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December 2023
Cookie Decorating
Get ready to jingle and mingle at Under the Stars Farm's cookie-decorating extravaganza! Spice up your holiday spirit with sizzling gingerbread and sugar cookies, all while spreading that delightful Christmas magic! Picture this: you, an expert-led cookie artist, armed with royal icing and a sprinkle of yuletide cheer, crafting your cookie dreams into reality. It's a culinary masterpiece in the making, and the Farm's got the maestro, C.Allen Confections, guiding you every step of the way. But wait, there's more!…
Find out more »East River Lighted Christmas Boat Parade
Boats will pass by Williams Wharf up to Long Point (green marker) and back to Williams Wharf, red mark. Boats will stage at the green area off Poplar Grove.
Find out more »The Tidewinders Concert
Local favorites The Tidewinders play hard-driving bluegrass, poignant ballads, and classic favorites. Featuring the traditional instrumentation of banjo, fiddle, mandolin, guitar, dobro, and bass, The Tidewinders' sound is classic bluegrass with modern flair.
Find out more »Virginia’s L’il Opry- Christmas Show
Join the Smith Family and all their musical friends for a wonderful start to your holiday season!
Find out more »Good Shot Judy
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…
Find out more »Christmas Indoor Bazaar
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…
Find out more »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 »Deck the Halls
Join the Mathews Memorial Library for a night of fun during the Main Street Night Market! There will be holiday music, decorating, and seasonal refreshments!
Find out more »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 »A Very Merry Christmas Farmers Market
A VERY MERRY Christmas FARMERS MARKET A Holiday Celebration of Unique Gifts, Handmade Goods, and Gourmet Delights. Sat., Dec. 9th 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Historic Courthouse Green Mathews, Virginia Sponsored by Mathews Main Street
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!
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