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7:00 pm
Dreamland presents Shakespeare and Co: A Midsummer Night’s DreamExpired
Nantucket Dreamland Theater
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5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Mindful History: Meditation and Breathwork with Andrew ViselliExpired
Greater Light
$20.00
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5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Climate Art Night: Community CollaborationExpired
Artists Association Visual Arts Center
Events for April
23rd
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Mindful History: Meditation and Breathwork with Andrew ViselliExpired
Greater Light
$20.00
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25th
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Nantucket Comedy Festival Presents: Tony V & FriendsExpired
Nantucket Dreamland Theater
Events for April
26th
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
MELLOW YELLOW ~ FINE CONTEMPORARY ART GLASSExpired
The Gallery at Four India Street
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Silent Seas: Exploring the World of Deaf Nantucketers, with Rebecca EdwardsExpired
Nantucket Atheneum
Events for April
27th
9:30 am - 3:00 pm
48th Nantucket Daffodil Festival Weekend Antique Car Parade & Tailgate PicnicExpired
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
MELLOW YELLOW ~ FINE CONTEMPORARY ART GLASSExpired
The Gallery at Four India Street
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Daffodil Festival Visit with Barnaby Bear at Children’s BeachExpired
Children's Beach Band Stand
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Boston String Academy ! Bi-lingual program at NISExpired
Nantucket Intermediate School gym
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Events for May
1st
7:45 am - 10:30 am
Birding Field Trip
2:20 pm - 5:00 pm
SPRING II After-School Series Grades K – 5
Maria Mitchell Association
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Table Top Game Night
Nantucket Atheneum
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Atheneum Knitting Group
Nantucket Atheneum
7:00 pm
Celtic Sessions
Nantucket Community Music Center Parlor
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Community Chorus
St. Paul's Church
7:00 pm
Film for Thought: Resistance
Nantucket Dreamland Theater
Events for May
2nd
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Circle of Moms
Early Childhood Playroom
10:30 am - 11:15 am
Mindful History: Art and Conversation
Nantucket Whaling Museum
12:45 pm
Nantucket Walkabout – Linda Loring Nature Foundation
2:20 pm - 5:00 pm
SPRING II After-School Series Grades K – 5
Maria Mitchell Association
6:00 pm
Dreamland Presents: Prevention Starts with All: The Chris Herren Story
Nantucket high School
Events for May
3rd
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Music & Movement
Nantucket Community Music Center Parlor
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Nature Ramble
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Playground Pals
Discovery Playground
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Nantucket Walkabout – Gardner Farm
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Live Music at Cisco Brewers: Buckle & Shake
Cisco Brewers
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Unwind Under the Whale: Transcription Night
Nantucket Whaling Museum
Events for May
4th
7:00 am - 7:00 pm
5th Annual Litter Derby
10:30 am - 11:15 am
Mindful History: Art and Conversation
Nantucket Whaling Museum
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Read to a Buddy
Early Childhood Playroom
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Spring Family Festival
Children's House
$10.00
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Transcription Afternoons
Nantucket Whaling Museum
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Nantucket Walkabout – Shawkemo Hills
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Live Music at Cisco Brewers: Cosmic Jibaros
Cisco Brewers
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Concert: Hungrytown
Nantucket Atheneum
7:00 pm
Veronica Robles & Her Mariachi Band
Nantucket Dreamland Theater
Events for May
5th
7:00 am - 7:00 pm
5th Annual Litter Derby
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Nantucket Walkabout – Sankaty Bluff
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Live Music at Cisco Brewers: Cosmic Jibaros
Cisco Brewers
5:30 pm - 6:15 pm
Beginner Ukulele Drop In
Nantucket Community Music Center Parlor
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April 2024
The 48th Daffodil FestivalOngoing
Registration for the Daffodil Car Parade opens on February 1, 2024
MELLOW YELLOW ~ FINE CONTEMPORARY ART GLASS
Nantucket’s Gallery at Four India is celebrating Daffodil Weekend with an exhibition of Fine Contemporary Art Glass. Yellow Daffodil Vases, hand-blown and etched by Cynthia Myers, Hand-blown, sandblasted, and carved bowl by Dick Hess; water goblets, hand-blown in Tutti Frutti caned glass by Robert Dane; and a masterpiece sculpture in yellow cut crystal by Tom Marosz […]
Annual Community Daffodil Flower Show
Don’t miss the Nantucket Garden Club Annual Daffodil Flower Show with daffodil flower entries, floral arrangements, and photography entries. Complimentary bus service from Washington Street near Wave bus terminal SATURDAY ONLY starting at 2 pm. Admission is free with donations accepted for the Nantucket Garden Club’s Island Daffodil Planting Fund.
