June 26, 2025. the ptownie dispatch!

Provincetown Heats Up!

Provincetown sizzles with fireworks, festa, and fierce queens—where Portuguese traditions meet star-spangled drag, gallery strolls, and standing ovations. It’s a month-long masterpiece of pride, pageantry, and performance.

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

Provincetown Portuguese Festival and Blessing of the Fleet

June 27, 2025 thru June 29, 2025 throughout Provincetown

Provincetown welcomes people from around the world to celebrate Portuguese culture and the town’s proud seafaring heritage at the annual Provincetown Portuguese Festival and Blessing of the Fleet. The festival comprises four days of live music, dancing, parades, incredible food, games, and more. With over 30 events and activities (many of them free), there is something for everyone to enjoy!

Festival weekend is capped off with the Blessing of the Fleet: the bishop of Fall River processes from the Church of St. Peter the Apostle (patron saint of fishermen) with the saint’s statue down to the pier; it’s then placed on one of the boats from the Provincetown fishing fleet. Boats decked out in their finest parade past the bishop and receive a blessing for a safe and prosperous year.

Provincetown Portuguese Festival Celebration kicks off on Thursday, June 26th with a Flag Raising Ceremony at the Pilgrim Monument & Museum.

Miss Richfield 1981 “There’s a Pill for That!“

June 21, 2025 thru September 13, 2025 at Post Office Cabaret

How are you feeling? Aches and pains? A little anxious? Or maybe you just live in New Jersey? Well, fear not—Miss Richfield 1981 has the perfect remedy in her all-new show, “There’s a Pill for That!“, live in Provincetown at the Post Office Cabaret!

Celebrating our wonderfully medicated world, Miss R delivers a potent dose of laughter with her signature interactive humor, songs, and games. No prescription needed—just come ready to feel good and look even better! Whether you’re afflicted, addicted, or simply conflicted, let Miss R find just the right dose for you!

The Commons Opening Reception

June 21, 2025 at The Commons

The Commons Opening Reception on Friday, June 27 from 5 – 7 PM in Provincetown with Bathing Beauties, Beauty Products & Carnie by Celeste Hanlon & The Summer of ’24 – Figures and Places by Neil Korpinen. On Exhibit: June 25 – July 7

REVOLUTION: Independence Week Provincetown

June 28, 2025 thru July 8, 2025 at Crown & Anchor

The Circuit Boys are coming and we’ve got an incredible week in store for this year’s REVOLUTION: Independence Week Provincetown renowned 4th of July! Circuit Party week features a line-up of international DJs, dance parties, pool parties and more!

FREE MONA

June 24, 2025 thru September 2, 2025 at Grotta Bar

She’s caged, she’s crude, and she sings live. At Provincetown’s Grotta Bar, FREE MONA—“the world’s most dangerous drag queen”—delivers a wild, unapologetic show that’s filthy, funny, and unforgettable. It’s not for the faint of heart. You’ve been warned.

Welcome to WHAT’s 2025 Season

This summer, WHAT charts a bold path forward with three world-premiere productions, each inspired by a true story.  These stories celebrate the power of community, the power of our convictions, and the power of friendship.  They speak to the world we live in now, and the better world we work to create. More Info…

Dream a Little Dream of Me: “Midsummer Dreamers” at the Cape Rep

Something unusual is happening to me here: I cannot find words adequate to communicate the feeling, the intensity, the sheer beauty of Midsummer Dreamers, now playing through July 13 at the Cape Rep Theatre in Brewster. More Review…

Provincetown History Snippet: What was the History of The Ptown Wharves?

The first theatre groups in Ptown were the Wharf Theater and The Barnstormers; they opened in 1923 when Eugene O’Neill was still living out in the dunes. The Wharf Theater was destroyed in a storm in 1940, but that wasn’t the end of theaters on the wharves. Summer productions continued with a Boston group, the Joy Street Theatre, which performed on a wharf at Gosnold Street. More Info…

Provincetown 4th of July Parade
July 4, 2025

Bear Week
July 12 – 19, 2025

Annual Secret Garden Tour
July 13, 2025

GLAD Summer Party
July 26, 2025

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

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