News and Events for Nantucket Island
Thanks to the Nantucket Dreamland Film & Cultural Center’s incoming program director Laura Gallagher Byrne, we have a new answer to the question summer visitors often ask: “What do you do out here all winter?” Six major productions are planned that will give Nantucket youth the opportunity to advance their […]
by Jenny Benzie, Advanced Sommelier + Certified Wine Educator, Proprietress of Épernay Wine & Spirits Life is full of choices these days, including the selection of exciting, tasty canned beers currently available on the market. With the rise of numerous micro-brews across the United States in every region, along with […]
Which Beach Is Best? When first coming to Nantucket, it can be a challenge to know the best places to go and the best sites to see. Nantucket.net helps make these decisions easier by giving visitors a preview of our island: events, lodging, dining, museums, theatre, art, shopping, festivals, and […]
Michael Melford will bring the world to Nantucket this Saturday, July 8, when he gives a free illustrated talk on the island about his adventures. A photographer for National Geographic. He’ll show slides of his famous photographs and discuss his assignments 5 to 6 pm in the First Congregational Church […]
by Sanibel Chai The seventh annual Nantucket Comedy Festival (NCF) boasts an excellent line-up of talent, which includes Jeff Foxworthy, Brian Regan, and The Farrelly Brothers. You can see traditional stand-up, an exclusive television premiere, a ladies only lunch, an interview with comedy heavyweights, and much more this year. The […]
Magic happens when you add scrumptious food, superb libations, a dash of whimsy, and a bit of fun to summer on Nantucket, and this happens every evening just a short stroll from Main Street at Fifty-Six Union. This eatery on the edge of town has the body of a chic […]
by Robert P. Barsanti You can get anything you need on this island before eight o’clock in the morning. In the summer, we bring too many people onto the island, take their money, rent them cars, and then say a little prayer that nothing bad happens. And generally nothing does. […]
by Cara Godlesky Many stores on Nantucket display glass cases filled with exclusive merchandise or the walls are lined with board shorts and casual apparel. Very few stores provide both. The Trinity Collection at 50 Main Street combines the styles with two shops in one. In the front of the […]
by Dr. Sarah T. Bois, Director of Research & Education for the Linda Loring Nature Foundation Some may think of Captain Ahab and whaling when they think of Nantucket fishing tradition. However, there is a long history of fishing on Nantucket with many species available to catch (and eat!) today […]
