🌱 6th Annual Holiday Market and 10 more events

Hello again Matoaca! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• RIVER CITY FIGHT NIGHT - November 2026 at Great American Ranch
• District 7 - Lexington 1700 at Loyal Order of Moose - Virginia Association
• Hopewell at Matoaca at Matoaca High School

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: If there are 2 flys in the kitchen, how can you tell which one is the cowboy? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 65 and low of 44 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 69, low: 33.
• Monday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 69 and low of 36 degrees.

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📸 Around Matoaca

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Matoaca

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday November 18

• RIVER CITY FIGHT NIGHT - November 2026 →
  Great American Ranch, 13995 Raised Antler Cir, Midlothian
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday October 25

• District 7 - Lexington 1700
  Loyal Order of Moose - Virginia Association, 7212 Boydton and Petersburg Plank Rd, Petersburg
  1:00 pm

Friday October 30

• Hopewell at Matoaca →
  Matoaca High School, 17700 Longhouse Ln, Chesterfield
  7:00 pm

Saturday October 31

• SVML 47 - Mini Celebration Winchester 1283
  Loyal Order of Moose - Virginia Association, 7212 Boydton and Petersburg Plank Rd, Petersburg

Saturday November 21

• 6th Annual Holiday Market →
  Matoaca High School, 17700 Longhouse Ln, Chesterfield
  9:00 am

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📣 Matoaca Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday October 25

• MTG: Commander Party Reality Fracture →
  Modern Table Top Gaming, 15901 US Hwy 1, Colonial Heights
  11:00 am
• Sunday Brunch →
  500 East Wythe Street, Petersburg
  12:00 pm
• District 7 - Lexington 1700
  Loyal Order of Moose - Virginia Association, 7212 Boydton and Petersburg Plank Rd, Petersburg
  1:00 pm
• A Haunted Dollhouse →
  336 South Crater Road, Petersburg
  3:00 pm

Monday October 26

• Stories and Crayons →
  Petersburg Public Library, 201 W Washington St, Petersburg
  4:30 pm

Tuesday October 27

• Yoga with Belinda Todd! →
  Petersburg Public Library, 201 W Washington St, Petersburg
  6:00 pm

Wednesday October 28

• Family Engagement University
  Petersburg City Public Schools Petersburg, VA 23805
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Colonial Heights

• See who's on the ballot in Petersburg, Colonial Heights, Hopewell (progress-index.com)
• Cosmic Baseball brings its black light show to CarMax Park on June 18 and 19 (rvahub.com)

Petersburg

• Petersburg renames street after local NBA legend Moses Malone (wric.com)
• Male shot in Petersburg, heavy police presence at gas station (wric.com)
• Dinwiddie board rezones Central State acreage for business use (virginiabusiness.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "If there are 2 flys in the kitchen, how can you tell which one is the cowboy?" — It's the one on the range. (Thank you Helen H. for sending it in!)
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