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October 2023

Mathews Marathon, Half Marathon & Relay

October 14 @ 7:00 am - 12:00 pm
Put-In-Creek Landing, 50 Brickbat Road
Mathews, VA 23109 United States
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$50

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, 2023.

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Virginia’s Li’l Ole Opry: Oldies Show (70s/ 80s)

October 14 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Harry M. Ward Auditorium – Mathews High School, 9889 Buckley Hall Rd
Mathews, VA 23109 United States
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$15

There are just too many great songs to do only one Oldies show, so this show will AGAIN take you back in time to the “good ol’ days” of country and rock and roll from the decades of the 70’s and 80’s!

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Afternoon Tea & Fashion Show

October 15 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Mathews Historical Museum, 200 Main Street
Mathews, VA 23109 United States
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Join the Mathews Historical Museum for an Afternoon Tea & Fashion Show, featuring the "Underside of History," with 17th, 18th and 19th century garments! Tickets are $12 in advance, and $15 at the door- more information on how to purchase tickets is available at the Visitor Center & Doodlebugs.

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November 2023

Fall Community Cleanup

November 4 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Mathews, VA 23109 United States + Google Map

Join us for the Fall Community Cleanup Day! Sign up by emailing or calling The Mathews County Visitor & Information Center. We provide all supplies, plus breakfast and coffee! We can also suggest a route if you don't have one in mind.

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December 2023

Virginia’s L’il Opry- Christmas Show

December 2 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Harry M. Ward Auditorium – Mathews High School, 9889 Buckley Hall Rd
Mathews, VA 23109 United States
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$15
Drum Circle

Join the Smith Family and all their musical friends for a wonderful start to your holiday season!

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Good Shot Judy

December 3 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Harry M. Ward Auditorium – Mathews High School, 9889 Buckley Hall Rd
Mathews, VA 23109 United States
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$25

Join Concerts by the Bay for an afternoon of fun! Brothers Brett and Jeff Cahoon stepped away from the success they’d achieved with their punk band Ten Years from Now and chose instead to see what they could do with the old-time jazz standards they’d admired for so long. The Cahoons filled out Good Shot Judy with a full complement of horns, percussion and vocals. And magic happened: an ensemble that was bigger than the sum of its parts. In…

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Red Cross Blood Drive

December 5 @ 12:30 pm - 6:00 pm
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One event on July 18, 2023 at 12:30 pm

One event on September 12, 2023 at 12:30 pm

One event on December 5, 2023 at 12:30 pm

Piankatank Ruritan Club, 7138 Buckley Hall Road
Mathews, VA 23109 United States
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Blood Drive

Help save a life! Come out to donate blood to the American Red Cross. Register for an appointment online using the link below, or by calling 804-725-2485.

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Christmas Indoor Bazaar

December 8 @ 9:00 am - December 9 @ 4:00 pm
Mathews Historical Museum, 200 Main Street
Mathews, VA 23109 United States
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The Mathews Historical Museum will once again open its doors to host its 4th annual Christmas indoor bazaar, offering products ranging from handcrafted jewelry to woodworking, pottery and food items. The Museum is a convenient location from which to view Santa’s arrival in the Christmas parade on Saturday. Enjoy the festive storefronts on Main Street, and the Museum’s lovely Christmas decorations, which have become one of the highlights of the Christmas season in Mathews County. Inside the Museum, area artisans are on hand to discuss…

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Mathews Historical Museum’s Annual Christmas Bazaar

December 8 @ 9:00 am - December 9 @ 4:00 pm
Mathews Historical Museum, 200 Main Street
Mathews, VA 23109 United States
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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!

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March 2024

The Suits

March 3, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Harry M. Ward Auditorium – Mathews High School, 9889 Buckley Hall Rd
Mathews, VA 23109 United States
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$25

Join Concerts by the Bay for a performance by The Suits! Four gentlemen. Four genres. Four decades. The Suits are comprised of four dynamic gentlemen performing four genres of hit music from the 50s through the 80s: Motown, Doo Wop, Pop and Rock. Fusing smooth choreography and tight harmonies with exciting showmanship and fun audience interaction, this production will give you a night to remember! With hits such as Oh, What a Night by The Four Seasons, My Girl by The Temptations, Can't Buy Me Love by…

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April 2024

The Rice Brothers

April 14, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Harry M. Ward Auditorium – Mathews High School, 9889 Buckley Hall Rd
Mathews, VA 23109 United States
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$25

The Rice Brothers feature a unique blend of classical music, ragtime and boogie-woogie, along with a historical perspective of the great composers and the times in which they lived. Their performances include works from Beethoven, Chopin and Liszt to Joplin and Gershwin, woven together with anecdotes and humor which will bring the music to life. Their interactive approach to performing is entertaining, and makes the music accessible and relevant to modern-day audiences. Their performances have been well received by audiences…

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May 2024

May Faire 2024: A Rural Life

May 4, 2024
Mathews, VA 23109 United States + Google Map

May Faire 2024: A Rural Life, will explore our county’s history—farming fishing and families—from the past to the present, in a County Fair atmosphere! This year’s May Faire children’s corner will be hosted by the local Kiwanis Club and will feature a midway of games with electric basketball, rubber duckies, hatching baby chickens brought to us by CA & J Farm, a petting zoo area, a Hungarian pig and an archaeological dig sponsored by Fairfield Foundation. Inside the Museum there…

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