World Cinema: BRAZIL- “The Way He Looks” (2014)
Welcome to World Cinema! Each Sunday we will be showing a foreign language film (with English subtitles) up in the Great Hall. So if you are learning a new language, or are just curious about movies from other cultures, come and join us for an afternoon of popcorn and fun! Free Admission! This Sunday will […]
Live Music at Cisco Brewers: Steve Rondo
Featuring Steve Rondo performing at Cisco Brewers
Beginner Ukulele Drop In
No Instrument? No Problem! Ukuleles available.
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 […]
Mommy (or Daddy) and Me Yoga
Join certified yoga instructor Jill Lauren for some fun yoga with your little one. Start the day playfully connecting to our bodies and our little ones. Move, stretch, and breathe together. Begin to explore the connection between our bodies and the present moment. Space is limited to one caregiver per child.
MELLOW YELLOW ~ FINE CONTEMPORARY ART GLASS
Nantucket’s Gallery at Four India is celebrating Daffodil Weekend with an exhibition of Fine Contemporary Art Glass. Yellow Daffodil Vases, hand-blown and etched by Cynthia Myers, Hand-blown, sandblasted, and carved bowl by Dick Hess; water goblets, hand-blown in Tutti Frutti caned glass by Robert Dane; and a masterpiece sculpture in yellow cut crystal by Tom Marosz […]
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 […]
Community Jazz Band
Winter ’24 led by Nigel Goss
MELLOW YELLOW ~ FINE CONTEMPORARY ART GLASS
Nantucket’s Gallery at Four India is celebrating Daffodil Weekend with an exhibition of Fine Contemporary Art Glass. Yellow Daffodil Vases, hand-blown and etched by Cynthia Myers, Hand-blown, sandblasted, and carved bowl by Dick Hess; water goblets, hand-blown in Tutti Frutti caned glass by Robert Dane; and a masterpiece sculpture in yellow cut crystal by Tom Marosz […]
Mindful History: Art and Conversation
Please join us as we connect to art and history through conversation. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 10:30 at the Whaling Museum!
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 — […]
SPRING II After-School Series Grades K – 5
Join the MMA for the Spring II After-school Series, April 23 – May 16! This second fall series of programming is DAY SPECIFIC and explores Nantucket Island. Participants will be picked up (with parent permission) from NES & NIS at 2:20pm, Nantucket Lighthouse School at 2:30pm, and the Nantucket New School at 2:40pm and depart […]
Youth Chorus Ages 8+
A fun beginner music program to get kids used to singing in groups.
May 2024
Birding Field Trip
These trips will explore Nantucket’s birding hotspots and offer participants a chance to observe birds in their natural habitats. Binoculars, spotting scope, and field guides are available to borrow. All experience levels welcome. BIRDING FIELD TRIPS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO ALL! Pre-registration is required. Please submit a unique registration for each participant. The deadline […]
SPRING II After-School Series Grades K – 5
Join the MMA for the Spring II After-school Series, April 23 – May 16! This second fall series of programming is DAY SPECIFIC and explores Nantucket Island. Participants will be picked up (with parent permission) from NES & NIS at 2:20pm, Nantucket Lighthouse School at 2:30pm, and the Nantucket New School at 2:40pm and depart […]
Table Top Game Night
Join us for our Weekly Table Top Game Night at the Nantucket Atheneum. Every week we will have one table devoted to a rotating selection of games and one table for Dungeons & Dragons (limited seating for D&D, first come first serve!) New players and old are all welcome! Game Night is open to ADULTS […]
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 […]
Celtic Sessions
Drop in and enjoy playing classic Celtic tunes in a group setting.
