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.
During the 2025 winter, our beloved Gay Head Lighthouse has been undergoing a restoration of the curtain wall (the wall that wraps the top of the lighthouse) and lantern deck (where the light sits and rotates). The work was done by ICC Commonwealth, formerly known as the International Chimney Company. This current project has involved removing the lantern deck and other adjacent parts and transporting them to a workshop off-island that specializes in repairing and restoring the iron work in old lighthouses.