Provincetown News

Provincetown International Film Festival 2022

May 21, 2022

Although these days crowds begin arriving in Ptown en masse as early as May, the shoulder season of Ptown used to be markedly sleepier. Twenty-four years ago, as a way of giving the early season town a jolt of life, attracting new tourists, and enlivening the...

May 12, 2022. the ptownie dispatch

May 12, 2022

Twenty Summers Season Nine Opening Party May 12, 2022 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm at Provincetown Brewing Company Kick off Season Nine of Twenty Summers, learn about who’s coming to the Hawthorne Barn this spring, and enjoy *complimentary* appetizers, and...

Guide to May in Provincetown

May 4, 2022

May Happenings Not To Miss, May 2022 In a boisterous “Dykes on Bikes” fashion, May flowers into a celebration of being outdoors, and what many consider the official kick-off to a Ptown Summer Season. Here’s what’s happening this May in...

Governor Bradford Sold & to Reopen

April 29, 2022

History

The Governor Bradford, an Institution in Provincetown, has changed ownership for the first time in 80 years. First a little history from our friend David Dunlap from Building Provincetown: Governor Bradford- Building Provincetown Familiar as the Governor...

The Lemonade Girl

April 21, 2022

For more years than many of us can remember, summers in Provincetown weren’t complete without the sight of a little girl walking up and down Commercial Street, calling out in a lovely singsong voice, “Lemonade! Fifty cents! Lemonade!” That little girl...

The Lady in the Dunes

April 21, 2022

She’s been discussed, speculated about, pitied, and in death has grown larger than she probably was in life. The Lady in the Dunes is Provincetown’s mystery woman, murdered here in 1974 and discovered in the dunes of Race Point with both her hands missing...

What’s New: TEDx Provincetown: Hyperlocal

April 12, 2022

TEDx: Provincetown returns, this year with the theme of hyperlocal—promoting people doing innovative impactful things in their communities, whether in the arts, sports, entrepreneurship, with emphasis on those whose local implementation could also be used...

Provincetown Real Estate Market Just Sucks*

March 29, 2022

*unless you are seller The Real Estate Market in Provincetown & Truro I just pulled up the latest numbers for Provincetown and Truro and I was expecting that they were really sad, but even I was shocked. Unless of course you are selling your house of...

Fun Things To Do in Provincetown on Valentine’s Weekend 2022

March 13, 2022

Provincetown News

Fun Things To Do in Provincetown During Valentine’s Weekend Whether you’re looking for a romantic weekend for two (or three), one wild night of passion with a stranger, or want to celebrate your single status, here’s what’s happening...

Provincetown Off Season 2022. Events, Nightly Specials, and More

February 5, 2022

Things to do in Provincetown Off Season. What’s it really like in winter? You’re not a real ptownie until some asks you, “What’s Ptown like in winter?”. Now that the novelty of moving your home office to your happy place has worn...