Provincetown News

April 16, 2025

From May 8-11, 2025, The 1st Annual Outsiders Festival features four days of art, theatre, salons, happenings, film, fashion, photography, poetry and dance as a celebration of us as a vibrant community of world-class performers and artists in every sense of...

Mystery novel review: *I Only Read Murder*

December 8, 2024

Miranda Abbott, previously recognized for her role as a detective clergyperson on a major television series, finds herself in A Situation: a cryptic postcard calls her to a secluded town where she engages in a local theater’s amateur play. But when an...

Love in a Cold Climate: Almost Maine at the Provincetown Theater

November 23, 2024

There’s something I’d forgotten, swept up as I’ve been in the shock and fear of the last couple of weeks, when I’ve looked askance at my fellow Americans and felt I have nothing in common with many of them… and what I’d forgotten is the strength,...

November 21, 2024. the ptownie dispatch!

November 20, 2024

Provincetown transforms into a magical destination filled with events, celebrations, and unique charm. Here’s a glimpse of what you can expect during Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s in Provincetown. The ptownie Calendar ensures you don’t...

Here is your Guide for Provincetown Holly Folly 2024!

November 17, 2024

Here is your Guide to Holly Folly in Provincetown. Holly Folly, the nation’s oldest and largest LGBTQ+ holiday celebration, began in 1997 as a way to come together and celebrate the holiday season with chosen family in Provincetown. Today, the queer...

Laughter is Still the Best Medicine: Pickle Me Tink at the Cape Rep

November 12, 2024

For anyone on the Outer Cape who has been feeling disconnected from life and humanity due to the results of the presidential election, Cape Rep Theatre is offering an opportunity to reconnect together and spend time simply having fun with its well-timed world...

October 24, 2024. the ptownie dispatch!

October 23, 2024

Explore Provincetown’s vibrant scene with Drag Shows, Accommodations, Restaurants, Art Galleries and the daily ptownie Calendar. Immerse yourself in performances, diverse lodging, culinary delights, and events that define this iconic destination. Spooky...

Here is your Guide for Spooky Bear Halloween 2024!

October 17, 2024

Here is your Guide to Halloween in Provincetown. Spooky Bear Weekend in Provincetown is an opportunity to “do” Halloween right—Nightmares style! Northeast Ursamen will be Spooky! Spooky Bear Weekend Tea Dance Thursday Oct 31 – Sunday Nov 3 4pm...

Provincetown Food & Wine Festival

October 15, 2024

The Provincetown Food & Wine Festival is celebrating its fourth year in Provincetown, MA from November 7-10. Events held throughout town at a variety of venues. We turn the spotlight on to restaurants and hospitality in this celebratory event. A wide...

Friendship, and Then Some: The Fade-Away Advantage at the Provincetown Theater

October 7, 2024

There’s a certain power in laughing at something one fears, and Meryl Cohn takes full advantage of that impulse in The Fade-Away Advantage, now at the Provincetown Theater through October 20. Jojo (Susan Lambert) and Michaela (D’Arcy Dersham) have a...