News and Events for Nantucket Island
The Nantucket Comedy Festival returns July 8 through July 11 for a milestone 20th Anniversary celebration featuring nationally recognized comedians, signature festival traditions, and unforgettable moments that have kept audiences laughing for two decades. Festivities begin this Wednesday, July 8, with the free ACK vs. MVY Kids Comedy SmACKdown. As […]
The Nantucket Dive Into Dance Intensive from Monday, June 29 through Thursday, July 2, offers an unforgettable blend of artistic growth and summer fun for youth aged 8-18 during the week preceding the 2026 Nantucket Dance Festival. Dancers can participate in a full-week dance residency highlighting multiple dance styles or […]
Greg and Judi Hill of Hill’s of Nantucket are offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own the tools used to create thousands of exquisite lightship baskets—approximately 70 handcrafted Nantucket lightship basket molds by the late Master Basketmaker Paul Willer.
If you’ve spent any time on the south shore of the island (i.e. the wavey beaches) you have probably seen one of our most resilient residents. They may be a bit secretive, a little camouflaged, but these shoreline residents are a fun find and great to explore with kids. We’re talking about the Atlantic mole crab.
There’s a wonderful Walt Whitman quote that had my attention today. The esteemed poet, writer, and all-around observer of his fellow humans said, “Be curious, not judgmental.” Sage advice, right?
There is a specific moment, somewhere out past Brant Point, when the island finally lets go of you.
It doesn’t happen at the dock. It doesn’t happen pulling away from Straight Wharf while tourists wave cocktails around on the upper deck and kids throw popcorn at gulls. For a while, Nantucket still hangs onto you. You can still see the church steeples over the rooftops. The masts in the harbor still stand upright against the sky. The shoreline remains detailed enough that you can pick out individual houses, and, for a few minutes, your mind keeps trying to convince itself that you’re still there.
From elegant garden dining at The Chanticleer in ’Sconset to casual breakfasts, lunches, cocktails, and locals nights at Nobadeer Café and NobaBar, discover two delicious reasons to dine out on Nantucket this season.
