Martha's Vineyard Calendar Events
Martha's Vineyard Calendar

Events

Saturday, June 17

Virtual: Unitarian Universalist Society of MV Online Fundraising Auction 2023

Many amaing and unique items and experiences to bid on! You can view our auction at www.biddingforgood.com/UUSMV. Bidding available June 9 through 18. Good...

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'Round-the-Island Race

The Edgartown Yacht Club's Race Around Martha's Vineyard will be held on Saturday, June 17, 2023. The course around the Vineyard passes in sight of seven...

Community Fitness Class

Saturday mornings at the Owen Park gazebo. All levels welcome. Bring a mat and a friend. Charitable donations greatly appreciated. Follow @_itstimetorise for...

Chilmark Flea Market

Visit the oldest outdoor flea market on the Island, offering antiques, imports, vintage finds and high-quality handmade items from Vineyard artists and...

Island Folk Pottery Sculpture Trail

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

Pickleball Drop In for Advanced Beginners and Intermediate

Drop in for advanced beginner and intermediate pickleball players looking to enhance their game, meet new opponents, and have a blast!

Vinyasa Power Yoga with Colleen Macsuga

Vinyasa (a practice designed to help you heal while keeping you in peak physical shape) incorporates elements of strength-building, making it a dynamic...

Weaving Weekend with Prin vanGulden

Come join us for a weekend of weaving with Prin van Gulden that will add some new skills to your crafters tool kit. This beginners weaving workshop is a...

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...

Yoga at the MV Museum with YogiJay

Join YogiJay (Jason Mazar-Kelly) of Wholesome MV every week at the Martha's Vineyard Museum for a community-based all-levels yoga class. Classes are...

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...

Amistad Ship Tours

Tour the Amistad! The schooner Amistad, a replica of the historic ship that became famous after a group of enslaved Africans led a successful revolt and won...

Arboretum Talk: Where the Wild Things Are

Invite the wild things into your landscape so they can pollinate plants, eat bugs, and add beauty. Learn which plants provide food and shelter for...

Art Exhibit: Photographs by Peter Dreyer

Join us for a new show from Peter Dreyer, who has been a professional photographer for over 40 years. He works in large-format film photography and produces...

Blooming Art, 2023

Blooming Art is the Martha's Vineyard Garden Club's biggest fundraiser of the year, and is modeled after the Boston Museum of Fine Arts Art in Bloom show....

Pony rides!

Annual Chilmark Church Children's Fair on Saturday June 17 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. with fun activities and games for all. There will be arts and crafts...

Edgartown Harbor Light Tours

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

Eisenhauer Gallery

The Eisenhauer Gallery is known for its eclectic paintings and playful but elegant showroom. More than 40 artists from places as far away as New Zealand and...

Exhibit: Kopang Universe Canticle

Exquisite panels embroidered by women of South Africa's Kopanang community tell the unfolding story of the universe, from the Big Bang on. This unique work...

Exhibit: Lightwork, by Melissa Knowles

The Oak Bluffs Public Library presents Lightwork, an exhibit of photographs taken by Melissa Knowles.

Exhibit: The Extraordinary Life of Dorothy West

Following her life from Boston to New York, Moscow, and Martha’s Vineyard, explore the story of Dorothy West, writer, editor, and youngest member of the...

Exhibit: The Lost Birds Project

Artist Todd McGrain envisioned this exhibition as a public memorial to birds driven to extinction in modern times. Part natural history and part artist’s...

Exhibit: Unfreedom

None of us is wholly free. Our actions are limited by law, custom, and what Gandhi called “the small, still voice within.” The freedom of some individuals,...

Clouds over over-sand vehicle trails.

Treat the fathering caregivers in your life to a Saturday over sand vehicle tour over remote Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge. We’ll traverse through the dunes...

Field Gallery

The Field Gallery offers a comfortable, supportive, ever-changing exhibition environment, featuring contemporary art by both emerging and established...

Flying Horses Carousel

Ride the carousel and try to grab the brass ring at the Flying Horses, America's oldest carousel.

Guided Walk at Quansoo Farm

Discover the 146-acre preserve of forests and fields in Chilmark to learn about the ecology and vast history of Quansoo Farm and the historic...

Harborfest

The Oak Bluffs festival known as Harborfest takes place along the harbor. Music, food, artisans and entertainment all day. Kick off the summer season with...

Oak Bluffs Library Celebrates Juneteenth at HarborFest 2023

Oak Bluffs Library will have a tent at HarborFest to celebrate Juneteenth! Our children's librarian, Michelle Lynch, will be in our tent providing a...

Panel Discussion: Sailing to Freedom

The Vineyard Gazette Media Group presents Sailing to Freedom, a panel discussion at the MV Museum featuring author/historian Dr. Timothy Walker; Dr. Lee...

Storytime

Fun filled with stories and songs. Outside when weather permits. Ideal for ages through five, but open to all.

Island Alpaca Welcomes You to a Walk!

Walking with alpaca is a way to learn more about how gentle they truly are. A wonderful experience for all ages. Every participant will learn the basics of...

Pickleball Drop In for Beginners

Drop in for advanced beginner pickleball players looking to enhance their game, meet new opponents, and have a blast!

