On Friday, the Biden family lunched at the Brotherhood of Thieves restaurant and stopped at Nantucket Bookworks, an art gallery and several other shops. Their afternoon ended with the ceremonial Christmas tree lighting and carolers as crowds took pictures and videos of a grinning Biden.

President Joe Biden spends his final Thanksgiving in Nantucket, marking the end of a tradition-filled presidency overshadowed by policy discussions and personal challenges. As he walks through the island town,

President Joe Biden and the first family are headed back to Nantucket to celebrate Thanksgiving. The holiday travel is a longstanding tradition of the Bidens, dating back to 1975. Though the first family stayed home due to the pandemic in 2020, they returned to the charm of November in New England in 2021, and have been back each year since then.

The Biden family has gathered on Nantucket for Thanksgiving for decades. This year’s visit will be Biden’s last as a sitting president as he concludes his four-year term.