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May Faire, A Rural Life: Country Stores, Post Offices & Wharfs

May 2 - May 3

  • « May Faire 2025- A Rural Life: Country Stores, Post Offices & Wharfs
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Kick off the Spring season with May Faire, in Mathews County, Virginia, the first weekend of May every year; join us for a community heritage festival.

The 2025 May Faire theme will be A Rural Life: Country Stores, Post Offices & Wharfs.

The county’s 7th annual  spring heritage festival will feature a “county fair” atmosphere and will examine our very rural way of life—the people, their histories, their agricultural heritage, and their stories  both past and present—focusing on farming, fishing and families.

This year, May Faire will be a two-day county fair-type of event, with crafters, food trucks, and entertainment, a children’s corner, Pound Cake contest, photography contest  and the traditional May Pole dance. May Faire is sponsored by the Mathews Museum, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2025. Visit www.mathewsvamuseum.org for information.

We welcome anyone interested in helping develop this exciting event. For more information, questions, contact the chair at [email protected]

The event celebrates Mathews County’s past with a different history theme each year.

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Start:
May 2
End:
May 3
Event Categories:
Community Events, Food & Drink, History, Live Music, Outdoor, Shopping, Youth
Website:
https://www.mathewsvamuseum.org/may-faire-2024

Organizer

Mathews Museum
Phone:
804-725-3983
Email:
mathewsvamuseum@gmail.com
Website:
www.mathewsvamuseum.org

Venue

Mathews, VA 23109 United States + Google Map

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