Calendar of Events 2017
April , May
June
July
August
Chamber ’ s 42nd Annual Daffodil Festival Weekend ................ April 28-30 Atheneum Used Book Sale ......................................................... April 29 Nantucket Daffodil 5K Race ........................................................ April 30 Wine Festival Weekend ........................................................... May 17-21 Figawi Race Weekend ............................................................ May 27-29
Spring Restaurant Week ........................................................... June 5-11 Sam Sylvia Pro-Am Golf Tournament ...................................... June 11-13 Nantucket Book Festival ........................................................ June 16-18 Nantucket Film Festival .......................................................... June 21-26
Town of Nantucket ’ s Independence Day Fireworks ........................... July 4 Nantucket Yoga Festival ............................................................. July 7-9 Nantucket Comedy Festival ..................................................... July 12-15 Small Friends Arts & Artisans Show .......................................... July 13-16 Nantucket Triathlon ...................................................................... July 15 Atheneum Dance Festival ........................................................ July 17-22 Nantucket Garden Festival ...................................................... July 18-20 Nan . Isl . School of Design & Arts Sandcastle & Sculpture Day .......... July 22
Nantucket by Design Show ....................................................... August 1-6 Garden Club House Tour .......................................................... August 9 Nantucket Preservation Trust August Fete .................................. August 10 Nantucket Cottage Hospital ’ s Boston Pops ................................ August 12 Nantucket Community Sailing Race Week ............................ August 12-20 Nantucket Boy ’ s and Girl ’ s Club
Tim Russert Summer Groove Concert .................................... August 19 Nantucket Community Sailing Opera House Cup Race ............. August 20
September , October
November , December
Nantucket Maritime Festival ( Egan Maritime Inst .)............... September 30 Fall Restaurant Week ......................................... September 25-October 1 Cranberry Festival ................................................................... October 7 Nantucket Half-Marathon ........................................................ October 8 NantucketGrown™ Food Festival ....................................... October 13-15 Annual Halloween Parade ..................................................... October 31
NHA Festival of Wreaths ............................................... November 22-26 Chamber ’ s Annual Tree Lighting & Community Caroling ...... November 24 Atheneum Used Book Sale ................................................... December 2 Chamber ’ s 43rd Annual Christmas Stroll Weekend ............. December 1-3 NHA Festival of Trees ...................................................... December 1-31 Chamber ’ s Home for the Holidays ........................................ December 9 Chamber ’ s Holiday Red Ticket Drawing .............................. December 24 Nantucket New Years ............................... December 29-January 1 , 2018
28 • 2017 Official Guide to Nantucket * Dates available at press time . Please confirm with organizers .