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Events · Martha’s Vineyard

The island year, in order

Fairs, fireworks, film weeks and one fishing tournament that runs for five. Dates verified against the organizers and pruned the day each one ends.

Next up Little Naturalists at Felix Neck · Thursdays through December 17
45 events ahead · next in Edgartown

The next seven days

Coming up

Now on the island
Opened Nov 7 · through Dec 1612 – 4 PM daily

Featherstone Holiday Gift Show

Oak Bluffs Free ArtsHolidays

Six weeks of handmade gifts by island artists at Featherstone, open daily. Free.

Opened Nov 5 · through Nov 28

Harvest: a group show by island artists

Vineyard Haven ArtsFood and farms

Island artists on the theme of harvest, at the Playhouse.

Opened Sep 17 · through Dec 31

Jaws at 50: An Island Story at the MV Museum Read our guide →

Vineyard Haven Free ArtsHolidays

The museum’s follow-up to its Jaws at 50 show: the Islanders who built the sets, ran the boats and stood in front of the camera.

Opened Oct 1 · through Nov 29

Leo Convery: A Lifetime of Carvings

Edgartown Free Arts

Carvings by a lifelong Edgartown resident in his nineties. Free.

Opened Aug 22 · through Jan 17, 2027

Menagerie of Marvels at the MV Museum

Vineyard Haven Arts

Eleanor Hubbard's paintings of twelve rescued animals, including José the West Tisbury ox.

Opened Nov 1 · through Nov 30Reception Nov 6, 3 – 4:30 PM

Sarah Moore: Farm and Sea

West Tisbury Free ArtsFood and farms

Paintings of island farms and the sea, all month at the West Tisbury library. Free.

November
Thursdays through December 179:30 – 11:30 AM

Little Naturalists at Felix Neck Read our guide →

Edgartown KidsOutdoors

Hands-on nature play on Thursday mornings for kids up to 5 and their grown-ups. The program costs nothing extra; nonmembers pay sanctuary admission.

November 123:30 – 5 PM

Zine Workshop at the Aquinnah Library Read our guide →

Aquinnah Free Talks and classes

Find out what zines are and make one of your own. Free, all ages.

November 13–15Fri–Sat 7 PM · Sun 2 PM

DOG PARK! The Musical

Vineyard Haven MusicArtsTalks and classes

A new one-act musical set in a dog park, in a workshop production.

November 135 – 6:30 PM

Friends in Ferment: beer and cheese pairings

Vineyard Haven Food and farmsTalks and classes

Beer and cheese pairings with a dose of island food history. 15 seats.

November 141 PM

The Met Opera encore: Carmen

Vineyard Haven MusicFilmKids

The Met’s Carmen on the big screen at the Film Center.

November 143 PM

Healing Hour: Crystal Sound Bath with Sue Angeley Read our guide →

West Tisbury Music

Crystal bowls and crystals for 60 to 90 minutes at Stillpoint. Sliding scale $20–40.

November 144 – 5:30 PM

Toward Ethical Scholarship: Stolen Land, Stories, and Identities (online) Read our guide →

Aquinnah Free Talks and classes

A free online panel on research and Indigenous communities, with Wampanoag historian Linda Coombs. Register by email.

November 185 – 6 PM

The Coast Guard Mission of a Generation

Vineyard Haven Talks and classes

The 1999 search for John F. Kennedy Jr.’s plane, told by the people who ran it.

November 187 PM

Arnie’s Poetry Café

Vineyard Haven Free Music

Island poets read, then the open mic. Free.

November 193:30 – 5 PM

Nature Walk and Craft at the Aquinnah Library Read our guide →

Aquinnah ArtsOutdoors

A walk around the library grounds to gather what you find, then turn it into artwork. All welcome.

November 196 PM

Open Mic Night at the Vineyard Haven library

Vineyard Haven Free Music

Music, dance, drama or spoken word at the monthly open mic. Free.

November 218 – 10 AM

MV Bird Club Walk: Squibnocket Pond South Read our guide →

Aquinnah Free Outdoors

Free Saturday bird walk at Squibnocket Pond Reservation South. Everyone welcome.

November 2110 AM – 12 PM

Guided walk at Sheriff’s Meadow Sanctuary

Edgartown Free Outdoors

A loop past Eel Pond with views over Nantucket Sound. Free, register first.

Saturdays, November 21 and 2812 – 3 PM

Drop-In Crafts: Fuse Beading at the Aquinnah Library Read our guide →

Aquinnah KidsArts

Drop in for fuse beading and other crafts. Kids of all ages welcome.

November 245 – 6 PM

Full Moon Owl Prowl

Edgartown Outdoors

An evening walk under the full moon, listening for owls.

November 268:30 AM

OB Turkey Trot Read our guide →

Oak Bluffs Food and farmsOutdoorsHolidays

A Thanksgiving-morning 5K through Oak Bluffs for the Oak Bluffs School eighth grade.

November 279 – 10 AM

Fall Festival Bird Sit at Felix Neck

Edgartown Free Outdoors

An hour of bird watching before the Fall Festival opens. Free.

November 2710 AM – 2 PM

Fall Festival at Felix Neck Read our guide →

Edgartown Free MusicArtsFood and farms

The 46th annual festival, Nesting in Nature: hayrides, live animals, wreath making and giant nest building. Free, all ages.

