Mathews May Faire is less than one month out from its first two-day celebration, to be held May 2 and 3 on and around the Mathews Court Green. The theme is “A Rural Life: Country Stores, Post Offices and Wharfs.”
The celebration began in 2017 and is sponsored by the Mathews Museum. It focuses on county history with the atmosphere of a county fair, where vendors and food trucks mingle with historical presentations in the museum, located at 200 Main Street, and on the court green. It has missed just two years, 2020 and 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hours are 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily.
Friday will bring, in addition to the vendors, an archaeological dig by the Fairfield Foundation at Tompkins Cottage, a silent auction at the museum, and an emphasis in the museum on the coming exhibit on Dr. J.W.D. Haynes, who practiced in the county c. 1900 and beyond, and the establishment of the Hunley Country Store.
Saturday’s events include the annual Pound Cake Contest (see below), opening ceremon...