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Fishing on Martha’s VineyardDiscover fishing on Martha’s Vineyard including surfcasting, fly fishing, charters, seasons, species, and loca...Menemsha, Martha's Vineyard: Fishing Village, Seafood and SunsetsExplore Menemsha on Martha’s Vineyard, a historic fishing village known for its lobster shacks, the working ha...Martha's Vineyard Events 2026: What's OnUpcoming Martha's Vineyard events with verified 2026 dates: Grand Illumination, the Ag Fair, the Derby, firewo...Top Outdoor Activities on Martha's VineyardTop outdoor activities on Martha's Vineyard: hiking, biking, kayaking, fishing, wildlife, scenic trails, and s...Martha's Vineyard Activities: Outdoors, Tours and FunThings to do on Martha's Vineyard: hiking trails, bike routes, sailing, fishing, beaches, walking tours, and s...RestaurantsComplete Martha's Vineyard restaurant guide: 68+ restaurants across all six towns with hours, prices, and seas...Events
81st Striped Bass and Bluefish DerbyFive weeks of the island’s fishing tournament, run every fall since 1946.September 13 – October 17 · Island-wideDerby Awards CeremonyThe 81st Derby hands out its prizes, including the grand-prize key ceremony.October 18 · Oak BluffsMartha's Vineyard from Thanksgiving week 2026 to the end of March 2027, month by month: which restaurants serve Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve, the Felix Neck Fall Festival and Light Up Oak Bluffs, Christmas in Edgartown, the exact February closure windows of the year-round restaurants, the winter ferry timetable, the 20 Miler and the Film Festival, weather averages and winter hotel rates.
Joshua Slocum, first to sail alone around the world, spent his last years farming in West Tisbury and vanished from Vineyard Haven harbor in November 1909. The voyage, the farm called Fag End, the last departure, and what a visitor can actually see: the harbor, a marker stone by a country road, the museum's Slocum papers, and the book itself.
Read More: Joshua Slocum on Martha's Vineyard: The Sailor Who Farmed West Tisbury and Vanished from Vineyard HavenLambert's Cove Beach: Caribbean-white sand, calm water, residents-only in summer, free off-season. Access rules and parking tips.
Read More: Lambert's Cove Beach: Complete Guide to Access, Passes and Off-Season VisitsThe Feast of the Holy Ghost in Oak Bluffs, held every third full weekend of July since 1928: the Queen Isabel legend behind the free soup, the Sunday parade from the ferry up Circuit Avenue, the crown blessed at Our Lady Star of the Sea, the sopas at the Portuguese-American Club, the club the rest of the year, and how a visitor should behave at the island's Portuguese feast.
Read More: The Feast of the Holy Ghost in Oak Bluffs: The Island's Portuguese Feast, Explained (2026)How renting a house on Martha's Vineyard actually works: agencies versus owner sites, the January booking rush, weekly rents by size with the 11.7 percent tax on top, which town suits which week, what the lease leaves out (linens, keys, trash, air conditioning), the 2026 town rules on short-term rentals, the scams, and the beach passes that come with a lease.
Read More: Renting a House on Martha's Vineyard: The Complete Vacation Rental Guide (2026)Going car-free on Martha's Vineyard is easy in 2026. Free buses, bike rentals by the ferry, and three walkable towns. Everything you need to know.
Read More: Martha's Vineyard Without a Car: The Complete Guide (2026)Martha's Vineyard restaurant guide 2026: new openings, reservation tips, BYOB rules, and dining picks from fine dining to casual.
Read More: Best Restaurants on Martha's Vineyard: Where to Eat, Book and BYOB (2026)Which Martha's Vineyard tour is worth it, by the trip you are on: the Edgartown walking and Jaws tours, the three-hour island bus tour, private charters, the MV Skipper party boat, Felix Neck kayak tours and the all-in day trip from Boston, with 2026 prices from the operators.
Read More: Which Martha's Vineyard Tour Is Worth It? Walking, Bus, Boat and Day Trips Compared (2026)The complete guide to Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard's oldest town. Whaling history, the lighthouse, fine dining, South Beach, and the Chappy Ferry.
Read More: Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard: The Complete Town Guide (2026)The Martha's Vineyard honeymoon guide from a local: the best month to come (September), the eight inns that are actually romantic with 2026 rates, a five-day plan from Edgartown to the Aquinnah cliffs, the dinners worth a Resy reservation, the catboat and tall-ship sails, the dry-town bottle rule, and a worked budget for five nights.
Read More: Martha's Vineyard Honeymoon Guide: Inns, Months, a Five-Day Plan and What It Costs (2026)The complete guide to Vineyard Haven, Martha's Vineyard's year-round port town. Main Street shopping, Black Dog Tavern, Owen Park, and ferry terminal.
Read More: Vineyard Haven, Martha's Vineyard: The Complete Town Guide (2026)Plan a Chappaquiddick day trip: the On Time Ferry, Mytoi Japanese garden, Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge, Wasque Beach, and biking routes on Martha's Vineyard.
Read More: Chappaquiddick Day Trip Guide: Martha's Vineyard's Wild Island (2026)Photos and stories
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