News and Events for Nantucket Island
On Tuesday, October 6 Nathaniel Philbrick will launch and present his new book, The Rush: California Gold, the Civil War, and the Making of the Modern World to his hometown audience here on Nantucket and in collaboration with Nantucket Book Partners. This is a free event, but registering at Nantucketbookpartners. […]
Saturday, September 26 is the last day for Pick- Your-Own farm-grown cherry, beefsteaks, heirloom tomatoes at Bartlett’s Farm (9 am to 2 pm), but it’s not the last day of autumn fun at the farm! Bartlett’s Fall Workshops have just started: every Friday and Saturday through autum from 9 am […]
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.
(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 […]
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 […]
Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) is celebrating the 2026 Hale Juried Exhibition in the Cecelia Joyce & Seward Johnson Gallery with a reception at 5 pm on August 13 at 8 Federal Street. Through diverse approaches to subject, style, and medium, Eye of the Beholder exhibit invited AAN artists to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
