Nantucket Events

What the Constitution Means to Me Nantucket
Nantucket Arts, Nantucket Events

Hilarious, Hopeful, & Achingly Human

On July 3, the curtain went up on Nantucket Performing Arts Center’s inaugural play: What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck. Described as “hilarious, hopeful, and achingly human,” NPAC’s production stars awardwinning actors and Sconset residents Nina Hellman and Jeremy Shamos along with talented Nantucket student Danielle Lewis. […]

Fairwinds in Bloom Nantucket
Nantucket Events

Bid to Save Lives

An evening dedicated to saving lives in a different way will be held this Monday, June 30 from 5 to 7 pm at the Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum. Set in a gorgeous location by Folger’s Marsh, 2025 Fairwinds in Bloom: Supporting Behavioral Health Together will feature a warm and […]

AAN Summer Artist Talks 2025
Nantucket Arts, Nantucket Events

Sharing Talent and Inspiration

Artists Association of Nantucket’s first artist talk in their 2025 Summer Series will be held this Monday, June 30, from 5:30 to 6:30 pm in AAN’s new Federal Gallery at 8 Federal Street. Sherre Wilson-Liljegren, painter/photographer/mixed media artist and lifelong AAN member, will talk about her process and her inspiration, […]

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Toasting Basketmakers with Bubbly & Bourbon

For 2025, the Nantucket Historical Association’s annual summer fundraiser celebrating the rich tradition of Nantucket lightship baskets has an added flavor: a bourbon tasting alongside the bubbly, craft cocktails, and light bites. Formerly the annual Baskets & Bubbly is now Baskets, Bubbles, & Bourbon and will feature exciting new additions […]

Juneteenth Nantucket 2025
Nantucket Events, Nantucket History & People

Honoring Juneteenth

This Thursday, June 19 a collaboration of Nantucket organizations are hosting an island gathering to memorialize and honor Juneteenth. The block party at the African Meeting House, 29 York Street, runs from 11 am to 3 pm and will include music, a documentary screening, games, arts & crafts, food, and […]

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Looking Back to the Past & into the Future

Egan Maritime Institute invites the public to attend the season’s first Foghorn Speaker Series event, Fishing for Food and Money, this Wednesday, June 25 from 5:30 to 7 pm in the Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum. The evening will feature a panel discussion that expands on the themes explored in […]

Nantucket Book Festival 2025
Nantucket Arts, Nantucket Events

A Rare Alchemy of Writers & Readers

This week, from Thursday, June 12 through Sunday, June 15, more than 20 distinguished writers will be on Nantucket Island to talk about their craft in onstage conversations, readings, and panel discussions, and they will interact with readers in several informal social gatherings. Tim Ehrenberg, creator of Tim Talks Books and President of the Nantucket Book Foundation, says the four-day Nantucket Book Festival as a favorite among “year-rounders, summer residents, weekenders…the commonality is a love for books. There is such a genuine feeling of connection all weekend long…this connection has been at the root of the Book Festival since the very beginning.”