This weekend update screams off-season as everyone on island recovers from the packed agendas from the last two weeks. The good news is holiday save-the-dates and winter fun food pop-ups are on the rise! Enjoy a chill weekend!

What To Do This Weekend

Friday (11/4)

Heritage Center Gallery Talks @ The Carnegie, 11a-12 / Info

• Free talk with our engaging educators on Friday and Saturdays at 11 a.m.  Learn about Island history through the lens of Vineyard Trust's historic buildings, exhibits and artifacts.  Families welcome! 

Saturday (11/5)

Old Whaling Church Open House and White Elephant Sale @ Old Whaling Church, 11a-1p / Info

Met Opera Live: La Traviata @ MV Film Center, 1p $24 / Tickets

Barn Raisers Ball @ Agricultural Hall, 7-10p / Info

• Bring a dessert to share and your dancing shoes! Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish will grace us with their bluesy tunes, and revelers can dance both inside and out.  

Sunday (11/6)

Book Sale @ West Tisbury Library, 12-4p 

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Save the Date

• November 10 - Coffee + Conversation at The Carnegie with Skip Finley, 10:30a 

• November 12 - Guided Walk @ Philips Preserve, 10a 

• November 14 - Holiday Gift Show Begins @ Featherstone Center for the Arts, 12-4 

• November 25 - Oak Bluffs Open Market Holiday Market @ The Strand

• November 25 - Fall Festival @ Felix Neck

• November 26 - Ocean Park Tree Lighting

• November 25+26 - Vineyard Artisans Thanksgiving Weekend Festival @ Agricultural Hall, 10a-4p

• 12/17 - Holiday Festival @ Grange Hall, 10a-4p

Restaurant Updates

Open:

• See Year-Round Restaurant Roundup

• Still Open: Farm Neck Cafe, Fish MV, Outermost Inn, The Alley

Closed:

• For the Season: Nancy’s, Blissed Out, Garde East, MV Salads, The Square Rigger, Aquinnah Shop, Sarah Browns, Chilmark Tavern, Covington, Noman’s, Biscuits, Giordano’s, Home Port, Jimmy Seas, Lucky Hanks, Among the Flowers, Back Door Donuts, Ice Cream + Candy Bazaar, Toccopuro, Mad Martha’s, Behind the Bookstore, Chesca’s, Dairy Queen, Katama Kitchen, John’s Fish Market, Beach Road, Coop deVille, Atria dine-in, 19 Raw Oyster, Larsen’s Fish Market, Fat Ronnies, Chilmark General

• Indefinitely: Art Cliff Diner, Newes From America, Ocean View (all closed for renovation) Dilly’s Taqueria, Cardboard Box, Oyster Bar 02557 (permanently closing) La Soffitta, The Terrace, Sarah Browns, Amy’s Food Truck

Fun Food Happenings

• Lookout Tavern: $10 burger Tuesdays, $10 Taco Thursdays, 20% off Sushi Sundays

• The Larder: Fried Chicken Sundays

• Katama General Store: Turkey Gobbler Sandwich

• Fish MV: Wednesdays are now Noodle Night

• Salt Rock Chocolate: Winter Pop-Ups Nov 12-Dec 17, Wednesdays and Saturdays 11-2 @ Pandoras Box

• Tigerhawk: Peruvian Fusion Pho Pop-up Saturday 11/5, 4-7

• Rosewater: Fridays in November + December, dinner-pop ups (first one sold out)

• News: Winston’s Kitchen will take over Linda Jeans in January, keeping the name and keeping it open year-round for breakfast, lunch and dinner

• Thanksgiving Pre-Orders open: S+S Kitchenette, Scottish Bakehouse, Pie Chicks, Black Sheep, Black Dog Cafe, Edgartown Meat + Fish, Juice by the Sea, Bettini (sit-down reservations available, takeout pre-orders due 11/16), Vineyard Grocer, Morning Glory Farm, Nina’s At the Ritz, Little Rock Farm Kitchen, The Larder

🗺️ ICYMI / We shared October’s Ask Me Anything Roundup, featuring questions about Thanksgiving, year-round hotels, movie theaters and bike rentals

📅 Key / 🔄 = Weekly Recurring Event 👨‍👩‍👧 = Family Friendly Event 🎟️ = Tickets Needed 🎵 = Live Music 🐕 = Dog Friendly 🎨 = Artisans ⭐=This Weekend Only