Artist's Open Studio: Wear the Ocean

Visit Joan LeLacheur's open studio at 42 Old South Road in Aquinnah to see her Ocean Jewelry for women and men: bracelets, necklaces, earrings, pins,...

The Carnegie Heritage Center

75-minute guided walking tour of Edgartown begins at the The Carnegie Heritage Center. Lively educators share the Island's rich maritime and summer tourism...

Cousen Rose Gallery

Wooden figure designs, abaca, paintings, prints and necklaces. Open on Saturdays in June. For Sunday appointments, please call 617-939-3012 to schedule.

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: Oak Bluffs Show

Showcasing a wonderful selection of paintings, pastels, prints, jewelry, woodcuts and more.

Exhibit: On Genres

Winter Street Gallery is pleased to present On Genres, a group exhibition that takes a look at 17th century genres in painting through a contemporary and...

Exhibit: Set Sail

Featuring new works by Kate huntington, Larry Johnston, Nick Paciorek, Robert Stickloon, David Whitbeck, Peggy Turner Zablotny and more.

Island Alpaca Yoga

Enjoy a 45-minute session of relaxing yoga, held in our pastures among our friendly alpaca with our instructor, Jason Mazar-Kelly (YogiJay). Bring your own...

Pirates Puzzle Escape Room

Play our fun and immersive escape room games and create new memories. Work with your team to solve a series of puzzles in our Jaws or Vineyard Mystery rooms....

Ruel Gallery

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

Storytime

Come join us for classic and contemporary storybook read-alouds, as well as songs and games! Ideal for ages 3-6.

 Exhibit: Vineyard Conservation Society's The Art of Conservation

This annual exhibit features artwork by local high school students - winners of The Art of Conservation contest hosted by VCS. The Art of Conservation is a...

Exhibit: Timeless - Celebrating Island Women Artists Over 80

When we learned about the movie 80 for Brady and a group of four octogenarian women living their best lives, we were inspired to host an invitational show at...

Father's Day poster

Here's a great Father's Day gift. Take Dad to the Strand Theatre to see two great "Dad" movies: Finding Nemo and Father of the Bride. Admission is $5 but...

The Lamb Cycle: Two Dates with Kate Feiffer

What if “Mary Had a Little Lamb” had been written by Lord Byron, William Shakespeare, John Keats, Robert Browning or Emily Brontë? In The Lamb Cycle,...

The Annual Juneteenth Jubilee Cultural Festival

The Annual Juneteenth Jubilee Cultural Festival presented by Inkwell Haven Foundation in partnership with Martha’s Vineyard Camp Meeting Association....

St. Vincent #1

Exhibit of work by the local artist Ed Schulman, on view at the Playhouse Art Space.

Clouds over over-sand vehicle trails.

Treat the fathering caregivers in your life to a Saturday over sand vehicle tour over remote Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge. We’ll traverse through the dunes...

Festive Juneteenth Picnic on the Lawn

Join the Edgartown Public Library for a festive picnic on the front lawn in celebration of Juneteenth. Chef Look will be cooking on the grill, serving up a...

The T-Shirt Chronicles, Part 1,  1976–1985

Join us for a conversation with Susanna Sturgis about her ongoing history project, as seen through her T-shirt collection. When Susanna bought her first...

Island Alpaca Welcomes You to a Walk!

Walking with alpaca is a way to learn more about how gentle they truly are. A wonderful experience for all ages. Every participant will learn the basics of...

Teen Photography Workshop Series

If you are interested in learning photography in a mindful way, this is for you! New to mindful photography and need to know what it is? Mindful...

Jazz Concert: Stan Strickland and Joel Harrison

Pathways presents a free outdoor summer Jazz Concert with accomplished musicians Stan Strickland and Joel Harrison. Stan Strickland is a singer,...

Exhibit: Black Fine Arts

Waterkolours Gallery pop-up exhibition at MV Salads in honor of Juneteenth weekend.

Taste of the Vineyard: Patrons Party and Auction

Save the Date! Join Vineyard Preservation Trust for its annual fundraising gala. The Patrons’ Party & Auction is the second half of The Taste of the...

Book Talk and Signing with Author Bill Eville

Book talk and signing with Bill Eville, editor and popular columnist at the Vineyard Gazette. These poignant essays - and others - are collected in his debut...

Jena’s Ring Challenge at the Flying Horses

Jena’s Ring Challenge is a ring-catching competition to see who can catch the most rings during a ride around the carousel. Competitors enter one of four...

Juneteenth Celebration Screening of Spike Lee's The Original Kings of Comedy

The Martha's Vineyard Comedy Festival presents: A Juneteenth Celebration screening of The Original Kings of Comedy, directed by Spike Lee. The Original...

Live Music: The Rosie Show

Rose Guerin leads an incredible show with special guests.

The 43rd Annual Bloomsday Celebration

Arts and Society presents the 43rd annual Bloomsday Celebration of music, drama and humor based on the writings of James Joyce. Performances will include:...

Juneteenth Jubilee Cultural Festival After-Party

The Juneteenth Jubilee Cultural Festival After-Party presented by Inkwell Haven Foundation. Let loose after a full day of intellectual and cultural...

Saturday, June 17