Nantucket,
as it really is.
and the island community.
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Discover island beaches, lighthouses, bike paths, and museums. Plan your days around our events calendar and your evenings with cultural events and nightlife listings. Whatever the weather, there’s always something worth doing.
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Enter your photos in our annual photo contest, keep up with island news through Yesterday’s Island / Today’s Nantucket and our Blog, shop at stores in our Where to Shop section, and start planning your next visit.
Experience Nantucket, Every Season
Today on Nantucket
Wednesday, July 15
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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 -
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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: Kid’s Beach Glass Collage -
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 and Caitlin Shetterly -
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 -
11:30 AM - 6:00 PM Nantucket by Design: Flowering Outdoors: Gardens & Parties
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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 -
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3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Endeavor Sailing Excursions with Captain Jim -
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Live Music at Cisco Brewers: Tounds -
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 -
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM CULTURAL ARTS LECTURE SERIES AND SILO GALLERY
Half-Century of Fun & Creativity
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Sharktastic Summer
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I Won, You Won, We All Won
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Building Summer
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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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NHA Launching First Lightship Basketmaking Online Workshop with Master Basketmaker Kathleen Myers
The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) is excited to announce the launch of the first-ever Nantucket Lightship Basketmaking online Heritage Craft workshop, the first of…
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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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