Cape & Islands - Spring 2026 Still Waiting for Warmer Weather!

The calendar says Spring! But the thermometer still reads Winter. Despite the lingering cold, Mother Nature's signs are all around... Developmentally delayed by the Blizzard of February 2026, the daffodils are starting to open, and soon the trees will be sprouting buds for leaves.

Most of Cape Cod's Route 6A from Sandwich through Brewster, and the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket will soon be in full bloom. Take a stroll through the gardens behind St Mary's Church, Route 6A in Barnstable Village, Spohr Gardens in Falmouth, or The Polly Hill Arboretum in West Tisbury (MV) for magnificent displays of color and variety. The 50th annual Daffodil Festival on Nantucket will be held from April 24 - 26, 2026. The island celebrates springtime awakening with art shows, tours, the antique car parade and tailgate picnic, exhibitions, contests, lectures, and, of course, the annual Nantucket Daffodil Flower Show! Brewster in Bloom, a 3 day festival, May 1 - May 3, 2026, includes the Brewster Band Spring Concert, Cape Cod 5 Bloom Run, Brewster in Bloom Fine Arts & Crafts Show at Drummer Boy Park, a Lawn Display Contest and the annual Brewster in Bloom town parade! Other annual daffodil events are planned in Barnstable, Falmouth, and Osterville - check our Calendar for dates and times. Want to grow your own daffodils? Visit the American Daffodil Society for information on growing a variety of daffodils.

Spring is bird season - the snow-birds are heading home from Florida; the plastic lawn ornaments are out of the shed; mating season is underway for the wild turkeys -just what we need, more turkeys! Need some more tangible proof of Spring? Along with the natural, there are several other signs of Spring... We changed the clocks ("Spring Ahead") on Sunday March 8 - the sun is setting later and soon it will still be light out past 8:00 PM! College students are lining up summer jobs. Favorite seasonal seafood and ice-cream joints are reopening - don't forget free cone day on March 19 at Dairy Queen with Cape Cod locations in HarwichPort, South Yarmouth and Falmouth! Paymomet Performing Arts Center, the Cape Playhouse, and Cape Cod Melody Tent have announced their summer line-ups; the Wellfleet Drive-In Theatre, although not open yet, has announced their opening date!!! - all more sure signs of SPRING!

Spring is a good time to book a summer vacation. As always, for wonderful places to stay on the Cape check out AllCapeCod.com Lodging; for Nantucket see AllNantucket.com, and for Martha's Vineyard visit AllVineyard.com.