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Dreamland presents Shakespeare and Co: A Midsummer Night’s DreamExpired
Nantucket Dreamland Theater
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5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
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Greater Light
$20.00
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5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Mindful History: Meditation and Breathwork with Andrew Viselli
Greater Light
$20.00
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6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Silent Seas: Exploring the World of Deaf Nantucketers, with Rebecca Edwards
Nantucket Atheneum
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11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Daffodil Festival Visit with Barnaby Bear at Children’s Beach
Children's Beach Band Stand
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Events for May
1st
7:45 am - 10:30 am
Birding Field Trip
2:20 pm - 5:00 pm
SPRING II After-School Series Grades K – 5
Maria Mitchell Association
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Table Top Game Night
Nantucket Atheneum
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Atheneum Knitting Group
Nantucket Atheneum
7:00 pm
Celtic Sessions
Nantucket Community Music Center Parlor
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Community Chorus
St. Paul's Church
7:00 pm
Film for Thought: Resistance
Nantucket Dreamland Theater
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9:00 am - 10:00 am
Circle of Moms
Early Childhood Playroom
10:30 am - 11:15 am
Mindful History: Art and Conversation
Nantucket Whaling Museum
12:45 pm
Nantucket Walkabout – Linda Loring Nature Foundation
2:20 pm - 5:00 pm
SPRING II After-School Series Grades K – 5
Maria Mitchell Association
6:00 pm
Dreamland Presents: Prevention Starts with All: The Chris Herren Story
Nantucket high School
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3rd
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Music & Movement
Nantucket Community Music Center Parlor
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Nature Ramble
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Playground Pals
Discovery Playground
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Nantucket Walkabout – Gardner Farm
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Unwind Under the Whale: Transcription Night
Nantucket Whaling Museum
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4th
7:00 am - 7:00 pm
5th Annual Litter Derby
10:30 am - 11:15 am
Mindful History: Art and Conversation
Nantucket Whaling Museum
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Read to a Buddy
Early Childhood Playroom
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Transcription Afternoons
Nantucket Whaling Museum
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Nantucket Walkabout – Shawkemo Hills
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Concert: Hungrytown
Nantucket Atheneum
7:00 pm
Veronica Robles & Her Mariachi Band
Nantucket Dreamland Theater
Events for May
5th
7:00 am - 7:00 pm
5th Annual Litter Derby
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Nantucket Walkabout – Sankaty Bluff
5:30 pm - 6:15 pm
Beginner Ukulele Drop In
Nantucket Community Music Center Parlor
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April 2024
Nantucket Walkabout – Sankaty BluffExpired
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 […]
Mindful History: Art and ConversationExpired
Please join us as we connect to art and history through conversation. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 10:30 at the Whaling Museum!
Youth Chorus Ages 8+
A fun beginner music program to get kids used to singing in groups.
Mindful History: Qi Gong with Heidi Drew
Qi Gong with Heidi Drew “Energy Work” is the literal translation of Qi Gong. It is a gentle form of movement with breath that has been around for thousands of years. Class will begin with breathwork to increase our Qi (energy or life force energy) and relax into stillness. We will learn acupressure points for […]
Bake Sale Fundraiser
Bake Sale Fundraiser at Saltmarsh Senior Center When: Wednesday, April 17, 9 am—2 pm Where: Saltmarsh Senior Center, 81 Washington Ave. Indulge your sweet tooth and support a great cause at our Bake Sale Fundraiser! Catering to foodies, families, and the local community, this event is sure to delight your senses with homemade baked goodies. […]
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 […]
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 — […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
Celtic Sessions
Drop in and enjoy playing classic Celtic tunes in a group setting.
Community Chorus
Come sing your heart out with one of Nantucket’s longest-running community choirs.
Free Concert by Stile Antico
One of the world’s finest vocal ensembles, Grammy-nominated and renowned for vibrant and expressive performances of music from the Renaissance. Presented in St. Paul’s Church at 20 Fair Street in appreciation of the Nantucket community by filmmaker Jay Craven and Kingdom County Productions and St. Paul’s Nancy Tompkins Broll Music Fund.
