July 17, 2025. the ptownie dispatch!

Sun, Buns & Fun in Provincetown

July in Provincetown brings sunshine for your tan, grills for your hot dogs, beaches for your soul, music for your hips, art for your heart, and drag for your life.

The ptownie Calendar ensures you don’t miss a thing.

What’s the Buzz? A Circus Show for All Ages

July 17, 2025 thru August 28, 2025 at W.H.A.T.

Join us under the “big top” circus tent behind Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater for What’s the Buzz? A Circus Show for All Ages, a thrilling, family-friendly spectacle that celebrates the extraordinary lives of the tiny creatures we call “pollinators”. Marvel at acrobatic bees soaring through the air and dazzling dragonflies performing aerial feats. Prepare to be mesmerized by juggling and to laugh at the whimsical antics of all our many legged friends.

Jackie Cox: Nurse Jackie

July 19, 2025 thru September 6 at Red Room

Paging all Provincetown patients in need of a fabulous time—Jackie Cox: Nurse Jackie is scrubbing in! Beloved RuPaul’s Drag Race superstar is back this summer at The Red Room after her sold out debut shows with a brand-new cabaret show that’s just what the doctor ordered.

Science in the Harbor Tours

July 18, 2025 thru August 29, 2025 at Dolphin Fleet

This summer, visitors have an opportunity take a deeper dive into the history and ecology of Provincetown Harbor with Science in the Harbor Tours aboard the Dolphin Fleet guided by naturalists from the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) every Friday morning from 10:30 to noon, beginning July 11 and ending August 29.

Music Monday – Porch Concert

July 21, 2025 thru September 8, 2025 at Brasswood Inn

Hear Brasswood Inn in Provincetown owners Brian & Tom perform show-tunes and pop covers from their Music Monday – Porch Concert. Brian plays marimba and sings songs from his latest album MARIMBA CABARET (Vol. 1 & 2) while joined by special guests each week.

Girl Splash

July 23, 2025  thru July 26, 2025 Throughout Provincetown

Expect a warm and friendly atmosphere, filled with laughter, great conversations, and the chance to make new friends. Whether you’re a visitor from out of town or a local, this event is open to everyone. Be who you are and embrace the warm, positive energy of Girl Splash.

Rolling Through Time: The Story of Art’s Dune Tours

If you’ve ever stood on the edge of Provincetown’s windswept dunes, you know the landscape feels like another planet—golden hills undulating under vast skies, dotted with lonely shacks and bent pines clinging to life in the sand. It’s raw, surreal, and hauntingly beautiful. And for nearly 80 years, one local company has been guiding visitors into this wild heart of the Cape: Art’s Dune Tours. More Story…

Meet Stanley

After its most successful season yet, Twenty Summers is proud to introduce Stanley—a bold, future-facing expansion of its mission to connect global culture with the singular spirit of Provincetown, Massachusetts. Located at 494 Commercial Street, in the heart of the East End Gallery District, Stanley is more than just a venue. It’s a dynamic extension of the creative energy that Twenty Summers has cultivated over the past decade at the historic Hawthorne Barn. More Info…

Womencrafts Endures—and Inspires

Lesbian-owned and operated since 1976, with a mission to promote the work of female artisans, authors, and musicians, Womencrafts is one of Provincetown’s oldest shops and one of only thirteen remaining feminist bookstores in the country. More Info…

ASGCC Provincetown 5K Run/Walk
July 20, 2025

Girl Splash
July 23 – 27, 2025

GLAD Summer Party
July 26, 2025

Family Week
July 26 – August 2, 2025

47th Annual Provincetown Carnival: Summer Camp
August 16 – August 23, 2025

38th Swim for Life & Paddler Flotilla
September 6, 2025