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March 2024
What’s the Dirt on Mushrooms?
Join local grower and horticulturalist, Christian Brown, who will introduce Mathews to mushroom farming! The program will be held at the Mathews Historical Museum. Christian will discuss the diverse varieties of the most popular mushrooms and the numerous ways to cook them. The audience will have the opportunity to see the methods used on the farm to inoculate logs, will be able to touch and smell spawn, and will have their questions answered. Christian operates "Mush Love in Mathews, VA,” a mushroom farm…
Find out more »Mathews Gardening Group Monthly Meetings
Comprised mostly of beginner or intermediate gardeners, Mathews Gardening Group meetings are held the fourth Wednesday of each month (except November and December- third Wednesdays), and will offer regional experts as speakers to continuously improve and sharpen each member's gardening skills. For more information, please contact the Mathews VCE office at (804) 725-7196 or by email at [email protected] for more information.
Find out more »April 2024
Mathews Farmers Market
The Market takes place every Saturday, April through October on the Courthouse Green from 9 am to 1 pm. Food, flowers, and gifts galore! Our vendors feature a variety of fresh vegetables, along with homemade bread and bakery goods, eggs, and meat. In addition, our vendors offer plants, flowers (potted and bouquets), handmade crafts, clothing, and jewelry. You are also likely to find handmade ceramics, soaps, yarns, and various types of artwork. Bring the entire family (including pets) for all to…
Find out more »Spring Community Cleanup
Calling all community members! It's almost time for our Spring Community Cleanup! Join us April 13 at 8 am to help beautify Mathews! Meet us at the Mathews County Visitor & Information Center at 239 Main Street to pickup your bags, vests, gloves, grabbers, nets, and snacks! We encourage community organizations and civic groups, as well as individuals, to participate- it's a fulfilling and fun day! If you've adopted a highway, it's the perfect day to clean your stretch of…
Find out more »Historic Garden Week
The Garden Club of Gloucester and Mathews is sponsoring this year's Garden Week tours! Gloucester will have two separate tours this year, each requiring its own ticket: the Saturday tour will feature three homes and the new Fine Arts Museum of Gloucester, and the Sunday tour will feature a multi-acre garden with sculpture throughout. Each tour is an art lover’s delight. Their owners have cultivated beautiful gardens and collected paintings, sculptures, and objets d’art in their travels. Visitors will want…
Find out more »Party at the Wharf Summer Series
Join the Mathews Land Conservancy at Williams Wharf for the Party at the Wharf Summer Series 2024! Gates open for the events at 5 pm, with live music from 6-9 pm! The event is family-friendly, and kids 12 and under are free. Tickets are $5 (except for the 5/18 event, which is free for all), with a cash bar and food trucks at all events. Bring a lawn chair- cooler not permitted. Bands and Food Truck Listing: April 26 Robbie…
Find out more »Gwynn’s Island Race
4m Run, 10m Ride or Run/Ride Duathlon: Gwynn’s Island in Mathews County is the host site of this annual race. Join runners & riders in this unique tour of one of Virginia’s special locations – then hang around to enjoy the music & food. 4 mile road run Starting and ending at the Gwynn’s Island Civic League, the route follows quiet backroads around the island, with a constant view of the water. The race course is 4 miles and the…
Find out more »June 2024
Gone to the Dogs
Head over to Mathews High's track/field area for a "pawsome" event filled with furry friends and wagging tails! GONE TO THE DOGS is an exciting gathering where dog lovers of all ages can come together to celebrate their four-legged dog while raising funds to support the service dogs of Canine Companions's Old Dominion Chapter. At GONE TO THE DOGS, you'll find a variety of activities, starting with a dog-walk, followed by a variety of demonstrations and presentations, vendors and food!…
Find out more »Mathews VFD 1st Annual Boat Docking Contest
Join the Mathews Volunteer Fire Department for the 1st Annual Boat Docking Contest! There are 15 boats participating in the contest! There will be live music, sales vendors, food vendors, a kids' zone and more! Your ticket includes unlimited beer and entry to the event (kids 10 and under are free). Hunter Owens will perform the National Anthem, and there will be live music from Part Time and DJ Tommy Eriksen! Food trucks include: The Seafood Shack, Coastal Thirst, Salty…
Find out more »Gwynn’s Island Days
Join the Gwynn's Island Civic League for this year's Gwynn's Island Chicken Dinner & Gwynn's Island Festival! All proceeds from both events will benefit the Gwynn's Island Civic League and the Gwynn's Island Museum. The Chicken Dinner will take place on Friday, June 28 from 4:30-7 pm. Tickets are $15, and available at the door. Enjoy a chicken dinner with all the fixings! There will be a drive-through option available! Then, on Saturday, celebrate the simpler life with a festival…
Find out more »Islander Regatta
Annual 9 mile paddling event for non-motorized craft, circumnavigating one of Virginia’s few inhabited islands: Gwynn’s Island in Mathews County. With its origins as a fun summer challenge for a group of friends, the Islander Regatta is opening its door to more participants. Max 200.
Find out more »October 2024
Mathews Marathon, Half Marathon, and Relay
Run along peaceful, rural backroads in beautiful Mathews County, Virginia. Enjoy the fast, flat course that winds through dirt, gravel and paved roads and past the serenity of one of Virginia’s last great countrysides. Registration will close on October 5, cost will increase on Sept 1, 2024.
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