Moby-Dick Marathon 2025

SAVE THE DATES!

SET SAIL WITH US ON AN  UNFORGETTABLE LITERARY VOYAGE!

On the weekend of January 3 to 5, 2025, the New Bedford Whaling Museum will host one of the world’s best known readings of Herman Melville’s iconic American novel, Moby-Dick. 

The Moby-Dick Marathon features the main 25-hour read-a-thon from Saturday to Sunday, interspersed with fun Melville-inspired activities, including opportunities to chat with the scholars from the Melville Society Cultural Project (MSCP), live performances, hands-on activities and more.

The New Bedford Whaling Museum has marked the anniversary of Melville’s 1841 departure from the Port of New Bedford and Fairhaven aboard the whaleship, Acushnet, with this mid-winter tradition since 1997.

Make your travel plans now and get you ready to join us in 2025 on the hunt for the elusive white whale!  Admission to the Museum is free from Saturday, Jan. 4 - Sunday, Jan. 5, for the Moby-Dick Marathon.

NOTE: SIGN-UP FOR MARATHON READERING WILL OPEN IN SEPTEMBER OF 2024.