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May 2025
May Faire, A Rural Life: Country Stores, Post Offices & Wharfs
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…
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21st Annual Highland Games & Picnic
Join the Mathews Memorial Library for its 21st Annual Highland Games & Picnic, featuring the Kilmarnock Pipe Band, with games, prizes and a free shirt! Ages 6-14 welcome to participate, with adults as spectators at the Piankatank Ruritan Recreational Field. Bus leaves the library at 9:45 am. Register at mathewslibrary.org or 804-725-5747.
Find out more »Get Your Glow On
Join the Mathews Little League for a Sponsorship Appreciation Night at the ball field! Let's light it up for the sponsors and everyone who makes the league possible with a night of ball, awesome concessions and glow sticks! Head on out and sponsor!
Find out more »Canine Companions Event
Join the Mathews Puppy Raisers, and their puppies, for a fun presentation. Hear what’s happening at the Training Facility on John Clayton Memorial Highway. Find out ways you can be involved in the mission to place fully trained Service Dogs, free of charge, with recipients with disabilities. Questions? Please email: neelyadventure@gmail.com
Find out more »June 2025
Saltwater Learn to Fish Day
Join the Mathews Land Conservancy for a chance to learn to fish, with fishing and learning stations provided by partners. Refreshments provided, rain or shine, free and open to all! No license required on day of event.
Find out more »Family Port Fun Day
The second annual Family Port Fun Day will be held from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, June 8, at the Port Fun Park next to Mathews High School on Buckley Hall Road in Mathews. There will be open play and learn-to-play lessons at the pickleball courts (equipment will be provided), along with basketball court activities and playground games for children and adults. The adult exercise fitness trail surrounding the playground will be available for use, as well. The event, coordinated by…
Find out more »Family Arts & Barks Festival
No one wants to leave their furry friend behind on a beautiful summer day and the Family Arts & Barks Festival at The Bay School is the perfect opportunity to join in the fun with EVERYONE—two- AND four-legged, with AND without fur! Join us for a fun-filled day of family-friendly activities at The Bay School and bring your dog along! There will be a variety of activities to involve the whole family, including your dog: Feeling artsy? These are just…
Find out more »Gwynn’s Island Festival
The Gwynn's Island Festival has a variety of handmade crafts and local vendors, including jewelry, leather, paintings and photography. The festival will also feature live music, Lord Dunmore skits, food vendors, and a kids zone!
Find out more »July 2025
Faerie Tea
Bring Your Own Teacup • Faerie Dress Encouraged, Tea & Faerie-Inspired Tasties • Games & Activities • Door Prizes • Learn Fae & Tea Lore • Silent Auction • Vendors • Make a necklace with Virginia Coyle • Faerie Shopping Boutique • Raffles Sign up for Faerie Hair for an additional $20, by appointment only.
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