From the first arrival on Friday to the final conversation on Sunday, The Nantucket Edit is structured as a complete weekend experience rather than a collection of disconnected events.
EXACT VENUES, TIMES, AND ACCESS DETAILS WILL BE RELEASED AS PROGRAMMING IS CONFIRMED.
The Weekend.
OCTOBER 9–11, 2026
THREE DAYS ACROSS NANTUCKET
One narrative, paced from arrival to last word.
Friday introduces the people and point of view behind the weekend. Saturday carries the full expression of fashion, conversation, retail, hospitality, and the signature evening program. Sunday returns the experience to a more personal scale.
Programming will take place across multiple island locations. Ticket holders will receive final schedules, arrival guidance, and access details before the weekend.
FRIDAY
DAY ONE
The Arrival
Friday is designed for discovery: designers and stylists meeting retailers, brands meeting guests, media meeting the island, and the weekend’s community gathering in one place for the first time.
DAYTIME
RETAIL AND SHOPPING
Nantucket Retailers offer in-store shopping events, exclusive sales, and appearances by designers and stylists from island retailers.
ON THE ISLAND
BRAND ACTIVATIONS, POP UPS, AND TRUNK SHOWS
Limited collections, visiting and local designer appearances, private appointments, product discovery, hospitality, and conversations at participating locations.
6:00 - 9:00 PM
OPENING NIGHT WELCOME RECEPTION + FIRST LOOK
The official beginning of The Nantucket Edit: Cocktails, first looks at the collections, and the kind of conversation with designers and buyers that stops happening once the show starts.
Details to follow…
INVITATION ONLY
5:00 - 6:00 PM
MEDIA AND SPONSOR VIP RECEPTION
Private hospitality for credentialed media, participating partners, designers, luminaries, and invited special guests.
*Venue, ticket categories, ticket inclusion, and timing and dress guidance are being finalized.
Wines by Josh Cellars.
SATURDAY
DAY TWO
The Main Event
Saturday carries the full expression of The Nantucket Edit: fashion, conversation, retail, hospitality, and the signature evening program.
DAYTIME
RETAIL AND SHOPPING
Nantucket Retailers offer in-store shopping events, exclusive sales, and appearances by designers and stylists from island retailers.
MORNING AND AFTERNOON
DESIGNER TALKS
Conversations with the people shaping fashion, retail, style, and culture right now. Explore changing consumer habits, the evolution of luxury, creative direction, brand building, personal style, and candid stories from leaders working across the industry.
The Cult of Good Taste
10:00 - 11:15 AM
THE SHED,
AT THE BEACHSIDE, HOTEL
Who decides what looks good—and why do we listen to them?
Featuring award-winning stylist and on-air fashion expert Tara West and fashion stylist, creative director, and image-maker Julie Matos. Moderated by Francesca Mills Purcell, Director of Marketing & Events at Boston Common Magazine.
The Talks conclude with an open Q&A, so bring your questions, followed by Prosecco and a room filled with designers, creative leaders, and top-tier retailers worth knowing.
Additional luminaries, talk details, and program announcements are coming soon.
The Founders
11:30 - 1:00 PM
THE SHED,
AT THE BEACHSIDE, HOTEL
What does it take to build, grow, and protect a brand people genuinely want to belong to?
Featuring The Vault’s Katherine Jetter; Lindsay Rose Rando, founder and CEO of Bobbles & Lace; and Joseph Carr, founder of Josh Cellars. Moderated by journalist Lisa Pierpont.
The Business of Fashion
1:00 - 2:30 PM
AT BILLIE’S
If you’ve ever opened your closet or walked through a store and wondered, “Why does everything look the same?” this conversation is for you.
Headlined by fashion icon Debi Greenberg. Moderated by journalist Lisa Pierpont.
ON THE ISLAND
THE REALREAL CONSIGNMENT SUITE
A beautifully styled lounge where guests bring the pieces they have been meaning to consign, your experts authenticate and appraise on the spot, and Consign for the Cause turns every intake into a gift to women’s health. Theater, service, and supply in one room, and the line out the door is the content.
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
THE SHED,
AT THE BEACHSIDE, HOTEL
ON THE ISLAND
THE JEWELRY EDIT POP-UP
Featuring limited jewelry visiting and local designer appearances, private appointments, product discovery, hospitality, and Jonathan Simkhai fashion collections at Zero Cambridge Street.
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
THE SIGNATURE FASHION SHOW
6:00 -10:00 PM
A party and runway show featuring island retailers. Guests will experience a prohibition-era speakeasy, a dancehall, a horse stable, a private bistro, a seated fashion show, and a tour of the island’s historic jewel, Moors End on 19 Pleasant. The destination anchor of the weekend.
Featured retail partners:
The Wheat · ASHA by Ashley McCormick · Faherty · Erica Wilson · Res Ipsa · Remy · Nomad · Respoke · Center Pointe · Sara Campbell · Murray’s Toggery Shop · The Dress Code · Peter England · The Vault Nantucket
More to be announced.
Dress code: fashionable, of course.
THE AFTER PARTY
Music, cocktails, and dancing. A spirited final chapter to Saturday for designers, luminaries, guests, partners, and creative talent.
*Speakers, designers, venues, capacities, ticket and seating categories, and timing will be announced once confirmed.
Wines by Josh Cellars.
Models by Maggie, Inc.
SUNDAY
DAY THREE
The Last Word
Sunday gives guests time to hear from designers, return to participating retailers, and close the weekend without rushing through it.
DAYTIME
RETAIL AND SHOPPING
Nantucket Retailers offer in-store shopping events, exclusive sales, and appearances by designers and stylists from island retailers.
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
BVLGARI DESIGNER BRUNCH + MASTERCLASS PRESENTATION
Moderated by Lisa Pierpont.
An Edit closing event of The Nantucket Edit. Limited Spots. Brunch by PPX Catering and a presentation featuring couture handbags and a masterclass from fashion’s most luxurious brands.
Dress code: fashionable, of course.
ON THE ISLAND
THE JEWELRY EDIT POP-UP
Featuring limited jewelry visiting and local designer appearances, private appointments, product discovery, hospitality, and Jonathan Simkhai fashion collections at Zero Cambridge Street.
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Limited Capacity. Unforgettable Access.
WHERE FASHION MEETS PHILANTHROPY.
PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS
The details are being considered.
Programming, venues, participants, and event times are subject to change. Subscribers will receive confirmed program updates and ticket access announcements first.