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🎄Weekend Update: 12/16-12/18
Vineyard Artisans Festival, Chilmark Holiday Flea, Hanukkah celebration
What To Do This Weekend
Holiday Markets (Daily)
🎁Donaroma's Annual Holiday Nursery Light Show (12/8-1/1, 5-9p)
🎁Island Made Holidays @ Heather Gardens, 10a-5p
🎁World Market Holiday Shop @ Capawock Theatre (daily) 10a-6p
🎁Holiday Gift Show @ Featherstone Center for the Arts, 12-4
🎁Dickensian Christmas Village @ The Carnegie Heritage Center, 10a-4p *Thur-Sat
🎁Island Alpaca Holiday Open House, 10a-4p daily
🎁AACDP African Crafts Holiday Porch Sale @ 20 Road to Great Neck WT, 12-4 daily
🎁Workshop Gallery @ 32 Beach Road, Thursdays through Saturdays 1 to 6 p.m
Thursday (12/15)
⭐ Holiday Bazaar @ PA Club, 3-8
⭐ Noodle Night with Tigerhawk @ Pawnee House, 5-9p
⭐ Holiday Shopping Night @ Main Street Vineyard Haven
Friday (12/16)
⭐ Dance Party @ S+S Kitchenette
⭐ Goldie’s Italian Night @ Rosewater, 5:30-8p
⭐ Winter JazzFest @ Martha's Vineyard Performing Arts Center, 6:30-8
Join student musicians from the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School's MV Big Band and MV Jazz Combo for the first-ever Winter JazzFest. The concert will also feature Darby Patterson and the Jelly Roll Horns, Jeremy Berlin and Rose Guerin.
Saturday (12/17)
⭐ Big Book Sale @ Chilmark Library, 10:30-5
⭐ Open Studio Sale with Stoney Hill Pizza Pop-Up @ Merry Farm Pottery, 11-5
⭐ Chilmark Holiday Flea @ Chilmark Community Center, 10-4
Hot lunches and homemade goods. Holiday gifts, local Island vendors, collectibles, fresh greens and centerpieces, baked goods and more.
⭐ Vineyard Artisans Holiday Fair @ Grange Hall, 10a-4p
You won’t want to miss this very special holiday fair, our last of the year. Many holiday gifts are available, just right for that special someone who appreciates a true Island gift, and as usual always hand-made one by one.
⭐ Holiday Crafting Workshop @ Aquinnah Cultural Center, 12:30-3:30
Learn to make gifts, ornaments and cards using fabric, paper and shells. Materials will be provided.
⭐ Gingerbread House Competition @ Oak Bluffs Public Library, 2:30-4
All supplies will be provided. Participants will be given tips for success as well as how the judges will be awarding points. Sign up as a team of 4-5 people. Teen/adult teams compete. Family teams (with at least one child under age nine) compete. Two winning teams!
Sunday (12/18)
⭐ Winter Market @ Beetlebung Farm, 10a-1p
Salt Rock Chocolate, Chilmark coffee, Goldie’s, Falatpoint Farm
⭐ Winter Wonderland Vineyard Haven @ Main Street VH 12-2p
Stroll down “snowy” Main Street - enjoy hayrides, music, elves and a scavenger hunt. Santa too!
⭐ Hanukkah @ the Tabernacle, 4:30-6.
Join the Martha's Vineyard Hebrew Center to celebrate the First Night of Hanukkah, with candle lighting, songs, music and latkes! Led by Rabbi Broitman with musicians. All ages, everyone is welcome.
⭐ Holiday Book Sale @ West Tisbury Public Library, 12-4p
⭐ A Heart for Sofia Hart @ The Loft, 4-10
Community fundraiser to benefit Sofia Hart as she awaits a heart transplant. Live music, food, silent auction and raffle.
Save The Date
December 22 - Night Heron Gallery Open House
December 27 - Lip Sync Competition Fundraiser @ PA Club
Restaurant Updates
Restaurant Closures
Closing Soon:
Bad Martha Brewery: Recently Closed
Katama General Store: Recently Closed
Pawnee House: Last Day 12/24
The Alley: Last Day 12/24
Black Sheep: Last Day 12/30
Fish House: Last Day 12/30
Sharky’s Edgartown: Closing Permanently 12/31
Lookout: Last Day 12/31
Bettini: Closed 12/31-2/2
Fun Food Happenings
Offshore Ale - Monday 2 for 1 Night
Grey Barn, Larder - holiday pre-orders open now!
State Road - Reservations open for New Year’s Eve Celebration
Little House Cafe - Enjoy dinner at LHC and for every $25, get a $3 discount on a movie ticket at the MV Film Center the same night
Pawnee House: 12/14, 21 Movie Night, 12/15 Tigerhawk pop-up, 12/18 Pajama Brunch
Rosewater: Selling cookie decorating kits
S+S Kitchenette - High Tea + Henna on Sundays, 12-4p, Supper at S+S 12/21-2/3
-🗺️ ICYMI / We shared our annual Holiday Gift Guide !