Provincetown News

June 4, 2026. the ptownie dispatch!

June 4, 2026

Pride, Projectors & Playbills In Provincetown, Pride is woven into everyday life. Film, music, theater, and history come together in a seaside community where creativity thrives, traditions endure, and every season brings new stories to celebrate....

Pride Takes Over Provincetown

June 2, 2026

The Provincetown Business Guild (PBG) presents the 9th annual Provincetown Pride Festival on June 4-7, 2026. This celebration of America’s premier LGBTQ+ destination and the full spectrum of the queer community will feature a Pride Ferry Crossing, Pride...

Keeping the Spotlight Bright: The Evolution of Provincetown CabaretFest

June 1, 2026

Provincetown CabaretFest has become one of the most important celebrations of cabaret performance in New England, combining world-class entertainment with educational opportunities for artists and audiences alike. Since its founding at the turn of the...

Mimosas, Music & Mayhem: Provincetown’s Legendary Drag Brunch

June 1, 2026

In Provincetown, drag brunch is more than a meal — it’s a full-blown celebration of glamour, comedy, music, and unapologetic joy. Crowds gather over mimosas and Bloody Marys while dazzling queens deliver powerhouse live vocals, high-energy lip-sync...

May 28, 2026. the ptownie dispatch!

May 28, 2026

Where Everyone Gets Top Billing In Provincetown, community is the headliner. Neighbors become collaborators, history shares the stage with reinvention, and art, music, and theater turn everyday life into a standing ovation for togetherness. The ptownie...

Crown Reawakened: Tryst Hospitality Begins New Era at Provincetown’s Crown & Anchor

May 25, 2026

Tryst Hospitality is turning the lights back on at The Crown & Anchor with a phased summer rollout, beginning a new chapter for one of Provincetown’s most iconic queer destinations. Originally expected to take ownership last fall, Tryst Hospitality...

Anchored in Community: 175 Years of Seamen’s Bank in Provincetown

May 25, 2026

At the heart of Provincetown’s waterfront history stands Seamen’s Bank, an institution whose story mirrors the evolution of Cape Cod itself. Founded in 1851 by David Fairbanks and other local businessmen and mariners, the bank emerged during a period...

Queens of May: Provincetown’s Drag Season Takes the Stage

May 25, 2026

May in Provincetown signals the start of drag season, with nightly cabaret, comedy, and live-singing spectacles filling the town’s legendary stages. Venues like Post Office Cafe & Cabaret, The Art House and Crown & Anchor showcase powerhouse...

May 21, 2026. the ptownie dispatch!

May 21, 2026

A Provincetown Spring Fling Memorial Day Weekend in Provincetown means packed galleries, live music, busy theaters, and stories around every corner—spring’s annual reminder that this town never really does anything halfway. The ptownie...

Radicals’ Reunion: The Fifth of July at the Provincetown Theater

May 20, 2026

The Fifth of July is chronologically the last in Lanford Wilson’s trilogy of major plays about Missouri’s Talley family. The first act takes place on the evening of Independence Day in 1977, the second the morning after. Both the title and the timing...