Martha's Vineyard Calendar Events
Martha's Vineyard Calendar

Events

Saturday, July 30

Exhibit: Photographs by Tim Johnson

The Oak Bluffs location of Mocha Mott's will be featuring photographs taken by Tim Johnson -- known as the Island Light photographer for the Vineyard Gazette...

Morning Yoga with Mollie Doyle

A series bringing consciousness and ease to the body and mind. Class passes sold at the door. If you have any questions you can email Mollie at...

All Levels Vinyasa Power Yoga with Colleen Macsuga

Colleen Macsuga will teach a Vinyasa class that is therapeutic, creative, and powerful. Vinyasa (a practice designed to help you heal while keeping you in...

Cape Poge Discovery Kayak Tour

Discover the saltmarsh and coastal ponds of Cape Poge Widllife Refuge with a natural history and engagement ranger in this guided discovery kayak tour. Grab...

Chappy Tennis Tournament

The annual Chappy Tennis Tournament takes place Saturday July 30 and Sunday July 31. Matches will be held on courts across Chappy, including the community...

Chilmark Flea Market

The oldest outdoor flea market venue on the Island! The "Flea" has evolved into a market like no other. High quality hand made items from Vineyard artists...

Climate Solutions Walk and Stroll

Take a self-guided walk around our Turtle Pond loop, learning different ways to take climate action at home and beyond. To provide access for all, we ask...

Gate leading to Sculpture Trail

Created by artists Bill O'Callaghan and Heather Goff, the quarter-mile private trail meanders through a magical landscape populated with whimsical...

Peaked Hill Yoga

Peaked Hill Yoga is biomechanically based, supporting healing from chronic pain while creating greater range of motion and resetting your nervous system. All...

Poucha Pond Kayak or SUP Rentals

Explore Poucha Pond and the salt marshes of Chappaquiddick by kayak. Launch from Dike Bridge gatehouse. Last boat rental is at 3 p.m. Children 15 and under...

The Fair T-shirt Quilt Auction & Raffle: Viewing Events at the Farmers Market and Fair

The MV Modern Quilt Guild has taken some of our vintage Fair T-shirts and made them into beautiful quilts for us to auction!! Bidding will be done online and...

West Tisbury Farmers Market

Outdoor farmers market features locally grown produce and meat and locally made products. Restrooms and parking available. The market is dedicated to...

Workshop: Paint Your Life with Dr. Morna McNulty

The Paint Your Life (PYL) system is built on a series of six short (45 min) “games,” designed sequentially to build upon one another. Participants will work...

Barnyard Buddies

Spend your Saturday morning exploring the farm and meeting our friendly animals in this program for families! Some examples of activities could be egg...

Beach Seine at Edgartown Great Pond 'Cut'

Join the Great Pond Foundation scientists for a unique opportunity to see how to use a beach seine! This rectangular net, attached to two poles while being...

Honey Bee Hive Tours

Come along shoulder to shoulder with a bee keeper from the family-owned Ginny Bee Honey Farms and explore the secret life of bees. With a small group of just...

Author Talk: Family-friendly event with best-selling author Gregory Mone

Bestselling author Gregory Mone will talk about his latest books, Atlantis: The Brink of War, the second book in his Atlantis Series, and He-Man and the...

Ecstatic Dance with DJ FlavYa

Free form movement workshop — get great exercise, free your mind and body, and connect with yourself and others in vibrant health.

Edgartown Lighthouse Tours

The Edgartown Light stands perched at the mouth of the harbor, watching over beachgoers and sailors alike. Today, it seems as though the conical iron tower...

Billy Hoff painting

A Gallery MV collaborates with Featherstone Center for the Arts for a month-long Contemporary Art Pop Up group exhibit, with paintings, photography, mixed...

Exhibit: Andrew Moore, Through the Seasons

An exhibit of recent work in oil, watercolor and pencil. The exhibit will be on view through August 31.

Exhibit: Art Premiere: Terry Crimmen, Steve Datz and Dan VanLandingham

Premiering works by artists Terry Crimmen, Steve Datz and Dan VanLandingham.

