På gång i Nantucket, United States under året

Mycket folk — Winter / Christmas break i United States, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Stängt

  Off-season shutdown

  5 jan – 10 apr · vanligtvis

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Nor'easter season (1 dec – 31 mar (vanligtvis))

Lugnt — en av dess sämsta vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i februari.

Pågår fortfarande: Off-season shutdown (5 jan – 10 apr (vanligtvis)), Nor'easter season (1 dec – 31 mar (vanligtvis))

Lugnt — resenärer beskriver det som lugnt, Spring break i United States

Inget nytt börjar i mars.

Pågår fortfarande: Off-season shutdown (5 jan – 10 apr (vanligtvis)), Nor'easter season (1 dec – 31 mar (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Daffodil Festival

• Risk

  Tick season

  1 apr – 31 okt · vanligtvisInsekter & sjukdomar

  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. Källa ↗

• Festival

  Daffodil Festival

  20 apr – 2 maj · vanligtvisVildblommor & blomningTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Off-season shutdown (5 jan – 10 apr (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Daffodil Festival, Figawi race weekend

• Säsong

  Fog season

  1 maj – 31 jul · vanligtvisRiskStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

• Festival

  Figawi race weekend

  20–30 maj · vanligtvisSportevenemangTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

• Helg

  Memorial Day weekend

  23–25 majNationell helgdagTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Tick season (1 apr – 31 okt (vanligtvis)), Daffodil Festival (20 apr – 2 maj (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Nantucket Film Festival, Summer break i United States

• Festival

  Nantucket Film Festival

  20 jun – 1 jul · vanligtvisTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Tick season (1 apr – 31 okt (vanligtvis)), Fog season (1 maj – 31 jul (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Nantucket Film Festival, High summer

• Säsong

  High summer

  1 jul – 31 augSkollovTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

• Helg

  Independence Day

  3–5 julNationell helgdagTrångtStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

• Säsong

  Sea warm enough to swim

  15 jul – 20 sep · vanligtvis

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Tick season (1 apr – 31 okt (vanligtvis)), Fog season (1 maj – 31 jul (vanligtvis)), Nantucket Film Festival (20 jun – 1 jul (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — High summer, Summer break i United States

• Helg

  Labor Day weekend

  5–7 sepNationell helgdagTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Tick season (1 apr – 31 okt (vanligtvis)), High summer (1 jul – 31 aug), Sea warm enough to swim (15 jul – 20 sep (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Labor Day weekend, Summer break i United States

• Säsong

  The quiet weeks

  8 sep – 20 okt · vanligtvis

  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.

Pågår fortfarande: Tick season (1 apr – 31 okt (vanligtvis)), Sea warm enough to swim (15 jul – 20 sep (vanligtvis)), Labor Day weekend (5–7 sep)

Mellansäsong — en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i oktober.

Pågår fortfarande: Tick season (1 apr – 31 okt (vanligtvis)), The quiet weeks (8 sep – 20 okt (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Christmas Stroll, Thanksgiving break i United States

• Festival

  Christmas Stroll

  27 nov – 8 dec · vanligtvisJul & nyårTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Mest folk — Christmas Stroll, Winter / Christmas break i United States

• Risk

  Nor'easter season

  1 dec – 31 mar · vanligtvisVinterstormar & kulingStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Christmas Stroll (27 nov – 8 dec (vanligtvis))