🎡 Weekend Update: 8/18-8/20
ag fair special edition, fireworks, festival of laughs/comedy fest, jabberwocky 5k
It’s a relatively slow weekend actually, with all the focus going to the Ag Fair! Special edition breakdown at the end of this newsletter :)
What To Do This Weekend
All Weekend
⭐ 161st Annual Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Fair and Livestock Show / info
⭐ MV Festival of Laughs at MV Performing Arts Center / info
⭐ MV Comedy Fest at The Strand Theatre / info
⭐ Black Fashion Weekend / info
⭐ Play: The Outcasts of Penikese Island at MV Playhouse / info
Friday (8/18)
🔄👨👩👧🎨Vineyard Antique and Flea at Grange Hall, 9a-3p
🔄🎟️🎵Friday at Featherstone: Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish, 6:30p / tickets
⭐ Black Authors of the Vineyard at Trinity Park Tabernacle, 10a-12p
⭐ Vineyard Haven Band Summer Concerts at Ocean Park, 7:30-8:30p
⭐ POSTPONED:
Oak Bluffs Fireworksat Ocean Park, 9p(Now Saturday!)Paid parking will be available in Washington and Waban Parks. VTA special edition routes listed here.
Saturday (8/19)
🔄👨👩👧🎨Chilmark Flea Market at 142 North Rd, 9a-2p
🔄👨👩👧West Tisbury Farmers' Market at GRANGE HALL (Special Location), 9a-12p
🔄👨👩👧🎟️ Barnyard Buddies at FARM Institute, 9:30a / info
🔄🎟️🎬👨👩👧The Vineyard's Drive-In: Jaws at 8:30p / tickets
⭐ 5K Run for Jabberwocky at FARM Institute, 8:45a / info
⭐ Goldfish Day at Mytoi, 9:30-11:30a
A day of exploration and education about goldfish
⭐ Farewell to Summer Show: Vineyard Sound at Old Whaling Church, 7p
⭐ Built on Stilts Festival at Union Chapel, 8p / info
Community dance festival - free and family-friendly
⭐ Standup Comedy: Jon Stetson at MV Film Center, 7:30p / info
⭐Oak Bluffs Fireworks at Ocean Park, 9p (New Day!)
Paid parking will be available in Washington and Waban Parks. VTA special edition routes listed here.
Sunday (8/20)
🔄👨👩👧🎨Vineyard Artisans Summer Festival at Grange Hall, 10a-2p
🔄👨👩👧🎵🎨Oak Bluffs Open Market at Washington Park, 9a-1p
🔄👨👩👧🎵Music in the Park - Concerts at Ocean Park, 5:30 and 7:30p
🔄Public Farm Tour at The Grey Barn, 10a
🔄🎵Sunday at Sea at Federated Church of MV, 8p
⭐ Family Flower You-Pick at Slough Farm, 4-6p / register
Save The Date
August 22-24 - Black Economic Forum / info
August 23 - Cinema Circus at Grange Hall / info
August 25-27 - Beach Road Weekend at Veterans Memorial Park / info
September 1 - Sunset Concert Series: Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish at Trinity Park Tabernacle
September 1-3 - Vineyard Artisans 28th Annual Labor Day Festival at Ag Hall / info
September 3 - MV Soundfest / info
September 5 - MVY Radio Patio Concert: Sandy Bailey
September 9 - Martha's Vineyard Wind Festival at Ocean Park / info
September 16 - Tivoli Day Celebration on Circuit Avenue, OB
September 23 - Endless Summer Charity Gala at EYC / info
For Save the Dates for September and Beyond, check out the full list in our App.
Special Edition: Ag Fair Overview
We’ve highlighted our favorite events from the Ag Fair Program below. This is not all-inclusive, but the events that seemed most exciting to us in one list!
Admissions, Etc.
Price Per Day: Adults ($15), Kids 5-12 ($10), Seniors, Veterans (62+ $10), Kids 4+ Under Free / You can purchase in advanced online to skip lines
What’s Where?
Great Hall: submissions of produce, flowers, art, and baked goods
Animal Barn: rabbits, sheep, goats, cows, horses, and more
Fiber tent: offers demonstrations and activities for kids and adults during all open hours, from spinning to weaving
Contests: for everything from skillet-tossing to fire-starting
What else?: Live music, traditional fair foods, carnival rides galore
Event Highlights
Thursday - Cattle Day (10a-11p)
All Day - Shearing demos
11 AM–1 PM: Touch tanks with the MV Shellfish Group
11 AM–1 PM: Storytime and crafts with the Vineyard Haven Library
1–3 PM: Meet a horse with Misty Meadows
Friday - Horse Day (10a-11p)
3 PM: Pet Show
10 AM–12 PM: Free pony rides by Misty Meadows
3-5 PM: Crafts and storytime with the Edgartown Library
5 PM: Mark Alan Lovewell and Molly Conole
6:30: Youth Music Showcase
8:30 PM: Workman Song
Saturday - Farm Machinery Day (10a-11p)
5:30 PM: Tug of war competition
1-3 PM: Storytime and collaborative art with the Oak Bluffs Public Library
3–4 PM: Touch a tractor
3-5 PM: Meet a horse with Misty Meadows
8 PM: Miss Molly fire show
8:30 PM: Johnny Hoy & the Bluefish
Sunday - Last Day (9:30a-6p)
11 AM–5 PM: Cornhole Summer Showdown
11 AM-1 PM: Touch tanks with the MV Shellfish Group
How Do I Get There?
Here’s the VTA’s info on special weekend bus routes in case you need it!