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PHOTO: The MVCMA Tabernacle serves as a backdrop for the 2026 Juneteenth Flag Raising Celebration on June 19th. MVCMA — The Martha’s Vineyard Camp Meeting Association (MVCMA) invites all to join in a special flag raising celebration of Juneteenth at the Tabernacle in Trinity Park, Oak Bluffs, MA on Friday, June 19, 2025 at 11am. Juneteenth, also known as Juneteenth Independence Day or Emancipation Day, is a holiday that commemorates the day enslaved people in Texas, and later

MVCMA welcomes all to experience the robust schedule of seasonal events at the iconic Tabernacle.

In the summer that I was six and my little sister was two, we started an Illumination Lemonade Stand. With the help of my grandparents, Beryl and Walter Frey, we placed a small, white, enameled table at the end of Pease Ave and sold cups of cold Countrytime lemonade and homemade cookies for 10 cents each. We made our signs out of poster board, markers, and glitter from daRosa’s, including one that declared we were “closed for a nap”, something my Gamma insisted upon since we’

New Permit Program begins in 2026 Oak Bluffs, MA — The Martha’s Vineyard Camp Meeting Association (MVCMA) has announced a new permit program that applies to all visiting tour companies, effective Spring 2026. A National Historic Landmark, the MVCMA has long been one of the most popular destinations for visitors to Martha’s Vineyard. The whimsical, privately-owned gingerbread cottages and iconic Tabernacle attract tourists interested in the history, oak-covered landscape and t