailing on Martha’s Vineyard: A Guide to Where People Learn, Race, and Get Started
Boats, harbor scenes, kiddos in life jackets, regatta photos…. it can all look so polished, old-school, and a little untouchable. But sailing CAN be accessible on MV, so let me help you navigate the offerings!
🗺️ What To Do This Weekend
Friday, March 20, 2026
🎉 Edgartown Public Library’s 10th Anniversary Celebration at Edgartown Public Library, 3-4p / More Info
Cake, conversation, and a chance to celebrate ten years of the town’s modern library with the staff, volunteers, donors, and community members who helped make it possible.🎷 Sparkestra: Instrumental World Jazz at PathwaysARTS (Chilmark Tavern), 7-9p / More Info / Free
Saturday, March 21, 2026
🐦 Club Birding (Beginner Session) at Featherstone Center for the Arts, 8-10a / More Info
🌱 Growing a Healthy Lawn at Wakeman Conservation Center, 2-4p
🧠 Weaving Generations: A Multi-Generational Forum on Conflicts in Family Life at Edgartown Public Library, 2-4p / More Info
🎨 Guided Somatic Art Meditation: Blooming into Spring with Sally Smith at Stillpoint, 3:30-5p / More Info / $25
🎶 Music Street Concert at West Tisbury Public Library, 4p / More Info / Free
🍝 10th Annual Meat Ball at Agricultural Hall, 5:30-8:30p / More Info / $50
Dinner, dancing, and Island-raised meat are all part of this family-friendly Ag Society fundraiser, with vegetarian and alpha-gal-friendly options available.🎤 MVYRADIO’s Sixth Annual Night Out For Nonprofits at Portuguese-American Club, 6-9p / More Info / $20
A 6p cocktail hour for nonprofit networking is followed by doors opening to the public at 7p and live music from Johnny Hoy and The Bluefish.
Sunday, March 22, 2026
🐑 Meet the Lambs – March at Slough Farm, 10a-12p (Sat–Sun) / More Info / Free
Families can book a 30-minute time slot to meet newborn lambs in a small-group setting, with a maximum of five people per party.🎬 EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert at MV Film Center, 7:30p (Fri & Sat), 4p (Sun) / More Info
Archival footage from Elvis’s early 1970s tours and Las Vegas residencies is woven into a hybrid documentary-concert experience highlighting his peak performance era.
Island Updates For Paid Subscribers: a new tradition in OB, 4 restaurants reopening, Easter brunch specials, a few new class offerings, Save the Dates thru May.