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.
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.
Nantucket Walkabout – Linda Loring Nature Foundation
This is about a two-hour hike experience from pick up to drop off. Check the hike calendar to see when we are heading out to the Linda Loring Nature Foundation, but realize that this is a seasonal hike, which is on our hike calendar from spring through early fall. However, the Linda Loring Nature Foundation […]
Music & Movement
A beginner music class including songs, rhymes and stories in English and Spanish for kids ages infant through 5 years and their caretakers.
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.
Celebrate 420 with The Green Lady Dispensary!
🎟 Raffle Extravaganza: Win Big: Prizes worth $480! Including exclusive Green Lady Merchandise, $100 gift card to Rose & Crown and essential accessories (rolling tray, grinder, bubbler + more!) Enter to Win: Shop with us from now until 4/20 to earn raffle tickets – the more you shop, the better your chances! 🍩 Morning Kick-Off: […]
Mindful History: Art and Conversation
Please join us as we connect to art and history through conversation. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 10:30 at the Whaling Museum!
Read to a Buddy
NiSHA and our certified animal therapy teams, in collaboration with NCS, offer Read to a Buddy, a literacy program encouraging pre-reading and reading skills. This program is a fun, relaxed, and nonjudgemental way to become more confident and simply enjoy reading. Bring a book from home or choose a book from the collection. Registration will […]
Free Winter Walk at Folger’s Hill
A new guided walk experience to a lesser-known hill in the Moors with a spectacular view. Not as easily findable as Altar Rock, but it holds a higher elevation and the experience is worth the hike through the sandy roads of the Eastern Moors.
Transcription Afternoons
Help us transcribe historical materials from the NHA manuscript collection! Join us for drop-in transcription afternoons for an opportunity to get started with or continue working on transcription projects in a social environment as part of the NHA’s Volunteer Transcription Project. Research Associate Peggi Godwin will be on hand to help with any questions, from signing […]
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 […]
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 — […]
Beginner Ukulele Drop In
No Instrument? No Problem! Ukuleles available.
Nantucket Walkabout – Shawkemo Hills
Shawkemo Hills offers a hiking experience through a portion of the island dramatically shaped by the last glacier to cover most of North America. From a high spot on this hike, see and learn about the formation of Coatue, Great Point, the Haulover, Nantucket Harbor and inner harbor shores. And from a low spot along […]
Mommy (or Daddy) and Me Yoga
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. Space is limited to one caregiver per child.
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 […]
Climate Art Night: Community Collaboration
Join the AAN, along with the NHS Youth Climate Committee and the Nantucket Litter Derby, for this FREE community Drop- In event. Participants will apply their artistic skills and channel their passion for the environment to create colorful signs to be displayed at the April 30th NYCC Art Show at the Nantucket Hotel. Children ages […]
Community Jazz Band
Winter ’24 led by Nigel Goss
Mindful History: Art and Conversation
Please join us as we connect to art and history through conversation. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 10:30 at the Whaling Museum!
SPRING II After-School Series Grades K – 5
Join the MMA for the Spring II After-school Series, April 23 – May 16! This second fall series of programming is DAY SPECIFIC and explores Nantucket Island. Participants will be picked up (with parent permission) from NES & NIS at 2:20pm, Nantucket Lighthouse School at 2:30pm, and the Nantucket New School at 2:40pm and depart […]
Youth Chorus Ages 8+
A fun beginner music program to get kids used to singing in groups.
