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September 2024

Sports Fishing on the Herbert TExpired

Capt. Fred Tonkin is an experienced island fisherman who will take you to where the fish are biting.  All equipment provided.  A fishing trip on the Herbert T is a memorable for the whole family.  Reservations: 508-228-6655 (evenings call 508-257-4176).  Trips at 7am, 10am, 1pm, 4pm
16 Sep, 2024
7:00 am

Feeding FrenzyExpired

Join MMA Aquarists and staff 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. This program is designed to be interesting for adults and children. This program meets at the Maria Mitchell Aquarium […]
16 Sep, 2024
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Maria Mitchell Aquarium
28 Washington St.

The Signature Tour: a traditional historic tour of NantucketExpired

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. […]
16 Sep, 2024
11:15 am - 2:45 pm
Greenhound Building
10 Washington Street

The Westender TourExpired

The Westender is a 2-1/2 hour tour of the West End of the island with Island Tours. Visit Madaket, then travel to the Cisco area with stops at Bartlett’s Farm and at Cisco Brewers! This tour is designed to be LOTS of fun!  Tour departs daily from our facility at 10 Washington Street (The Greenhound […]
16 Sep, 2024
11:45 am - 3:15 pm
Greenhound Building
10 Washington Street
$75.00

Nantucket Walkabout – Shawkemo HillsExpired

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 […]
16 Sep, 2024
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Nantucket by Water Sunset CruiseExpired

Nothing beats a Nantucket Sunset. Grab a favorite beverage & snacks and c’mon aboard for one of the best shows in town! Departure time will vary with sunset. Call 508-228-7037 or book online nantucketbywater.com
16 Sep, 2024
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Nantucket by Water
Straight Wharf, Slip #1011

Sports Fishing on the Herbert T

Capt. Fred Tonkin is an experienced island fisherman who will take you to where the fish are biting.  All equipment provided.  A fishing trip on the Herbert T is a memorable for the whole family.  Reservations: 508-228-6655 (evenings call 508-257-4176).  Trips at 7am, 10am, 1pm, 4pm
17 Sep, 2024
7:00 am

Birding at the Shipwreck and Lifesaving Museum

Join us at the Nantucket Shipwreck and Lifesaving Museum, on the edge of the scenic Folger’s Marsh, a Nantucket Conservation Foundation property, with birding experts Seth Engelbourg from Linda Loring Nature Foundation and Neil Foley from Nantucket Conservation Foundation as they guide you through observation of the abundant bird life in this unique ecosystem. Participants […]
17 Sep, 2024
8:00 am - 9:30 am
Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum
158 Polpis Road

Feeding Frenzy

Join MMA Aquarists and staff 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. This program is designed to be interesting for adults and children. This program meets at the Maria Mitchell Aquarium […]
17 Sep, 2024
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Maria Mitchell Aquarium
28 Washington St.

Music in the Morning

Join Lizza in the garden for fun songs and singing games. Don’t forget to bring a blanket. In the event of inclement weather, we will move the program indoors. Space is limited and available on a first-come-first-serve basis. Tickets will be available at the Weezie Desk when the library opens at 9:30.
17 Sep, 2024
9:45 am - 10:30 am
Nantucket Atheneum
1 India St, Nantucket, MA

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. […]
17 Sep, 2024
11:15 am - 2:45 pm
Greenhound Building
10 Washington Street

The Westender Tour

The Westender is a 2-1/2 hour tour of the West End of the island with Island Tours. Visit Madaket, then travel to the Cisco area with stops at Bartlett’s Farm and at Cisco Brewers! This tour is designed to be LOTS of fun!  Tour departs daily from our facility at 10 Washington Street (The Greenhound […]
17 Sep, 2024
11:45 am - 3:15 pm
Greenhound Building
10 Washington Street
$75.00

Nantucket by Water Sunset Cruise

Nothing beats a Nantucket Sunset. Grab a favorite beverage & snacks and c’mon aboard for one of the best shows in town! Departure time will vary with sunset. Call 508-228-7037 or book online nantucketbywater.com
17 Sep, 2024
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Nantucket by Water
Straight Wharf, Slip #1011

