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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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November 2023

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 […] ...
29 Nov, 2023
8:00 am - 11:00 am
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Story Walk: Giving Thanks

Come visit our new story walk!  Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message written by Chief Jake Swamp and illustrated by Erwin Printup, Jr. is a traditional Iroquois celebration of the beauty and spirit of Mother Earth, as told by a contemporary Mohawk chief. ...
29 Nov, 2023
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Nantucket Atheneum
1 India St, Nantucket, MA
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Home for the Holidays

The Nantucket Historical Association is pleased to announce the return of Home For The Holidays, featuring over 350 illuminated stained-glass houses and churches augmented with thousands of pieces of hand-made lampwork including glass animals, trees, sleighs, and bicycles, to name a few. This enchanting glass village was amassed by collectors Annalise and Tom Nelson. “Stained-Glass” […] ...
29 Nov, 2023
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Nantucket Whaling Museum
13 Broad St
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Nantucket Walkabout – Lost Farm Sanctuary

Just under half of Nantucket’s farms existed on the western half of the island. Around 1850, when Nantucket boasted nearly 100 produce, dairy, poultry and cattle farms all over the island and Tuckernuck Island, there were around 20 farms along Hummock Pond Road and in this vicinity. Some of this farmland included the conservation land […] ...
29 Nov, 2023
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Library LEGOs

Come join us for some creative construction! The library will supply the LEGO bricks and you can have some fun. We’ll take a picture of you and your masterpiece for you to keep! With permission, we’ll post pictures of your masterpiece on our Weezie Library Facebook page! Program is FREE but space is limited. ...
29 Nov, 2023
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Nantucket Atheneum
1 India St, Nantucket, MA
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Youth Craft & Design Club: Transferware

This program is hosted in collaboration with the Nantucket Atheneum, as part of a crafting event series for teens this fall. We will alternate each week between hosting crafts at the Atheneum and the Whaling Museum. Join us on Wednesdays in November & December to marble paper, weave bangle bracelets, and more! ...
29 Nov, 2023
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Nantucket Whaling Museum
13 Broad St
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Teen Trivia Night

Join us for an evening of trivia at the library, just for teens and tweens! Bring a friend or come alone and test your knowledge! Snacks will be provided. ...
29 Nov, 2023
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Nantucket Atheneum
1 India St, Nantucket, MA
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Table Top Game Night

Join us for our Weekly Table Top Game Night at the Nantucket Atheneum. Every week we will have one table devoted to a rotating selection of games and one table for Dungeons & Dragons (limited seating for D&D, first come first serve!) New players and old are all welcome! Game Night is open to ADULTS […] ...
29 Nov, 2023
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Nantucket Atheneum
1 India St, Nantucket, MA
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Atheneum Knitting Group

Calling all knitters! Gather your projects and supplies and come knit with us. Are you curious about learning how to knit? Our group of veterans can get you started. Are you stymied by a challenge in your project? Our group can help with that. The Atheneum Knitters Group is a fun, relaxed place to share […] ...
29 Nov, 2023
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Nantucket Atheneum
1 India St, Nantucket, MA
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Basics of Astrology

This introductory class will teach you the Signs of the Zodiac, their Planetary Rulers, Elements, Modalities and Polarities, as well as the Houses of the Horoscope. When you learn the Archetypal energy of the Planets and how they express themselves through the Zodiac Signs, you start to realize their vibrational impact in your life. A later series […] ...
29 Nov, 2023
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Nantucket Atheneum
1 India St, Nantucket, MA
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Elin Hilderbrand’s Winter Street

Adapted by Justin Cerne, based on the Winter Street Series novels by Elin Hilderbrand Run Time is approximately 1 hr and 30 minutes including a 15 minute intermission Directed by Justin Cerne Elin Hilderbrand’s Winter Street is the unforgettable story of the Quinn Family. This new adaptation for the stage follows the memorable Quinns through […] ...
29 Nov, 2023
7:00 pm
Bennett Hall
62 Centre Street
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Celtic Flow Sessions

Bring your instrument and join us to play tunes from Ireland, Scotland, Nova Scotia, and beyond. These Nantucket Community Music Center sessions are welcoming and community-oriented, with the primary aim of having fun together playing uplifting music– stress-free! We play through new tunes slowly before picking up the tempo. These sessions are open to folks […] ...
29 Nov, 2023
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Nantucket Community Music Center Parlor
56 Centre Street
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Nantucket Walkabout – Gardner Farm-Lost Farm Loop

