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Nantucket Island Events Calendar

Insiders Guide to Nantucket Events you will find the most up-to-date and complete list of events and festivals on Nantucket Island.

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October 2023

Nantucket Walkabout – Gardner FarmExpired

Formerly a vegetable farm along the east of side of Hummock Pond, the Land Bank’s Gardner Farm property runs along Hummock Pond, a glacial meltwater river bed that once ran roughly 75 miles south out to the edge of the continental shelf. Now closed off to the ocean and filled with slightly brackish water — […] ...
02 Oct, 2023
8:00 am - 10:00 am
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Story Walk: The Little Ghost who was a QuiltOngoing

Come take a stroll through our new story walk.  The Little Ghost who was a Quilt by Riel Nason, illustrated by Byron Eggenschwiler, is a perfect way to get in the halloween mood.  Ghosts are supposed to be sheets, light as air and able to whirl and twirl and float and soar. But the little ghost […] ...
02 Oct, 2023
All Day
Nantucket Atheneum
1 India St, Nantucket, MA
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Feeding FrenzyExpired

Join MMA Aquarium staff on a private tour as they feed the ever-hungry creatures at the Aquarium before it opens to the public. You will learn all about the fascinating marine animals as you observe their unique feeding behaviors. The Feeding Frenzy is very popular, so advance registration is required. This program meets at the […] ...
02 Oct, 2023
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Maria Mitchell Aquarium
28 Washington St.
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Mommy (or Daddy) and Me YogaExpired

Join certified yoga instructor Jill Lauren for some fun yoga with your little one. Start the day playfully connecting to our bodies and our little ones. Move, stretch, and breathe together. Begin to explore the connection between our bodies and the present moment. ...
02 Oct, 2023
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Nantucket Atheneum
1 India St, Nantucket, MA
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Biological Collections Open HoursOngoing

Join the MMA’s Field Ornithologist, Ginger Andrews, to learn about our collections, why collections are so important to science, and examine different specimens during each session. From specimens of birds and mammals to insects and plants, you never know what will be on display! Contact email: jgurley@marimitchell.org This program is FREE to all visitors. ...
02 Oct, 2023
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
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The Signature Tour: a traditional historic tour of NantucketOngoing

Enjoy a fully narrated tour of the island, including the historic sites in Town, The Old Mill, The Oldest House, Sconset Village, Sankaty Head Lighthouse and more. Join one of Island Tours’ highly knowledgeable guides, relax in our beautiful new air-conditioned buses, and learn about our diverse and deep history during this 1-hour 15-min. tour. […] ...
02 Oct, 2023
11:15 am - 2:45 pm
Greenhound Building
10 Washington Street
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Nantucket Walkabout – Sankaty Bluff

Sand, gravel and boulders laid down by the last glacier during the Wisconsinan Glacial Stage was not the first layer of foundation for Nantucket; an ocean bottom created during the Sangamonian Interglacial Stage and another pavement of glacial material during the Illinoian Glacial Stage are also underneath us. The only place to see all three […] ...
02 Oct, 2023
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Tarot Class with Suzanne Keating

Are you knew to Tarot, or have you been dabbling with your own deck for a while? If you want to explore the cards, their symbolism, and how to use them, come join Suzanne Keating and other students of this illustrious art of esoteric interpretation, as we dive into the symbolism of various decks and […] ...
02 Oct, 2023
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Nantucket Atheneum
1 India St, Nantucket, MA
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Nantucket Walkabout – Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge — Coskata Pond & Woods

Based on a foundation of gravel, rock and clay, Coskata is the reason Nantucket Harbor exists. All around the wooded area of Coskata, which likely translates in the Algonquian Native American language that the Wampanoag Indians spoke to “at the broad woods”, are post-glacial deposits moved northward by littoral drift from Nantucket’s east shore over […] ...
03 Oct, 2023
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Story Walk: The Little Ghost who was a Quilt

Come take a stroll through our new story walk.  The Little Ghost who was a Quilt by Riel Nason, illustrated by Byron Eggenschwiler, is a perfect way to get in the halloween mood.  Ghosts are supposed to be sheets, light as air and able to whirl and twirl and float and soar. But the little ghost […] ...
03 Oct, 2023
All Day
Nantucket Atheneum
1 India St, Nantucket, MA
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Feeding Frenzy

Join MMA Aquarium staff on a private tour as they feed the ever-hungry creatures at the Aquarium before it opens to the public. You will learn all about the fascinating marine animals as you observe their unique feeding behaviors. The Feeding Frenzy is very popular, so advance registration is required. This program meets at the […] ...
03 Oct, 2023
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Maria Mitchell Aquarium
28 Washington St.
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Marine Ecology Field Trip

