Chincoteague Island Events

95th Chincoteague Volunteer Firemen's Carnival

Carnival Ground on Main Street | Starts: 7:00 PM | Ends: 11:00 PM

Rides, Games, Fun, and Food – Chincoteague Island style! A great variety of food is available for purchase from hot dogs and pizza to clam and oyster fritters. Rides and games for all ages. Live entertainment on the stage. Try your luck at BING...

Freedom Festival

Chincoteague Community Center | Starts: 2:00 PM | Ends: 7:00 PM

Second annual explosion of arts & crafts. If interested in selling your art, simply CLICK HERE to fill out an application. 

33rd Annual Chincoteague Island Blueberry Festival

Chincoteague Community Center | Starts: 9:00 AM | Ends: 4:30 PM

Held on July 23, 24 & 25th at the Chincoteague Center, 6155 Community Drive, 757-336-0614   The largest Fine Arts & Crafts Event on the Eastern Shore of Virginia with 100+ fine artists and crafters from 12 states who provide a Ch...

Buckaroo Bingo

Chincoteague Community Center | Starts: 2:00 PM | Ends: 4:30 PM

For more information call the Chincoteague Center 757-336-0614.

World Famous Pony Swim Day

Assateague Channel | Starts: All day

At “slack tide” – Time to be announced at a later date by Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company. The Chincoteague Ponies will swim across the Assateague Channel just south of Memorial Park (7427 Memorial Park Dr, Chincoteague Island, ...

Pony Auction Day

Back of Carnival Grounds near the Corral | Starts: 7:00 AM | Ends: 1:00 PM

Pony Express trolley service will run from 7 a.m. - 1 p.m. for the Pony Auction. View trolley brochure and schedule.

Chincoteague Decoy Carvers and Artists Association Decoy Show

Chincoteague High School | Starts: 10:00 AM | Ends: 4:00 PM

30th Annual Chincoteague Island Decoy & Arts Festival.  Featuring decoy carvers, artists, and antiques.  

For more information call John or Cinda Walls at 410-546-1635 or 410-726-4049.

Annual Poker Run for the Kids Chincoteague Police Dept

Starts: All Day

For more information call 757-336-3155 or visit the Event Page on fb@cpdpokerrun.   

Plein Air Art Show & Sale - CCA

Chincoteague Community Center | Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 9:00 PM

Held at 6155 Community Drive, Chincoteague Island, VA 23336.  Sponsored by the Chincoteague Cultural Alliance.  Free and Open to the Public. Refreshments will be served. Plenty of Free Parking.  Each year, the 2nd week of Septemb...

21st Annual Chili Chowder Cook-Off & Car Show

Chincoteague Carnival Grounds | Starts: 11:00 AM | Ends: 5:00 PM

Chili Chowder Cook-off: Chincoteague Island Carnival Grounds, 3648 Main Street. 11am – 5pm. Free Admission. Live Music. Arts & Crafts Vendors. Great Food. Raffles. Family Fun. Food service beginning at Noon. Call 757-894-8771 or visit ...

5th Annual Cork & Craft Festival

Chincoteague Island KOA | Starts: 12:00 PM | Ends: 5:00 PM

Join us and the Special Olympics of Virginia for the 5th Annual Cork & Craft Beer and Wine festival on Saturday, September 26, 2020 from noon to 5 p.m. at Chincoteague Island KOA Resort, 6742 Maddox Blvd, 757-336-3111.   Sip on a varie...

Fee Free Day-Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge | Starts: 6:00 AM | Ends: 8:00 PM

In observance of National Public Lands Day, the entrance fee is waived. 

48th Annual Chincoteague Oyster Festival

Tom's Cove Park | Starts: 10:00 AM | Ends: 4:00 PM

The Chincoteague Oyster Festival is held to promote the seafood industry and mark the arrival of the oyster season. Come and enjoy oysters—raw, steamed, fritters, and single fried; clam fritters, clam chowder, shrimp cocktail, salad b...

CCA Holly Day Market & Wildlife Art Gallery

CCA Building on Church Street | Starts: 9:00 AM | Ends: 3:00 PM

Holly Day Market & Wildlife Art Gallery, 6309 Church Street.  Enjoy DECOYS and WILDLIFE ART in the Activities Center. PLUS arts, crafts, jewelry, antiques, holiday decor and more, inside and outside the CCA Community Center for the Arts...

Holiday Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

Downtown Main Street | Starts: 5:00 PM | Ends: 6:00 PM

To learn more visit ChincoteagueMerchants.com 

41th Annual Chincoteague Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade

Main Street | Starts: 7:00 PM

Visit beautiful Chincoteague Island and celebrate an annual Christmas tradition – the Chincoteague Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade!  The evening begins at 6:30 p.m. with an invocation in front of the Chincoteague Island Library followed by...

New Years Eve-Pony Island Horseshoe Drop and Costume Promenade

Downtown Robert Reed Park | Starts: 10:45 PM | Ends: 12:00 AM

Join us for New Year’s Eve! Held at the Robert Reed Downtown Park.    The Pony Island Horseshoe Drop is an end of year celebration that culminates in a promenade of crazy costumes just before the countdown to the stroke of midnight.&...