October 22, 2026. the ptownie dispatch!

Autumn in Provincetown: A Little Wild, A Little Wonderful.

From Spooky Bear’s wild nights to Food & Wine Festival delights and Pie Fest treats, Provincetown savors autumn with theater, a touch of serenity, and plenty of reasons to linger longer.

The ptownie Calendar ensures you don’t miss a thing.

Serenity By The Sea

October 22 – 26, 2026 at Provincetown Inn

Serenity By The Sea, the 2026 Provincetown Roundup, celebrates its 39th year of recovery, unity, & service for the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans-gender, Queer, Questioning) community and all of our friends. Provincetown, Massachusetts is the idyllic backdrop for this amazing 4 days of 12-Step meetings, workshops and activities. Provincetown offers a dynamic setting for our exciting, friendly, and diverse weekend full of recovery, growth and spirituality. Many folks come early and stay late, so come spend the week in Provincetown.

Old Colony Trivia

Wednesday’s at Old Colony

Old Colony Trivia is back every Wednesday at 7:30pm in Provincetown! Join your favorite 70s-era game show host, Travis Eddy, at the O.C. for ridiculous questions, questionable answers, and hilariously stupid prizes. Bring your friends, your brains, and your sense of humor!

Spooky Bear Weekend

October 29 – November 1, 2026 throughout Provincetown

Each October, Bears, Cubs, Chubs, Admirers, and all members of our collective community gather in Provincetown for an unforgettable Spooky Bear Weekend! Hosted by the Northeast Ursamen, this annual celebration blends high-energy nightlife, festive gatherings, and casual meetups, making it the ultimate Halloween getaway. Spooky Bear offers a weekend packed with costume contests, themed parties, and plenty of opportunities to connect.

PIE FEST

November 8, 2026 at The Commons

Summer is over. Now we pie! PIE FEST 2026 returns to The Commons in Provincetown, calling all bakers to bring their best crusts, secret family recipes, and delicious creations. Compete for the coveted BEST IN PIE title, join the lively pie auction, and let Provincetown taste your masterpiece. Let’s pie!

Cracks in the Walls: The Fall of the House of Usher at Cape Rep Theatre

Confession: I love Halloween. I love the spookiness, the sense of the frailty of the line between the here and the hereafter, even the silly kitschy decorations. So I was all-in for seeing the incomparable Gip Hoppe’s The Fall of the House of Usher at the Cape Rep Theatre, playing through October 25th. I wasn’t disappointed; I was blown away.  More review…

Silence is Golden: Small Mouth Sounds at the Provincetown Theater

Since dialogue takes pride of place in most theatre productions, I was curious (and a little skeptical!) after hearing Artistic Director David Drake on my radio show, Arts Week, recount how the Provincetown Theater’s new production takes place in… silence. It’s an extraordinary concept and one the playwright, Bess Wohl, the director, Alison Greene, and the company carry off amazingly seamlessly. More Review…

Provincetown History Snippets: Where were the Lifesaving Stations on Cape Cod?

The Outer Cape was long known as the grave of the Atlantic due to the number of shipwrecks along the treacherous coast. The winter of 1870-71 was especially disastrous and in response the United States Lifesaving Service was set up, replacing the Massachusetts Humane Society that maintained shacks to try and help shipwreck victims. More Story…

Election Day – VOTE!
November 3, 2026

Provincetown Food & Wine Festival
November 5 – 8, 2026

Mr. Ms. or Mx. New England Leather
November 20 – 22, 2026

Provincetown 5K Pilgrim Trot
November 26, 2026

Provincetown Lobster Pot Tree Lighting
November 28, 2026

World AIDS Day
December 1, 2026