Abingdon Ruritan Fall Seafood Festival to be held Oct. 21 (7/29/2026) - Preparations are underway for this year’s Abingdon Ruritan Club Fall Seafood Festival, which will be held from 3-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21, on the festival grounds, located at 8784… …
Yorktown Market Days to celebrate National Farmers’ Market Week (7/29/2026) - Yorktown Market Days will honor the dedicated local farmers who bring home-grown products to the community with a special celebration of National Farmers’ Market Week on Saturday, Aug. 8. A… …Events July 30-Aug. 5 (7/29/2026) - THURSDAY DINE TO DONATE: The Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation will hold a Dine to Donate event from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, Thursday, July 30, at Mathews Grill… …
Gloucester PRT activities announced (7/29/2026) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation & Tourism is sponsoring a Glow Paint Class from 3-5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 4, at the Stewart Building, Youth ages 11-17 are invited to create a… …
Grateful Dead tribute Saturday at Flat Iron Crossroads (7/29/2026) - Three Grateful Dead tribute bands will participate in the annual Jerry Birthday Celebration beginning at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Flat Iron Crossroads, 7709 Flat Iron Road, Gloucester. Doors open at… …
‘An Artist’s Journey’ show opens Friday at Bay School (7/29/2026) - “An Artist’s Journey,” an annual show at the Bay School Community Arts Center that focuses on the student artist, will open with a reception from 5-7 p.m. Friday in the… …
NNO announces chamber music season (7/29/2026) - The Northern Neck Orchestra’s 2026-2027 chamber music season will showcase compositions spanning continents and centuries from contemporary American composers like Philip Glass to the European romanticism of Antonin Dvorak to… …Tryouts to be held for MHS volleyball, cross country (7/29/2026) - Tryouts will be held next week for the Mathews High School volleyball and cross country fall sports. Volleyball tryouts begin Monday and continue through Friday. The JV tryouts will be… …
Safe boating course on Aug. 15, 22 (7/29/2026) - The Northern Neck Sail & Power Squadron is offering a course to help people earn their Virginia Boating Safety Card. The class will be held on two consecutive Saturdays, Aug.… …
Calling all moth-ers (7/22/2026) - The Virginia Master Naturalists and Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism sponsor Moth-ers Night Out! on Friday, from 7:30-10 p.m., at Beaverdam Park’s Fary’s Mill Road entrance, 9537 Fary’s Mill Road,… …
One Design Regatta (7/22/2026) - The 87th annual One Design Regatta was held last weekend. Hosted by the Fishing Bay Yacht Club in Deltaville, the event consisted of two days of racing in Hills Bay,… …
Barn quilt workshop Saturday at library (7/22/2026) - Gloucester Library will hold a barn quilt workshop at 1 p.m. Saturday at Main Street Center. The program will focus on the history of barn quilts and participants will paint… …
Comix Con on Aug. 1; theme is Liberty (7/22/2026) - The Gloucester Main Library in Main Street Center will hold its annual Comix Con 2026 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1. An announcement from the library said this… …
Woodville School site of historical society meeting Sunday (7/22/2026) - The Gloucester Historical Society will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Woodville Rosenwald School, 4310 S. George Washington Memorial Highway, Hayes. The program will include an update from the… …
When word of the Declaration of Independence reached Gloucester (7/22/2026) - To close out a month of celebrations of the nation’s 250th anniversary, Gloucester County on Saturday will commemorate the time in July 1776, when word of the Declaration of Independence… …
Coming Events (7/15/2026) - THURSDAY SOCIAL SERVICES: The Gloucester Social Services Board will meet at 7:30 this morning, Thursday, July 16, in the Department of Social Service conference room, 6641 Short Lane, Gloucester. CONCERTS… …
Events (7/15/2026) - Mathews Y to hold Banana Splits and Bingo event The Mathews Family YMCA invites community members of all ages to come by for an afternoon of sweet treats, socializing and… …
Multi-church VBS begins July 13 (7/8/2026) - Residents of Mathews, Middlesex, Gloucester and surrounding communities are invited to attend a special multi-church Vacation Bible School, “Lessons from The King’s Table,” from 7-8:15 p.m. July 13-16. This four-night… …
Services and other special activities announced (7/8/2026) - Apostles Lutheran Apostles Lutheran Church, Gloucester, will hold the seventh Sunday after Pentecost (the parable of the sower and the seed) worship service at 10 a.m. Sunday. A coffee fellowship… …
Plans underway for Gloucester Wine Festival on Sept. 19 (7/8/2026) - Plans are underway and tickets are available for this fall’s “Wine, Whiskey & Whatnot,” which is set for Saturday, Sept. 19, at the gardens at Brent and Becky’s Bulbs, Gloucester.… …
Aeronautical group to tour Dahlgren (7/8/2026) - The Northern Neck - Middle Peninsula Chapter of the Virginia Aeronautical Society will take a field trip on Saturday, July 18, to the Dahlgren Naval Support Facility in place of… …
‘Lavender & Legacy’ tour offered at Clifton (7/8/2026) - Stacey and Kevin Noll of Two Bees Lavender at historic Clifton near Kilmarnock will open their farm and home for “Lavender & Legacy: A 250th Celebration” from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.… …
‘Mapping the Dragon’ (7/8/2026) - Panelists Jeff Wright, Allyson Gray, Dr. Edward D. Ragan and Moderator Dr. Julie King, from left, will discuss “Mapping the Dragon: An Indigenous History of Bacon’s Rebellion” from 6-7 p.m.… …Battle of Cricket Hill observance to be held (7/8/2026) - Ceremonies will be held this morning, Thursday, July 9, in Mathews to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Cricket Hill, a battle that marked the end of British… …
Gloucester Library to hold quilting programs (7/8/2026) - Gloucester County Public Library has announced three upcoming programs for July. The Point Branch will be holding a coffee, coloring, games and conversation program for adults 18 and older on… …