News Category: Guides

Welcome to family scalloping season! Locals and visitors get a head start every October before the commercial season starts on November 1. Want to participate this year?⁠

One of Nantucket’s defining virtues is its fabulous spread of Atlantic beaches, an enduring draw that has made the island one of New England’s legendary summer getaways for more than a century. Given the starring role they play among Nantucket’s attractions, some of those sandy strands (Surfside, Cisco, Madaket, and 40th Pole, to name a few) can be crowded indeed during peak summer season.

Nantucket is a small island. While there are plenty of Nantucket restaurants to enjoy, the best spots fill up quickly. And it’s not as simple as reserving months in advance. Each of the best Nantucket restaurants has a different policy, so we’ve rounded up five of them for you here. For hours of operation, check out Open Restaurants Nantucket, a resource updated by the Town of Nantucket weekly.

If you’re planning a getaway to Nantucket, the most scenic way to get to this nautical paradise is a ride on a Nantucket ferry.

July 4th fireworks may be cancelled for 2021, but there’s still plenty of things to do to enjoy a Nantucket Fourth of July this year. Whether you choose to stay in town or head out to the beach, you’ll find it’s hard not to have a good time on island over the holiday weekend. Read on for five ways to spend your Nantucket 4th of July weekend. 

Just in time for summer, John Robshaw has transformed a Greydon House guest room into the Blue & White Room – filled with the signature Nantucket style you know and love.

Nantucket Wine and Food Festival returns for its 24th year from May 18-22, 2022, bringing with it distinguished winemakers, chefs, sommeliers, and presenters from all around the world for a week of prestigious lunches, dinners, tastings, and educational seminars. It’s one of the biggest island events of the year, and one you don’t want to miss.

Trading the city lights for Nantucket sights is a vacation everyone should take, but how do you plan the trip there? Do you climb aboard Cape Air for the short hour and a half flight? Or do you take your time and embark on the Interstate 95 road trip? We have everything you need to know about making the trip from NYC to Nantucket.

If you have the good fortune of being on Nantucket for Memorial Day weekend, you’re in luck: It’s one of the best weekends to be on island all year long.

By land, air, and sea, you’ve made the trek to our Atlantic island, and you’re ready to explore.