Mindful History: Meditation and Breathwork with Andrew Viselli
Meditation and Breathwork with Andrew Viselli Andrew is a Special Education teacher in the Nantucket Public Schools, where he has been developing and running alternative programs for the last 24 years. He is also a Hall of Fame volleyball coach, coaching since 1994. Meditation has been a daily practice for him since the summer of 2020, […]
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 […]
SPRING II After-School Series Grades K – 5
Join the MMA for the Spring II After-school Series, April 23 – May 16! This second fall series of programming is DAY SPECIFIC and explores Nantucket Island. Participants will be picked up (with parent permission) from NES & NIS at 2:20pm, Nantucket Lighthouse School at 2:30pm, and the Nantucket New School at 2:40pm and depart […]
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.
Suicide Loss Survivor Peer Grief Support Group
Join our safe and supportive space for suicide loss survivors. Connect with others who understand your pain. Led by Sharing Kindness and Fairwinds, this support group is tailored for those aged 18 and above, providing a space to share, heal, and find solace together. This group is held every 4th Wednesday of the month. To […]
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 […]
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 […]
Celtic Sessions
Drop in and enjoy playing classic Celtic tunes in a group setting.
Community Chorus
Come sing your heart out with one of Nantucket’s longest-running community choirs.
The 48th Daffodil Festival
Registration for the Daffodil Car Parade opens on February 1, 2024
Circle of Moms
Circle of Moms creates a free, confidential space where moms can connect, brainstorm, vent and share successes and ideas and feel empowered to talk about the adjustment to motherhood and feel connected, refreshed and ready to face another day! Mothers are welcome in this space to say what is true for them about motherhood. Expectant […]
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.
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.
Mindful History: Art and Conversation
Please join us as we connect to art and history through conversation. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 10:30 at the Whaling Museum!
Nantucket Walkabout – Linda Loring Nature Foundation
This is about a two-hour hike experience from pick up to drop off. Check the hike calendar to see when we are heading out to the Linda Loring Nature Foundation, but realize that this is a seasonal hike, which is on our hike calendar from spring through early fall. However, the Linda Loring Nature Foundation […]
SPRING II After-School Series Grades K – 5
Join the MMA for the Spring II After-school Series, April 23 – May 16! This second fall series of programming is DAY SPECIFIC and explores Nantucket Island. Participants will be picked up (with parent permission) from NES & NIS at 2:20pm, Nantucket Lighthouse School at 2:30pm, and the Nantucket New School at 2:40pm and depart […]
Flower Crown Party at the Dreamland Theater Harborview Room
Looking for that final floral accessory to complete your Daffy outfit!? Well, we have you covered! Join us Thursday, April 25th, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, at The Dreamland Theatre and learn how to make a lush flower crown with the Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce! Choose from a variety of daffodils, florals, and greenery […]
The 48th Daffodil Festival
Registration for the Daffodil Car Parade opens on February 1, 2024
Music & Movement
A beginner music class including songs, rhymes and stories in English and Spanish for kids ages infant through 5 years and their caretakers.
MELLOW YELLOW ~ FINE CONTEMPORARY ART GLASS
Nantucket’s Gallery at Four India is celebrating Daffodil Weekend with an exhibition of Fine Contemporary Art Glass. Yellow Daffodil Vases, hand-blown and etched by Cynthia Myers, Hand-blown, sandblasted, and carved bowl by Dick Hess; water goblets, hand-blown in Tutti Frutti caned glass by Robert Dane; and a masterpiece sculpture in yellow cut crystal by Tom Marosz […]
Tree Tours
The Nantucket Land & Water Council offers free historic downtown tree tours. Learn about the beautiful and historical species of trees that line our downtown streets. Led by Nantucket Waterkeeper RJ Turcotte, whose combined biology and island history knowledge generates interesting conversations and surprising questions. Find out how our town’s trees have been preserved over […]
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.
Daffodil Festival Bazaar
The Daffodil Festival fun includes a special shopping opportunity. Enjoy a diverse market of fabulous items from professional photography to unique jewelry. You don’t want to miss it! A Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce signature event.
Daffodil Festival Salvage Mercantile Showcase
Discover the past and future of salvage on Nantucket in Sherburne Hall, Centre Street. Learn about incorporating salvage & reuse in design, and shop for sustainable repurposed wares at a pop-up shop. A Nantucket Preservation Trust event.
