One shopkeeper says she senses more enthusiasm and gaiety among shoppers, and a local innkeeper appreciates the way people don’t seem to be rushing through the holidays.
Each year, on Christmas Eve, the First Congregational Church of West Tisbury hosts a community pageant at the Agricultural Hall attended by over 800 people.
Downtown Vineyard Haven’s monthly First Friday event ballooned into a three-day Christmas party over the weekend, complete with two tree lightings and two visits from Santa Claus.
Over 300 families will have gifts under the tree this year thanks to the work of the Red Stocking Fund.
This year’s holiday gift show at Featherstone Center for the Arts is its largest ever, with 120 artists participating in the annual event.
Santa visits Oak Bluffs this Saturday to help the town celebrate the beginning of the holiday season.
After the tinsel and lights have been put back into storage, Christmas trees on the Island are getting a second calling.