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

This extremely popular two-character comedy/drama has enjoyed tremendous success both nationally and internationally since it premiered with Uta Hagen and David Hyde Pierce. Lily, an aging but formidable retiree, hires Michael, an acerbic dance instructor, to give her dance lessons in her condo in St. Petersburg Beach, Florida. Antagonism between a gay man and the […]
17 Sep, 2024
7:00 pm - 9:15 pm
Bennett Hall
62 Centre Street

Sports Fishing on the Herbert T

Capt. Fred Tonkin is an experienced island fisherman who will take you to where the fish are biting.  All equipment provided.  A fishing trip on the Herbert T is a memorable for the whole family.  Reservations: 508-228-6655 (evenings call 508-257-4176).  Trips at 7am, 10am, 1pm, 4pm
18 Sep, 2024
7:00 am

Feeding Frenzy

Join MMA Aquarists and staff 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. This program is designed to be interesting for adults and children. This program meets at the Maria Mitchell Aquarium […]
18 Sep, 2024
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Maria Mitchell Aquarium
28 Washington St.

Book Signing with Elin Hilderbrand

Meet* the author of Swan Song, The Perfect Couple, and many other novels at this book signing at Mitchell’s Book Corner, 54 Main Street. *First 115 people in line. Only books purchased at Nantucket Book Partners can be signed.
18 Sep, 2024
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Mitchell's Book Corner
54 Main Street

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. […]
18 Sep, 2024
11:15 am - 2:45 pm
Greenhound Building
10 Washington Street

Folgers Marsh Kayak Tour with Nantucket Conservation Foundation

Take a one-of-a-kind, on-the-water eco-tour through the beautiful Folger’s Marsh guided by expert scientists and educators from the Nantucket Conservation Foundation. Kayaks and all safety equipment are provided. Tours meet and launch from the Lifesaving Museum. We can only take up to 10 people on this tour and slots will be available on a first-come, […]
18 Sep, 2024
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum
158 Polpis Road

The Westender Tour

The Westender is a 2-1/2 hour tour of the West End of the island with Island Tours. Visit Madaket, then travel to the Cisco area with stops at Bartlett’s Farm and at Cisco Brewers! This tour is designed to be LOTS of fun!  Tour departs daily from our facility at 10 Washington Street (The Greenhound […]
18 Sep, 2024
11:45 am - 3:15 pm
Greenhound Building
10 Washington Street
$75.00

“No More Empty Bowls” Community Open Throw

Nantucket Artists Association hosts this open throw to help create bowls that will be donated to an October fundraiser for the Nantucket Food Pantry.  For those with no or little experience, AAN staff will show you how to create a one-of-a-kind handbuilt bowl using slabs and coils.  For age 15+ in the Visual Arts Center […]
18 Sep, 2024
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Artists Association Visual Arts Center
24 Amelia Drive

Nantucket by Water Sunset Cruise

Nothing beats a Nantucket Sunset. Grab a favorite beverage & snacks and c’mon aboard for one of the best shows in town! Departure time will vary with sunset. Call 508-228-7037 or book online nantucketbywater.com
18 Sep, 2024
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Nantucket by Water
Straight Wharf, Slip #1011

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

This extremely popular two-character comedy/drama has enjoyed tremendous success both nationally and internationally since it premiered with Uta Hagen and David Hyde Pierce. Lily, an aging but formidable retiree, hires Michael, an acerbic dance instructor, to give her dance lessons in her condo in St. Petersburg Beach, Florida. Antagonism between a gay man and the […]
18 Sep, 2024
7:00 pm - 9:15 pm
Bennett Hall
62 Centre Street

Sports Fishing on the Herbert T

Capt. Fred Tonkin is an experienced island fisherman who will take you to where the fish are biting.  All equipment provided.  A fishing trip on the Herbert T is a memorable for the whole family.  Reservations: 508-228-6655 (evenings call 508-257-4176).  Trips at 7am, 10am, 1pm, 4pm
19 Sep, 2024
7:00 am

Feeding Frenzy

Join MMA Aquarists and staff 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. This program is designed to be interesting for adults and children. This program meets at the Maria Mitchell Aquarium […]
19 Sep, 2024
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Maria Mitchell Aquarium
28 Washington St.

