As of March 20 — the official first day of spring — winter has finally released its hold on Nantucket.

Neither rain nor chilly weather deterred Nantucket's plentiful fans of the island's signature delicious bay scallops, at this past Saturday's NSA Scallopalooza.

Over twenty teams contributed to collect almost 15 tons of trash between Saturday and Sunday for the island’s 6th annual Nantucket Litter Derby.

200+ Nantucketers met at the Milestone Rotary Saturday, participating in the global “Hands Off” movement in protest of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

Winter might be far from over, but it has already left its mark on Nantucket.

The annual Red Ticket Drawing happened at 1pm on Christmas Eve.

Nantucket experienced its first snow of the winter season Friday evening.

Nantucket residents and visitors gathered at the Whaling Museum last Thursday for a preview and celebration of the Festival of Trees.

On Friday night, strollers dressed in their finest holiday garb and headed down to Nantucket Dreamland for their annual Christmas Stroll party.

The festivities moved down to the waterfront on Saturday night for the inaugural Deck the Wharf Bash by Maria Mitchell Association.

The second annual Jolly Jam, hosted by the Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce, took place Sunday afternoon.

The 50th annual Nantucket Christmas Stroll took place over the weekend, drawing thousands of visitors to the island for shopping, dining, and holiday cheer.

The annual Festival of Wreaths returned to the Whaling Museum last month, marking the start of Nantucket's winter holiday season.

On Thanksgiving morning, the traditional holiday Cold Turkey Plunge to benefit Nantucket Atheneum brought brave souls to Children's Beach for a quick dunk in the water.

It was "curtains up" last week at Bennett Hall as Theatre Workshop of Nantucket launched its limited run of a stage version of Elin Hilderbrand's Winter Street