This year’s brave swimmers at the Nantucket Atheneum Cold Turkey Plunge danced their way in and out of the water at Children’s Beach with on-shore spectators providing encouragement.

The annual Festival of Wreaths returned to the Whaling Museum, marking the start of Nantucket’s winter holiday season.

The Harvey Foundation held its 9th annual Run for Robin 5K, with hundreds of island community members coming together to raise money for the foundation.

Nantucket’s Spanish and Portuguese-speaking residents gathered at the Whaling Museum this month for the Festa Fiesta, an evening of festive and informative activities.

The colorful Halloween parade marched up Main Street on Halloween day.

Nantucket's Dreamland Theater continued the fun with a Halloween party Saturday night.

Halloween fun kicked off Sunday during the second annual Batacular Bike Race with Nantucket Conservation Foundation.

Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard resumed their decades-old rivalry during the 43rd annual Island Cup.

The 2023 homecoming parade took place Saturday morning, featuring floats from the four high school classes along with entries from varsity sports teams.

School spirit was in the air Friday during the annual pep rally.

In today's Nantucket About Town, photographer Bill Hoenk shares his favorite shots of 2023.

Hundreds of runners, joggers, and walkers participated over the weekend in the annual Nantucket Half Marathon.

On Monday, flannel-wearing fans flocked to the sold out Levitate Flannel Jam at Cisco Brewers to hear live music and celebrate the fall season.

The Nantucket Shorts Festival, a mini festival of locally made films and videos, took place over the weekend at Dreamland Theater, where experienced and amateur filmmakers presented their 2-to-10-minute shorts on the big screen.

Former First Lady Michelle Obama, documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, actress Jennifer Lawrence, and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang were a few of the guests at this past weekend's Nantucket Project.

This year's Scalloper’s Ball was held Friday at Nantucket Yacht Club, kicking off the scalloping season with music, dancing, and seafood.

The Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce's new Fall Fashion Show took place over the weekend at The Nantucket Hotel.

Recreational scallopers took to the waters off Nantucket on Sunday, pushing their 10-foot-long rakes with floating baskets in tow, trying to harvest Nantucket’s delectable seafood item.

Nantucket Disc Golf held a tournament over the weekend at its course in the state forest, where competitors gathered for a chance to win cash prizes. 

Friends, neighbors, and community members gathered Sunday night at the Nantucket Yacht Club for a fundraising event to benefit Nantucket Food Fuel & Rental Assistance.