Hva som skjer i Nantucket, United States gjennom året

Travelt — Winter / Christmas break i United States, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Stengt

  Off-season shutdown

  5. jan – 10. apr · vanligvis

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Nor'easter season (1. des – 31. mar (vanligvis))

Rolig — en av de dårligste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i februar.

Fortsatt på gang: Off-season shutdown (5. jan – 10. apr (vanligvis)), Nor'easter season (1. des – 31. mar (vanligvis))

Rolig — reisende beskriver det som rolig, Spring break i United States

Ingenting nytt starter i mars.

Fortsatt på gang: Off-season shutdown (5. jan – 10. apr (vanligvis)), Nor'easter season (1. des – 31. mar (vanligvis))

Travelt — Daffodil Festival

• Fare

  Tick season

  1. apr – 31. okt · vanligvisInsekter og sykdom

  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. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Daffodil Festival

  20. apr – 2. mai · vanligvisVillblomster og blomstringMye folkBestill tidlig

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Off-season shutdown (5. jan – 10. apr (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Daffodil Festival, Figawi race weekend

• Sesong

  Fog season

  1. mai – 31. jul · vanligvisRisikoStengninger

  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. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Figawi race weekend

  20.–30. mai · vanligvisSportsarrangementMye folkBestill tidlig

  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. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Memorial Day weekend

  23.–25. maiNasjonaldagMye folkBestill tidlig

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Tick season (1. apr – 31. okt (vanligvis)), Daffodil Festival (20. apr – 2. mai (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Nantucket Film Festival, Summer break i United States

• Festival

  Nantucket Film Festival

  20. jun – 1. jul · vanligvisMye folkBestill tidlig

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Tick season (1. apr – 31. okt (vanligvis)), Fog season (1. mai – 31. jul (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Nantucket Film Festival, High summer

• Sesong

  High summer

  1. jul – 31. augSkoleferieMye folkBestill tidlig

  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. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Independence Day

  3.–5. julNasjonaldagMye folkStengninger

  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. Kilde ↗

• Sesong

  Sea warm enough to swim

  15. jul – 20. sep · vanligvis

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Tick season (1. apr – 31. okt (vanligvis)), Fog season (1. mai – 31. jul (vanligvis)), Nantucket Film Festival (20. jun – 1. jul (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — High summer, Summer break i United States

• Helligdag

  Labor Day weekend

  5.–7. sepNasjonaldagMye folkBestill tidlig

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Tick season (1. apr – 31. okt (vanligvis)), High summer (1. jul – 31. aug), Sea warm enough to swim (15. jul – 20. sep (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Labor Day weekend, Summer break i United States

• Sesong

  The quiet weeks

  8. sep – 20. okt · vanligvis

  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.

Fortsatt på gang: Tick season (1. apr – 31. okt (vanligvis)), Sea warm enough to swim (15. jul – 20. sep (vanligvis)), Labor Day weekend (5.–7. sep)

Skuldersesong — en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i oktober.

Fortsatt på gang: Tick season (1. apr – 31. okt (vanligvis)), The quiet weeks (8. sep – 20. okt (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Christmas Stroll, Thanksgiving break i United States

• Festival

  Christmas Stroll

  27. nov – 8. des · vanligvisJul og nyttårMye folkBestill tidlig

  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. Kilde ↗

Toppsesong — Christmas Stroll, Winter / Christmas break i United States

• Fare

  Nor'easter season

  1. des – 31. mar · vanligvisVinterstormer og kulingStengninger

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Christmas Stroll (27. nov – 8. des (vanligvis))