Community Chorus
Come sing your heart out with one of Nantucket’s longest-running community choirs.
Film for Thought: Resistance
“People have this myth stuck in their heads that Jews went to their deaths like sheep to the slaughter. But this is where the real story begins…Jews did not go as sheep to the slaughter… They fought back.” Professor Richard Freund We’ve all heard of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, but most people have no idea […]
Circle of Moms
Circle of Moms creates a free, confidential space where moms can connect, brainstorm, vent and share successes and ideas and feel empowered to talk about the adjustment to motherhood and feel connected, refreshed and ready to face another day! Mothers are welcome in this space to say what is true for them about motherhood. Expectant […]
Mindful History: Art and Conversation
Please join us as we connect to art and history through conversation. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 10:30 at the Whaling Museum!
Nantucket Walkabout – Linda Loring Nature Foundation
This is about a two-hour hike experience from pick up to drop off. Check the hike calendar to see when we are heading out to the Linda Loring Nature Foundation, but realize that this is a seasonal hike, which is on our hike calendar from spring through early fall. However, the Linda Loring Nature Foundation […]
SPRING II After-School Series Grades K – 5
Join the MMA for the Spring II After-school Series, April 23 – May 16! This second fall series of programming is DAY SPECIFIC and explores Nantucket Island. Participants will be picked up (with parent permission) from NES & NIS at 2:20pm, Nantucket Lighthouse School at 2:30pm, and the Nantucket New School at 2:40pm and depart […]
Dreamland Presents: Prevention Starts with All: The Chris Herren Story
In this very personal presentation, Chris will share his recovery journey in a brutally honest format with just a microphone. The event will start with a 5-minute film introducing Herren and showing highlights of his basketball career and his dream to play in the NBA which began to unravel by making a few bad decisions. […]
Music & Movement
A beginner music class including songs, rhymes and stories in English and Spanish for kids ages infant through 5 years and their caretakers.
Nature Ramble
Walking over our gently rolling trails, we’ll explore sandplain grasslands and coastal heathland habitats, and enjoy views of Long Pond and Nantucket Sound as we traverse a portion of the Linda Loring Nature Foundation’s Eel Point Road property. We’ll see what’s blooming, budding, flying, and crawling around the trails. Each walk will be guided by […]
Playground Pals
A weekly free playgroup held Friday mornings at the Discovery Playground on Old South Road. All ages are welcome to join with their parent or guardian. This group does not require registration.
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 — […]
Live Music at Cisco Brewers: Buckle & Shake
Featuring Buckle & Shake performing at Cisco Brewers
Unwind Under the Whale: Transcription Night
Grab your laptop and participate in Transcription Night at the Whaling Museum! NHA staff will guide you through the transcription process, so no experience is necessary. View objects from the NHA archive vaults, eat pizza, mingle with fellow transcribers, and participate in our transcribing competition! You’ll view primary documents in the NHA archives such as […]
5th Annual Litter Derby
Tidy up Nantucket and win big for your team of 6. See how much litter you can collect in 2 days. $1,000 first prize. Sign up your team at NantucketLitterDerby.com
Mindful History: Art and Conversation
Please join us as we connect to art and history through conversation. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 10:30 at the Whaling Museum!
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 […]
Spring Family Festival
Games, prizes and fun for the whole family! Food, snacks and ice cream by Island Kitchen!
