Don’t Miss Out on this Summer’s Best Events
Photo Credit: Yellow Productions As the weather heats up, so does Nantucket’s line up of highly anticipated summer festivals and fundraising events. Whether it’s for your favorite local charity or just something meaningful and fun, we’ve got you covered with a schedule of all the island’s summer fe…
Photo Credit: Yellow Productions
As the weather heats up, so does Nantucket’s line up of highly anticipated summer festivals and fundraising events. Whether it’s for your favorite local charity or just something meaningful and fun, we’ve got you covered with a schedule of all the island’s summer festivals, galas and fêtes so that you don’t miss a thing.
Nantucket Wine & Food Festival
May 27 – 31
https://nantucketwinefestival.com
Nantucket Book Festival
June 11 – 14
https://nantucketbookfestival.org
Nantucket Film Festival
June 17 – 22
https://nantucketfilmfestival.org
S.T.A.R. Fundraiser Shoot for the Stars
June 20
https://nantucketstar.org/shoot-for-the-stars-gala
Nantucket Historical Association’s Baskets, Bubbles and Bourbon
June 26
Nantucket Dance Festival
July 6 – 12
https://www.nantucketdancefestival.org
Nantucket Garden Festival
July 7 – 9
https://www.ackgardenfestival.org
Nantucket Comedy Festival
July 9 – 11
Egan Maritime’s A Night at the Museum
July 9
https://eganmaritime.org/news/night-at-the-museum-2026
NHA Nantucket by Design
July 13 – 16
A Safe Place Summer Soirée
July 16
https://www.asafeplacenantucket.org/events/summer-soiree?blm_aid=7215308
The Nantucket Dreamland DREAMBIG Event
July 17
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The Artist Association of Nantucket’s Summer Gala
July 18
https://www.nantucketarts.org/events
Nantucket Antique Show
July 18 – 21
Sconset Trust Night Under the Light
July 19
https://sconsettrust.org/sconset-event/night-under-the-light-gala/
Sustainable Nantucket’s Farm Fresh Feast
July 22
https://sustainable-nantucket.org
Maria Mitchell Association Stargazer Gala – A Night at the Circus
July 23
https://www.mariamitchell.org/2026-stargazer-gala-and-circus
Swim Across America
July 25
https://www.swimacrossamerica.org/site/TR/OpenWater/Nantucket?pg=entry&fr_id=8751
Night for Nantucket Harbor – Great Harbor Yacht Club Foundation
July 25
https://www.nightfornantucketharbor.com/
NiSHA Unleash the Disco
July 31
https://www.nishanimals.org/events
Fairwinds Dragonfly Fundraiser
August 1
https://cbo.io/app/public/bidapp/dragonfly2026
Nantucket Preservation Trust August Fête
August 6
https://nantucketpreservation.org/events/august-fete/
Boston Pops on Nantucket
August 8
https://nantuckethospital.org/ways-to-get-involved/events/boston-pops/
Boys & Girl’s Club Summer Groove
August 15
https://www.nantucketboysandgirlsclub.org/summer-groove?language=en_US
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