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Mathews to welcome fall with Autumn on Main event

The Mathews County Visitor and Information Center is inviting the public to “welcome fall and the best that downtown Mathews has to offer” at this year’s Autumn on Main and Vintage Market, to be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1.

This event in downtown Mathews will feature a dozen vendors along Main Street, children’s activities, the Mathews Farmers’ Market, an Artisan Market, and live music, said a press release.

Vendors will be selling vintage and holiday décor, collectibles, refurbished furniture, books, pottery, clothing and art. They include retail stores in Mathews, along with invited artists from the Vintage Pearl, Emy Lou’s Boutique, Stepsend, Love ReSail, Time Wave Vintage, Joey D’s Collectibles, and Holland Acre Farms.

The Mathews Farmers’ Market will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., featuring music by Carolyn and Mike August beginning at 10 a.m. At the Bay School Community Arts Center, there will be an artisan market with entertainment by Suite101 Band, and on Sibley’s front porch, there will be music by Waypoint Duo, starting at 10 a.m.

Children’s activities will include a face-painter, a free petting zoo, and free pumpkin painting as long as the pumpkins last.

The release said this event was created to celebrate the businesses that make downtown a destination to enjoy both these experiences and the turn of the season.

For more information, go to visitmathews.com.