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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,...
December 16, 2021. The ptownie dispatch!
Live Entertainment at The Club
December 29, 2021 to December 31, 2021 at 8:00pm
Ring in the the New Year with Lea DeLaria and The Mike Flanagan Quartet along with several special guests at The Club. They will be serving their winter a la carte menu which features Gloria’s New Year’s Eve Lasagna.
Light Bright Bike Ride
December 31, 2021 at 4:30pm starting at Provincetown Library
The Light Bright Bike Ride is back to close out the 2021 year. Light up your bike for a fun roll down Commercial Street! The ride starts at 4:30 from the front of the Public Library and heads about a mile down the street to the near West End. Decorating begins at 3:00pm
Check out other holiday events in Provincetown
Provincetown Follies
December 31, 2021 at 7:00pm at The Crown & Anchor
The gayest show in Provincetown is back for First Light weekend. Join a cast of your favorite Provincetown performers for a New Year’s Eve show you do not want to miss. The show is a benefit for the Provincetown Business Guild.
Check out the First Light Schedule!
Annual Polar Bear Plunge
January 1, 2022 at 12:00pm at Johnson Street Parking Lot
Run with the pack of dedicated, courageous costumed people into Provincetown Harbor for a quick dip followed by warm-up cocktails and chili at Harbor Lounge!
First Light Fireworks
January 1, 2022 at Dusk (Approximately 5:30pm) over Provincetown Harbor
Start your New Year off by heading to Provincetown Harbor for the Annual First Light Fireworks Display. Several local restaurants will be hosting cocktail watch parties for the event.
First Light Fireworks Cocktail Party
From the Town Crier: Gallery District Stroll
Each Friday evening, beginning around 5PM-9PM, is the Gallery District Stroll. Galleries are of course located throughout Town of course, but a large number are concentrated in the East End of town (roughly between Johnson and Bangs Streets, especially around Kiley Court). Sip some wine, eat a cookie, buy some art!
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Provincetown Offseason, December and Holiday Events
As the shoulder season comes to an end and we welcome the New Year and the “real” Off Season, here’s what’s happening throughout December and into the new year.
Where to Eat for Christmas and New Years
These are some of our favorite Provincetown restaurants open New Year’s Eve Weekend 2022.
Provincetown History Snippet: The KKK in Provincetown
In the mid-1920s the Ku Klux Klan burned crosses in the churchyard and on Monument Hill (the Portuguese were foreign, Catholic, and in some cases dark-skinned, all making them targets).
Canteen Holiday Market
November 26, 2021 – January 2, 2022
Christmas
December 25, 2021
First Light
December 30, 2021 – January 2, 2022
Light Bright Bike Ride
December 31, 2021
Polar Bear Plunge
January 1, 2022
First Light Fireworks
January 1, 2022
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