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May 2025

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 […]
31 May, 2025
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Early Childhood Playroom
56 Centre Street, 106
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Русский клуб для детей и родителей! Russian Club for Kids and Parents!

Дорогие родители! Мы рады пригласить вас и ваших детей в наш клуб для русскоговорящих детей! Мы собираемся по субботам в 10:30 утра в уютной атмосфере библиотеки (the Nantucket Atheneum), чтобы вместе проводить веселые и познавательные занятия на русском языке. ЧТО ВАС ЖДЁТ? · Чтение интересных книг · Увлекательные игры для детей всех возрастов · Просмотр […]
31 May, 2025
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Nantucket Atheneum
1 India St, Nantucket, MA
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The Signature Tour: a traditional historic tour of Nantucket

Join friendly & knowledgeable guides for a 75-minute tour of the historic sites in Nantucket Town, Sconset, & more. See The Oldest House, The Old Windmill, Sconset Village, Sankaty Head Lighthouse & more. Tour departs daily at 11:15, 1:00, and 2:45. Tickets $45. Book at 42 Straight Wharf, on line at nantucketbustours.com or at 508-228-0334.
31 May, 2025
11:15 am - 2:45 pm
42 Straight Wharf
$45.00
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Nantucket Walkabout – Beechwood Farm Loop

A microcosm of the adjacent 6,700-acre Middle Moors, the Nantucket Islands Land Bank’s Beechwood Farm property in Polpis shares almost all of the elements of the maritime or, coastal heathlands habitat surrounding it. Upland meadows are dotted with native tree species including black cherry and various oaks including their shrub cousin, scrub oak, and Eastern […]
31 May, 2025
2:45 pm - 4:45 pm
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Teen Dungeons & Dragons Club

Join our YA librarian to explore dungeons, battle monsters, and let your inner warrior out in our beginner-friendly Dungeons & Dragons club. All you need to bring is your untapped imagination and a hunger for adventure. All skill levels welcome. This event is intended for ages 13-18. Space is limited so please arrive on time. […]
31 May, 2025
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Nantucket Atheneum
1 India St, Nantucket, MA
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Nantucket Walkabout – Shawkemo Hills Sunset

After hiking through kettle and kame terrain in the moors learning about frost bottoms and when to pick beach plums with Nantucket Walkabout Guide Peter Brace, soak up the best view of Nantucket Harbor watching the sunset over the harbor and Nantucket Sound at the end of the day from Radar Hill. Shawkemo Hills offers […]
31 May, 2025
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
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June 2025

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 — […]
01 Jun, 2025
8:00 am - 10:00 am
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The Signature Tour: a traditional historic tour of Nantucket

Join friendly & knowledgeable guides for a 75-minute tour of the historic sites in Nantucket Town, Sconset, & more. See The Oldest House, The Old Windmill, Sconset Village, Sankaty Head Lighthouse & more. Tour departs daily at 11:15, 1:00, and 2:45. Tickets $45. Book at 42 Straight Wharf, on line at nantucketbustours.com or at 508-228-0334.
01 Jun, 2025
11:15 am - 2:45 pm
42 Straight Wharf
$45.00
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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 […]
01 Jun, 2025
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Elin Hilderbrand Blue Book Tour

This new tour is straight from the pages of Elin’s ultimate “Must See, Can’t Miss, Won’t Forget” guide to Nantucket, The Blue Book.  Led by Elin’s sister, Heather Thorpe, this tour highlights Elin’s favorite shops, restaurants, & beaches, & showcases island spots prominent in her novels.  Tickets $100.  Book at 42 Straight Wharf, on line […]
01 Jun, 2025
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
42 Straight Wharf
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Nantucket Walkabout – Smith’s Point Sunset

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 […]
01 Jun, 2025
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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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 […]
02 Jun, 2025
8:00 am - 10:00 am
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The Quiet Table

The Quiet Table is designed for anyone who needs to do deep work—tasks requiring undivided focus, such as studying, reading, writing, or simply doing your taxes. One of the key principles behind the session is the concept of body doubling, where  having others present and working alongside you helps maintain focus. The presence of other people provides a […]
02 Jun, 2025
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Nantucket Atheneum
1 India St, Nantucket, MA
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The Signature Tour: a traditional historic tour of Nantucket

Join friendly & knowledgeable guides for a 75-minute tour of the historic sites in Nantucket Town, Sconset, & more. See The Oldest House, The Old Windmill, Sconset Village, Sankaty Head Lighthouse & more. Tour departs daily at 11:15, 1:00, and 2:45. Tickets $45. Book at 42 Straight Wharf, on line at nantucketbustours.com or at 508-228-0334.
02 Jun, 2025
11:15 am - 2:45 pm
42 Straight Wharf
$45.00
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The Westender Tour with Nantucket Island Tours