Daffodil Weekend Wine Tasting
Join Current Vintage & Nantucket Wine and Food Festival at 4 Easy Street for our annual Daffodil Tasting. We will be pouring this year’s Wine Festival favorite sips & serving up some delicious cheese and charcuterie from the CV pantry. Enjoy exclusive access to discounted tickets for NWF events, including 25% off tickets to the […]
The Flower Power Party
Launch into Daffodil Festival Weekend with the Nantucket Historical Association’s Flower Power Party, in partnership with N Magazine & the Nantucket Chamber. Heavy hors d’oeuvres, festive libations, a photo booth, and a prize for the best “blooming” outfit! Tickets are available at nha.org. Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street.
Silent Seas: Exploring the World of Deaf Nantucketers, with Rebecca Edwards
This lecture will take us back to the nineteenth century, and introduce us to the first deaf people from Nantucket to receive a formal education. The American School for the Deaf, in Hartford, Connecticut, opened in 1817. Nantucketers were quick to invest in this educational opportunity. The first student from Nantucket arrived at the school […]
“It Might as well Be Spring” Concert
St. Paul’s Church Music Director Joe Hammer is joined by other gifted local musicians presenting a selection of music that celebrates the joys of springtime. Bubbles and bites will be served: $20 at the door. St. Paul’s Church, 20 Fair Street
It Might as Well Be Spring Concert
Music Director Joe Hammer is joined by other gifted local musicians presenting a selection of music that celebrates the joys of springtime. Bubbles & Bites. Held at St. Paul’s Church, 20 Fair Street. Admission is $20 at the door.
The 48th Daffodil Festival
Registration for the Daffodil Car Parade opens on February 1, 2024
Clean Team Daffy Clean Up
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.
A Safe Place’s 25th Annual Clothes Line Project
The Clothesline Project is an emotionally moving art display consisting of t-shirts decorated by local survivors of domestic & sexual violence to honor survivors, help with the healing process, & raise awareness to the issues of domestic & sexual violence. Free materials will be available for participants to make their own t-shirts to add to […]
48th Nantucket Daffodil Festival Weekend Antique Car Parade & Tailgate Picnic
Visit town early to view the bedecked vintage cars line up on Main Street. (Drivers are often garbed in themed costumes!) Vote on your favorites. “People’s Choice” ballots are available outside the Chamber office at Zero Main Street. Car staging begins at 9:30 AM. The parade starts at noon following this route: right on Centre […]
Grab & Go Bag: Hand Print Lilies
Stop by the Weezie Library today and pick up this week’s Grab & Go project – hand print lilies to celebrate spring! All supplies and instructions included. While supplies last!
Book Signing with Nancy Thayer
Join Nancy Thayer signing copies of her newest Nantucket novel The Summer We Started Over at Mitchell’s Book Corner before the Daffodil Parade at Mitchell’s Book Corner, 54 Main Street.
MELLOW YELLOW ~ FINE CONTEMPORARY ART GLASS
Nantucket’s Gallery at Four India is celebrating Daffodil Weekend with an exhibition of Fine Contemporary Art Glass. Yellow Daffodil Vases, hand-blown and etched by Cynthia Myers, Hand-blown, sandblasted, and carved bowl by Dick Hess; water goblets, hand-blown in Tutti Frutti caned glass by Robert Dane; and a masterpiece sculpture in yellow cut crystal by Tom Marosz […]
Daffodil Festival Salvage Mercantile Showcase
Discover the past and future of salvage on Nantucket in Sherburne Hall, Centre Street. Learn about incorporating salvage & reuse in design, and shop for sustainable repurposed wares at a pop-up shop. A Nantucket Preservation Trust event.
