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The 38th Annual Chincoteague Island Blueberry Festival runs July 23 to 25, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Chincoteague Center. Billed as the largest indoor and outdoor fine arts and crafts event on Virginia's Eastern Shore, it features live music, blueberry treats like pie and homemade ice cream, and cash only admission of 6 dollars per day for adults and 2 dollars for kids under 12.

The Chincoteague Pony Swim also known as Pony Penning, or Pony Penning Days, is an annual event held in Chincoteague, Virginia on the last consecutive Wednesday and Thursday in July. The event dates back to the 1800s and features the wild horses swimming across the Assateague Channel when the tide is “slack calm” so the young ponies, which are born during spring or early summer, are safe from any strong currents. The pony swim event is hosted by the Chincoteague Fire Department and consists of a pony swim on Wednesday and a pony auction on Thursday. For the pony swim, the Saltwater Cowboys round up feral Chincoteague ponies from Assateague Island and drive them across the Assateague Channel to Veteran’s Memorial Park on Chincoteague Island. Once on Chincoteague Island , the Saltwater Cowboys herd the ponies to pens on the Chincoteague Carnival Grounds where some of the foals are aucti...

The Chincoteague Pony Swim also known as Pony Penning, or Pony Penning Days, is an annual event held in Chincoteague, Virginia on the last consecutive Wednesday and Thursday in July. The event dates back to the 1800s and features the wild horses swimming across the Assateague Channel when the tide is “slack calm” so the young ponies, which are born during spring or early summer, are safe from any strong currents. The pony swim event is hosted by the Chincoteague Fire Department and consists of a pony swim on Wednesday and a pony auction on Thursday. For the pony swim, the Saltwater Cowboys round up feral Chincoteague ponies from Assateague Island and drive them across the Assateague Channel to Veteran’s Memorial Park on Chincoteague Island. Once on Chincoteague Island , the Saltwater Cowboys herd the ponies to pens on the Chincoteague Carnival Grounds where some of the foals are aucti...