Events Sept. 10-17 (9/9/2026) - THURSDAY TOURISM COMMITTEE: The Gloucester Tourism Advisory Committee will meet at 4 o’clock this afternoon, Thursday, Sept. 10, in the Stewart Building conference room, 6382 Main Street, Gloucester. RETIREMENT PLANS:… …
Dr. Walter Reed’s 175th birthday party Saturday (9/9/2026) - A public celebration will be held on Saturday at Dr. Walter Reed’s Birthplace in Gloucester, where the famed physician was born 175 years ago, on Sept. 13, 1851. The party… …Plant Extravaganza Friday, Saturday in Gloucester (9/9/2026) - The Gloucester Master Gardeners will hold the 24th annual Plant Extravaganza on Friday and Saturday at the Gloucester Moose Lodge on Route 17. The plant sale, featuring native plants, perennials,… …
Gloucester Library to host adult yarn club, spelling bee (9/9/2026) - Gloucester County Public Library has announced two upcoming adult programs for its Main Street Center location. Yarn Club for crocheters and knitters will meet Thursdays Sept. 17, Oct. 15, Nov.… …
Fairfield to hold Historic House Party at Brighton (9/9/2026) - The Fairfield Foundation is taking reservations for its 11th annual Historic House Party, its biggest fundraising event of the year. The party will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Saturday,… …
VA250 program examinesRevolution in words of local people (9/9/2026) - Library of Virginia historian Eric Johnson will speak at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Middlesex County Historic Courthouse, Saluda, on the topic, “Voices of Revolution: Middlesex County in the Words… …Six themed Market Days to be held at Yorktown waterfront (9/9/2026) - As autumn arrives, Yorktown is savoring the season with six themed Yorktown Market Days in September, October, and November for the community to enjoy for free: First Responders Market, Fall… …
NAACP branches to hold town hall on proposed state amendments (9/9/2026) - The Gloucester, Mathews, King and Queen and Middlesex branches of the NAACP will a town hall at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Piankatank Ruritan Club, 7138 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews,… …
Gloucester PRT events planned (9/2/2026) - FREE FLOW YOGA: Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism is sponsoring Free Flow Yoga on Tuesdays in September, October and November from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. at Beaverdam Park’s Whitcomb Lodge.… …
Events Sept. 3-9 (9/2/2026) - THURSDAY CLEAN AND GREEN: The Gloucester Clean and Green Committee will meet at 5 o’clock tonight, Thursday, Sept. 3, in the Stewart Building conference room, 6382 Main Street, Gloucester. PARKS… …
Town hall Tuesday on sales tax ballot initiative (9/2/2026) - A community town hall meeting will be held Tuesday to explain the details of the upcoming ballot initiative to create a 1 percent local retail sales tax in Mathews County… …
Bay Aging has several upcoming programs (9/2/2026) - Bay Aging has several upcoming activities in Gloucester, starting with the Gloucester Memory Café from 1:30 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9 at the Daffodil Gardens Community Room, 5954… …
Dine to Donate to benefit Mathews school music programs (9/2/2026) - The Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation is holding its next Dine to Donate from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. next Thursday, Sept. 10, at The Seafood Shack, 10744 Buckley Hall… …Mathews planners to meet Tuesday (9/2/2026) - The Mathews County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the historic courthouse on Court Street. Kathryn Tatterson has requested a zoning amendment to rezone… …
Guinea Jubilee student art winners to be recognized Saturday (9/2/2026) - The winning artwork from a Guinea Jubilee student contest among Achilles Elementary School students will be unveiled at 11 a.m. Saturday and the students recognized by Barbara Priest as the… …
Virginia Symphony Orchestra to present free concert in Yorktown (9/2/2026) - The Virginia Symphony Orchestra returns to Historic Yorktown for its 28th annual outdoor concert on Saturday. The concert is free and open to the public. The performance begins at 7:30… …Yorktown library to celebrate 50th birthday (9/2/2026) - The York County Public Library will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a birthday party from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12, at the Yorktown branch. On Sept. 16, 1976, the… …
Watermen’s Museum talk on mapping of early Virginia (9/2/2026) - Dr. Max Edelson, professor of history at the University of Virginia, will speak at the Watermen’s Museum, Yorktown, at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11. His topic is “The Search… …
‘Yorktown 1781: Before the Siege’ to be held Sept. 12-13 (9/2/2026) - Travel back in time and experience “Yorktown 1781: Before the Siege”—a dynamic living history weekend that will transform Yorktown’s Historic Main Street into a bustling British occupied town on Saturday,… …
Gloucester NAACP to meet Tuesday (9/2/2026) - The Gloucester branch of the NAACP will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Woodville Rosenwald School, 4310 George Washington Memorial Highway, Hayes. The meeting is also accessible by Zoom… …
Library to hold wildfire prevention program Sept. 11 (9/2/2026) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will be holding the program, “Wildfire Prevention Plan for Your Home and Property” from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11.… …
Phillip Page to talk about his famous ancestor (9/2/2026) - Philip Page, president of the Gloucester Historical Society, will speak at two programs of the Sons of the American Revolution on Tuesday, Sept. 8. The Richard Henry Lee Chapter, meeting… …
Author to address MPAAGHS Saturday (9/2/2026) - The Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical and Historical Society will hold its monthly virtual meeting at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12. Historian Melvin Patrick Ely will discuss his latest book,… …
Mathews YMCA to hold open house (9/2/2026) - The Mathews Family YMCA, located at 33 Cricket Hill Road in Hudgins, invites the community to attend a free open house on Saturday, Sept. 12 from 10 a.m. to 1… …Republicans to hold Constitution Day spaghetti supper on Sept. 17 (9/2/2026) - The Mathews County Republican Committee will hold a Constitution Day spaghetti supper from 5-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17, at the Piankatank Ruritan Club building in Hudgins. Constitution Day is… …