Gay Head Lighthouse

2026 Summer Season will have us celebrating the 170-year* Anniversary of the Gay Head Lighthouse   *1854-56

The Gay Head Lighthouse will OPEN to the public for the 2026 season on Memorial Day weekend –

4-day weekends until June 29, then 7-days / week through Labor Day weekend

HOURS: 10:00am-4:00pm

ADMISSION:  $6 – ages 13y/o & older
COMPLIMENTARY for 12y/o & younger, Military-Veterans & Active Duty, and Aquinnah residents.

 Please note that the Lighthouse and Lighthouse Park area will be closed to the public during the following days and times:

 June 6, 2026 Closing at 4PM

July 27, 2026 Closing at 3:30PM

August 29, 2026 Closing at 2:30PM

August 30, 2026 Closing at 5:30PM

September 5, 2026 Closing at 5PM

Come visit! The lighthouse has had significant restoration done since last season, and has a new lens that replaces the lens that had been there since 1989.

For information on booking an event at the Lighthouse and Park please contact gayheadlight.homestead.othall@gmail.com

For general information about the Lighthouse please contact lightkeeper@aquinnah-ma.gov