Nantucket Events

Nantucket Events

NanPuppets Perform for Kids on Tall Ship Lynx

One of the island’s favorite family-friendly events every summer is when Lizza and her Nanpuppets perform on the breathtaking Tall Ship Lynx.  This Friday, August 27 is your chance to go for a morning sail with Egan Maritime aboard this replica Privateer Schooner for a fun, musical start to your […]

Nantucket Arts, Nantucket Events

Artist/Patron Exhibit and 2021 Winners

This Friday, August 20, the Artists Association of Nantucket’s Cecelia Joyce & Seward Johnson Gallery will open its doors on the 72nd Annual Artist/Patron Exhibition. The exhibition will be on display through Monday, September 6 in the gallery at 19 Washington Street. “Truly one of AAN’s longest standing traditions, summer […]

Concerts to Make You Smile & to Rekindle Hope
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Concerts to Make You Smile & to Rekindle Hope

Best of the Beach will bring some of the best moments from past Boston Pops on Nantucket concerts into the homes of viewers to enjoy this Saturday, August 14 at 8pm EST. Produced by Nantucket’s own Yellow Productions, the program will feature highlights from past celebrations of The Boston Pops […]

Marine Mammal Alliance Nantucket
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Teaching Kids about Island Wildlife Rescue

There were some budding young marine biologists out on ‘Sconset Beach in recent weeks. Armed with binoculars, clip boards, and tape measures, they are learning how to collect and record data for the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, assess the health of seals on the beach, and help the public understand the “do’s and don’ts” around marine mammals we share the shore with. And some of them are only five-years-old!!

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ACK Photo Contest

Did you take that prize-winning photo you’ve been trying to capture all season? Now’s the time to share it with the world and perhaps win some cash in the process! September 12 is deadline to enter the 2021 Yesterday’s Island Photo Contest. For nearly 30 years, this popular annual contest […]

Michael Rich at Hostetler Gallery
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Art Openings this Week

There are art galleries on every street in downtown Nantucket—classic, contemporary, abstract, sculpture, textile art, photography—some with changing exhibitions and others that feature work by a single artist. This Friday, August 6, plan your Nantucket evening around three artists receptions held at galleries in the heart of downtown. Hostetler Gallery […]