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December 2023
Rotary Club’s Annual Rockfish Tournament
The Mathews Rotary Club is hosting its annual Rockfish Tournament. The entry fee is $200/ boat with unlimited anglers. Captains Registration is December 8th from 5-7 PM at Morningstar Marina. $4,000 in guaranteed cash prizes available, including a first prize of $2,000! Contact 804-725-6213 for more information.
Find out more »Mathews Christmas Parade
Join us for the annual Christmas Parade! This year's theme is "Elf on a (Half) Shell," and the parade will run from Thomas Hunter Middle School to Church Street to Main Street to Buckley Hall to Chesapeake Bank. If you are interested in participating, we still have room for floats or walking units. You can register by picking up an application at Sibley's, emailing [email protected], or visiting https://visitmathews.com/2023-christmas-parade! Directly after the parade, visit with Santa at the Boys and Girls…
Find out more »1st Annual Grinches Gallop
Join the MHS Athletic Boosters for the 1st annual Grinches Gallop! Bring your unwrapped presents, and enjoy hot chocolate or cider when you finish the race! There are 5K and 1 mile fun run/ walk options. Register before 12/1 for $40 registration fee- guaranteed a hoodie, after 12/1, registration is $50. Proceeds to benefit Mathews High School Athletics! Contact [email protected] for a registration form, or for information on how to become a race sponsor!
Find out more »January 2024
Mathews Gardening Group Monthly Meeting
Join Mathews Gardening Group on Wednesday, January 24th at 10AM for an insightful presentation on the Use of Native Plants in Shoreline Stabilization: Living Shorelines. What is a Living Shoreline? A Living Shoreline is a management practice that provides erosion control and water quality benefits; protects, restores or enhances natural shoreline habitat; and maintains coastal processes through the strategic placement of native plants, stone, sand fill, and other structural and organic materials. The Middle Peninsula Planning District, comprised of six…
Find out more »March 2024
Snow Globe Soirée
Are you looking for a unique and memorable way to celebrate a special occasion or just enjoy a night out with friends or loved ones? Under the Star's igloo dinner is the perfect solution. Imagine dining in your own private, cozy igloo surrounded by stunning winter scenery. The igloo is heated and fully furnished, complete with bluetooth speaker, comfortable seating, and all the amenities you need for a luxurious dining experience. The Farm has partnered with a talented group of chefs…
Find out more »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 »April 2024
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 »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 »Markets on Main
Join us for an extended market on the third Saturday of each month, April-August! Vendors and artisans, food specials and live music will be on Main Street from 10 am-3 pm!
Find out more »Family Art Festival
Come create with the Bay School! A day of artistic fun in The Bay School Backyard - art activities, live music, food vendors, raku firing, and beer from Gloucester Brewing Company- fun for all ages! Bring your favorite lawn chairs, and be ready to dance and groove to live music on the Bay School's backyard stage while enjoying lunch from Hungry Hungry Arrow. Or take part in the annual Raku Firing Fundraiser while you are there! Proceeds from this event…
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.
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