What sea creatures live in the Nantucket Harbor? Find out as you help to collect, identify, and release fish, crabs, shrimp, and other marine creatures with our huge seine net. The Harbor is filled with interesting animals that will amaze you in their shapes, colors, and habits. This program is designed to be interesting for […] ...
03 Oct, 2023
9:00 am - 11:00 am
$30.00
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Weaving a Nantucket Basket: October with Linda Brown

This workshop is designed with you in mind.  Whether you are a first-time or experienced weaver, this workshop, taught by Linda Brown, is an opportunity to weave the shape and style basket of your choice.  Choose a project based on your experience, down to every detail that includes the shape, wood, and finishing touches, that […] ...
03 Oct, 2023
9:30 am - 3:00 pm
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Nature Story Hour

Enjoy this program specially-designed for the young explorer in your family! During each session, a MMA educator will read a nature- or science-related book, introduce you to one of the MMA’s animal friends, and will finish up with an activity related to the story. This is a reoccurring program, but the specific focus and materials […] ...
03 Oct, 2023
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Maria Mitchell Association
33 Washington St.
$15.00
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The Signature Tour: a traditional historic tour of Nantucket

Enjoy a fully narrated tour of the island, including the historic sites in Town, The Old Mill, The Oldest House, Sconset Village, Sankaty Head Lighthouse and more. Join one of Island Tours’ highly knowledgeable guides, relax in our beautiful new air-conditioned buses, and learn about our diverse and deep history during this 1-hour 15-min. tour. […] ...
03 Oct, 2023
11:15 am - 2:45 pm
Greenhound Building
10 Washington Street
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Nantucket Walkabout – Polpis Harbor

Although Polpis Harbor is part of Nantucket Harbor, with its own narrow channel leading into it and two distinct coves or, lobes, this former kettle hole definitely feels like its own small harbor with a mooring field in its east lobe and a few boats in its west cove. Native Americans living around it spelled […] ...
03 Oct, 2023
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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James Gallagher

James Gallagher

Theatre Workshop is proud to present the World Premiere of Academy Award Nominated Screenwriter, Valerie Curtin’s original play. Having enjoyed a lifetime of professional success as an actor and personal success as a ladies’ man and all-round charmer, James Gallagher is a man who wears his ego effortlessly, feeling no need to grandstand – confident his reputation speaks […] ...
03 Oct, 2023
7:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Bennett Hall
62 Centre Street
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Nantucket Walkabout – Smith’s Point

Smith’s Point is a treat whenever you can get out there. Jutting out into the channel between Madaket Harbor and Tuckernuck Island, Smith’s Point alternates between including Esther’s Island, so named when Hurricane Esther in September 1961 cleaved off half of Smith’s Point from the rest of Nantucket. Although we islanders still refer to Esther’s […] ...
04 Oct, 2023
8:00 am - 11:00 am
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Story Walk: The Little Ghost who was a Quilt

Come take a stroll through our new story walk.  The Little Ghost who was a Quilt by Riel Nason, illustrated by Byron Eggenschwiler, is a perfect way to get in the halloween mood.  Ghosts are supposed to be sheets, light as air and able to whirl and twirl and float and soar. But the little ghost […] ...
04 Oct, 2023
All Day
Nantucket Atheneum
1 India St, Nantucket, MA
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Feeding Frenzy

Join MMA Aquarium staff on a private tour as they feed the ever-hungry creatures at the Aquarium before it opens to the public. You will learn all about the fascinating marine animals as you observe their unique feeding behaviors. The Feeding Frenzy is very popular, so advance registration is required. This program meets at the […] ...
04 Oct, 2023
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Maria Mitchell Aquarium
28 Washington St.
View Detail

The Signature Tour: a traditional historic tour of Nantucket

Enjoy a fully narrated tour of the island, including the historic sites in Town, The Old Mill, The Oldest House, Sconset Village, Sankaty Head Lighthouse and more. Join one of Island Tours’ highly knowledgeable guides, relax in our beautiful new air-conditioned buses, and learn about our diverse and deep history during this 1-hour 15-min. tour. […] ...
04 Oct, 2023
11:15 am - 2:45 pm
Greenhound Building
10 Washington Street
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Nantucket Walkabout – Smooth Hummocks

Graded relatively flat by glacial meltwater running out over the coastal plain to the ocean 75 miles away when the landmass that would become Nantucket was nothing more than a wide, low ridge of sand, gravel and glacial erratics (boulders), Smooth Hummocks is Nantucket’s version of the Midwest’s prairies complete with rare wildflowers and grasses […] ...
04 Oct, 2023
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm