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September 2023
Bay School’s Taking Flight Gala & Art Auction
Please join us for our annual Fine Arts Auction as we Take Flight into the next chapter of Bay School growth! The event takes place on Saturday, September 30, at Parson's Point in the Glebe, under the big tent. Jazz by the Tony Mata Trio will lift you up Enjoy Flights of Fine Cuisine by Brian Marshall Live and Silent Auction previews will be available online after September 9. Tickets are $150 per person or $1000 for a table…
Find out more »October 2023
Second Sunday Shopping
Join Etc. Vintage for their "Second Sunday Shopping" event on October 8th, with Two Salty River Chic’s Jus Catch’n Up food truck!!
Find out more »November 2023
Winter Wonderland at ETC. Vintage
Join your friends at ETC. Vintage for a Winter Wonderland celebration! There will be live music by David and Carol Foster, a book signing of Carol Manglos-Foster's new children's book "Teddy the Tiny Terrapin Turtle," delicious food from Sweet Mary's, and a special visit from Santa! And of course, shopping!!
Find out more »Thanksgiving Farmers Market
A SPECIAL HAPPY Thanksgiving FARMERS MARKET Sat., Nov. 18th 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Historic Courthouse Green Mathews, Virginia LOCAL FOODS, GIFTS, CRAFTS, & MORE! Sponsored by Mathews Main Street Committee
Find out more »The Buck Stays Here Holiday Event
Join Chesapeake Bank, Mathews County Economic Development Authority, Mathews Visitor Center, and Xtra 99.1 for our "The Buck Stays Here" Pop-Up Event. Buy $50.00 VISA gift cards for only $25.00. Doubling your money to support your favorite locally owned and locally operated businesses in Mathews. Limit 2 cards per person - while supplies last. Purchases can be made by card only. Cash will not be accepted. Event is rain or shine.
Find out more »Tompkins Cottage Museum Holiday Open House
Join the Mathews County Historical Society at the Tompkins Cottage Museum’s Christmas Open House! This will be held on Saturday, November 18th as part of the Holiday Farmers Market. Stop by for a tour and do some holiday shopping for the history buff in your family!
Find out more »Made in Mathews Open Studio Tour
Celebrating our 22nd Year... The Made In Mathews Open Studio Tour offers the opportunity to visit and interact with an accomplished and varied group of working artists and artisans, each practicing their chosen craft amongst the beautiful rivers and bays of historic Mathews County, Virginia. Our member artists and artisans benefit from a remarkably diverse range of skills, mediums, backgrounds that are as unique as the people who call Mathews County thier home. Collectively they produce a staggering array of fine art, textiles, traditional crafts,…
Find out more »December 2023
Mathews Historical Museum’s Annual Christmas Bazaar
A Christmas weekend in Mathews, welcoming Santa. The Museum will once again open its doors to host the 4th annual Christmas indoor bazaar, offering an array of goods crafted by local artisans, including food, handcrafted jewelry, woodworking, pottery, and Christmas items. Inside the Museum, artisans are on hand to discuss their work. A selection of special edition Mathews prints and trivets by nationally acclaimed artist P. Buckley Moss are still available. For additional information contact [email protected] or visit www.mathewsvamuseum.org!
Find out more »Holiday Night Market
Many local shops will be open late for a Holiday Night Market and celebration! Stop in each participating shop from 5-7:30 pm for holiday refreshments, and be sure to pick up your punch card for our elf scavenger hunt! Find the elf in each shop, get your card punched, and enter your completed card into the Grand Prize drawing! All guests who find all of the elves will get a small prize. Carolers will be singing along the streets, and…
Find out more »Tompkins Cottage Museum Christmas Open House
Join the Mathews County Historical Society at the Tompkins Cottage Museum's Christmas Open House! This will be held on Saturday, December 9th as part of the Mathews Christmas Farmers Market. Stop by for a tour and do some holiday shopping for the history buff in your family!
Find out more »Sprinkles & Sparkles
Join ETC. Vintage for a Second Sunday Shopping event for the fellas! Stop in to find the perfect gift for your favorite lady, and even have it wrapped at the shop! There will also be food from Edgar's All Fried Up BBQ for purchase! Head over for a great day of shopping and food!
Find out more »Nick of Time Night Shopping
Finally, an event for all of the last-minute shoppers! Did you forget to get that special someone in your life a gift? Not to fear! Many businesses in the Main Street area will be open late for a Nick of Time shopping event! Not sure what to get? Gift certificates make great gifts for everyone! Check with your favorite local businesses to see who will be participating.
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