🌅 This Weekend on Martha's Vineyard: 5/29-5/31
what to do this weekend, real housewives, new pop-ups, food deals, save the dates + more
This week I celebrated 10k followers on Instagram, and 4k subscribers here on Substack! WOW! I am so grateful for your trust, and more committed than ever to making MV more accessible to all. THANK YOU friends, I’m so glad you’re here ❤️
⏱️ This Week on MVacay
One commitment I’ve made to readers is to continuously go back and update old posts to reflect new information, closures, and the evolving landscape of MV. As we ramp up for the summer I’ve been focused on updating my full archive post-by-post.
I updated the Sunset/Sunrise guide with the annual Menemsha shuttle schedule:
I also updated our Oak Bluffs itinerary for 2026:
🗺️ What To Do This Weekend
Friday, May 29, 2026
🎶 Group Therapy Concert: Peter Halperin, Jim Orr and Hudson Bausman at West Tisbury Public Library, 3-4p / More Info / free
🎤 Christian Finnegan — Live Stand-Up Comedy at MV Film Center, 7:30-9:30p / More Info / $25
🎧 DJ Dextreme at Eleven Circuit, 9p-12:30a
Saturday, May 30, 2026
🐦 Birding 101 with Robert Culbert and Luanne Johnson at Manuel F. Correllus State Forest Headquarters, 8-10a / More Info
🏷️ Tag Sale with Rainy Day, The Green Room & Island Vintage at parking lot behind Rainy Day, Vineyard Haven, 10a-4p (Sun too)
Shop discounts and sale finds from three Vineyard Haven shops; cash only and BYO bag.🌿 Wonderful Weeds at Native Earth Teaching Farm, 12-3p / More Info / free
🎶 The Great American Songbook: Concert with David Mintz at Edgartown Public Library, 3-4p / More Info
🧘 Sound Bath with Anna Marden at Stillpoint, 4-5p / More Info / $20-$40
🎣 Fly Rod Striped Bass Catch and Release Tournament at MV Rod & Gun Club, 7p-12a / More Info / $45
Sunday, May 31, 2026
🛍️ Oak Bluffs Open Market at Washington Park, 10a-2p
Browse local produce, specialty foods, flowers, artisans, vintage finds and live music by Beach Plum Jam.💃 RISE Presents 19th Annual Recital: Road Trip at MVPAC, 10a
🎨 The Vineyard Landscape Opening Reception at Featherstone Center for the Arts, 4-6p / More Info / free
🎶 Sundays In The Park Concerts at Ocean Park, 5:30-7:30p / free
📸 Seen/Unseen: Photo Walk at Lucy Vincent Beach, 7:15-8:15p / More Info / $10 contribution appreciated
Join photographer Melissa Blythe Knowles for a dusk photo walk exploring fading light along the shoreline.
Behind the Paywall: real housewives, mad max in 2026, new regent seaglider, markets, pop-ups + cool new events added, two food deals, all the save the dates + more