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.”
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 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.”