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Martha's Vineyard Events 2026: What's On Upcoming Martha's Vineyard events with verified 2026 dates: Grand Illumination, the Ag Fair, the Derby, firewo... Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard: Things to Do, Beaches and Dining Edgartown: historic whaling captain homes, lighthouse, harbor walks, top restaurants, and tips for MV's most e...

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45th Christmas in Edgartown Parade, teddy-bear suite and a whole town in lights. December 10–13 · Edgartown Feast of the Holy Ghost The Portuguese feast: Saturday on the club lawn, Sunday parade and free sopas. July 17–18, 2027 · Oak Bluffs
Halloween on Martha's Vineyard: The Puppet Parade, Happy Haunting, Circuit Avenue and the Up-Island Parties, Town by Town (2026)
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Halloween on Martha's Vineyard: The Puppet Parade, Happy Haunting, Circuit Avenue and the Up-Island Parties, Town by Town (2026)

26 Sep, 2026 8 mins read

Halloween on Martha's Vineyard, town by town: Edgartown's Happy Haunting on the Sunday before (October 25, 2026), Vineyard Haven's puppet parade at 4 PM and William Street trick-or-treating with the roads closed, Oak Bluffs on Circuit Avenue and in the Campground, the museum's Halloween on the Hill, the fire-department parties up-island, the haunted house, and how to come for it off-island.

Camp Jabberwocky: The Story Behind the Red Bus in the Edgartown Fourth of July Parade
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Camp Jabberwocky: The Story Behind the Red Bus in the Edgartown Fourth of July Parade

Sep 06 6 mins read

The red bus that gets the loudest cheer in the Edgartown Fourth of July parade belongs to Camp Jabberwocky, a tuition-free summer camp for people with disabilities that has run on the Vineyard since 1953. An islander's account of where it came from and what it is. For anything official, the camp's own site is the source.

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Memorial Day Weekend on Martha's Vineyard: What Opens, What Runs and What the Weekend Looks Like (2027)
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Memorial Day Weekend on Martha's Vineyard: What Opens, What Runs and What the Weekend Looks Like (2027)

Sep 25 8 mins read

Memorial Day weekend on Martha's Vineyard, explained: the Friday March to the Sea at Owen Park, the Monday parade in Vineyard Haven, the Artisans Festival at the Grange Hall, the first Island Queen and Gay Head Light climbs, what is still closed, the prices, and a three-day plan for May 29 to 31, 2027.

Read More: Memorial Day Weekend on Martha's Vineyard: What Opens, What Runs and What the Weekend Looks Like (2027)
The Feast of the Holy Ghost in Oak Bluffs: The Island's Portuguese Feast, Explained (2026)
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The Feast of the Holy Ghost in Oak Bluffs: The Island's Portuguese Feast, Explained (2026)

Sep 06 9 mins read 107 views

The 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)
Where to Watch Fireworks on Martha's Vineyard: Edgartown on the Fourth, Oak Bluffs in August (2026–2027)
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Where to Watch Fireworks on Martha's Vineyard: Edgartown on the Fourth, Oak Bluffs in August (2026–2027)

Sep 25 9 mins read

Martha's Vineyard has two fireworks nights: Edgartown over the harbor at dusk on the Fourth of July and Oak Bluffs off Ocean Park on the third Friday of August (canceled in 2026, back in 2027). Where to stand for each, the street closures and blanket rules, the free bus, the ferry diversion and how to get home.

Read More: Where to Watch Fireworks on Martha's Vineyard: Edgartown on the Fourth, Oak Bluffs in August (2026–2027)
Martha's Vineyard in May: Empty Beaches, Open Gardens and the Cheapest Rooms of the Year (2026)
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Martha's Vineyard in May: Empty Beaches, Open Gardens and the Cheapest Rooms of the Year (2026)

Sep 25 7 mins read

Martha's Vineyard in May: highs around 65, a 53 to 55 degree ocean, crowds at 2 out of 10 and the cheapest rooms of the year; Lambert's Cove and Lucy Vincent open to everyone before their sticker seasons, Mytoi and the gardens at their best, what is actually open, the ferry switch on May 15 and what Memorial Day weekend changes.

Read More: Martha's Vineyard in May: Empty Beaches, Open Gardens and the Cheapest Rooms of the Year (2026)
Martha's Vineyard from Thanksgiving to March: The Month-by-Month Winter Guide (2026–2027)
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Martha's Vineyard from Thanksgiving to March: The Month-by-Month Winter Guide (2026–2027)

Sep 06 16 mins read 151 views

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.

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