Daffodil Festival Hat Pageant
Show off your creativity with a festively decorated, Daffodil-themed hat (elegant or goofy… it’s all fabulous fun!) and join the Pageant! Open to men, women, & children. Ribbons awarded in adult & children’s categories. Starts immediately after the Children’s Parade. Children’s Beach bandstand, Harbor View Way. A Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce signature event.
Mindful History: Art and Conversation
Please join us as we connect to art and history through conversation. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 10:30 at the Whaling Museum!
Read to a Buddy
NiSHA and our certified animal therapy teams, in collaboration with NCS, offer Read to a Buddy, a literacy program encouraging pre-reading and reading skills. This program is a fun, relaxed, and nonjudgemental way to become more confident and simply enjoy reading. Bring a book from home or choose a book from the collection. Registration will […]
Daffodil Festival Children’s Bike Parade
Fun for children of all ages and their families! Decorate your bicycle, wagon, skateboard, baby carriage, or other self-propelled vehicles with a Daffodil theme, or simply come decked out in your best Daffy gear! Ribbons are awarded to all participants. Children under 10 should be accompanied by an adult, and all children on bicycles MUST […]
Daffodil Festival Visit with Barnaby Bear at Children’s Beach
Meet Barnaby Bear this Daffodil Weekend! Join author Wendy Rouillard and her best pal, Barnaby Bear, as they meet and greet families at Children’s Beach. Surprise giveaways will be available!
11h Annual Daffy Dog Parade
All friendly, leashed pooches are welcome to participate! (Daffy costumes & decorations are strongly encouraged.) 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place prizes awarded; must be registered to win. Register ahead of time from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Federal & Main Street corner table. Proceeds benefit Nantucket Island Safe Harbor for Animals (NiSHA). The […]
Transcription Afternoons
Help us transcribe historical materials from the NHA manuscript collection! Join us for drop-in transcription afternoons for an opportunity to get started with or continue working on transcription projects in a social environment as part of the NHA’s Volunteer Transcription Project. Research Associate Peggi Godwin will be on hand to help with any questions, from signing […]
Annual Community Daffodil Flower Show
Don’t miss the Nantucket Garden Club Annual Daffodil Flower Show with daffodil flower entries, floral arrangements, and photography entries. Complimentary bus service from Washington Street near Wave bus terminal SATURDAY ONLY starting at 2 pm. Admission is free with donations accepted for the Nantucket Garden Club’s Island Daffodil Planting Fund.
Concert: Meg, Cathy, & Linda
Islanders and sisters Meg Hunter and Cathy Morris Aguiar join Linda Atherton to perform a concert of original music at the Atheneum on Saturday, April 27th at 5:30PM. These singers, musicians, and songwriters combine their talents in mixed musical genres. Their first three albums were folk-influenced. The 4th album was country-ish, and their latest, just released album is called Bluesey. They often […]
The Daffy Party 2024
After another year of sold-out parties for Halloween and Christmas Stroll in 2023, The Dreamland is continuing another annual tradition: The Daffy Party utilizing the full second floor of The Dreamland and featuring live music by one of Nantucket’s favorite bands! Light, complimentary hors d’ oeuvres and OPEN bars will be available with a special holiday cocktail! […]
The 48th Daffodil Festival
Registration for the Daffodil Car Parade opens on February 1, 2024
MELLOW YELLOW ~ FINE CONTEMPORARY ART GLASS
Nantucket’s Gallery at Four India is celebrating Daffodil Weekend with an exhibition of Fine Contemporary Art Glass. Yellow Daffodil Vases, hand-blown and etched by Cynthia Myers, Hand-blown, sandblasted, and carved bowl by Dick Hess; water goblets, hand-blown in Tutti Frutti caned glass by Robert Dane; and a masterpiece sculpture in yellow cut crystal by Tom Marosz […]
Annual Community Daffodil Flower Show
Don’t miss the Nantucket Garden Club Annual Daffodil Flower Show with daffodil flower entries, floral arrangements, and photography entries. Complimentary bus service from Washington Street near Wave bus terminal SATURDAY ONLY starting at 2 pm. Admission is free with donations accepted for the Nantucket Garden Club’s Island Daffodil Planting Fund.