November 27–2810 AM – 4 PM

Vineyard Artisans Thanksgiving Weekend Festival

West Tisbury Free ArtsFood and farmsHolidays

The 30th holiday artisan market, Friday and Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend at the Ag Hall. Free.

November 28

Chowder Cup Read our guide →

Edgartown MusicFood and farmsHolidays

Taste the island’s chowders on Small Business Saturday and vote for the people’s choice.

November 294 – 5 PM

Sound Bath with Anna Marden at Stillpoint Read our guide →

West Tisbury Music

An hour of gongs, crystal singing bowls and chimes on a Sunday afternoon. Sliding scale $20–40, registration required.

December
December 4

Vineyard Haven First Friday (December) Read our guide →

Vineyard Haven MusicFood and farmsHolidays

The holiday edition of First Friday in Vineyard Haven, the last of the year.

December 5–6Sat 7 PM, Sun 2 PM

A Christmas Carol: a staged reading

Oak Bluffs HolidaysTalks and classes

Library staff read Dickens’s story, script in hand.

December 5

Light Up Oak Bluffs Read our guide →

Oak Bluffs Holidays

The town tree lighting and holiday kick-off at Healey Square and Ocean Park.

December 58 – 10 AM

MV Bird Club Walk: Mud Creek Read our guide →

Vineyard Haven Free Outdoors

Free Saturday bird walk at Mud Creek. Everyone welcome.

December 512 PM

The Met Opera Live: Samson et Dalila

Vineyard Haven MusicFilmKids

Saint-Saëns live from the Met, on the Film Center screen.

December 95:30 – 6:30 PM

West Tisbury Congregational Church Handbell Choir

Oak Bluffs MusicHolidays

Holiday music on handbells at the Oak Bluffs library.

December 97 PM

Arnie’s Poetry Café (December)

Vineyard Haven Free Music

Island poets read, then the open mic. Free.

December 10–13

45th Christmas in Edgartown Read our guide →

Edgartown Free ArtsFood and farmsOutdoors

Four days of holiday markets, a lit lighthouse and a Saturday parade through a whole town in lights.

December 115:30 PM · lights on at 6

Lighting of the Edgartown Lighthouse Read our guide →

Edgartown Free Holidays

Edgartown’s version of a tree lighting: the lighthouse goes on at 6 PM sharp, watched from Memorial Wharf. Free.

December 1211 AM

Christmas in Edgartown Parade Read our guide →

Edgartown Free MusicKidsArts

Floats, animals, music, fire engines and Santa down Main Street, rain or shine. Free.

December 16

Martha’s Vineyard Family Chorus Winter Concert Read our guide →

Vineyard Haven Music

The island’s community chorus gives its 25th annual winter concert at the Hebrew Center.

December 176 PM

Open Mic Night at the Vineyard Haven library (December)

Vineyard Haven Free Music

Music, dance, drama or spoken word at the monthly open mic. Free.

December 198 – 10 AM

MV Bird Club Walk: Crystal Lake Read our guide →

Oak Bluffs Free Outdoors

Free Saturday bird walk at Crystal Lake on East Chop. Everyone welcome.

December 191 PM

The Met Opera encore: Julie Taymor’s The Magic Flute

Vineyard Haven MusicFilmKids

The Film Society’s holiday screening of Taymor’s Magic Flute.

December 234:45 – 5:45 PM

Full Moon Owl Prowl Read our guide →

Edgartown Outdoors

An evening walk under the Cold Moon, listening for owls.

March 2027
March 6, 202711 AM

MV Winter Classic 20 Miler and Amity Island Relay Read our guide →

Vineyard Haven Food and farmsOutdoors

The island’s winter road race, 20 miles from the ferry terminal, now called the MV Winter Classic.

March 31 – April 4, 2027

Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival Read our guide →

West Tisbury FilmHolidaysTalks and classes

Five days of documentary and independent film to close the winter, the 27th edition.

July 2027
July 17–18, 2027

Feast of the Holy Ghost Read our guide →

Oak Bluffs Free MusicFood and farmsHolidays

The Portuguese feast: Saturday on the club lawn, Sunday parade and free sopas.

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Dates verified from official sources; always confirm before planning. See the full 90+ event calendar →

Planning a trip around the calendar?

Spring brings film festivals and artisan markets at off-peak prices. Peak summer packs the biggest events close together: July 4th, the Ag Fair, Grand Illumination, the African American Film Festival and Possible Dreams all land within six weeks. September and October feel different. The Derby runs five weeks (September 13 to October 17), the Vineyard Artisans fill the Grange Hall on Columbus Day weekend, the Harvest Festival comes to the Ag Hall in late October, and in September the beaches have room while the water is still warm. Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, and Thanksgiving weekend brings a turkey trot in Oak Bluffs, the Felix Neck Fall Festival and the Vineyard Artisans’ biggest holiday show at the Ag Hall. In December, Oak Bluffs lights its tree on December 5, and Christmas in Edgartown runs from December 10 to 13.

The month-by-month 2026 events guide → goes through the festivals, markets, races and film nights with times and prices, checked against the organizers.

Once you have dates, you can build a day-by-day plan around them →, and any of these events that fall inside your trip drop in automatically.

Run an island event? Send the date, time, venue, price and a link to info@mvvacation.com, or a photo of the poster, and we list it free, usually within a few days. More on what we do for island organizations.

Past years, on film

Parades, fireworks, the Fair and Illumination Night as they actually looked.

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