Bear Week roars through Provincetown, where beaches, legendary parties, colorful history, blooming gardens, inspiring art, and unforgettable theater prove every trail leads to another reason to fall in love.
The ptownie Calendar ensures you don’t miss a thing.
July 7, 2026 thru September 10, 2026 at Post Office Café
Join Nina West every Friday night in the Post Office Café in Provincetown for laughs, fun, and all the Broadway showtunes you can handle! Summer Lovin’ – A Showtunes Sing Along!
July 11, 2026 thru July 18, 2026 Throughout Provincetown
PtownBears was created in 2001 by John Burrows and the PtownBears organization to celebrate the Bear community, its admirers and those who just love hanging with the Bear community. It is a week of parties, BBQ s, charity events, lazy days at the beach or relaxing at one of the 3 pools in town. Events are spread out across the entire town with each venue having different events throughout the week.
July 12, 2026 Throughout Provincetown
The Annual Secret Garden Tour welcomes hundreds of visitors every July for a self-guided journey through private residential gardens in Provincetown. Tickets include access to a free parking lot, admission to gardens, and admission to view the exhibitions in the Provincetown Art Association and Museum. We are incredibly grateful to the homeowners that help raise money for PAAM by sharing their beautiful oases with us.
July 12, 2026 thru September 14, 2026 at Red Room
Join the Red Room in Provincetown for this weekly Post Showgirls dance party Studio 69 with Asbury Park’s DJ Philip James and Dark City Disco with a variety of performances that change weekly! House music plus drag, burlesque, live vocals.
July 16, 2026 at Provincetown Town Hall
Mike Flanagan takes over Provincetown Town Hall during Bear Week for a third year in-a-row to bring Bear Hug! This multi-genre mini music festival is the only chance to catch this mind-blowing roster of artists, all on the biggest stage in Ptown in one night!
Provincetown delights with cheeky burlesque, mischievous puppets, and laugh-out-loud parody, proving that the most unforgettable entertainment is always a little unexpected, wonderfully weird, and impossible to resist. More Info..
Charles W. Hawthorne was the son of a Maine sea captain who arrived in Provincetown in 1899 after studying painting in New York; he was attracted to the light. Living here was cheaper than New York: fishermen’s wives and widows were renting rooms and sheds for minimal prices. More Story…
It’s unclear whether playwright Tom Stoppard meant for this production to be a satirical send-up of theatre critics, country-house whodunits, or both—but it manages to do it all, and more. More review…
GLAD Law’s 45th Annual Summer Party
July 18, 2026
Girl Splash
July 22 – 25, 2026
Family Week
July 25, 2026 – August 1, 2026
The 48th Annual Provincetown Carnival – Deep Sea Disco
August 15 – 22, 2026
Summer Gala – A Night Under the Stars
August 23, 2026
39th Swim for Life & Annual Flotilla
September 12, 2026
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