Martha's Vineyard Calendar Events
Martha's Vineyard Calendar

Events

Sunday, September 17

Exhibit: Alejandro Carreno

Just in time for the Derby, Mocha Mott's in Vineyard Haven is exhibiting Alejandro Carreno's paintings of fish during the month of September.

Exhibit: Youth Art from Hope and Climate Action

Mocha Mott's in Oak Bluffs is exhibiting the award-winning paintings and photographs made by Island youth as part of Hope and Climate Action, this year's art...

2023 Hospice Golf Classic

Join fellow golfers at this13th annual fundraiser for Hospice of Martha's Vineyard. We look forward to another great day of golf with an online silent...

A historic look at the Steamship Pier. Hear the history directly from Thomas Dresser in this tour!

Enjoy the Historic Oak Bluffs Self-Guided walking tour! Created by acclaimed local author and historian Thomas Dresser. Tour takers see, hear and read from...

Enjoy a charming stroll through Vineyard Haven - on your time! The app takes you right to each spot with turn by turn directions, and audio.

Straight from author Thomas Dresser – enjoy the Vineyard Haven Walking Tour! Self-guided, the app provides you with turn-by-turn walking directions to get...

Yoga with Bri

Brianna Kenney is a Certified Vinyasa and Yin Yoga teacher. She completed her first 200hr Vinyasa teacher training through Lighthouse Yoga School in New York...

Expectant Parents Retreat

Join Melissa Larsen and other expecting couples for a 3-day program discussing labor and delivery, interventions, newborn care and other subjects that come...

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...

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 Pirate Mystery...

The Rev. Christopher Fike

Join us for service celebrated by the rector of St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church in Wilmington.

MVBLM Reflection and Gathering

MVBLM will host a silent reflection and sharing the first and third Sunday of each month throughout the summer and early fall. Please join us on the first...

Puppy Training Classes

Dog trainer Jeremy Jones will offer a six-week course of puppy training sessions. Cost: $300. This course is a community service presented by the Animal...

Rosh Hashanah - Jewish New Year

Led by Rabbi Broitman with Jonathan Lipnick (cantorial solos), Debrorah Strauss (violin), Eric Johnson (guitar), and Anthony Esposito (percussion).

Exhibit: 1923: A Kid's Life

As part of the Museum’s centennial celebration, this exhibit explores different aspects of life on Martha’s Vineyard through the eyes of a modern child,...

Photo by Edith Blake

In the spring of 1974, Hollywood descended on the Island. Universal Studios had bought the film rights to the book Jaws and the film’s director, a young...

Exhibit: The Perfect Craft: Wooden Boat Building, Then and Now

Small craft made of wood have been part of Island culture for thousands of years. They have helped to feed local families, connect the Vineyard to the wider...

Exhibit: They Were Heard, the Unique Voice of the Martha's Vineyard Deaf Community

From 1694 to 1952, Martha’s Vineyard – and specifically the towns of Chilmark and West Tisbury – had an unusually large population of people with hereditary...

Featured Exhibit: Carol Maguire and Jim Holland

Stop by North Water Gallery, Edgartown to view new work by Carol Maguire and Jim Holland. Jim Holland visited Cape Cod on college road trips with friends,...

Bodhi Path Martha's Vineyard

Bodhi Path of Martha's Vineyard has group meditation on Sundays from 10 to 11 a.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 to 7 p.m. If you are new to meditation,...

Oak Bluffs Open Market: Sundays in the Park

Enjoy Sundays in the park by the harbor! Open Market is an ever- changing variety of locally grown produce, specialty foods, flowers, indie designers,...

Tivoli Day Celebration -- Postponed to Sunday, Sept. 17

An annual celebration of summer’s end on Circuit avenue, featuring live music, arts, crafts, great food and family fun.

Vineyard Artisans 26th Annual Summer Festival

A Vineyard Summer tradition and the only weekly juried art show where the public can meet more than 70 Island artisans and buy directly from them. Many...

