August 2016
April 2021
Gwynn’s Island Community Yard Sale
This is a bi-annual community yard sale on Gwynn’s Island. It will be held on Friday, April 23rd and Saturday, April 24th from 8:00 am until 3:00 pm. More information available on our Facebook Page: Gwynn’s Island Community Yard Sale for More Details. Look for signs on each road!
Find out more »April 2023
Historic Garden Week
Ware Neck, a narrow body of land bordered on one side by the Ware River and the other by the North River, is in Gloucester County. Visitors will enjoy this tour showcasing a close-knit community with a historic general store and post office, whose early success was due to ties with steamships that once traded at nearby Hockley Wharf. Three private homes in this quaint community with unique and varied architecture and spectacular river views are included: Glen Roy, an…
Find out more »June 2023
The HeART of Rock & Roll
The HeART of Rock & Roll runs June 30th through July 24th. Participating artwork incorporates and centers around a rock and roll theme: 15 artists either used rock songs as inspiration, used rock and roll themes or even depicted recognizable musicians. Featured artwork includes hanging art, fiber art, pottery and jewelry. Join the Bay School for an Opening Reception on June 30th from 5-7 PM. Enjoy drinks, finger foods, artwork and great company!
Find out more »August 2023
Stretch, Sip and Paint
Celebrate the Summer Solstice with the Bay School Community Arts Center for a night of yoga, painting, wine and charcuterie at the home of Lisa and Jay White. Tickets are available here, and are $45 for members and $55 for non-members.
Find out more »October 2023
4th Mathews USLHS Grave Marker Event
SIX LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS TO BE HONORED On Saturday, October 7, volunteers with the nonprofit organization, U.S. Lighthouse Society and its Chesapeake Chapter, will honor six Chesapeake Bay lighthouse keepers in special ceremonies at three cemeteries in Mathews County. During the ceremonies, each keeper will be honored with the unveiling of a United States Lighthouse Service grave marker. The chapter will conduct the first 30-minute long tribute to William Edward Davis at H.C. Smither Cemetery in Hudgins at 9:30 a.m. The…
Find out more »November 2023
Fall Community Cleanup
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.
Find out more »Made in Mathews Open Studio Tour
Celebrating our 22nd Year... The Made In Mathews Open Studio Tour offers the opportunity to visit and interact with an accomplished and varied group of working artists and artisans, each practicing their chosen craft amongst the beautiful rivers and bays of historic Mathews County, Virginia. Our member artists and artisans benefit from a remarkably diverse range of skills, mediums, backgrounds that are as unique as the people who call Mathews County thier home. Collectively they produce a staggering array of fine art, textiles, traditional crafts,…
Find out more »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 »April 2024
Acoustic Night Out
Join local favorite Hunter Owens every Friday at Howard-Dooley Cafe for some wonderful live music!
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 »Gwynn’s Island Race
4m Run, 10m Ride or Run/Ride Duathlon: Gwynn’s Island in Mathews County is the host site of this annual race. Join runners & riders in this unique tour of one of Virginia’s special locations – then hang around to enjoy the music & food. 4 mile road run Starting and ending at the Gwynn’s Island Civic League, the route follows quiet backroads around the island, with a constant view of the water. The race course is 4 miles and the…
Find out more »May 2024
May Faire 2024: A Rural Life
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…
Find out more »Come Shop for Mom at ETC. Vintage
For May, since the second Sunday is Mother's Day, ETC. Vintage plans to be open on the FIRST Sunday of May, instead of the second. Come by and shop for all the moms in your life... Sweet Mary's Sweets & Savories will be onsite with special sweets to purchase and taking orders for Mother's Day, the following Sunday
Find out more »Gigantic Yard Sale
Join the Central Village Homemakers at the Reno Farm House in North for their Gigantic Yard Sale! There will be clothing, jewelry, and so much more!
