Nantucket,
as it really is.
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Experience Nantucket, Every Season
Today on Nantucket
Wednesday, June 17
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7:45 AM - 10:30 AM Birding Field Trip -
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Plein Air Nantucket -
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Nantucket Walkabout – Smith’s Point -
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Marine Ecology Field Trip -
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Feeding Frenzy at MMA Aquarium -
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM 1st Annual Mah Jongg Tournament -
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Crafts in the Courtyard: Ladybug Hats and LIVE Ladybug release -
10:45 AM - 6:00 PM Historic Downtown Walking -
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Ribbon Cutting & Bangle Bar introducing DuBar -
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Public Historical Tour of Nantucket -
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Book Signing with Elin Hilderbrand -
11:15 AM - 4:00 PM Nantucket by Water Harbor Tour & Ice Cream Cruise -
11:15 AM - 2:45 PM The Signature Tour: a traditional historic tour of Nantucket -
11:45 AM - 2:15 PM The Westender Tour with Nantucket Island Tours
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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Bug Bonanza -
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Elin Hilderbrand Blue Book Tour -
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Library Legos -
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Endeavor Sailing Excursions with Captain Jim -
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Behind the Scenes at the Collections Center -
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM Nantucket by Water Cocktail Cruise -
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM Game Night -
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Sunset Sail Aboard the Endeavor -
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Atheneum Knitting Group -
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Live Music at the Brotherhood of Thieves: Connor Cox
Summer Drama & Art for Nantucket Youth
In a place as culturally rich as Nantucket, it’s fitting that summer activities go beyond the beach. This summer, Theatre Workshop of Nantucket, the…
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Tournament Madness
World Cup madness. Wow, my entire X feed is full of it. And it’s been pretty darn fun to follow, for reasons that have…
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The Perfect Gray of Nantucket Island
People come to Nantucket looking for color. They expect blue hydrangeas, white sailboats, red sunsets bleeding across the harbor, and the sharp green of…
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A Small Purple Flower with a Big Impact
There once was a plant from Nantucket Purple flowers so gorge they would pluck it Blue-eyed grass is her name A rare species they…
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Filmmaker and Sommelier with Ties to Nantucket Puts Spotlight on Unexplored Chilean Wine Territories in Uncorked Potential: Chile
Uncorked Potential: Chile — a visually stunning, emotionally resonant documentary by Jack Kauffman premiered on CT Public TV on December 29, 2025, and is…
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Maria Mitchell Assn Brings The Stargazer Circus to Nantucket: Tickets on Sale June 1
Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association (MMA) is thrilled to present the Stargazer Circus Friday, July 24-26. Tickets on sale June 1.
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Yachtley Crew to Perform this August at Boston Pops on Nantucket to Benefit Nantucket Cottage Hospital
Nantucket Cottage Hospital announced today that Yachtley Crew — the acclaimed Los Angeles-based band widely known as the “Titans of Soft Rock” — will…
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