Mark your calendars now for the Chincoteague Island Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade Saturday, December 5 at 7:00 p.m. The parade begins at Maddox and Main marching south on Main Street to the firehouse. To get into the holiday spirit, attend or participate in this fun family-oriented event featuring fire companies from Delmarva, brightly illuminated floats, horses, [...]
Seafood is a traditionally served in much of Virginia during the holiday season, so its popularity as a Christmas or other holiday gift is not surprising. Oysters have always been popular in Virginia at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Fish caught during the late fall and winter are also popular, including striped bass (rockfish) and sea bass. [...]
The Chincoteague Historic Main Street Merchants Association would like to invite the community to attend the 4th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 28. Attendees are requested to bring a non-perishable food item and/or a new toy which will be distributed here on Chincoteague Island. We would like to recognize the [...]
The Historic Main Street Merchants on Chincoteague Island are hosting the Third Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony on Saturday, November 29 at 5:00 p.m. at the Robert Reed Downtown Park in the heart of Chincoteague. The merchants are providing hot cocoa and warm cider and Santa’s elves will be passing out candy canes. Attendees are invited [...]
Saturday and Sunday, November 1st and 2nd following the spirit of the Holiday Craft Extravaganza at The Chincoteague Community Center, visitors are invited to a local merchants Holiday Open House. Participating local merchants all around town will have special offerings, demonstrations, and tastings, to kick-off this holiday season. Join the merchants for this Holiday Open [...]