Transcription Afternoons
Help us transcribe historical materials from the NHA manuscript collection! Join us for drop-in transcription afternoons for an opportunity to get started with or continue working on transcription projects in a social environment as part of the NHA’s Volunteer Transcription Project. Research Associate Peggi Godwin will be on hand to help with any questions, from signing […]
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 […]
Live Music at Cisco Brewers: Cosmic Jibaros
Featuring Cosmic Jibaros at Cisco Brewers
Concert: Hungrytown
Join us for an evening of music with Hungrytown. Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson, through their years of worldwide touring and tireless devotion to many classic genres of music, have crafted Hungrytown into a true artistic hybrid, able to hold Celtic and Americana, ballads and psychedelia, sunshine and darkness, joy and despair–not only within the same album, but […]
Veronica Robles & Her Mariachi Band
An evening of music & dancing featuring Latino icon and mariachi band leader Veronica Robles and her all-female band as they play the evening away on the second floor of The Dreamland, S. Water Street. Cash bar & lite bites will be available for this concert celebrating the Cinco de Mayo holiday. Tickets $35 at […]
5th Annual Litter Derby
Tidy up Nantucket and win big for your team of 6. See how much litter you can collect in 2 days. $1,000 first prize. Sign up your team at NantucketLitterDerby.com
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 […]
Live Music at Cisco Brewers: Cosmic Jibaros
Featuring Cosmic Jibaros at Cisco Brewers
Beginner Ukulele Drop In
No Instrument? No Problem! Ukuleles available.
Mommy (or Daddy) and Me Yoga
Join certified yoga instructor Jill Lauren for some fun yoga with your little one. Start the day playfully connecting to our bodies and our little ones. Move, stretch, and breathe together. Begin to explore the connection between our bodies and the present moment. Space is limited to one caregiver per child.
Community Jazz Band
Winter ’24 led by Nigel Goss
SPRING II After-School Series Grades K – 5
Join the MMA for the Spring II After-school Series, April 23 – May 16! This second fall series of programming is DAY SPECIFIC and explores Nantucket Island. Participants will be picked up (with parent permission) from NES & NIS at 2:20pm, Nantucket Lighthouse School at 2:30pm, and the Nantucket New School at 2:40pm and depart […]
Youth Chorus Ages 8+
A fun beginner music program to get kids used to singing in groups.
Annual Nantucket Town Meeting
Held in the Mary P. Walker Auditorium in Nantucket High School on Surfside Road. Details at https://www.nantucket-ma.gov/2751/2024-Annual-Town-Meeting
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 […]
SPRING II After-School Series Grades K – 5
Join the MMA for the Spring II After-school Series, April 23 – May 16! This second fall series of programming is DAY SPECIFIC and explores Nantucket Island. Participants will be picked up (with parent permission) from NES & NIS at 2:20pm, Nantucket Lighthouse School at 2:30pm, and the Nantucket New School at 2:40pm and depart […]
Lecture: Ana Ericksen |Lecture: Ana Ericksen | ACKace Illustrations
Ericksen’s work cleverly engages Nantucket culture and community, striving for friendly and charming images that create a bond with her audience. This talk will look at the work Ericksen does to cultivate her audience and her bond with them, as well as her creative process and the decisions that go into each of her drawings. […]
Table Top Game Night
Join us for our Weekly Table Top Game Night at the Nantucket Atheneum. Every week we will have one table devoted to a rotating selection of games and one table for Dungeons & Dragons (limited seating for D&D, first come first serve!) New players and old are all welcome! Game Night is open to ADULTS […]
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 […]
Celtic Sessions
Drop in and enjoy playing classic Celtic tunes in a group setting.
Community Chorus
Come sing your heart out with one of Nantucket’s longest-running community choirs.