Exhibit: Let's Dance! 50 Years of The Yard

In 1973, choreographer Patricia N. Nanon had an idea: a colony for performing artists, nestled in the hills of Chilmark, devoted to providing the time,...

Exhibit: Stan Murphy at 100

Across a career that spanned more than fifty years, Stan Murphy painted an Island in transition. He captured the Vineyard’s fishermen and selectmen and...

Exhibit: The Luminous Worlds of Omar Victor Diop

The astonishing photography of Senegalese artist Omar Victor Diop takes its departure from the tradition of West African studio portrait photography. In...

Exhibit: They Planted the Seeds: Creating Jewish Community on Martha’s Vineyard

This exhibition traces the Jewish community on the Island from its beginnings just after 1900, through the formation of the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center...

Exhibit: Washington Ledesma, Marston Clough, Gail Rodney, Nancy Beams and Sheila M. Fane

Popular Martha's Vineyard Art Association artists at the Old Sculpin Gallery: Washington Ledesma, Marston Clough, Gail Rodney, Nancy Beams, and Sheila M....

Farm Visits

Visit Native Earth Teaching Farm for self-guided tours, animal visits, and learning about native plants.

Flying Horses Carousel

Ride the carousel and try to grab the brass ring at the Flying Horses, America's oldest carousel. Since 1884, the Flying Horses Carousel has delighted...

Gay Head Lighthouse

Experience the history of the Gay Head Lighthouse at the Island's westernmost point and the first lighthouse constructed on Martha's Vineyard. Admission is...

Goat Yoga

Yoga with Goats! Email GoatYogaMV@gmail.com to register.

Long Cove Kayak & SUP Rentals

Discover the waters and natural history of Long Cove Pond as you paddle about on a self-guided tour. Rentals are available on the western side of Long Cove...

Open Pottery Studio at Featherstone

This is a non-instructional time for those familiar with ceramics to work on their own in the Pottery Studio. Attendees must have basic knowledge and be...

Summer Pony Rides

Misty Meadows Equine Learning Center offers pony rides on Saturdays throughout the summer. $25 for each 15-minute ride. Register to select your spot.

T-Shirt Event to Support Pro-Choice

T-Shirt Project: The time has come to live our values out loud-once again! We are organizing a t-shirt making and installation that will center reproductive...

The Fabulists: Theater for Children

A troupe of adult actors and writers perform witty adaptations and fun new scripts for children on Saturdays during the summer. Perfect for the entire...

Storytime

Join us for energetic, song-filled storytimes! Suggested for ages 0-5. First come, first served.

Chilmark Library in-person story time

Join Caroline at the Chilmark Library on Saturdays at 11 a.m. for an in-person story time. This event is free and open to the public but the stories and...

Exhibit: Alison Shaw Gallery

Fine art prints of Alison's photographs -- new works and old favorites -- are on view in the gallery located in the Oak Bluffs Arts District.

Exhibit: Arrivals, Christie Scheele Solo Show

Louisa Gould says “Christie’s paintings are meditative and contemplative gems for your wall. Christie creates a soft-landing place for the viewer to breath,...

Exhibit: Sculpture and Textile Show

This show will celebrate the many Island artists who work in fabric, weave and create art using all elements.

Exhibit: Small Works Show

New small works by gallery artists under $1,000: Ann Mallory, Doug Henry, Timothy Gillespie, Donna Blackburn, Suzanne Hill, Ann Rohzon, Rebecca Everett and...

Exhibit: Summer by the Sea Show

New works by Gallery Artists: Paul Beebe, Peter Batchelder, Wooley Dutton, Rick Fleury, Kate Huntington, Larry Johnston, Sean Roach, Jack Yuen and David...

Ruel Gallery

The Ruel Gallery is open for its third season featuring paintings by Colin Ruel. New this season: his one of a kind oyster knives! Also featured is Nettie...

Drop-in Crafts

Stop by the library to do some crafting! We will have Perler beads, slime kits and more.

Play with the Past at the Cooke House & Legacy Gardens

Drop by the Cooke House & Legacy Gardens and see how different historically-inspired landscapes vary, chat with a Museum Educator about historical...

