O que acontece em Nantucket, Estados Unidos, ao longo do ano

Movimentado — Winter / Christmas break em Estados Unidos, férias escolares em 2 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

• Fechamento

  Off-season shutdown

  5 Jan – 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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Nor'easter season (1 Dez – 31 Mar (normalmente))

Tranquilo — um dos piores meses em clima

Nada novo começa em fevereiro.

Ainda em andamento: Off-season shutdown (5 Jan – 10 Abr (normalmente)), Nor'easter season (1 Dez – 31 Mar (normalmente))

Tranquilo — viajantes descrevem como tranquilo, Spring break em Estados Unidos

Nada novo começa em março.

Ainda em andamento: Off-season shutdown (5 Jan – 10 Abr (normalmente)), Nor'easter season (1 Dez – 31 Mar (normalmente))

Movimentado — Daffodil Festival

• Risco

  Tick season

  1 Abr – 31 Out · normalmenteInsetos e doenças

  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. Fonte ↗

• Festival

  Daffodil Festival

  20 Abr – 2 Mai · normalmenteFlores silvestres e floradasLotadoReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Off-season shutdown (5 Jan – 10 Abr (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Daffodil Festival, Figawi race weekend

• Temporada

  Fog season

  1 Mai – 31 Jul · normalmenteRiscoFechamentos

  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. Fonte ↗

• Festival

  Figawi race weekend

  20–30 Mai · normalmenteEvento esportivoLotadoReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

• Feriado

  Memorial Day weekend

  23–25 MaiFeriado nacionalLotadoReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Tick season (1 Abr – 31 Out (normalmente)), Daffodil Festival (20 Abr – 2 Mai (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Nantucket Film Festival, Summer break em Estados Unidos

• Festival

  Nantucket Film Festival

  20 Jun – 1 Jul · normalmenteLotadoReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Tick season (1 Abr – 31 Out (normalmente)), Fog season (1 Mai – 31 Jul (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Nantucket Film Festival, High summer

• Temporada

  High summer

  1 Jul – 31 AgoFérias escolaresLotadoReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

• Feriado

  Independence Day

  3–5 JulFeriado nacionalLotadoFechamentos

  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. Fonte ↗

• Temporada

  Sea warm enough to swim

  15 Jul – 20 Set · 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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Tick season (1 Abr – 31 Out (normalmente)), Fog season (1 Mai – 31 Jul (normalmente)), Nantucket Film Festival (20 Jun – 1 Jul (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — High summer, Summer break em Estados Unidos

• Feriado

  Labor Day weekend

  5–7 SetFeriado nacionalLotadoReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Tick season (1 Abr – 31 Out (normalmente)), High summer (1 Jul – 31 Ago), Sea warm enough to swim (15 Jul – 20 Set (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Labor Day weekend, Summer break em Estados Unidos

• Temporada

  The quiet weeks

  8 Set – 20 Out · 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.

Ainda em andamento: Tick season (1 Abr – 31 Out (normalmente)), Sea warm enough to swim (15 Jul – 20 Set (normalmente)), Labor Day weekend (5–7 Set)

Meia-estação — um mês comum

Nada novo começa em outubro.

Ainda em andamento: Tick season (1 Abr – 31 Out (normalmente)), The quiet weeks (8 Set – 20 Out (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Christmas Stroll, Thanksgiving break em Estados Unidos

• Festival

  Christmas Stroll

  27 Nov – 8 Dez · normalmenteNatal e Ano-NovoLotadoReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

Lotação máxima — Christmas Stroll, Winter / Christmas break em Estados Unidos

• Risco

  Nor'easter season

  1 Dez – 31 Mar · normalmenteTempestades e ventanias de invernoFechamentos

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Christmas Stroll (27 Nov – 8 Dez (normalmente))