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 […]
Circle of Moms
Circle of Moms creates a free, confidential space where moms can connect, brainstorm, vent and share successes and ideas and feel empowered to talk about the adjustment to motherhood and feel connected, refreshed and ready to face another day! Mothers are welcome in this space to say what is true for them about motherhood. Expectant […]
Tree Tours
The Nantucket Land & Water Council offers free historic downtown tree tours. Learn about the beautiful and historical species of trees that line our downtown streets. Led by Nantucket Waterkeeper RJ Turcotte, whose combined biology and island history knowledge generates interesting conversations and surprising questions. Find out how our town’s trees have been preserved over […]
Nantucket Walkabout – Linda Loring Nature Foundation
This is about a two-hour hike experience from pick up to drop off. Check the hike calendar to see when we are heading out to the Linda Loring Nature Foundation, but realize that this is a seasonal hike, which is on our hike calendar from spring through early fall. However, the Linda Loring Nature Foundation […]
SPRING II After-School Series Grades K – 5
Join the MMA for the Spring II After-school Series, April 23 – May 16! This second fall series of programming is DAY SPECIFIC and explores Nantucket Island. Participants will be picked up (with parent permission) from NES & NIS at 2:20pm, Nantucket Lighthouse School at 2:30pm, and the Nantucket New School at 2:40pm and depart […]
Music & Movement
A beginner music class including songs, rhymes and stories in English and Spanish for kids ages infant through 5 years and their caretakers.
Playground Pals
A weekly free playgroup held Friday mornings at the Discovery Playground on Old South Road. All ages are welcome to join with their parent or guardian. This group does not require registration.
Live Music at Cisco Brewers: Buckle & Shake
Featuring Buckle & Shake performing at Cisco Brewers
Free Sing Along with for Ages 5+
Nantucket Community Music Center presents a special drop-off program for youngsters 5 and older. Parents may drop the kids off at 6 pm at NCMC’s campus at 56 Centre Street and return to pick them up by 8 pm. Well serve them pizza and beverages and they can enjoy a fun sing-a-long: costumes are encouraged.
STEM Grab & Go Bag: Symmetry in Nature
Stop by the Weezie Library today and pick up this week’s Grab & Go project: Symmetry in Nature. This project explores the difference between rotational and reflection symmetry, takes you on a nature walk, and finishes with a fun sun art project! All supplies and instructions are included. While supplies last.
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 […]
Transcription Afternoons
Help us transcribe historical materials from the NHA manuscript collection! Join us for drop-in transcription afternoons for an opportunity to get started with or continue working on transcription projects in a social environment as part of the NHA’s Volunteer Transcription Project. Research Associate Peggi Godwin will be on hand to help with any questions, from signing […]
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 […]
Live Music at Cisco Brewers: 100 Proof
Featuring 100 Proof at Cisco Brewers
Summer Decks Warm-Up featuring Pete Ahern & Friends
Join us for a series of very special Saturday evenings at The Dreamland this spring featuring DJ Pete Ahern. Cash Bar available all night! Tickets are very limited, so get yours today! General Public: $35 + $3 service fee Dreamland Members: $30 (& no service fee) 21+ with wristband
Mother’s Day Brunch
Join The Breeze for their annual Mother’s Day dining experience! Treat mom to a scrumptious spread and take a ride in one of The Nantucket Hotel’s antique vehicles! Whatever the year brings we know moms deserve all the praise they get this Mother’s Day.
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 […]
Live Music at Cisco Brewers: 100 Proof
Featuring 100 Proof at Cisco Brewers
Beginner Ukulele Drop In
No Instrument? No Problem! Ukuleles available.
Mommy (or Daddy) and Me Yoga
Join certified yoga instructor Jill Lauren for some fun yoga with your little one. Start the day playfully connecting to our bodies and our little ones. Move, stretch, and breathe together. Begin to explore the connection between our bodies and the present moment. Space is limited to one caregiver per child.
Nantucket Hospital Thrift Shop Re-Opens
The Hospital Thrift Shop reopens for the 2024 season at 17 India Street.
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 […]
Community Jazz Band
Winter ’24 led by Nigel Goss
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 […]
SPRING II After-School Series Grades K – 5
Join the MMA for the Spring II After-school Series, April 23 – May 16! This second fall series of programming is DAY SPECIFIC and explores Nantucket Island. Participants will be picked up (with parent permission) from NES & NIS at 2:20pm, Nantucket Lighthouse School at 2:30pm, and the Nantucket New School at 2:40pm and depart […]
Youth Chorus Ages 8+
A fun beginner music program to get kids used to singing in groups.