Gardner Farm and Lost Farm sit stacked one former farming property on top of the other along the eastern shore of Hummock Pond walking distance from Hummock Pond Road. The Gardner Farm Preserve, as it’s formally called by its owner, the Nantucket Islands Land Bank, to the south and immediately north abutting this magnificent network […] ...
30 Nov, 2023
8:00 am - 10:00 am
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Story Walk: Giving Thanks

Come visit our new story walk!  Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message written by Chief Jake Swamp and illustrated by Erwin Printup, Jr. is a traditional Iroquois celebration of the beauty and spirit of Mother Earth, as told by a contemporary Mohawk chief. ...
30 Nov, 2023
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Nantucket Atheneum
1 India St, Nantucket, MA
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Toddler Time

For children up to 3 years old. Join us for some short stories, fingerplays, and songs designed to foster pre-literacy skills.  Space is limited and tickets will be available at the Weezie Desk when the library opens. ...
30 Nov, 2023
9:30 am - 10:00 am
Nantucket Atheneum
1 India St, Nantucket, MA
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Home for the Holidays

The Nantucket Historical Association is pleased to announce the return of Home For The Holidays, featuring over 350 illuminated stained-glass houses and churches augmented with thousands of pieces of hand-made lampwork including glass animals, trees, sleighs, and bicycles, to name a few. This enchanting glass village was amassed by collectors Annalise and Tom Nelson. “Stained-Glass” […] ...
30 Nov, 2023
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Nantucket Whaling Museum
13 Broad St
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Preschool Story Time

Join us for a special 30 minute story time featuring new and classical tales.  For children ages 3+.  Space is limited and tickets will be available at the Weezie Desk 30 minutes before the program begins. ...
30 Nov, 2023
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Nantucket Atheneum
1 India St, Nantucket, MA
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Nature Story Hour

Enjoy this program designed for the young explorer in your family! During each session, a MMA educator will read a nature or science themed 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 recurring program, but the specific focus and […] ...
30 Nov, 2023
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
MMA Natural Science Museum
7 Milk St.
$15.00
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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 […] ...
30 Nov, 2023
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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ELL Beginner English

ELL Beginner’s English class for those seeking to learn basic conversation used in daily activities. The Literacy Volunteers of the Atheneum (LVA) offer a drop-in beginner class every Thursday evening at the library. The class is free, conducted in English and pre-registration is not required. For more information contact Cheryl at ccreighton@nantucketatheneum.org, or 508-228-1110 x113. ...
30 Nov, 2023
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Nantucket Atheneum
1 India St, Nantucket, MA
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ELL Intermediate English

Intermediate English class for those seeking to improve their English language skills. The Literacy Volunteers of the Atheneum (LVA) offer a drop-in intermediate English class every Thursday evening at the library. The class is free, conducted in English and pre-registration is not required. For more information contact Cheryl at ccreighton@nantucketatheneum.org. ...
30 Nov, 2023
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Nantucket Atheneum
1 India St, Nantucket, MA
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Festival of Trees Preview Party

The Festival of Trees is the NHA’s highly anticipated holiday tradition that kicks off the Nantucket Chamber of Commerce’s Stroll weekend and transforms the Whaling Museum into a festive winter wonderland for the entire month of December! Enjoy an exclusive first look at over 100 holiday trees at the Preview Party, while enjoying festive cocktails […] ...
30 Nov, 2023
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Nantucket Whaling Museum
13 Broad St
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“Look Up” at Loines Observatory

Join our astronomers for an impressive tour of Nantucket’s night sky. Get a chance to view the moon, planets, stars, nebulae, and even distant galaxies through the MMA’s telescopes! Learn more about the constellations, phases of the moon, the planets, and why eclipses happen. This stargazing program is designed to be engaging and interactive for […] ...
30 Nov, 2023
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Loines Observatory
59 Milk Street Extension
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Elin Hilderbrand’s Winter Street

Adapted by Justin Cerne, based on the Winter Street Series novels by Elin Hilderbrand Run Time is approximately 1 hr and 30 minutes including a 15 minute intermission Directed by Justin Cerne Elin Hilderbrand’s Winter Street is the unforgettable story of the Quinn Family. This new adaptation for the stage follows the memorable Quinns through […] ...
30 Nov, 2023
7:00 pm
Bennett Hall
62 Centre Street
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Nantucket Shorts Festival 2023 – Presented by NCTV

Please join us for an encore screening of the 2023 celebration of short films inspired by Nantucket. The Nantucket Shorts Festival took place at The Dreamland on Sunday, October 8th. We will be re-screening this program of short films between 2 and 10 minutes in length that were either filmed on or inspired by Nantucket. […] ...
30 Nov, 2023
7:00 pm
Nantucket Dreamland Theater
17 South Water Street
$18.00
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December 2023

