Welcome to Main Street...
Whether Chincoteague Island is your summer vacation destination or your regular weekend getaway, you can
find everything you need at any of the Historic Main Street Merchant stores. Our quaint shops, which are located
on and around the island's Historic Main Street, are here
to provide you with quality antiques, unique gifts, local
cuisine, good books and mementos to please your
heart and soul...
The Historic Main Street Merchants Association is a
group of local specialty shops, restaurants, bed and
breakfasts, realtors, and vacation rental businesses
who have come together to promote all the life and
beauty Chincoteague Island has to offer!
find everything you need at any of the Historic Main Street Merchant stores. Our quaint shops, which are located
on and around the island's Historic Main Street, are here
to provide you with quality antiques, unique gifts, local
cuisine, good books and mementos to please your
heart and soul...
The Historic Main Street Merchants Association is a
group of local specialty shops, restaurants, bed and
breakfasts, realtors, and vacation rental businesses
who have come together to promote all the life and
beauty Chincoteague Island has to offer!
"Be a Part of the Path"
You and your loved ones can be a part of Historic Main Street by buying a brick for the path at Robert Reed Park. Memorial Bricks are being sold at $50 (engraving only) and $60 (engraved with pony).
Click here for a printable order form!
Click here for a printable order form!
Introducing a New Event on the Island
After Thanksgiving, our island community kicks off the holiday
season with our annual tree lighting. In addition, we hope
that you’ll agree that a Holiday House Tour will become a
much anticipated tradition to add to our local celebrations...
Tickets are $20 and this new event benefits our local Food Bank!
Come tour a selection of beautifully decorated island homes,
enjoy local holiday shopping, and help support the Eastern
Shore's needy families... The Waterside Inn is offering a special
weekend package to ticketholders as well... You can also
catch the Chincoteague Christmas Parade! Call Laurie
at 757-336-6858 for further information.
After Thanksgiving, our island community kicks off the holiday
season with our annual tree lighting. In addition, we hope
that you’ll agree that a Holiday House Tour will become a
much anticipated tradition to add to our local celebrations...
Tickets are $20 and this new event benefits our local Food Bank!
Come tour a selection of beautifully decorated island homes,
enjoy local holiday shopping, and help support the Eastern
Shore's needy families... The Waterside Inn is offering a special
weekend package to ticketholders as well... You can also
catch the Chincoteague Christmas Parade! Call Laurie
at 757-336-6858 for further information.
EVENTS WE PROMOTE
2nd Saturday Art Strolls
April through November with galleries and shops open 6pm to 10pm. Art demonstrations, music, readings, craftmaking, and more... For more info call Bob Behr at (757)336-0041 or visit the Chincoteague Cultural Alliance website here.
The Farmers' Market
Wednesdays & Saturdays April through September 8am to noon behind Don's Seafood Restaurant, next to the downtown park... Fresh produce, seafood, plants, baked goods, and more...
To participate in this event, call (757)336-2610.
The Chili Chowder Cookoff
Annual festival on the 3rd Saturday in October downtown on the waterfront with food, entertainment, arts and crafts and more... Call (757)336-3700 for more details.
Death By Chocolate
The Saturday of Presidents' Day Weekend in February,
journey from store to store, answer mystery questions, and
be rewarded with chocolate plus an opportunity to win prizes!
For further details, call Ruthann Mason at (757)336-3434
or Karen Murphy at (757)336-5507.
Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony
Held the Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend at 5pm at the downtown Robert Reed Park... For more information, call
Anne Warnick at (757)336-1111.
In Search of Shamrocks
As you shop along Main Street around St. Patrick's Day in March, collect shamrocks in the local stores for a prize at the end! For more info, call Laurie Walton at (757)336-6858
or Bob Mabin at (757)336-1564.
April through November with galleries and shops open 6pm to 10pm. Art demonstrations, music, readings, craftmaking, and more... For more info call Bob Behr at (757)336-0041 or visit the Chincoteague Cultural Alliance website here.
The Farmers' Market
Wednesdays & Saturdays April through September 8am to noon behind Don's Seafood Restaurant, next to the downtown park... Fresh produce, seafood, plants, baked goods, and more...
To participate in this event, call (757)336-2610.
The Chili Chowder Cookoff
Annual festival on the 3rd Saturday in October downtown on the waterfront with food, entertainment, arts and crafts and more... Call (757)336-3700 for more details.
Death By Chocolate
The Saturday of Presidents' Day Weekend in February,
journey from store to store, answer mystery questions, and
be rewarded with chocolate plus an opportunity to win prizes!
For further details, call Ruthann Mason at (757)336-3434
or Karen Murphy at (757)336-5507.
Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony
Held the Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend at 5pm at the downtown Robert Reed Park... For more information, call
Anne Warnick at (757)336-1111.
In Search of Shamrocks
As you shop along Main Street around St. Patrick's Day in March, collect shamrocks in the local stores for a prize at the end! For more info, call Laurie Walton at (757)336-6858
or Bob Mabin at (757)336-1564.
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