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December 2024
Main Street Holiday Night Market & Tree Lighting
Shops will be open until 7 pm, with refreshments. Pick up a punch-card and find the hidden blue crabs in each shop, and be entered into a drawing for a family prize basket. Carolers will sing along the streets, and Santa will be taking appearances throughout town! Join the carolers for hot chocolate, winner announcements, and tree lighting at Westville Church at 7 pm!
Find out more »Christmas Farmers Market
Join the Mathews Main Street Committee for a special Christmas holiday Farmers Market! 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 enjoy the pleasant social atmosphere.…
Find out more »Tompkins Cottage Museum Christmas Open House
Tompkins Cottage Museum Christmas Open House will be held from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. as part of the Mathews Christmas Farmers Market. Traditional holiday decorations will be featured throughout. The 2024 Mathews County Historical Society ornament the Linda Carol will be featured. Other society ornaments, Sally Tompkins dolls and publications will also be available for purchase. Martha McCartney, historical researcher and author, will be on hand to autograph her comprehensive history, Mathews County, Virginia: Lost Landscapes, Untold Stories.
Find out more »Mathews Christmas Parade 2024
This year's Mathews Christmas Parade theme is "Blue Crab Christmas!" The parade will be held on Saturday December 14, at 1 PM! There is no rain date if the parade is cancelled due to inclement weather, and the parade will take place rain or shine. Prizes will be awarded for the best entry in each of the following categories: Civic, Animal, Walking Unit, School, Commercial, Motorized, Church, Parade Theme, and Antique Vehicle. The parade will run from Thomas Hunter Middle School to Chesapeake Bank. Directly…
Find out more »The Grinch is Coming to the Cottage!
Stop by Roane's Antiques at the Cottage after the parade for a complimentary family photo with none other than... THE GRINCH!
Find out more »Concerts by the Bay: Jim Curry
After being selected to sing as the voice of John Denver in the CBS Television Movie “Take Me Home, the John Denver Story,” there was no doubt that he would continue to sing the praises and songs of America’s Troubadour – John Denver. As a life-long fan, Curry dedicated himself to continue John Denver’s legacy of songs and his message of love and caring for our planet to future generations. Since 2002 the combined talents of Jim and his band…
Find out more »Sounds of the Season
Celebrate the season with an evening of light classics and holiday music! The enchanting sounds WSO Brass Ensemble will ring through library, putting those attending in proper mood to enjoy traditional pudding wassail. Celebrate the season with an evening of light classics and holiday music. The enchanting sounds WSO Brass Ensemble will ring through library, putting those attending in proper mood to enjoy traditional pudding and wassail.
Find out more »A Fairytale Christmas
Pull on your PJs, grab your blanket and favorite teddy bear to join Santa at the library for the magic of Christmas stories, cookies and hot chocolate. For families and children.
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 »Antique Southern Quilts Collection Showcase
A special quilting exhibit, “Threads of Our History: Quilts of Mathews Virginia,” will debut at the Mathews Museum, October 5 and will be on exhibit through the end of December. These quilts are from a private collection of an old Mathews family, going back over a century. Mathews is a small, rural southern county sitting on the Chesapeake Bay. The quilts reflect their utilitarian use, in a geographic area that was fairly isolated until the 1950s. The quilts honor a southern tradition of quilting when…
Find out more »Rock the Resolution
Teens are invited to join in celebrating the holiday while taking a look at future and what new year could bring. Enjoy refreshments, games, music, and the cheery atmosphere of library’s teen center.
Find out more »Holiday Bingo Night
Join the Mathews High's Key Club for a Holiday Bingo night at Fire Station #1! There will be prizes awarded, and your $10 ticket includes hot chocolate, and there will be baked goods for sale, and all proceeds will benefit the Key Club and local charities.
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