The Nantucket Historical Association invites you to get in the holiday spirit in the Candle Factory inside the Whaling Museum at 13 Broad Street during the 13th Annual Festival of Wreaths.
This year’s Festival opens on Tuesday, November 22, with a Preview Party from 5 – 7 PM. Attendees will have the first chance to view and bid on approximately 80 wreaths decorated by local businesses, organizations, and Nantucketers. Tickets for the Preview Party are $40 per person, and may be purchased in advance online at www.nha.org/specialevents, or by calling 508-228-1894, ext. 0.
After the Preview Party, the Festival of Wreaths will be free and open to the public on Wednesday, November 23, from 10 AM – 5 PM, and then again on Friday, November 25, and Saturday, November 26, from 10 AM – 5 PM. Your last chance to view the wreaths and bid on your favorite will be on Sunday, November 27, from 10 AM – 2 PM. Winning bidders will be announced at 2:30 PM on Sunday, November 27, and you do not have to be present to win.
The 2011 Festival of Wreaths is made possible by generous support from our Lead Underwriter, Marine Home Center, as well as by the generosity of our sponsors: Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank, Trianon/Seaman Schepps, AtlanticEast Nantucket Real Estate, Cape Air/Nantucket Airlines, CMC Construction, Dujardin Design Associates, Hatch’s Package Store, The Inquirer and Mirror, Jordan Williams Raveis Real Estate, Killen Real Estate, Madaket Marine, Nantucket Bookworks, Nantucket Pharmacy, Norton Preservation Trust, and The UPS Store.
Alison K. Forsgren, Chair of the 2011 Festival of Wreaths, enthused about this year’s event, “This is the first year the Festival of Wreaths has been housed in the Candle Factory, and we’re really excited about that. The Festival of Wreaths is such a great Nantucket holiday tradition, and we’re thrilled to be putting on such a wonderful event for Nantucket residents and visitors.”
The 13th Annual NHA Festival of Wreaths will be held in the Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. For more information on the NHA Festival of Wreaths, please contact Stacey Stuart, NHA Special Events Manager, via email at
or by phone at 508-228-1894, ext. 130.