Drop-In Transcription Time

Get started with or continue working on transcription projects in a social environment as part of the Nantucket Historical Association’s Volunteer Transcription Project.  Remember to bring your own laptop or tablet. Transcribers can stop in for any length of time during the session. NHA Research Library, 7 Fair Street.
19 Sep, 2024
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Nantucket Whaling Museum
13 Broad St

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. […]
19 Sep, 2024
11:15 am - 2:45 pm
Greenhound Building
10 Washington Street

The Westender Tour

The Westender is a 2-1/2 hour tour of the West End of the island with Island Tours. Visit Madaket, then travel to the Cisco area with stops at Bartlett’s Farm and at Cisco Brewers! This tour is designed to be LOTS of fun!  Tour departs daily from our facility at 10 Washington Street (The Greenhound […]
19 Sep, 2024
11:45 am - 3:15 pm
Greenhound Building
10 Washington Street
$75.00

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.
19 Sep, 2024
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Nantucket Atheneum
1 India St, Nantucket, MA

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.
19 Sep, 2024
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Nantucket Atheneum
1 India St, Nantucket, MA

Nantucket by Water Sunset Cruise

Nothing beats a Nantucket Sunset. Grab a favorite beverage & snacks and c’mon aboard for one of the best shows in town! Departure time will vary with sunset. Call 508-228-7037 or book online nantucketbywater.com
19 Sep, 2024
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Nantucket by Water
Straight Wharf, Slip #1011

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

This extremely popular two-character comedy/drama has enjoyed tremendous success both nationally and internationally since it premiered with Uta Hagen and David Hyde Pierce. Lily, an aging but formidable retiree, hires Michael, an acerbic dance instructor, to give her dance lessons in her condo in St. Petersburg Beach, Florida. Antagonism between a gay man and the […]
19 Sep, 2024
7:00 pm - 9:15 pm
Bennett Hall
62 Centre Street

Sports Fishing on the Herbert T

Capt. Fred Tonkin is an experienced island fisherman who will take you to where the fish are biting.  All equipment provided.  A fishing trip on the Herbert T is a memorable for the whole family.  Reservations: 508-228-6655 (evenings call 508-257-4176).  Trips at 7am, 10am, 1pm, 4pm
20 Sep, 2024
7:00 am

Feeding Frenzy

Join MMA Aquarists and staff 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. This program is designed to be interesting for adults and children. This program meets at the Maria Mitchell Aquarium […]
20 Sep, 2024
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Maria Mitchell Aquarium
28 Washington St.

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.
20 Sep, 2024
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Nantucket Community Music Center Parlor
56 Centre Street

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. […]
20 Sep, 2024
11:15 am - 2:45 pm
Greenhound Building
10 Washington Street

The Westender Tour

The Westender is a 2-1/2 hour tour of the West End of the island with Island Tours. Visit Madaket, then travel to the Cisco area with stops at Bartlett’s Farm and at Cisco Brewers! This tour is designed to be LOTS of fun!  Tour departs daily from our facility at 10 Washington Street (The Greenhound […]
20 Sep, 2024
11:45 am - 3:15 pm
Greenhound Building
10 Washington Street
$75.00

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 — […]
20 Sep, 2024
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Nantucket by Water Sunset Cruise

Nothing beats a Nantucket Sunset. Grab a favorite beverage & snacks and c’mon aboard for one of the best shows in town! Departure time will vary with sunset. Call 508-228-7037 or book online nantucketbywater.com
20 Sep, 2024
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Nantucket by Water
Straight Wharf, Slip #1011

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

This extremely popular two-character comedy/drama has enjoyed tremendous success both nationally and internationally since it premiered with Uta Hagen and David Hyde Pierce. Lily, an aging but formidable retiree, hires Michael, an acerbic dance instructor, to give her dance lessons in her condo in St. Petersburg Beach, Florida. Antagonism between a gay man and the […]
20 Sep, 2024
7:00 pm - 9:15 pm
Bennett Hall
62 Centre Street

