Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Nantucket, Verenigde Staten

Druk — Winter / Christmas break in Verenigde Staten, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Sluiting

  Off-season shutdown

  5 jan – 10 apr · meestal

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Nor'easter season (1 dec – 31 mrt (meestal))

Rustig — een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Off-season shutdown (5 jan – 10 apr (meestal)), Nor'easter season (1 dec – 31 mrt (meestal))

Rustig — reizigers noemen het rustig, Spring break in Verenigde Staten

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Off-season shutdown (5 jan – 10 apr (meestal)), Nor'easter season (1 dec – 31 mrt (meestal))

Druk — Daffodil Festival

• Risico

  Tick season

  1 apr – 31 okt · meestalInsecten & ziekten

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Daffodil Festival

  20 apr – 2 mei · meestalWilde bloemen & bloeiDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Off-season shutdown (5 jan – 10 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — Daffodil Festival, Figawi race weekend

• Seizoen

  Fog season

  1 mei – 31 jul · meestalRisicoSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Figawi race weekend

  20–30 mei · meestalSportevenementDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Memorial Day weekend

  23–25 meiNationale feestdagDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Tick season (1 apr – 31 okt (meestal)), Daffodil Festival (20 apr – 2 mei (meestal))

Topdrukte — Nantucket Film Festival, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Festival

  Nantucket Film Festival

  20 jun – 1 jul · meestalDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Tick season (1 apr – 31 okt (meestal)), Fog season (1 mei – 31 jul (meestal))

Topdrukte — Nantucket Film Festival, High summer

• Seizoen

  High summer

  1 jul – 31 augSchoolvakantiesDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Independence Day

  3–5 julNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  Sea warm enough to swim

  15 jul – 20 sep · meestal

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Tick season (1 apr – 31 okt (meestal)), Fog season (1 mei – 31 jul (meestal)), Nantucket Film Festival (20 jun – 1 jul (meestal))

Topdrukte — High summer, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Feestdag

  Labor Day weekend

  5–7 sepNationale feestdagDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Tick season (1 apr – 31 okt (meestal)), High summer (1 jul – 31 aug), Sea warm enough to swim (15 jul – 20 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Labor Day weekend, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Seizoen

  The quiet weeks

  8 sep – 20 okt · meestal

  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.

Nog steeds bezig: Tick season (1 apr – 31 okt (meestal)), Sea warm enough to swim (15 jul – 20 sep (meestal)), Labor Day weekend (5–7 sep)

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Tick season (1 apr – 31 okt (meestal)), The quiet weeks (8 sep – 20 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Christmas Stroll, Thanksgiving break in Verenigde Staten

• Festival

  Christmas Stroll

  27 nov – 8 dec · meestalKerst & nieuwjaarDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Christmas Stroll, Winter / Christmas break in Verenigde Staten

• Risico

  Nor'easter season

  1 dec – 31 mrt · meestalWinterstormen & zware windSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Christmas Stroll (27 nov – 8 dec (meestal))