Nantucket Events

Women line the shoreline casting at sunset during Tammy King's annual women's fishing seminar on Nantucket.
Nantucket Events, Nantucket Voices

A Vision Realized

Jesse Cole is a visionary. Wait, you don’t know who Jesse Cole is? I bet you do. Or, at least, I bet you’ve seen him. Jesse is the tall guy in the bright yellow tuxedo and top hat who formed the Savannah Bananas baseball team and subsequently created Banana Ball. Yes, that’s the game that is selling out major league baseball (and football) stadiums across the country. It started because Jesse Cole had a vision that baseball could be so much more than it is. It was a vision that became his passion.

A young girl reads a picture book with her dog beside her, reflecting the love of reading Nantucket Children's Book Day hopes to inspire.
Nantucket Events

Igniting a Love of Books

(Location Update: due to rain, this event is being held in the Nantucket Boys & Girls Club) This Saturday, August 22, youngsters and their families are encouraged to walk to Children’s Beach for the Nantucket Book Foundation’s annual Children’s Book Day. In partnership with the Nantucket Cultural District, NBF has […]

A Nantucket Film Festival panel discussion draws a crowd at an outdoor venue during festival programming.
Nantucket Arts, Nantucket Events

NFF Summer Doc Series at Dreamland

The Nantucket Film Festival will launch its inaugural NFF Summer Doc Series, this week from August 25 to 27, bringing five acclaimed documentaries to the Dreamland Theater across three days, with filmmakers and film subjects joining NFF for conversations following each screening. On Tuesday, August 25 at 7 pm, Mighty […]

The cast of Theatre Workshop of Nantucket's Escape to Margaritaville poses on the show's vibrant tropical set.
Nantucket Arts, Nantucket Events

There’s Still Time to Escape

There’s something wonderfully irresistible about Theatre Workshop of Nantucket’s production of Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville. From the moment the lights come up, Bennett Hall is transformed into a carefree tropical getaway, filled with infectious music, laughter, romance, and the unmistakable good-time spirit of Jimmy Buffett. With more than two […]

Three girls proudly display their windmill prints made at a hands-on craft station during NHA Community Day, a free family event on Nantucket.
Nantucket Events

Free Family Fun Events This Week

Families on Nantucket have two free and festive community events to look forward to this week, courtesy of the Maria Mitchell Association and the Nantucket Historical Association. On Friday, July 31, the Maria Mitchell Association (MMA) will celebrate the 208th birthday of its namesake, astronomer Maria Mitchell, with a birthday […]

Promotional graphic for the 2026 Nantucket Photo Contest inviting submissions of island history, people, lifestyles, and natural beauty, with prizes of $300 and $150.
Nantucket Arts, Nantucket Events

Fame, Glory, & a Bit of Cash

September 12 is the deadline to enter our 2026 Nantucket Photo Contest. For more than a quarter century, this popular contest has been a fun way for residents and visitor to share their images of Nantucket Island. Any season, any view, any time period (we love the old photos), serious […]