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Squibnocket BeachSquibnocket Beach in Chilmark: powerful surf, dramatic waves, limited summer access, and raw Atlantic beauty o...RestaurantsComplete Martha's Vineyard restaurant guide: 68+ restaurants across all six towns with hours, prices, and seas...Island Live WebcamsWatch live webcams of Martha's Vineyard: real-time views of Vineyard Haven, Oak Bluffs, Menemsha Beach, and mo...Martha's Vineyard PollsMartha's Vineyard interactive polls: share your favorite beaches, towns, restaurants, and island experiences w...Beaches Martha's VineyardExplore Martha’s Vineyard’s best beaches: from family-friendly shores to surf spots and sunset views. Insider...Events
Tivoli DayOak Bluffs closes Circuit Avenue for its end-of-season street fair (rain date September 20).September 19 · Oak BluffsCommunity Sing at the AmphitheaterThe last open-air Community Sing of the season: all ages, no experience needed, free.September 20 · Vineyard HavenLake Tashmoo in Vineyard Haven hides a century of stories: the 1887 waterworks that watered the town, a golf course where a bull was a hazard, town baseball and the frozen winters when islanders raced ice boats.
Chilmark guide: Beetlebung Corner pizza, Chilmark Tavern BYOB, Allen Farm, Menemsha Hills hiking, and the flea market that has run since 1967.
Read More: Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard: The Complete Town Guide (2026)A bicycle ride from Edgartown to Vineyard Haven on Martha's Vineyard: the full route between the two towns, filmed in 4K.
Read More: Bicycle Ride Edgartown to Vineyard Haven Martha's VineyardCedar Tree Neck Sanctuary: about 400 acres of bluffs, forest trails, and rocky shoreline in West Tisbury. Free admission, open year-round.
Read More: Cedar Tree Neck Sanctuary, West TisburyRip currents, tidal channels, sharks, bacteria closures, wartime ordnance and cold water: the Martha's Vineyard beach safety guide, with the 2026 incidents (the Long Point drowning, the Norton Point possible shark bite, the Lucy Vincent sighting), which beaches have lifeguards and when they leave, how to escape a rip, and where the hospital is.
Read More: Martha's Vineyard Beach Safety: Rip Currents, Sharks, Channels and Lifeguards (2026)Every verified Jaws filming location on Martha's Vineyard. The Jaws Bridge, Edgartown town hall, Menemsha, the Orca, Bruce the shark, and Amity Week.
Read More: Every Jaws Filming Location on Martha's Vineyard: The Complete Guide (2026)The Old Whaling Church on Martha's Vineyard is a historic Edgartown landmark built in 1843. Visitor information, events, and its cultural significance.
Read More: The Old Whaling Church in Edgartown: History and VisitingBicycle ride along Franklin Street and Main Street in Vineyard Haven, Martha's Vineyard. Boutiques, galleries, and harbor views from the seat of a bike.
Read More: Bicycle Ride Vineyard Haven Franklin Street and Main StreetThe Gay Head Cliffs are sacred Wampanoag land, not just a viewpoint. What visitors are welcome to in Aquinnah, what the rules protect, and how to be a good guest.
Read More: Visiting Aquinnah Respectfully: The Wampanoag Homeland at the Island's Edge (2026)Lobster on Martha's Vineyard from trap to paper plate: how the small Menemsha fleet fishes, the Massachusetts rules on size, egg-bearing females and whale-safe gear, where to buy lobster off the boat (Larsen's, Menemsha Fish Market, The Net Result), how to eat it on the dock with your own bottle, and how a visitor can get a permit and catch a few.
Read More: Lobster on Martha's Vineyard: The Menemsha Fleet, the Rules, and Where to Buy It Off the Boat (2026)The rules visitors break on Martha's Vineyard, sorted into state law, town bylaw and plain custom: speed limits and one-way streets, bike lights and sidewalks, beach regulations and fines, dog rules by town, noise hours, boat sewage, shellfish permits, and the manners that mark a guest from a tourist.
Read More: Martha's Vineyard Rules and Etiquette: What Is Law, What Is Custom and What Gets You Fined (2026)Martha'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.
Read More: Martha's Vineyard from Thanksgiving to March: The Month-by-Month Winter Guide (2026–2027)Photos and stories
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