The Westender Tour covers historic sites in Town then heads West to the Village of Madaket. After that exploration, enjoy stops at Bartlett’s Ocean View Farm plus a stop at Cisco Brewery where you can enjoy libations & the food vendors.  The overall experience lasts about two and a half hours. Tickets $85. Book at 42 Straight […]
02 Jun, 2025
11:45 am - 3:15 pm
42 Straight Wharf
$75.00
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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 […]
02 Jun, 2025
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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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
02 Jun, 2025
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Nantucket by Water
Straight Wharf, Slip #1011
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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 Jun, 2025
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
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The Signature Tour: a traditional historic tour of Nantucket

Join friendly & knowledgeable guides for a 75-minute tour of the historic sites in Nantucket Town, Sconset, & more. See The Oldest House, The Old Windmill, Sconset Village, Sankaty Head Lighthouse & more. Tour departs daily at 11:15, 1:00, and 2:45. Tickets $45. Book at 42 Straight Wharf, on line at nantucketbustours.com or at 508-228-0334.
03 Jun, 2025
11:15 am - 2:45 pm
42 Straight Wharf
$45.00
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The Westender Tour with Nantucket Island Tours

The Westender Tour covers historic sites in Town then heads West to the Village of Madaket. After that exploration, enjoy stops at Bartlett’s Ocean View Farm plus a stop at Cisco Brewery where you can enjoy libations & the food vendors.  The overall experience lasts about two and a half hours. Tickets $85. Book at 42 Straight […]
03 Jun, 2025
11:45 am - 3:15 pm
42 Straight Wharf
$75.00
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Somatic Yoga at the Atheneum

Join us at 12:30 for a yoga practice for everyone! We will move through the practice focusing our attention on what it feels like to be in the body through slow focused movement. We will conclude with a full body relaxation.  This is a short 45 minute practice that will leave one feeling relaxed and recharged […]
03 Jun, 2025
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Nantucket Atheneum
1 India St, Nantucket, MA
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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 […]
03 Jun, 2025
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Meditation

Each weekly class includes a short talk, a guided meditation, and time for reflection or questions—designed to support a clearer understanding of the method and help build a consistent meditation practice. Registration encouraged. No experience needed. Open to all.
03 Jun, 2025
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Nantucket Atheneum
1 India St, Nantucket, MA
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ELL Beginning English

Learn essential phrases and vocabulary for everyday conversation. Practice speaking and boost your confidence in a friendly classroom setting. The Literacy Volunteers of the Atheneum (LVA) offer a drop-in beginning class every Tuesday evening at the library. The class is free and pre-registration is not required. For more information contact Cheryl at ccreighton@nantucketatheneum.org, or 508-332-0605.
03 Jun, 2025
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Nantucket Atheneum
1 India St, Nantucket, MA
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Open Arts Night!

We are expanding Open Mic Night into OPEN ARTS NIGHT! Our stage and mic are still open for any and all, but now we’ve added an Arts & Craft component so people may feel free to come and work on any kind of art project while watching the stage show. Bring your knitting! Embroidery! Coloring […]
03 Jun, 2025
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Nantucket Atheneum
1 India St, Nantucket, MA
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Pride Open Arts Night!

We are expanding Open Mic Night into OPEN ARTS NIGHT! Our stage and mic are still open for any and all, but now we’ve added an Arts & Craft component so people may feel free to come and work on any kind of art project while watching the stage show. Bring your knitting! Embroidery! Coloring […]
03 Jun, 2025
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Nantucket Atheneum
1 India St, Nantucket, MA
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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
03 Jun, 2025
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Nantucket by Water
Straight Wharf, Slip #1011
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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 Jun, 2025
8:00 am - 10:00 am
View Detail

The Signature Tour: a traditional historic tour of Nantucket

Join friendly & knowledgeable guides for a 75-minute tour of the historic sites in Nantucket Town, Sconset, & more. See The Oldest House, The Old Windmill, Sconset Village, Sankaty Head Lighthouse & more. Tour departs daily at 11:15, 1:00, and 2:45. Tickets $45. Book at 42 Straight Wharf, on line at nantucketbustours.com or at 508-228-0334.
04 Jun, 2025
11:15 am - 2:45 pm
42 Straight Wharf
$45.00
View Detail

The Westender Tour with Nantucket Island Tours

The Westender Tour covers historic sites in Town then heads West to the Village of Madaket. After that exploration, enjoy stops at Bartlett’s Ocean View Farm plus a stop at Cisco Brewery where you can enjoy libations & the food vendors.  The overall experience lasts about two and a half hours. Tickets $85. Book at 42 Straight […]
04 Jun, 2025
11:45 am - 3:15 pm
42 Straight Wharf
$75.00
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Elin Hilderbrand Blue Book Tour

This new tour is straight from the pages of Elin’s ultimate “Must See, Can’t Miss, Won’t Forget” guide to Nantucket, The Blue Book.  Led by Elin’s sister, Heather Thorpe, this tour highlights Elin’s favorite shops, restaurants, & beaches, & showcases island spots prominent in her novels.  Tickets $100.  Book at 42 Straight Wharf, on line […]
04 Jun, 2025
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
42 Straight Wharf
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Game Night (with Mag-ACK the Gathering!)

