2023 Calendar of Events on Nantucket
April
April 27-30, 2023 – 47th Annual Daffodil Festival, nantucketchamber.org
May
May 6, 2023 – Annual Town Meeting, nantucket-ma.gov
May 6, 2023 – Nantucket S.T.A.R’s Celebrate the Stars, nantucketstar.org
May 8, 2023 – Hospital Thrift Shop Reopening, 10 AM at 17 India Street, hospitalthriftshop.org
May 13, 2023 – Rising Tide Preschool’s Rising Tide Cup Disc Golf Tournament, risingtidepreschool.org
May 17-21, 2023 – 25th Annual Nantucket Wine & Food Festival, nantucketwinefestival.com
May 20, 2023 – MMA’s Stars, Sips & Sweets, mariamitchell.org
May 25, 2023 – Member Exhibition Reception for “Summer on Nantucket”, nha.org
May 27, 2023 – Luna Fest at the Sconset Casino, nantucketcommunitytelevision.org
May 29, 2023 – Memorial Day
May 26-29, 2023 – Figawi Race Weekend, figawi.com
June
Nantucket Preservation Month
June 4, 2023 – Nantucket Shellfish Association’s Oyster Fest, nantucketshellfish.org
June 4-5, 2023 – Nantucket Boys and Girls Club Sam Sylvia Pro-Am Golf Tournament, nantucketboysandgirlsclub.org
June 9, 2023 – The Homestead of Nantucket’s A Starry Night, thehomesteadofnantucket.com
June 11, 2023 – PASCON’s Dreamcatcher, pascon.org
June 13-18, 2023 – Artist Association of Nantucket’s Plein Air Nantucket, nantucketarts.org
June 15-18, 2023 – Nantucket Book Festival, nantucketbookfestival.org
June 21-26, 2023 – Nantucket Film Festival, nantucketfilmfestival.org
July
July 1, 2023 – Nantucket Conservation Foundation’s Race for Open Space, runsignup.com
July 4, 2023 – Independence Day Fireworks & Festivities, nantucketchamber.org
July 6-9, 2023 – Nantucket Dance Festival, nantucketdancefestival.org
July 7, 2023 – Nantucket Land Council and Almanack Arts Colony’s Friends Fete, nantucketlandcouncil.org
July 10, 2023 – Egan Maritime Institute’s An Evening With Author Will Sofrin, eganmaritime.org
July 11-13, 2023 – Lighthouse School’s Garden Festival, nantucketlighthouseschool.org
July 13-15, 2023 – Nantucket Comedy Festival, nantucketcomedy.com
July 13, 2023 – A Safe Place’s Inspiring Change with Jackson Katz, asafeplacenantucket.org
July 14, 2023 – Egan Maritime Institute’s A Night at the Museum, eganmaritime.org
July 15, 2023 – Nantucket Triathlon, acktri.com
July 15, 2023 – Artist Association of Nantucket’s Summer Gala, nantucketarts.org
July 16, 2023 – Nantucket Historical Association’s Baskets & Bubbly, nha.org
July 20-22, 2023 – Weekend at the Library, nantucketatheneum.org
July 20-23, 2023 – Nantucket Art & Artisan Show, nantucketartandartisanshow.org
July 22, 2023 – Swim Across America, www.swimacrossamerica.org
July 26, 2023 – Sustainable Nantucket’s Farm Fresh Feast, sustainable-nantucket.org
July 27, 2023 – Maria Mitchell Stargazer Gala, mariamitchell.org
August
August 2-5, 2023 – Nantucket Historical Association Nantucket by Design, nha.org
August 2, 2023 – Garden Club House Tour, nantucketgardenclub.org
August 3, 2023 – Nantucket Book Festival’s A Five Star Evening with Elin Hilderbrand, nantucketbookfestival.org
August 4, 2023 – NISHA’s August Gala, nishanimals.org
August 4-7, 2023 – Nantucket Summer Antiques Show, thenantucketshow.com
August 4-7, 2023 – Nantucket Preservation Trust’s Sense of Place Exhibition & Auction, nantucketpreservation.org
August 5-6, 2023 – Rafael Osona’s Annual Americana Fine Art & Marine Sale, rafaelosonaauction.com
August 6, 2023 – NB&GC First Annual Car Show, info@ackcarshows.com
August 8, 2023 – Cisco Trashion Show, ciscobrewers.com
August 10, 2023 – Nantucket Preservation Trust’s Annual August Fête Set Sail for India Street, www.nantucketpreservation.org
August 12, 2023 – Nantucket Cottage Hospital’s Boston Pops, nantuckethospital.org
August 12-20, 2023 – Nantucket Community Sailing Race Week, nantucketraceweek.org
August 13-14, 2023 – Nantucket Golf Club Foundation’s Children’s Charity Classic, nantucketgolfclub.com
August 19, 2023 – Nantucket Boys & Girls Club Summer Groove, nantucketboysandgirlsclub.org
August 20, 2023 – Opera House Cup, operahousecup.org
September
September 4, 2023 – Labor Day
September 11, 2023 – Nantucket Cottage Hospital Sankaty Swing, nantuckethospital.org
September 23, 2023 – Cross Island Hike, nantucketlandbank.org
September 24, 2023 – Nantucket Island Fair at Children’s Beach
October
October 5-8, 2023 – The Nantucket Project, nantucketproject.com
October 6, 2023 – Nantucket Shellfish Association’s Scallopers Ball, nantucketshellfish.org
October 8, 2023 – Nantucket Half Marathon, nantuckethalfmarathon.com
October 9, 2023 – Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day
October 29, 2023 – Family Fun Day, nantucketconservation.org
October 31, 2023 – Halloween Main Street Parade
November
TBD – NHA Festival of Wreaths, nha.org
November 23, 2023 – Thanksgiving & the Cold Turkey Plunge, nantucketatheneum.org
November 24, 2023 – Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony, nantucketchamber.org
TBD – NHA Festival of Trees, nha.org
December
December 1-3, 2023 – Christmas Stroll, nantucketchamber.org