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 […] ...
01 Dec, 2023
8:00 am - 10:00 am
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Ravenous Reptiles

Learn about the unique adaptations of turtles, frogs, snakes, and more at the MMA Natural Science Museum! You will get to get to touch, hold, and interact with several of the MMA Natural Science Museum’s educational animals. This is a great way to learn about native and non-native species up-close, especially if you love animals. […] ...
01 Dec, 2023
9:00 am - 10:00 am
MMA Natural Science Museum
7 Milk St.
$15.00
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Story Walk: Winter: A Solstice Story

This month we are featuring Winter: A Solstice Story by Kelsey E. Gross and illustrated by Renate Liwska.  Tonight is the longest night of the year—solstice is here! Deep in the forest, the dark, cold, and quiet of winter is all around. Owl, Mouse, and Deer all watch as the light fades and dark surrounds them, […] ...
01 Dec, 2023
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Nantucket Atheneum
1 India St, Nantucket, MA
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Festival of Trees

Each year community members, local merchants, nonprofit organizations, artists, artisans, and schoolchildren design magnificent trees displayed in the Whaling Museum for visitors to enjoy throughout the season. ...
01 Dec, 2023
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Nantucket Whaling Museum
13 Broad St
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Home for the Holidays

The Nantucket Historical Association is pleased to announce the return of Home For The Holidays, featuring over 350 illuminated stained-glass houses and churches augmented with thousands of pieces of hand-made lampwork including glass animals, trees, sleighs, and bicycles, to name a few. This enchanting glass village was amassed by collectors Annalise and Tom Nelson. “Stained-Glass” […] ...
01 Dec, 2023
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Nantucket Whaling Museum
13 Broad St
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Playground Pals

A weekly free playgroup held Friday mornings at the Discovery Playground on Old South Road. All ages are welcome to join with their parent or guardian. This group does not require registration. ...
01 Dec, 2023
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Discovery Playground
54 Old South Rd
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Nature Story Hour

Enjoy this program designed for the young explorer in your family! During each session, a MMA educator will read a nature or science themed 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 recurring program, but the specific focus and […] ...
01 Dec, 2023
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
MMA Natural Science Museum
7 Milk St.
$15.00
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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 […] ...
01 Dec, 2023
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Elin Hilderbrand’s Winter Street

Adapted by Justin Cerne, based on the Winter Street Series novels by Elin Hilderbrand Run Time is approximately 1 hr and 30 minutes including a 15 minute intermission Directed by Justin Cerne Elin Hilderbrand’s Winter Street is the unforgettable story of the Quinn Family. This new adaptation for the stage follows the memorable Quinns through […] ...
01 Dec, 2023
7:00 pm
Bennett Hall
62 Centre Street
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The Stroll Party featuring the Hess Twins

Join us for the third annual Dreamland Stroll Party on the second floor of The Dreamland Friday, December 1st from 7-10pm. The well-known DJ duo the Hess Twins will be performing your favorite top 40, classic, and holiday hits to dance the night away to! Dress in your finest Stroll garb and we’ll have a […] ...
01 Dec, 2023
7:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Nantucket Dreamland Theater
17 South Water Street
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St. Paul’s Christmas Stroll Concert

This special concert at St. Paul’s Church, 16 Fair St., features holiday classics with favorite carols, a vocal soloist, instrumentalists, and a sing-along after the concert. In addition, enjoy dessert and bubbly plus an exclusive opportunity for concertgoers to do some preview shopping at the Christmas Market from 8 to 9 p.m. before it opens to […] ...
01 Dec, 2023
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
St. Paul's Church
20 Fair Street.
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“A Sherlock Carol” at White Heron Theatre

Experience the thrills and laughter that unfold when Sherlock Holmes meets the characters from the timeless tale, “A Christmas Carol.” When a grown-up Tiny Tim asks Sherlock Holmes to investigate the peculiar death of Ebenezer Scrooge, The Great Detective must use his tools of deduction to solve a Dickens of a mystery. But it is […] ...
01 Dec, 2023
7:00 pm
White Heron Theatre Company
5 N Water Street.
$30.00
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The Stroll Party featuring the Hess Twins

Join us for the third annual Dreamland Stroll Party on the second floor of The Dreamland Friday, December 1st from 7-10pm. The well-known DJ duo the Hess Twins will be performing your favorite top 40, classic, and holiday hits to dance the night away to! Dress in your finest Stroll garb and we’ll have a contest […] ...
01 Dec, 2023
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Nantucket Dreamland Theater
17 South Water Street
$40.00
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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 […] ...
02 Dec, 2023
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Clean Team

