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The Annual Daffodil Festival
April

Nantucket's traditional welcome to spring, when over 3 million daffodils blooms and turn the countryside into a vivid yellow tapestry. Events include the Annual Antique and Classic Car Parade, and the Annual Tailgate Picnic, as well as activities such as hiking, fishing, bird watching, and seal cruises. For more information, please call 508/228-1700.


The Nantucket Wine Festival
May  

www.nantucketwinefestival.com


The Nantucket Film Festival
June  

www.nantucketfilmfestival.org


Annual Sandcastle and Sculpture Day
August 

Islanders and visitors create masterpiece sandcastles and sand sculptures on Jetties Beach. The contest lasts all afternoon and ribbons are awarded in various categories. For more information, please call 508/228-1700.


Fall on Nantucket
October 

Celebrate the relaxed pace of Fall on Nantucket with a wide variety of events from Octoberfest to the mouth-watering Chowder Contest. Call the Chamber at 508-228-1700 for a complete calendar of events.

Visit the Nantucket Arts Festival for a celebration of arts on Nantucket sponsored by the Nantucket Arts Council. A week long festival bringing together the best of performing, visual, and literary arts.


Annual Nantucket Noel
End of November - December 

Festivities for this month-long celebration begin the day after Thanksgiving with the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony and continue through New Year's Eve with theatrical performances, concerts, holiday exhibitions, and the world-famous Christmas Stroll the last weekend in November/first weekend in December. For more information, please call 508/228-1700.