Find out more »July 2024
Introduction to Entrepreneurship
Do you want to start a new business, or hone your current small business skills?! Then check out the Introduction to Entrepreneurship course, sponsored in part by the Mathews EDA, in partnership with the Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission. This free course offers a certificate upon completion, and you will learn a variety of skills in the classes- offered on Thursday evenings in Saluda. See the full schedule on the attached flyer, and be sure to register before all the…
Find out more »August 2024
Introduction to Entrepreneurship
Do you want to start a new business, or hone your current small business skills?! Then check out the Introduction to Entrepreneurship course, sponsored in part by the Mathews EDA, in partnership with the Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission. This free course offers a certificate upon completion, and you will learn a variety of skills in the classes- offered on Thursday evenings in Saluda. See the full schedule on the attached flyer, and be sure to register before all the…
Find out more »Acoustic Night Out
Join local favorite Hunter Owens every Friday at Howard-Dooley Cafe for some wonderful live music!
Find out more »Acoustic Night Out
Join local favorite Hunter Owens every Friday at Howard-Dooley Cafe for some wonderful live music!
Find out more »September 2024
October 2024
Canine Companions Clean Up Day
Help area Master Gardeners and Volunteers prepare garden beds around the historic home place of the Mathews Men. A wonderful volunteer opportunity to help Mathews County Canine Companions' new home! Help needed with the following: Weeding, trimming, planting, mulching. Master gardeners and landscapers will be on site to lend help and provide direction. Bring your small garden tools and wear gloves. Refreshments provided!
Find out more »Lions Club Smoked Boston Butts
The Mathews Lions Club will be selling smoked Boston butts, with a quart of coleslaw, for only $40! Sale quantity limited to 300, so BUY EARLY! Tickets available from any Lions Club member, via PayPal ([email protected], or at the Mathews Visitor Center, or call to reserve tickets 804-505-1361). Pick up is 10/5 from 2-5 pm at the Lions Club building (1247 Windsor Road). Rain or shine!
Find out more »Gigantic Yard Sale
Join the Central Village Homemakers for a yard sale benefitting local charities and non-profits! Clothes, Furniture, Household Goods, Vintage Items, Antiques, Jewelry, Tools … and much more!
Find out more »Gigantic Yard Sale
Join the Central Village Homemakers for a yard sale benefitting local charities and non-profits! Clothes, Furniture, Household Goods, Vintage Items, Antiques, Jewelry, Tools … and much more!
Find out more »Fiddler on the Roof JR.
The Court House Players (CHP) is presenting Fiddler on the Roof JR. The show features thirty-nine youth members and premieres on October 18, 2024, at 7:00 pm. From the first rehearsal, The Court House Players performers have explored how Fiddler on the Roof JR. touches on life in Pre-Revolutionary Russia. They are examining important issues such as tradition, tolerance, and faith, all of which remain relevant today. The Court House Players will present Fiddler on the Roof JR. at 7:00…
Find out more »Mathews Chapel’s Fall Musical
Join Mathews Chapel UMC for its Fall Musical! Talents present include: Hunter Owens, JA Faulkner, Tyrone Hudgins, Richard Calais, Mary Kathryn Diggs, Lynda Greve and the Ebenezer Men's Choir! Refreshments will be served immediately after the performances in the Fellowship Hall.
Find out more »Mathews Chapel UMC & LIFT Mathews Trunk or Treat
Head over to Mathews Chapel for their Trunk or Treat event!
Find out more »November 2024
Fall Community Cleanup
Join us for our Fall Community Cleanup! This is a great opportunity for civic organizations, school groups, and more to get some service hours in our community. We filled 100 bags during our Spring Community Cleanup- let's see if we can beat that number! Sign up using the link below, or by emailing Kat at [email protected]. We look forward to seeing you all soon! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/cleanupfall2024 Help us clean Mathews roadways for the fall! Pick up our neighborhoods and roadways. The…
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