Stevens Chapel

What is it that happens when we gather in worship on Sundays — whether in our beautiful little chapel or on-line? How do the different elements of our...

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...

21st Annual NAACP MV George V. Tankard Jr. 5K Road Race/Walk -- RESCHEDULED

This event is now rescheduled to Sunday, Sept. 17 (from Saturday, Sept. 16). The NAACP of Martha's Vineyard presents the annual George V. Tankard Jr. 5K...

Aquinnah Cultural Center, Wampanoag History Museum

The Aquinnah Cultural Center aims to preserve, educate, and document the Aquinnah Wampanoag self-defined history, culture and contributions past, present and...

Cousen Rose Gallery

Cousen Rose Gallery (CRG), represents emerging and nationally known artists working in a variety of media, including painting, photography, and collages.

Exhibit: Sean Roach Solo Show

Realist oil paintings of Martha's Vineyard by local artist Sean Roach.

Exhibit: Teachers Art Show

This show features some of our fantastic Island Art Teachers. Whether in a classroom with children, a private lesson or workshop with adults, our Island art...

Exhibit: The Significance of 5

Knowhere Art Gallery proudly presents Significance of 5, an exhibition that marks our five-year anniversary, exhibiting works by artists on and off the Island.

Exhibit: beneath the color there was the shape

Winter Street Gallery is pleased to present beneath the color there was the shape, a group exhibition featuring new work by Chelsea Culprit, Mark Handforth,...

Flying Horses Carousel

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

Stitching Time: Quilts by Men Serving Life Sentences

Twenty quilts by men serving life sentences at Louisiana State Penitentiary — aka "Angola" prison — for the former plantation on which it was built, combine...

2023 Hospice Golf Classic

Join fellow golfers at this13th annual fundraiser for Hospice of Martha's Vineyard. We look forward to another great day of golf with an online silent...

Exhibit: Fibers of My Soul

Group exhibition featuring on-Island and off-Island artists: Adana Tillman, Amber Robles-Gordan, Andrea Grillo, Daryl Royster Alexander, Ella Mahoney,...

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.

Indigo Vat Natural Dye Class

Bring something to dye indigo blue for our natural dyes weekly workshop! We will have some white goods for sale. Just watching is fine too!

MV Cultural Council Grant Clinic

The Martha’s Vineyard Cultural Council awards grants for projects that benefit Island residents through the arts and humanities. Come to this open clinic and...

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...

Exhibit Opening Reception: Summer Celebrations and Reflections

Celebrate the work of local artists at an opening reception for Featherstone's newest exhibit, Summer Celebrations and Reflections. Sun and fun! Weather of...

Film Screening and Panel Discussion: Martha's Vineyard v. DeSantis

This 45-minute-long film by Oscar-nominated filmmakers Kate Davis and David Heilbroner is produced by MSNBC Films. In September 2022, Florida Governor Ron...

Live Music: Jon Zeeman and Co.

Live music by Jon Zeeman and Co. Rain or shine.

Sundays in the Park Concerts

The Sundays In The Park Concerts at the Ocean Park Bandstand in Oak Bluffs will begin May 28 with John O’Toole. The concerts will take place on Sundays from...

Virtual: Introduction to Mindful Living

Join Vineyard Haven-based therapist and daily meditator Philip West for Introduction to Mindful Living, a free, short course held online. Investigate, Learn,...

7pm
Virtual Event
Workshop Performance: Indian Letters

An immersive digital-theater project, this is a collaboration between Preeti Vasudevan, the artistic director of New York-based arts organization Thresh, and...

Live Music: Holy Rock and Roll Revival

Brothers Sean and Griffin McMahon provide music and comic relief at this feel-good performance.

Sunday at Sea

Featuring well-known professional island musicians Mark Alan Lovewell and Molly Conole, Sunday at Sea is a show that will make you feel at home. The show...

Sunday, September 17