News and Events for Nantucket Island
For the first time ever, both 2026 Photo Contest winners are island residents. Congrats to Shanya Stanley, one of our regular entrants, whose photo of Easy Street Basin is this year’s first place winner and to Kat Enter, whose image of the Lynx at Brant Point took second place. You […]
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This series of limericks first appeared in a June 14, 1924 edition of a Nantucket newspaper. It all began when the Princeton Tiger revived the then well-known limerick printed first below and the Chicago Tribune answered with the second limerick. The New York Exchange went one step further with the […]
This summer, the Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) is transforming the patio at their Cecelia Joyce & Seward Johnson Gallery downtown at 8 Federal Street into an intimate open-air gallery with a series of Artist Patio Pop-Up events. Through the summer season into September, these pop-ups invite art lovers to […]
The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) is proud to announce the launch of the Measurement of Museum Social Impact (MOMSI) research study, a year-long research project developed to measure how museums impact their communities through education and engagement. This project will be conducted over the course of the year, recruiting local and seasonal […]
The 15th Nantucket Book Festival, taking place June 11 to 14, has announced a slate of well-known authors who will be appearing and presenting at the 2026 event. Featured authors at this year’s festival include award-winning and beloved novelist Ann Patchett; Jenna Bush Hager, co-host of TODAY with Jenna & […]
The Nantucket Atheneum is pleased to announce the official 2026 selection for its beloved community-wide reading program, One Book, One Island (OBOI), inviting islanders to read, reflect, and discuss a shared story. This year’s featured title is All That Smolders: A Mystery by James Sulzer — a suspenseful novel written by a Nantucket author and […]
Devoted to promoting literacy, connecting authors with readers, and supporting literature with events and educational programs, the Nantucket Book Foundation (NFB) has been presenting the Nantucket Book Festival, Authors in Schools programs, Children’s Book Day, and Visiting Author programs for well over a decade. This week they are thrilled to […]
Deceit is in the air, tell the truth and play fair…Find a mask and wear it well, so your identity no one can tell… On April 4, 2026, the island’s historic public library, the Nantucket Atheneum, will transform into a mysterious venue of intrigue, murder, hidden motives, and whispered suspicions […]