Help Clean up various parts of Nantucket. The Clean Team is a group of over four hundred Nantucketers that is dedicated to keeping our Island’s beaches, dunes, roadsides, and bike paths free of litter.   ...
02 Dec, 2023
8:00 am
The Handlebar Café
15 Washington St
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Ravenous Reptiles

Learn about the unique adaptations of turtles, frogs, snakes, and more at the MMA Natural Science Museum! You will get to get to touch, hold, and interact with several of the MMA Natural Science Museum’s educational animals. This is a great way to learn about native and non-native species up-close, especially if you love animals. […] ...
02 Dec, 2023
9:00 am - 10:00 am
MMA Natural Science Museum
7 Milk St.
$15.00
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St. Paul’s Christmas Stroll Market

Come in from the cold and do some holiday shopping at Saint Paul’s Christmas market located at 16 Fair St. The market sells gifts, jewelry antiques, handcrafted items, wrapping paper, baked goods Christmas greens, and decorations. Don’t miss the silent auction! Sit down and relax at St. Paul’s Christmas Cafe serving lunch (chili, chowder vegetarian […] ...
02 Dec, 2023
9:30 am - 3:00 pm
St. Paul's Church
20 Fair Street.
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All Ages: Holiday Wood Frames!

This special barnaby’s class is a favorite! This workshop combines the love of collage x wood as children will use a variety of raw materials and mixed media to create their own Holiday Winter Scenes! (Ages 2+) ...
02 Dec, 2023
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Barnaby's Toy & Art Shack
12 Oak Street
$55.00
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Yuletide Fair

A holiday fair to benefit Nantucket Lighthouse School, held in the White Elephant Ballroom at 19 North Water Street. The Fair will feature handcrafted holiday items, heirloom quality gifts, a curated art show, craft activities for children, and more. ...
02 Dec, 2023
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
White Elephant Ballroom
19 North Water Street
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Festival of Trees

Each year community members, local merchants, nonprofit organizations, artists, artisans, and schoolchildren design magnificent trees displayed in the Whaling Museum for visitors to enjoy throughout the season. ...
02 Dec, 2023
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Nantucket Whaling Museum
13 Broad St
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See a Reindeer’s View of Nantucket

Climb the tower of the First Congregational Church for an amazing view of Nantucket and have your photo taken with Santa’s reindeer.  Treats & goodies upon arrival.  All donations will benefit The Warming Place on Nantucket.  First Congregational Church is a short block or two from downtown Nantucket at 62 Centre Street. nantucketfcc.org ...
02 Dec, 2023
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
First Congregational Church
62 Centre Street
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Home for the Holidays

The Nantucket Historical Association is pleased to announce the return of Home For The Holidays, featuring over 350 illuminated stained-glass houses and churches augmented with thousands of pieces of hand-made lampwork including glass animals, trees, sleighs, and bicycles, to name a few. This enchanting glass village was amassed by collectors Annalise and Tom Nelson. “Stained-Glass” […] ...
02 Dec, 2023
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Nantucket Whaling Museum
13 Broad St
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Shop Santa’s Village

Meander through the Chamber’s Christmas Stroll Marketplace: indulge in delectable food and beverages as you chat with friends and browse a variety of handcrafted gifts and merchandise sold by Chamber members and non-profit organizations. In the Stop-n-Shop parking lot at the foot of Main Street. ...
02 Dec, 2023
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
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Historic Homes & Architectural Walking Tour

This special NHA walking tour follows the ebb and flow of people to Nantucket through the lens of architecture. Learn about the island’s 2 key historic industries: whaling and tourism, which shaped the Nantucket of today. This tour will give visitors insight into Nantucket’s architecture, society, and domestic life through the centuries. Visitors will walk through […] ...
02 Dec, 2023
10:00 am - 11:30 am
$126.00
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Nature Story Hour

Enjoy this program designed for the young explorer in your family! During each session, a MMA educator will read a nature or science themed 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 recurring program, but the specific focus and […] ...
02 Dec, 2023
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
MMA Natural Science Museum
7 Milk St.
$15.00
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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 […] ...
02 Dec, 2023
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Maria Mitchell Association
33 Washington St.
$15.00
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Nantucket Walkabout – Gardner Farm

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 Dec, 2023
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Stroll Celebration at Susan Lister Locke Gallery

Come Celebrate with us on Saturday of Stroll weekend! Santa will be in the Gallery from 2:00-4:00 for photo ops and wish lists! Enjoy special Flash sales when the bell rings! Also featuring the wonderful artwork of Anne Marie Bratton. The Susan Lister Locke Gallery · 28 Easy Street · On The Waterfront ...