Provincetown Pride
Provincetown's 8th annual Pride celebration returns June 6 - 8, 2025! Celebrating the full spectrum of our community with a Pride festival & rally at Town Hall, the Queer Comedy showcase, the annual Feet Over Front Street Pride 5K and so much more!
Provincetown Portuguese Festival
Share the heritage & celebrate the 29th Festival and 78th Blessing of the Fleet. Join us for all the music, dancing, food and fun the Festival is known for, along with some new surprises!
Provincetown Bear Week
Provincetown Bear Week is the largest gathering of bears in the world! Tens of thousands come to Provincetown during this annual event to go to parties, bars, and clubs throughout the town.
Provincetown Family Week
The largest annual gathering of LGBTQ+ families in the world! From sunrise to sunset, Family Week offers opportunities for LGBTQ+ parents, children, extended families, and friends from across the globe to connect, build community, and get empowered.
Provincetown Carnival
Carnival was created by the Provincetown Business Guild in 1978 and is Ptown’s original summer celebration of community, expression, and creativity. The weeklong festival attracts tens of thousands of guests from all over the world to enjoy parties, events, costume contests and the celebrated Carnival parade down Commercial Street.
Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival
The Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival seeks to promote connection to the Cape by celebrating his avant-garde spirit and cultural contributions to the artistic community through a series of invigorating performances each year.
Provincetown Women's Week
Women’s Week is full of opportunities for all women looking to experience the vibrant culture of Provincetown, and to celebrate the LGBTQ community!
First Light Celebration
“Ring in the New Year on the tip of Cape Cod! Enjoy great performances, fine art, delicious fare and festive shopping experiences along Commercial Street all before you catch a front-row seat to the fireworks off MacMillan Pier at dusk on New Year’s Eve. Afterwards, head to your favorite nightclub to dance the night away… But don’t party too hard, so you can join 500 of your closest friends as you dip into the East Harbor on January 1st for at The Annual Provincetown Polar Plunge. Come kick off the year in your happy place – Provincetown!”
The Canteen Holiday Market: Weekend 6
The beloved Provincetown tradition is back! Starting the day after Thanksgiving and running until New Years, the Canteen transforms into a magical, cozy place to gather, enjoy holiday foods and drinks, and buy handcrafted goods from local artisans. This year, we will be offering several different experiences for you to enjoy — all in one trip or over several outings to our little “village.”
The Canteen Holiday Market: Weekend 5
The beloved Provincetown tradition is back! Starting the day after Thanksgiving and running until New Years, the Canteen transforms into a magical, cozy place to gather, enjoy holiday foods and drinks, and buy handcrafted goods from local artisans. This year, we will be offering several different experiences for you to enjoy — all in one trip or over several outings to our little “village.”
The Canteen Holiday Market: Weekend 4
The beloved Provincetown tradition is back! Starting the day after Thanksgiving and running until New Years, the Canteen transforms into a magical, cozy place to gather, enjoy holiday foods and drinks, and buy handcrafted goods from local artisans. This year, we will be offering several different experiences for you to enjoy — all in one trip or over several outings to our little “village.”
Holly Folly
“The nation’s largest and oldest LGBTQ+ Holiday Celebration, Holly Folly, first began in 1997 as an opportunity to gather and celebrate the Holiday season with our chosen family in Provincetown. Today the queer community travels from far and wide to enjoy great performance art, fine dining and holiday shopping experiences from the truly unique shops, boutiques and galleries that line Commercial Street.”
The Canteen Holiday Market: Weekend 3
The beloved Provincetown tradition is back! Starting the day after Thanksgiving and running until New Years, the Canteen transforms into a magical, cozy place to gather, enjoy holiday foods and drinks, and buy handcrafted goods from local artisans. This year, we will be offering several different experiences for you to enjoy — all in one trip or over several outings to our little “village.”
The Canteen Holiday Market: Weekend 2
The beloved Provincetown tradition is back! Starting the day after Thanksgiving and running until New Years, the Canteen transforms into a magical, cozy place to gather, enjoy holiday foods and drinks, and buy handcrafted goods from local artisans. This year, we will be offering several different experiences for you to enjoy — all in one trip or over several outings to our little “village.”
Provincetown Lobster Pot Tree Lighting
The Lighting of the Lobster Pot Tree, is a Provincetown tradition to ring in the holiday season!
In 2004, artist Julian Popko designed the Lobster Pot Tree in Lopes Square to recognized the hard-working local lobstermen. The tree is built from real lobster traps and is decorated with lights and bows. We thank the Popko family for their ongoing commitment to kicking off the holidays in Provincetown!
This is a free event with free parking available at McMillan Pier parking lot.
Truro Vineyards Holiday Market
The Holiday Market will be making its return on November 29th & 30th! The vineyard is hosting so many of our favorite local artists & vendors. See you there!
The Canteen Holiday Market: Weekend 1
The beloved Provincetown tradition is back! Starting the day after Thanksgiving and running until New Years, the Canteen transforms into a magical, cozy place to gather, enjoy holiday foods and drinks, and buy handcrafted goods from local artisans. This year, we will be offering several different experiences for you to enjoy — all in one trip or over several outings to our little “village.”
Annual Lighting of the Pilgrim Monument
This cherished event serves two purposes: 1. Commemorating the Mayflower Pilgrims’ arrival in Provincetown, and 2. Bringing us together to “throw the switch,” illuminating the Monument and celebrating the town we love. With hundreds of attendees expected; DJ Emerson spinning tunes; a cash bar for beer, wine and hard seltzers; and a bake sale for sweets and hot chocolate, this year will be filled with excitement, connection and community spirit.
Provincetown Food & Wine Festival
“An Annual festival to celebrate hospitality, service, restaurants and local purveyers! Grand tasting, wine dinners, gallery stroll, entertainment and more!”
Trans Week
“Part learning experience, part social gathering, and part reunion, the Fair is a full immersion experience, meaning attendees can and usually do spend an entire week 24/7 presenting their gender as they wish.”
Women’s Week
“Whether it’s getting to see the best performers and comics in LGBTQ+ culture today, or just walking down Commercial Street holding hands with the woman in your life, basking in the sunlight and taking in the natural beauty of Provincetown, there is no festival on the planet that celebrates women like Women’s Week.”
Monumental Sale
“Fall is a great time for cleaning house! Provincetown businesses are welcome to market their offerings curbside and residents are encouraged to organize yard sales as part of the Monumental Yard Sale.”
Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival
“The Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival, presented each September, offers an unmatched range of performance and scholarship all in one place.
In honoring Williams’ foundational connection to Provincetown, we contribute to the cultural wealth and economic health of the wonderful seaside village that so inspired him and graciously hosts us each September.”
Provincetown Swim for Life & Paddler Flotilla
“We are committed to raising funds to support services for the Cape community. We invite swimmers, kayakers, boaters, walkers and volunteers to join us in this quintessential Provincetown experience. Swim with us in person or virtually, wherever you are. Let’s come together once again in a joyous celebration in the town that we all love.”