Qué hay en Nantucket, Estados Unidos, a lo largo del año

Concurrido — Winter / Christmas break en Estados Unidos, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Cierre

  Off-season shutdown

  5 Ene – 10 Abr · normalmente

  Most restaurants, shops and hotels close for the winter and the ferry timetable thins to a handful of crossings. Ten thousand people live here in February against fifty thousand in August. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Nor'easter season (1 Dic – 31 Mar (normalmente))

Tranquilo — uno de sus peores meses por clima

En febrero no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Off-season shutdown (5 Ene – 10 Abr (normalmente)), Nor'easter season (1 Dic – 31 Mar (normalmente))

Tranquilo — los viajeros lo describen como tranquilo, Spring break en Estados Unidos

En marzo no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Off-season shutdown (5 Ene – 10 Abr (normalmente)), Nor'easter season (1 Dic – 31 Mar (normalmente))

Concurrido — Daffodil Festival

• Riesgo

  Tick season

  1 Abr – 31 Oct · normalmenteInsectos y enfermedades

  The island's deer ticks carry Lyme, babesiosis and tularemia at rates among the highest anywhere, and the moors and bike-path verges are where they wait. Long trousers, and a check at the end of every day. Fuente ↗

• Festival

  Daffodil Festival

  20 Abr – 2 May · normalmenteFlores silvestresMucha genteReserva pronto

  Three million bulbs along the island roads and a parade of antique cars out to Siasconset for a tailgate picnic, on the last weekend of April. It is the weekend the island reopens. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Off-season shutdown (5 Ene – 10 Abr (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Daffodil Festival, Figawi race weekend

• Temporada

  Fog season

  1 May – 31 Jul · normalmenteRiesgoCierres

  Warm air over a cold sea puts the island inside cloud for days at a stretch in early summer, and the small planes to Boston and Hyannis are the first thing it stops. Build a spare day into a June trip. Fuente ↗

• Festival

  Figawi race weekend

  20–30 May · normalmenteEvento deportivoMucha genteReserva pronto

  Two hundred-odd boats sail from Hyannis over Memorial Day weekend and the crews stay for the party. The island's first properly full weekend, and not a quiet one. Fuente ↗

• Festivo

  Memorial Day weekend

  23–25 MayFiesta nacionalMucha genteReserva pronto

  Memorial Day, the last Monday of May, opens the summer travel season: over the long weekend campsites and lodging book out, roads are slow, and parking at the most popular spots fills early in the day. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Tick season (1 Abr – 31 Oct (normalmente)), Daffodil Festival (20 Abr – 2 May (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Nantucket Film Festival, Summer break en Estados Unidos

• Festival

  Nantucket Film Festival

  20 Jun – 1 Jul · normalmenteMucha genteReserva pronto

  Five days at the end of June built around screenwriting rather than red carpets, with staged readings and panels in the old whaling-town halls. Rooms are already at summer rates by then. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Tick season (1 Abr – 31 Oct (normalmente)), Fog season (1 May – 31 Jul (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Nantucket Film Festival, High summer

• Temporada

  High summer

  1 Jul – 31 AgoVacaciones escolaresMucha genteReserva pronto

  Population multiplies by five, the car ferry is booked out months ahead and dinner needs a reservation two weeks early. Bring a bike instead of a car and the island works. Fuente ↗

• Festivo

  Independence Day

  3–5 JulFiesta nacionalMucha genteCierres

  The Fourth of July is a federal holiday: banks and government offices close, fireworks draw large crowds to parks and waterfronts after dark, and roads and flights are busy over the long weekend. Claim a viewing spot early. Fuente ↗

• Temporada

  Sea warm enough to swim

  15 Jul – 20 Sep · normalmente

  The island sits far enough offshore that the water lags the air by a month. The harbour beaches on the sound side are always several degrees warmer than the south shore. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Tick season (1 Abr – 31 Oct (normalmente)), Fog season (1 May – 31 Jul (normalmente)), Nantucket Film Festival (20 Jun – 1 Jul (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — High summer, Summer break en Estados Unidos

• Festivo

  Labor Day weekend

  5–7 SepFiesta nacionalMucha genteReserva pronto

  Labor Day, the first Monday of September, is the last big getaway of summer: the long weekend books out campsites and lodging and fills parking early, and families thin out quickly once it has passed. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Tick season (1 Abr – 31 Oct (normalmente)), High summer (1 Jul – 31 Ago), Sea warm enough to swim (15 Jul – 20 Sep (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Labor Day weekend, Summer break en Estados Unidos

• Temporada

  The quiet weeks

  8 Sep – 20 Oct · normalmente

  September and early October keep the warm water and lose the crowd, and the moors out towards Altar Rock turn red. Ferries thin out again after Columbus Day weekend.

Sigue en marcha: Tick season (1 Abr – 31 Oct (normalmente)), Sea warm enough to swim (15 Jul – 20 Sep (normalmente)), Labor Day weekend (5–7 Sep)

Temporada media — un mes normal

En octubre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Tick season (1 Abr – 31 Oct (normalmente)), The quiet weeks (8 Sep – 20 Oct (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Christmas Stroll, Thanksgiving break en Estados Unidos

• Festival

  Christmas Stroll

  27 Nov – 8 Dic · normalmenteNavidad y Año NuevoMucha genteReserva pronto

  The first weekend of December, when the cobbled centre lights up, Santa arrives by boat and the whole island opens for three days before shutting again for the winter. Fuente ↗

Máxima afluencia — Christmas Stroll, Winter / Christmas break en Estados Unidos

• Riesgo

  Nor'easter season

  1 Dic – 31 Mar · normalmenteTemporales de inviernoCierres

  Winter storms track up the coast and put the ferries and the flights on hold a day or two at a time, and take another few feet off the south-shore bluff while they are about it. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Christmas Stroll (27 Nov – 8 Dic (normalmente))