January 2025 Provincetown Events
42nd Re-Rooters Day Ceremony
January 7, 2024
The 42nd annual Re-Rooters Day Ceremony to highlight the global exploitive economy with ritualized community participation.
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Martin Luther King Day
January 20, 2024
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day honors a visionary leader's legacy of equality, justice, and peaceful change.
February 2025 Provincetown Events
Groundhog Day
February 2, 2025
Groundhog Day predicts weather: shadow means winter stays, no shadow brings early spring joy.
Valentine’s Day
February 14, 2025
Valentine's Day in Provincetown features romantic beach strolls, cozy dinners, art galleries, and heartfelt celebrations.
President’s Day
February 17, 2025
President's Day in Provincetown offers winter charm, historic tours, local shopping, art exhibits, and coastal tranquility for a long-weekend.
Snowbound Leather Weekend XVII
February 21 - 23, 2025
Snowbound Leather Weekend XVII celebrates community with events, camaraderie, contests, and winter fun in Provincetown.
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March 2025 Provincetown Events
Out of Hibernation
March 6-9, 2025
This event brings together the bear community and LGBTQIA+ individuals for a weekend of social gatherings, parties, and community bonding, marking the end of winter and welcoming the warmer season.
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International Women’s Day
March 8, 2025
Empowering celebration honoring women’s achievements, fostering equality, inspiring change, and uniting diverse voices in Provincetown.
Daylight Savings Time
March 9, 2025
St. Patrick’s Day
March 17, 2025
First Day of Spring
March 20, 2025
April 2025 Provincetown Events
Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum Opens
April 5, 2025
Explore Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum: history, heritage, and breathtaking views from Cape Cod's heights.
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Whale watching season begins
April 19, 2025
Majestic whales breach the surface, splashing joyfully in Provincetown's sparkling waters under a radiant sky.
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Easter
April 20, 2025
Patriot's Day
April 21, 2025
Moby Dick Marathon
April, 25-27, 2025
Book lovers gather in Provincetown, reading Moby Dick aloud, celebrating Melville's masterpiece by the sea at Provincetown Public Library.
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Gays For Patsy Spring Stomp
April 25-27, 2025
Gays For Patsy Spring Stomp dazzles Provincetown with line dancing, fun workshops, music, and community celebration!
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May 2025 Provincetown Events
Twenty Summers
May 13, 2025 - June 16, 2025
Twenty Summers celebrates Provincetown’s artistic legacy with residencies and events, fostering cross-disciplinary dialogue and diverse voices to sustain creative freedom amid change.
Ferry Services Resume
May 16, 2025
Boston to Provincetown by fast ferry: scenic views, ocean breezes, and swift coastal connections await!
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Single Women’s Weekend
May 16-18, 2025
Single Women's Weekend in Provincetown: connections spark, friendships blossom, and seaside adventures create lasting memories.
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MEMDay Weekend Women’s Festival
May 23-26, 2025
MEMDay Weekend Women's Festival in Provincetown celebrates empowerment, music, art, and unforgettable memories by the sea.
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Memorial Day
May 26, 2025
The 18th International Encaustic Conference
May 30 - June 1, 2025
Bringing a community of artists together with gallerists, curators, critics and collectors engaged with wax, printmaking, mixed media and professional practices.
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June 2025 Provincetown Events
CabaretFest
June 2-8, 2025
Come celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Provincetown CabaretFest "All That Jazz"
Womxn of Color Weekend
June 5-8, 2025
Womxn of Color Weekend in Provincetown celebrates culture, community, and empowerment through art, dialogue, and connection.
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Provincetown Pride
June 6-8, 2025
Provincetown Pride: vibrant celebrations of love, diversity, and inclusivity with parades, performances, and unforgettable joy.
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Provincetown International Film Festival
June 11-15, 2025
The 27th Annual Provincetown International Film Festival eagerly anticipates welcoming visitors for another unforgettable celebration of film!
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Frolic Weekend
June 18-23, 2025
Celebrate queer joy with over 1,000 men of color from all over the world!
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Juneteenth
June 19, 2025
Juneteenth in Provincetown honors freedom, culture, and history with events, performances, and community reflections.
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First Day of Summer
June 19, 2025
Provincetown Portuguese Festival and Blessing of the Fleet
June 27-29, 2025
The Provincetown Portuguese Festival celebrates heritage with vibrant parades, delicious food, music, and cultural traditions.
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July 2025 Provincetown Events
Independence Day
July 4, 2025
Independence Day in Provincetown features fireworks, parades, music, and a festive atmosphere along the waterfront.
