Nantucket Events Calendar

Sunday, November 1, 2026

Story Walk: Sweep

All Day

Nantucket Atheneum 1 India St.

Ed’s bad mood begins as something really small, hardly a thing at all. But before long it grows, gathers pace, and spreads through the whole town. Can Ed sweep his… Read more

Stump Swamp/Norwood Farm with Nantucket Walkabout

8:00 AM

Two island ecosystems, a shrub swamp wetland and island moors dotted with kettle holes makes for fascinating hike through a section of the island molded by 500 feet of ice… Read more

Scalloping Field Trip

9:30 AM

Join the Maria Mitchell Aquarium Manager, Chelsea Petrik, on a scalloping adventure! As we collect and observe bay scallops, we will learn all about their biology and the challenges they… Read more

Lost Farm Sanctuary with Nantucket Walkabout

1:00 PM

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… Read more

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October 2: Scallopers Ball
October 9 to 11: Wet Paint Weekend
October 30: Town Halloween Celebration
November 24 to 28: NHA’s Festival of Wreaths
November 27: Town Tree Lighting Ceremony
December 4 to 6: Christmas Stroll Weekend
December 4 to 31: NHA’s Festival of Trees
2027 Annual Events
April 22 -25, Daffodil Festival
May 19 to 23: Nantucket Wine & Food Festival
June 10 to 13: Nantucket Book Festival
June TBA: AAN’s Plein Air Nantucket
June TBA: Shellfish Assn. Oysterfest
June 16 to 21: Nantucket Film Festival
June TBA: NHA’s Baskets, Bubbles, & Bourbon
July 4: Independence Day Festivities
July TBA: Nantucket Dance Festival
July 8 to 10: Nantucket Garden Festival
July TBA: A Night at the Museum
July 8 to 10: Nantucket Comedy Festival
July 9: Atheneum Luminary Award Dinner
July 10: Sconset Trust’s Jog in the Fog
July 12 to 15: NHA’s Nantucket by Design
July TBA: A Safe Place Summer Soiree
July TBA: DreamBIG Event
July TBA: Artists Assn of Nantucket Gala
July 18: Night under the Light Gala
July 22: MMA Stargazer Circus Gala
July 23 to 25: The Stargazer Circus
July TBA: “TBA” Theatre Workshop Gala
August 7: NHA’s A Nantucket Night
August 6 to 16: Nantucket Race Week
August 8: Boston Pops on Nantucket
August 16: Opera House Cup
September TBA: AAN’s Sidewalk Art Show #3
October TBA: Scallopers Ball
October TBA: Wet Paint Weekend
October 31: Town Halloween Celebration
November TBA: NHA’s Festival of Wreaths
November TBA: Town Tree Lighting Ceremony
December TBA: Christmas Stroll Weekend
December TBA: NHA’s Festival of Trees