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Experience Nantucket, Every Season
Today on Nantucket
Wednesday, July 29
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7:00 AM - 6:00 PM Sports Fishing on the Herbert T -
7:45 AM - 10:30 AM Birding Field Trip -
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Nantucket Walkabout – Smith’s Point -
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Marine Ecology Field Trip -
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Pick Your Own Flowers Tour -
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Feeding Frenzy at MMA Aquarium -
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Wellness Wednesday, Children’s Yoga with Phoebe Strobino -
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Adult Metal Detecting -
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM Keeper For A Day -
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Crafts in the Courtyard: Seashell Babies -
10:15 AM - 4:30 PM Hands-On-History -
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Facepainting Charter with Nantucket by Water -
10:45 AM - 6:00 PM Historic Downtown Walking -
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Hands-On-History at Greater Light -
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Public Historical Tour of Nantucket -
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Book Signing with Elin Hilderbrand -
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Reader’s Advisory with Annye Camara -
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 Greenhouse Tours at Bartlett’s Farm -
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 Children’s Chess Class -
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Endeavor Sailing Excursions with Captain Jim -
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Little Adventurer’s Book Club -
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM Nantucket by Water Cocktail Cruise -
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Geschke Lecture: Dr. Jeremy Nobel -
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM Game Night -
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Kids’ Night Out: Enjoy Your Evening While Your Kids Enjoy Theirs -
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Sunset Sail Aboard the Endeavor -
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Atheneum Knitting Group -
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM CULTURAL ARTS LECTURE SERIES AND SILO GALLERY -
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM Full Moon Nature Walk – Buck Moon
Stage Partnership for Young Performers
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A Spectacular Night on the Beach
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August 1 Celebrations
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Upping the Ante
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Atheneum Brings a World of Ideas to Nantucket
Each summer, the Nantucket Atheneum invites some of the country’s incisive thinkers, talented writers, and public figures to the island for an evening of…
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After the Sail250 Events, Tall Ship Lynx Returns to Nantucket
The Lynx’s arrival comes later than usual this year, and for a great reason. Captain Don Peacock and his crew spent June and early…
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Climate Conversations on Nantucket Island July 23
The Nantucket Conservation Foundation and Woodwell Climate Research Center are partnering to host an event exploring how science & stewardship can work together to…
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