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May 2024
Acoustic Night Out
Join local favorite Hunter Owens every Friday at Howard-Dooley Cafe for some wonderful live music!
Find out more »A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder
Join the Courthouse Players for a presentation of A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder. Books and lyrics by Robert L. Freedman. Music and lyrics by Steven Lutvak. Based on a novel key Roy Horniman. Tickets available at courthouseplayers.org/tickets, at Mathews Pharmacy, Franktronics or Office Supply of Gloucester. $21 ($22 at door) and $7 for students with ID.
Find out more »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 »Mathews Farmers Market
The Market takes place every Saturday, April through October on the Courthouse Green from 9 am to 1 pm. 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…
Find out more »Used Book Sale
Every Saturday 10:00-2:00, Orrell Building Book Store behind the Visitor's Center. Thousands of books — most are only $1 Learn more about the Friends of the Mathews Memorial Library: www.friendsofmathewslibrary.org Book Store: 725-0808
Find out more »Tompkins Cottage Open
Open April 6th – October 26th! The cottage, which is headquarters for the Mathews County Historical Society, is named for Christopher Tompkins, a local sea captain, planter, local merchant, and member of the state legislature. He bought the cottage property in 1837 and is the first known owner. Exhibits include a room dedicated to the history of Mathews County which serves as a gift shop, two rooms representing a home from the 1840s to the 1900s, and a room dedicated…
Find out more »Bids for Kids Annual Spring Auction Fundraiser
Join the Gloucester Montessori School for a Spring Auction Fundraiser at Hyco House. There will be a cash bar available, a charcuterie table, catered dinner from Olivia's, fresh local oysters and live music!
Find out more »American Legion World Famous Breakfast
American Legion Post 83 World Famous Breakfast
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 »Faerie Tea
Join the Bay School for a Faerie Tea in the Art Speaks Gallery! Bring Your Own Teacup - Faerie Dress Encouraged - Tea & Faerie-Inspired Foods - Games & Activities - Prize Raffle - Learn Fae & Tea Lore Schedule Faerie Hair - $20, Crystal Face Adornment - $15 By Appointment ONLY: 12-1:30PM
Find out more »Dine to Donate
Join the Gwynn's Island Civic League at Richardson's Cafe for a Dine to Donate event, benefiting Mathews County Public Schools. Head over for dine-in or take-out to help with the purchase of school supplies for MCPS!
Find out more »Flights to Freedom Historic Highway Marker Unveiling & Dedication
Join the Mathews County Historical Society, the Mathews NAACP, and the First Baptist Church, for the Unveiling and Dedication of the Flights to Freedom Historic Highway Marker. This event is free and open to the public. Throughout the antebellum period, Mathews County’s lengthy shoreline and access to deep-water shipping provided numerous enslaved men, women and children the opportunity to escape from bondage. The historical marker commemorates recurrent flights to freedom during the Revolutionary War, War of 1812 and Civil War. The dedication…
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