Sports Fishing on the Herbert T

Capt. Fred Tonkin is an experienced island fisherman who will take you to where the fish are biting.  All equipment provided.  A fishing trip on the Herbert T is a memorable for the whole family.  Reservations: 508-228-6655 (evenings call 508-257-4176).  Trips at 7am, 10am, 1pm, 4pm
21 Sep, 2024
7:00 am

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.  
21 Sep, 2024
8:00 am
The Handlebar Café
15 Washington St

Feeding Frenzy

Join MMA Aquarists and staff 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. This program is designed to be interesting for adults and children. This program meets at the Maria Mitchell Aquarium […]
21 Sep, 2024
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Maria Mitchell Aquarium
28 Washington St.

Maria Mitchell and the Daring Daughters of Nantucket Island

Join the curator of the Maria Mitchell House for a walking tour concerning the lives of Maria Mitchell and Nantucket’s famous and infamous women, as well as the lesser known women of our island. Learn why whaling, Quakerism, and the isolation of an island afforded these women opportunities that women elsewhere in America at the […]
21 Sep, 2024
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Mitchell House
1 Vestal St.

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 […]
21 Sep, 2024
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Early Childhood Playroom
56 Centre Street, 106

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. […]
21 Sep, 2024
11:15 am - 2:45 pm
Greenhound Building
10 Washington Street

The Westender Tour

The Westender is a 2-1/2 hour tour of the West End of the island with Island Tours. Visit Madaket, then travel to the Cisco area with stops at Bartlett’s Farm and at Cisco Brewers! This tour is designed to be LOTS of fun!  Tour departs daily from our facility at 10 Washington Street (The Greenhound […]
21 Sep, 2024
11:45 am - 3:15 pm
Greenhound Building
10 Washington Street
$75.00

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

This extremely popular two-character comedy/drama has enjoyed tremendous success both nationally and internationally since it premiered with Uta Hagen and David Hyde Pierce. Lily, an aging but formidable retiree, hires Michael, an acerbic dance instructor, to give her dance lessons in her condo in St. Petersburg Beach, Florida. Antagonism between a gay man and the […]
21 Sep, 2024
7:00 pm - 9:15 pm
Bennett Hall
62 Centre Street

Sports Fishing on the Herbert T

Capt. Fred Tonkin is an experienced island fisherman who will take you to where the fish are biting.  All equipment provided.  A fishing trip on the Herbert T is a memorable for the whole family.  Reservations: 508-228-6655 (evenings call 508-257-4176).  Trips at 7am, 10am, 1pm, 4pm
22 Sep, 2024
7:00 am

Feeding Frenzy

Join MMA Aquarists and staff 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. This program is designed to be interesting for adults and children. This program meets at the Maria Mitchell Aquarium […]
22 Sep, 2024
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Maria Mitchell Aquarium
28 Washington St.

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. […]
22 Sep, 2024
11:15 am - 2:45 pm
Greenhound Building
10 Washington Street

The Westender Tour

The Westender is a 2-1/2 hour tour of the West End of the island with Island Tours. Visit Madaket, then travel to the Cisco area with stops at Bartlett’s Farm and at Cisco Brewers! This tour is designed to be LOTS of fun!  Tour departs daily from our facility at 10 Washington Street (The Greenhound […]
22 Sep, 2024
11:45 am - 3:15 pm
Greenhound Building
10 Washington Street
$75.00

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 […]
22 Sep, 2024
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Sports Fishing on the Herbert T

Capt. Fred Tonkin is an experienced island fisherman who will take you to where the fish are biting.  All equipment provided.  A fishing trip on the Herbert T is a memorable for the whole family.  Reservations: 508-228-6655 (evenings call 508-257-4176).  Trips at 7am, 10am, 1pm, 4pm
23 Sep, 2024
7:00 am
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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 15 -18, NHA’s Nantucket by Design

July 18 – 20, Weekend at the Atheneum

July 23 – 25, Nantucket Garden Festival

August, Nantucket Beach Fitness Camp

August 10, Boston Pops

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 6 – 8, Christmas Stroll

December, NHA’s Festival of Trees