Join us for our Weekly Table Top Game Night at the Nantucket Atheneum. With extended summer hours! We’ve got a selection of fun board games and now introducing a new Mag-ACK the Gathering group! (Playing Magic the Gathering) New players and old are all welcome! Game Night is open to ADULTS & TEENS ( 13+ )
04 Jun, 2025
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Nantucket Atheneum
1 India St, Nantucket, MA
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Teen Trivia

Join us for an evening of trivia at the library, just for teens! Bring a friend or come alone and test your knowledge! Snacks will be provided. This program is intended for ages 13 and up.
04 Jun, 2025
5:30 pm - 7:00 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 […]
04 Jun, 2025
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Nantucket Atheneum
1 India St, Nantucket, MA
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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
04 Jun, 2025
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Nantucket by Water
Straight Wharf, Slip #1011
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The Cottage

Fresh from Broadway, this brand-new, side-splitting romp is an outrageous tale of sex, betrayal, and desire as one woman decides to expose her latest affair to both her husband — and to her lover’s wife. The true meaning of fate and faith, identity and infidelity, love and marriage are all called into question as a […]
04 Jun, 2025
7:00 pm - 9:15 pm
Bennett Hall
62 Centre Street
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Guided Tour of Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge

Join our expert guides on this over-sand vehicle beach tour and learn about the fascinating flora and fauna at Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge. Experience beautiful and unique habitats including salt marshes, the barrier beach system, and the marine environment. Learn how sea level rise and more frequent and severe storms threaten the integrity of this rare […]
05 Jun, 2025
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Wauwinet Gatehouse
111 Wauwinet Road
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The Signature Tour: a traditional historic tour of Nantucket

Join friendly & knowledgeable guides for a 75-minute tour of the historic sites in Nantucket Town, Sconset, & more. See The Oldest House, The Old Windmill, Sconset Village, Sankaty Head Lighthouse & more. Tour departs daily at 11:15, 1:00, and 2:45. Tickets $45. Book at 42 Straight Wharf, on line at nantucketbustours.com or at 508-228-0334.
05 Jun, 2025
11:15 am - 2:45 pm
42 Straight Wharf
$45.00
View Detail

The Westender Tour with Nantucket Island Tours

The Westender Tour covers historic sites in Town then heads West to the Village of Madaket. After that exploration, enjoy stops at Bartlett’s Ocean View Farm plus a stop at Cisco Brewery where you can enjoy libations & the food vendors.  The overall experience lasts about two and a half hours. Tickets $85. Book at 42 Straight […]
05 Jun, 2025
11:45 am - 3:15 pm
42 Straight Wharf
$75.00
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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 […]
05 Jun, 2025
2:45 pm - 4:45 pm
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Elin Hilderbrand Blue Book Tour

This new tour is straight from the pages of Elin’s ultimate “Must See, Can’t Miss, Won’t Forget” guide to Nantucket, The Blue Book.  Led by Elin’s sister, Heather Thorpe, this tour highlights Elin’s favorite shops, restaurants, & beaches, & showcases island spots prominent in her novels.  Tickets $100.  Book at 42 Straight Wharf, on line […]
05 Jun, 2025
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
42 Straight Wharf
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Children’s Chess Club

Come enjoy the royal game of chess at your library! Young chess players of all abilities are encouraged to come check out the Nantucket Atheneum’s new Chess Club! Volunteers of the Teen Advisory Board will be hosting, so come learn the basics or challenge your friends to a game! Bring your own board or play with one […]
05 Jun, 2025
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Nantucket Atheneum
1 India St, Nantucket, MA
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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.
05 Jun, 2025
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.
05 Jun, 2025
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Nantucket Atheneum
1 India St, Nantucket, MA
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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
05 Jun, 2025
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Nantucket by Water
Straight Wharf, Slip #1011
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The Cottage

Fresh from Broadway, this brand-new, side-splitting romp is an outrageous tale of sex, betrayal, and desire as one woman decides to expose her latest affair to both her husband — and to her lover’s wife. The true meaning of fate and faith, identity and infidelity, love and marriage are all called into question as a […]
05 Jun, 2025
7:00 pm - 9:15 pm
Bennett Hall
62 Centre Street
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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 […]
06 Jun, 2025
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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2025 Annual Events

April 24 -27, Daffodil Festival

May 14 – 18, Wine & Food Festival

June, Nantucket Preservation Month

June 12 -15, Book Festival

June 25 – 30, Film Festival

July 4,  – Independence Day Festivities

July 8 – 13, Nantucket Dance Festival

July 8 – 10, Nantucket Garden Festival

July 10 – 12, Comedy Festival

July , Nantucket Art and Artisan Show

July 14 -17, NHA’s Nantucket by Design

July 18 & 19, Weekend at the Atheneum

August 6, Garden Club House & Garden Tour

August 9, Boston Pops

August 13 – 17, Nantucket Race Week

August 17, Opera House Cup

August, Marine Life Release Day

September: Nantucket Harvest Fair

November, NHA’s Festival of Wreaths

December 5-7, Christmas Stroll

December, NHA’s Festival of Trees

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