Exhibit: Perfect Waits: Allan Gerson’s Martha’s Vineyard Photography

Photographer Allan Gerson (1945–2019) explored the hidden structure and character of our natural and man-made environment. He compared his artistic method to...

Aquinnah Library Summer BBQ

Join us for a community BBQ! This event is free and open to all.

Coffee, Tea & Paint at IWYC

Join Island Wide Youth Collaborative's Grandparents Group on Saturday, July 30, at 2 p.m. for an afternoon of painting and sipping tea. Feel free to bring...

Jellyfish painting choice

Join JaZen's art studio, instructor Naomi, for a fun event of painting instruction. (Ocean themed!) First come first served, space is limited and...

A Delicious Afternoon of Life Changing Stories | The Cup of Karma Project

Join The Cup of Karma Project for a special afternoon of storytelling and celebration of the people who inspire us and illuminate our perspective of the...

Henna on the Deck

Join us on the library deck for henna with Bridgette of Maple Mehndi! Email jmatejcek@clamsnet.org to register.

Author Talk with Rob Kagan: Noah’s Rejects

Come to the library for a book talk with author Rob Kagan as he presents his newly released memoir, Noah’s Rejects: A cautionary tale about life on an island...

Exhibit: The Gretchen V. Feldman Collection

Open during MV Film Center hours, this exhibit showcasese the work of Gretchen Feldman. Gretchen Feldman, a former textile conservator, was born in 1934 in...

Author Talk: The Southernization of America  with Frye Gaillard and Cynthia Tucker

Frye Gaillard and Cynthia Tucker will discuss their book The Southernization of America: A Story of Democracy in the Balance. The Southernization of...

Book Signing: Casey Sherman, Helltown: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer on Cape Cod

1969: The hippie scene is vibrant in Provincetown. Long-haired teenagers roam the streets, strumming guitars and preaching about peace and love... and Tony...

Sam McKinniss, Lobster Dinner, 2022

Discover contemporary visions of the sea in this new exhibition opening Saturday at Winter Street Gallery. Ranging from depictions of beach-dwelling snails...

Savor the Moment: Della Hardman Day

Join the centennial year celebration. Special guests include Haki Madhubuti, author, poet, and publisher of Third World Press; and Chester Higgins Jr, author...

Exhibit Opening Reception: Andrew Moore, Through the Seasons

An exhibit of recent work in oil, watercolor and pencil. The exhibit will be on view through August 31.

MVM Nightlife: Let’s Dance!

Join the MV Museum and The Yard in celebrating the latest exhibit at the Museum: Let’s Dance! Enjoy a glass of wine or beer, get a first glimpse of the...

A Midsummer Night's Dream

An outdoor production of Shakespeare's classic tale. Directed by MJ Bruder Munafo.

Exhibit Opening Recpetion: Robin Gottesman

Meet the artist Robin Gottesman at a reception celebrating photographs taken with a drone. Enjoy the new exhibit to the background of live music.

Live Music: Carson Acoustic at Nomans MV

Join us for live music played by Carson Acoustic. *Subject to change.

Poetry on the Vineyard

Def Poetry Reunion benefit performance presented by Danny Simmons at the Martha's Vineyard Performing Arts Center. Featuring performances by Black Ice,...

Live Music: Vineyard Sound 30th Reunion Show

Male a cappella singing since 1992. Tickets: $20 for adults, $10 for kids.

Worldwide Ukrainian Play Readings

For this global initiative, the Center for International Theatre Development—working with writer and translator John Freedman and Maksym Kurochkin, the...

MV Sharks vs. North Shore Navigators

Enjoy the Island's own collegiate summer baseball team as they take on the North Shore Navigators.

Islanders Write: Covering the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Journalist Joshua Hammer and filmmaker Doug Liman interviewed by Bob Drogin.

Jimmy Tingle Live!

Jimmy Tingle mixes his funniest comedic hits and newest, post pandemic bits, to deliver the humor, hope and humanity the world so desperately needs in 2022.

Live Music: The Rosie Show

Rose Guerin leads an incredible show with special guests.

Saturday, July 30