Birding Field Trip
These trips will explore Nantucket’s birding hotspots and offer participants a chance to observe birds in their natural habitats. Binoculars, spotting scope, and field guides are available to borrow. All experience levels welcome. BIRDING FIELD TRIPS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO ALL! Pre-registration is required. Please submit a unique registration for each participant. The deadline […]
Nantucket Wine & Food Festival
Receptions, wine tastings, seminars, talks, wine dinners, luncheons, and more.
Wine Festival Art Glassware by Robert Dane
Robert Dane is a master glass blower of fine wine, water, rock glasses, and wine decanters. Celebrate your extraordinary wines in one of his one-of-a-kind glasses. Using many of the Italian Murano glass techniques, his wonderful artworks will bring more great conversation to your table. This is a special offering during the 2024 Wine Festival […]
SPRING II After-School Series Grades K – 5
Join the MMA for the Spring II After-school Series, April 23 – May 16! This second fall series of programming is DAY SPECIFIC and explores Nantucket Island. Participants will be picked up (with parent permission) from NES & NIS at 2:20pm, Nantucket Lighthouse School at 2:30pm, and the Nantucket New School at 2:40pm and depart […]
Table Top Game Night
Join us for our Weekly Table Top Game Night at the Nantucket Atheneum. Every week we will have one table devoted to a rotating selection of games and one table for Dungeons & Dragons (limited seating for D&D, first come first serve!) New players and old are all welcome! Game Night is open to ADULTS […]
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 […]
Celtic Sessions
Drop in and enjoy playing classic Celtic tunes in a group setting.
Community Chorus
Come sing your heart out with one of Nantucket’s longest-running community choirs.
Nantucket Wine & Food Festival
Receptions, wine tastings, seminars, talks, wine dinners, luncheons, and more.
Circle of Moms
Circle of Moms creates a free, confidential space where moms can connect, brainstorm, vent and share successes and ideas and feel empowered to talk about the adjustment to motherhood and feel connected, refreshed and ready to face another day! Mothers are welcome in this space to say what is true for them about motherhood. Expectant […]
SPRING II After-School Series Grades K – 5
Join the MMA for the Spring II After-school Series, April 23 – May 16! This second fall series of programming is DAY SPECIFIC and explores Nantucket Island. Participants will be picked up (with parent permission) from NES & NIS at 2:20pm, Nantucket Lighthouse School at 2:30pm, and the Nantucket New School at 2:40pm and depart […]
Nantucket Wine & Food Festival
Receptions, wine tastings, seminars, talks, wine dinners, luncheons, and more.
Music & Movement
A beginner music class including songs, rhymes and stories in English and Spanish for kids ages infant through 5 years and their caretakers.
Nature Ramble
Walking over our gently rolling trails, we’ll explore sandplain grasslands and coastal heathland habitats, and enjoy views of Long Pond and Nantucket Sound as we traverse a portion of the Linda Loring Nature Foundation’s Eel Point Road property. We’ll see what’s blooming, budding, flying, and crawling around the trails. Each walk will be guided by […]
Playground Pals
A weekly free playgroup held Friday mornings at the Discovery Playground on Old South Road. All ages are welcome to join with their parent or guardian. This group does not require registration.
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2024 Annual Events
April 25 -28, Daffodil Festival
May 15 – 19, Wine & Food Festival
June, Nantucket Preservation Month
June 13 -16, Book Festival
June 19 – 24, Film Festival
July 4, – Independence Day Festivities
July 9 – 14, Nantucket Dance Festival
July 11 – 13, Comedy Festival
July , Nantucket Art and Artisan Show
July 18 – 20, Weekend at the Atheneum
July 23 – 25, Nantucket Garden Festival
August, Nantucket Beach Fitness Camp
August 10, Boston Pops
August 15 – 18, NHA’s Nantucket by Design
August 14 – 18, Nantucket Race Week
August 18, Opera House Cup
August, Marine Life Release Day
September: Nantucket Harvest Fair
November, NHA’s Festival of Wreaths
December 1 – 3, Christmas Stroll
December, NHA’s Festival of Trees
