Mathews Museum

10/27/2026

🎃🍂 HARVESTFEST IS COMING TO THE COURT GREEN! 🍂🎃

Join us Saturday, October 31, from 12:00–4:00 PM on the Court Green for an afternoon of FREE family fun, in conjunction with the Mathews Museum!

And when we say FREE, we mean ALL FREE!

🎨 Face Painting
📖 Halloween Story Time
🎃 Pumpkin Painting
🏁 Sack Races
🌽 Candy Corn Bowling
🎯 Games & Activities
🏆 Costume Contests with PRIZES!
• Four children's age groups
• Adult Costume Contest
• Pet Costume Contest! 🐶🐾

And don't worry about lunch or snacks!
🌭 FREE Hot Dogs & Chips
🥤 FREE Water, Tea & Lemonade
🍿 FREE Popcorn
🌽 FREE Candy Corn

Grab your costumes, bring the kids, bring your four-legged friends, and come spend the afternoon with us!

🍂🎃 Great food. Great fun. Great prizes. And it's ALL FREE! 🎃🍂

We can't wait to see you at Harvestfest!

10/27/2026

10/26/2026

Thanks for being a top engager and making it on to my weekly engagement list! 🎉 John Craig Lewis, Chandler McHugh, Bill Molyneaux, Lilly Wish, Kat Minneker

10/26/2026

BOO ON THE BAY! Calling all Mathews residents! Set up a trick-or-treat table! Saturday, October 31, 4–7 PM, Thomas Hunter Middle School. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/gHWTxNmSZ4cmzBbT9

10/26/2026

The Last Adieu! Here Comes Lafayette! Ryan Cole talks about Lafayette's triumphant return to America. He came back to see how he mattered to this country. Tuesday night, October 27, Mathews Museum. Doors 6:30 PM, Talk 7 PM.

10/26/2026

An Evening with Ryan Cole! One-time appearance, Tuesday, October 27. Doors open 6:30 PM — get there early! Talk and book signing starts at 7 PM. The Last Adieu, Mathews Museum. Free admission.

10/26/2026

3 DAYS UNTIL THE GHOST WALK! Reserve your spot now! They are disappearing fast. Sign up today and reserve your spot. Or sign up and pay at the door! Contest ends Wednesday. Mathews Museum Haunted Ghost Walk, Oct 29, 30, 31. Sign up here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/mathews-museum-haunted-ghost-walk

10/23/2026

🎃 CONTEST — Two Ways to Win! 🎃

Our first annual Haunted Ghost Walk is almost here — October 29, 30 & 31 at the Mathews Museum — and we're giving away prizes!

👻 Win Edgar Allan Poe Museum tickets: Share this post and follow the Mathews Museum page, and you're entered to win two tickets to the Edgar Allan Poe Museum in Richmond!

🕯️ Win free Ghost Walk tickets: Sign up for the Ghost Walk — on Zeffy or on our website — and you're entered to win a pair of free Ghost Walk tickets!

Tours begin at 7:00 PM, every 30 minutes. Expect chills, not chainsaws.

🎟️ Head on over to Zeffy to sign up — scan the QR code on the poster, or tap here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/mathews-museum-haunted-ghost-walk
📝 Or sign up on our website and pay at the door: https://themathewsmuseum.org/haunted-walk

Winners announced Wednesday, October 28. Share away, and good luck!

10/22/2026

Thanks John, This is Great, Your friend the Mathews Muesum

🎃👻 Mathews County Presents: BOO ON THE BAY! 👻🎃 Get ready for a sp...