Bear Week
July 12-19, 2025
Join the Provincetown Bears for our annual 8 day event celebrating the Bear Community and its admires with pool parties, beach outings, dance parties, leather events, tours and more!
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Girl Splash
July 23-26, 2025
Girl Splash in Provincetown celebrates women with fun-filled events, beach activities, and unforgettable seaside camaraderie.
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Family Week
July 26 - August 2, 2025
Family Week offers opportunities for LGBTQ+ parents, children, extended families, and friends from across the globe to connect, build community, and get empowered.
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August 2025 Provincetown Events
The 47th Annual Provincetown Carnival
August 16-23, 2025
The weeklong festival attracts tens of thousands of guests from all over the world to enjoy parties, performances, costume contests and the celebrated Carnival parade.
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September 2025 Provincetown Events
Labor Day
September 1, 2025
38th Swim for Life & Annual Flotilla
September 6, 2025
The Swim for Life’s essence embodies Provincetown as a place of healing and compassion.
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Provincetown Book Festival
September 19-21, 2025
Meet acclaimed authors and guest speakers visiting our famed arts colony for three days of free events, including readings, interviews, conversations.
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Gay Pilots Cape Cod Classic
September 19-22, 2025
This beautiful and intimate setting provides the perfect backdrop to catch up with old friends, meet new ones, and bond over our common love of aviation.
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Yankee Lambda Antique Car Show
September 19-22, 2025
The Yankee Lambda Antique Car Show in Provincetown features classic cars, nostalgia, and vibrant community celebration.
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19th IWFFA Ptown Classic
September 19-22, 2025
The 19th IWFFA Provincetown Classic showcases women’s flag football with fierce competition and vibrant community spirit.
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PAW Pet Appreciation Week
September TBA, 2025
PAW Pet Appreciation Week in Provincetown celebrates furry friends with events, activities, and community bonding.
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First Day of Autumn
September 22, 2025
Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival
September 25-28, 2025
Film, live music, video, and readings inspired by Tennessee Williams filled out the Festival’s four day roster, along with educational programming and parties to celebrate America’s great playwright.
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October 2025 Provincetown Events
Mates Leather Weekend
October 2-6, 2025
A kick-back, have a good time, meet some hot new friends weekend for those who want to hang out, socialize, relax or party.
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O’Neill Festival of New Works
October TBA, 2025
Provincetown Dramatic Arts presents original and classic plays, with a focus on the stories of female artists and community-based play development.
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Indigenous People’s Day
October 13, 2025
Women's Week
October 13-19, 2025
Women's Week in Provincetown celebrates empowerment, art, music, and community with unforgettable events and connections.
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TransWeek
October 19-26, 2025
Trans Week, previously known as Fantasia Fair, is a week-long transgender event held every October in the fishing and LGBT resort village of Provincetown.
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Halloween
October 31, 2025
Spooky Bear
October 31 - November 2, 2025
Spooky Bear Halloween in Provincetown features thrilling costumes, parties, and a lively, spirited celebration of fright.
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November 2025 Provincetown Events
Daylight Saving Time End
November 2, 2025
Election Day
November 5, 2025
5th Annual Provincetown Food and Wine Festival
November TBA, 2025
Annual festival to celebrate hospitality, service, restaurants and local purveyers in Provincetown
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Veteran's Day
November 11, 2025
Mr. New England Leather
November TBA, 2025
This celebration empowers our organization to continue being a force for positivity in our LGBTQ+ community and beyond, and being a welcoming, supportive space for New England’s queer leather people of all stripes.
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2025 Annual Lighting of the Pilgrim Monument
November 26, 2025
This cherished event serves two purposes: 1. Commemorating the Mayflower Pilgrims’ arrival in Provincetown, and 2. Bringing us together to “throw the switch,” illuminating the Monument and celebrating the town we love.
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Thanksgiving
November 27, 2025
December 2025 Provincetown Events
World AIDS Day
December 1, 2025
Since 1983, ASGCC has provided care, compassion, and life-saving assistance to tens of thousands of people.
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Holly Folly
December 5-7, 2025
Far and wide to enjoy great performance art, fine dining and holiday shopping experiences from the truly unique shops, boutiques and galleries.
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First Day of Winter
December 21, 2025
Christmas
December 25, 2025
First Light
December 27, 2025 - January 4, 2026 TBA
First Light featuring holiday parties, events, and performances. The biggest event of the celebration is the fireworks celebration from MacMillan Pier
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10th Annual Polar Bear Plunge
January 1, 2026
On New Years Day, Provincetown celebrates the annual Polar Bear Plunge! Hundreds of intrepid plungers meet to run, splash and plunge into the waters of Provincetown Harbor.
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