August 5th, 10 AM-4 PM Join the Mathews Visitor Center at Sibley’s General Store‘s Grand Reopening and Ribbon Cutting! There will be live music from local favorites Piankatank, a lemonade stand, live refreshments, and a door prize raffle for a gift basket valued at over $200! Plus, shop for wonderful products from local artists, as […]
Upcoming April 2023 Events
There are many much-anticipated events coming up in Mathews in April! Starting in April, the Farmers Market returns every Saturday from 9 AM – 1 PM! Come out to shop local wares and delicious treats, and meet the new Market Manager, Heather Fry of Twiggs Ferry Flowers! Markets on Main will also be returning the […]
Sibley’s & Visitor Center Updates
Sibley’s General Store is is back down to earth after spending just over three weeks nearly sky-high! Thanks to the amazing teams at Morse Enterprises and Ace House Movers, Sibley’s General Store was safely lowered down on its new foundation on February 9th. The building was raised nine feet in the air in mid-January to […]
MCVIC Receives Virginia Tourism Corporation DMO WanderLove Recovery Grant for Tourism Marketing
The Mathews County Visitor & Information Center (MCVIC) has received $10,000 from the Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) DMO WanderLove Recovery Grant Program, a new grant made available to Virginia’s Destination Marketing Organizations (DMOs) across the Commonwealth that have been heavily impacted by the novel coronavirus pandemic to fund recovery marketing initiatives. $866,504 in marketing grant […]
Witness the Historic Preservation of New Point Comfort Lighthouse
You may notice that New Point Comfort Lighthouse looks a bit different if you are visiting by water or car at the Observation Deck at New Point Comfort Natural Area Preserve this year. First Steps Scaffolding has gone up and will be there for the indefinite future along with rubber matting to secure any fallen […]
“Harriet” Film features William’s Wharf!
The biopic “Harriet” is coming to theaters this November, 2019. Peak the official trailer by Focus Features above, and when you reach 2:07, you will see a glimpse of Mathews County’s William’s Wharf as one of the sets in the film! Thank youVirginia Film Office for recruiting Virginia localities as destinations for filmmaking! Learn more about […]
