As summer fades and autumn casts its colorful palette across Nantucket, the island transforms into a serene retreat filled with color-tinged fields, beautiful sunsets, cozy gatherings, and community celebrations. Fall is a magical time to explore Nantucket, with activities and events that capture the essence of the season. Here’s a […]
Fun for Families
Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association’s Aquarium Release Day on October 7
The Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association (MMA) will host its annual Aquarium Release Day on Saturday, October 7, 2023 from 10 am to 12 noon at the MMA Aquarium, 28 Washington Street.
A Day at the Farm
From the end of June through August, Bartlett’s offers guided tours of this warm and welcoming part of Nantucket history.
All Daffodil Growers on Nantucket Can Enter the 47th Annual Daffodil Show
The entire Nantucket Island community is encouraged to enter the 47th Annual Nantucket Daffodil Show.
Take a Morning Walk on Nantucket
I’m lucky to live close enough to Fisherman’s Beach on Nantucket that I can wake up to the calming, rhythmic sounds of the surf. This morning the music of waves crashing on the sand beckoned, and so I brewed a cup of coffee and headed over to the Western Avenue […]
“We Are Nantucket” Returns to the Dreamland Main Stage
The island’s past and present meet its future when “We Are Nantucket,” a community engagement program aimed at handing down and continuing the oral histories of Nantucket and its population, will once again be presented as a filmed series of interviews at The Dreamland between Cyrus Peirce Middle School students […]
It Was A Daffy Weekend on Nantucket Island
Fondly known as “Daffy Weekend,” the annual Nantucket Daffodil Festival, put on by the Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce, is one of our favorite island festivals. Even if you don’t have an antique car for the parade, don’t want to don an elaborate hat for the Hat Pageant, or have […]