World Cinema: BRAZIL- “The Way He Looks” (2014)
Welcome to World Cinema! Each Sunday we will be showing a foreign language film (with English subtitles) up in the Great Hall. So if you are learning a new language, or are just curious about movies from other cultures, come and join us for an afternoon of popcorn and fun! Free Admission! This Sunday will […]
Beginner Ukulele Drop In
No Instrument? No Problem! Ukuleles available.
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 […]
Mommy (or Daddy) and Me Yoga
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. Space is limited to one caregiver per child.
MELLOW YELLOW ~ FINE CONTEMPORARY ART GLASS
Nantucket’s Gallery at Four India is celebrating Daffodil Weekend with an exhibition of Fine Contemporary Art Glass. Yellow Daffodil Vases, hand-blown and etched by Cynthia Myers, Hand-blown, sandblasted, and carved bowl by Dick Hess; water goblets, hand-blown in Tutti Frutti caned glass by Robert Dane; and a masterpiece sculpture in yellow cut crystal by Tom Marosz […]
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 […]
Community Jazz Band
Winter ’24 led by Nigel Goss
MELLOW YELLOW ~ FINE CONTEMPORARY ART GLASS
Nantucket’s Gallery at Four India is celebrating Daffodil Weekend with an exhibition of Fine Contemporary Art Glass. Yellow Daffodil Vases, hand-blown and etched by Cynthia Myers, Hand-blown, sandblasted, and carved bowl by Dick Hess; water goblets, hand-blown in Tutti Frutti caned glass by Robert Dane; and a masterpiece sculpture in yellow cut crystal by Tom Marosz […]
Mindful History: Art and Conversation
Please join us as we connect to art and history through conversation. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 10:30 at the Whaling Museum!
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 — […]
SPRING II After-School Series Grades K – 5
Join the MMA for the Spring II After-school Series, April 23 – May 16! This second fall series of programming is DAY SPECIFIC and explores Nantucket Island. Participants will be picked up (with parent permission) from NES & NIS at 2:20pm, Nantucket Lighthouse School at 2:30pm, and the Nantucket New School at 2:40pm and depart […]
Youth Chorus Ages 8+
A fun beginner music program to get kids used to singing in groups.
May 2024
Birding Field Trip
These trips will explore Nantucket’s birding hotspots and offer participants a chance to observe birds in their natural habitats. Binoculars, spotting scope, and field guides are available to borrow. All experience levels welcome. BIRDING FIELD TRIPS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO ALL! Pre-registration is required. Please submit a unique registration for each participant. The deadline […]
SPRING II After-School Series Grades K – 5
Join the MMA for the Spring II After-school Series, April 23 – May 16! This second fall series of programming is DAY SPECIFIC and explores Nantucket Island. Participants will be picked up (with parent permission) from NES & NIS at 2:20pm, Nantucket Lighthouse School at 2:30pm, and the Nantucket New School at 2:40pm and depart […]
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 […]
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 […]
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2024 Annual Events
April 25 -28, Daffodil Festival
May 15 – 19, Wine & Food Festival
June, Nantucket Preservation Month
June 13 -16, Book Festival
June 19 – 24, Film Festival
July 4, – Independence Day Festivities
July 9 – 14, Nantucket Dance Festival
July 11 – 13, Comedy Festival
July , Nantucket Art and Artisan Show
July 18 – 20, Weekend at the Atheneum
July 23 – 25, Nantucket Garden Festival
August, Nantucket Beach Fitness Camp
August 10, Boston Pops
August 15 – 18, NHA’s Nantucket by Design
August 14 – 18, Nantucket Race Week
August 18, Opera House Cup
August, Marine Life Release Day
September: Nantucket Harvest Fair
November, NHA’s Festival of Wreaths
December 1 – 3, Christmas Stroll
December, NHA’s Festival of Trees
