🏮Weekend Update: 8/11-8/17
🏮Weekend Update: 8/11-8/17
Illumination is next week! MVAAFF, Chilmark Road Race, natural hair festival, children's festival and SoundFest
There is soooo much going on these next few weeks we decided to go beyond the Weekend update and share some weekday events for you all too!
We’ve got some cool news for visitors too - starting this week you can pick up a print version of MVacay’s weekend update in the Chamber of Commerce’s info centers. I’m psyched for more visitors to get a glimpse of all the amazing events happening on-island. Thanks to the Chamber for making this happen!
☀️ Weather Report: Lows of 67 and highs of 79 this weekend. It’s likely to rain on Saturday, but Sunday looks Sunny.
What To Do This Weekend
All Weekend
⭐🎟️🎬Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival, through Sunday - Info here
⭐👨👩👧 🎟️ Pick Your Own Sunflowers @ FARM Institute Tickets 10-4p
⭐🎟️ Martha’s Vineyard Comedy Fest @ The Strand Theatre Tickets $70 per ticket, 9pm each night
Thursday (8/11)
🔄 🎨 Vineyard Artisans Summer Festival @ Grange Hall, 10a-2p Info
👨👩👧 🎟️ Camp Ground Walking Tour @ Trinity Park Tabernacle, 11a (Tues + Thurs, $12) Info
👨👩👧 Shark Program @ West Tisbury Library, 3p Free
🎨 Indoor Summer Night Market (Artisans) @ PA Club, 4-7p
👨👩👧 Built on Stilts Festival @ Union Chapel, 8p Free Info (Community dance festival, Five Nights)
Friday (8/12)
🔄 👨👩👧 Lunch + Learn @ MV Family Center, 10:30-12 (free lunch + STEM demo)
🎵Bob Dylan Musical Beach Service @ State Beach, 6-7p Info
🎵 Joanne Cassidy + Friends @ Trinity Park Tabernacle, 6p Free Info
🔄 🎵 🎟️ Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish @ Featherstone, 6:30 / $20
🔄 👨👩👧 🎟️ Encanto @ MV Drive In / YMCA, 8:30p tickets
Saturday (8/13)
🔄 👨👩👧🥤 West Tisbury Farmers Market @ Agricultural Hall, 9a-12p Info
🔄 👨👩👧 🐕Chilmark Flea Market @ 142 North Road, Chilmark, 9a-2p Info
⭐Chilmark Road Race @ Middle Road, Chilmark, 10:30a Sign Up by 8/10
🔄 🎟️ Spin Class @ Vineyard Family Tennis, 10a Sign Up
👨👩👧 🎟️ Japanese Lantern Art Class @ MV Museum, 12p Sign Up $20
⭐👨👩👧SOulFully Textured, A Natural Hair Festival @ Waban Park, 11-4p Info
This family-friendly event celebrates everything we love about our natural textured hair and illuminates the unique experiences of people of color who embrace their natural hair textures. The Festival includes cultural conversations to understand that it's not, "just hair," a curated vendor marketplace (celebrating August's Black-owned business month), natural hair Q&As, lawn games, curlfriends and more.
🔄 👨👩👧 🎟️ Black Panther @ MV Drive In / YMCA, 8:30p tickets
🎵🎟️Jazz On the Vineyard 11 featuring Will Downing and Samara Joy @ Trinity Park Tabernacle, 3p Tickets
Sunday (8/14)
⭐👨👩👧MVCMA's Annual Children's Festival @ Trinity Park Tabernacle, 2-5p Info
The Children's Festival is back! Join us on the Tabernacle lawns for games and activities for kids of all ages. Win prizes from our sponsors: Coop's Bait and Tackle, Island Alpaca, the Flying Horses carousel, and more..
🔄 👨👩👧 Oak Bluffs Open Market @ Washington Park, 9a-1p Info
🔄 🎨 Vineyard Artisans Summer Festival @ Grange Hall, 10a-2p Info
⭐👨👩👧 🎵🎟️MV SoundFest / Music On the Rock @ The Cove , 3-10p Info
The event will feature a diverse lineup of talent including two nationally touring bands Lutan Fyah and Dwight and Nicole, along with local acts Luke Stedman, Rose Guerin, DJ Supa Ricky Prime, Darby & the Jelly Roll Horns, Sharp 5, and Workman Song + Siren Mayhew. Family-friendly event featuring music, beer, food, outdoor kids games, and minigolf. Food and beverage will be available
🔄 👨👩👧 🎵🐕 Sundays in the Park Concert Series @ Ocean Park, 5:30p
🔄 👨👩👧 🎵🐕 Vineyard Haven Band Summer Concerts @ Owen Park, 7:30p
🎟️ Comedy Night @ Old Whaling Church, 7p Tickets
Tuesday (8/16)
👨👩👧 Farm Tour with Meadow Wagon Ride @ FARM Institute, 10a, $6 Info
From Tee Shirt to Treasure @ West Tisbury Library, 11a
These quilters will take you through the process of how to make a tee shirt quilt; what they learned from this project; and what you need to make your own quilt.
🎵 MVY Porch Concert @ Winnetu Patio, 6p Info
🎵 Ladysmith Black Mambazo @ MV Performing Arts Center, 7p Tickets
Wednesday (8/17)
🔄 👨👩👧🥤 West Tisbury Farmers Market @ Agricultural Hall, 9a-12p Info
🔄 👨👩👧 🐕Chilmark Flea Market @ 142 North Road, Chilmark, 9a-2p Info
Fly Fishing Lessons with Kismet Outfitters @ Edgartown Lighthouse, 5-6p, $45 Info
🎵 MVY Radio Summer Youth Performance Showcase Series @ West Tisbury Library, 5p Info
Trivia Night @ Bad Martha Brewery, 6-8p
🎟️ Film Screening: Great Ponds: Episode 1: On Our Watch @ Grange Hall, 7p Info
⭐ Grand Illumination Night @ MV Camp Meeting Association, 8p Info
An annual tradition, the gingerbread cottages in the Camp Ground are festooned with colorful lanterns that are illuminated all at once after sunset. Dating from the turn of the 19th century, Grand Illumination is a crowd pleasing event that attracts visitors from all over.
Save The Date
August 17-21 / Agricultural Festival Info
August 26-28 / Beach Road Weekend Info
September 10 / Wind Festival In Ocean Park Info
September 17 / Tivoli Day on Circuit Ave Info
September 11-October 15 / Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby Info
🗺️ ICYMI / We shared a real estate roundup with realtors, and info on renting homes on the island.
📅 Key / 🔄 = Weekly Recurring Event 👨👩👧 = Family Friendly Event 🎟️ = Tickets Needed 🎵 = Live Music 🐕 = Dog Friendly 🎨 = Artisans ⭐=This Weekend Only
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