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The 47th Annual Provincetown Carnival August 16-23, 2025

Carnival – created by the Provincetown Business Guild in 1978 – is Ptown’s original Summer celebration of community, expression, and creativity. 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. This year’s parade will roll down Commercial Street on Thursday, August 21st. Start planing now for 2025’s theme: Summer Camp!

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Recap Carnival 2024

The 46th annual Provincetown Carnival Celebration 2024 theme: “Renaissance + Revolution”.
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Featured Carnival 2025 Events

Sunday August 18th

Feet Over Front Street 5K Run & Walk - Carnival Edition

Get Carnival week started off on the right foot by sharing some self-love in the form of fresh air, exercise and community right in step with your LGBTQ+ fam.
Sunday August 18th @ 8:30a

F@g Bash at Sea Carnival Cruise: WHAT'S THE TEA PARTY?

Renaissance & Revolution sets sail with Provincetown's revolutionary club kid party F@g Bash celebrating 17 years of creating misfit-culture with thier iconic party's first experience at sea, feat. DJ Mark Louque and more...
Sunday August 18th @ 4p

Dance, Dance Revolution: Carnival Opening Party & Costume Contest @ Crown & Anchor

Feat. NYC DJs Mainiero and headliner Bright Light, Bright Light! Plus make sure to enter the costume contest for a chance at $500 and the opportunity to ride on a float in the Carnival Parade.
Sunday August 18th @ 10p

Monday August 19th

Let Them Eat Cake: The Brass Key's Annual Carnival Pool Party

Join over 1,000 of the sexiest pairs of cakes at Carnival for a truly massive, one-of-a-kind experience. Dance the day away under the sun on the gorgeous grounds of the Brass Key Guesthouse with DJ Edil Hernandez and hostess 'a la Marie Antoinette,' Tadonna!
Monday August 19th @ 1p

POWER SNATCH @ Club Purgatory

DOUBLE VIRGO COMES TO PTOWN WITH: POWER SNATCH‼️ feat. DJ JEN DM ⛓️🏋🏽‍♀️🏋️‍♂️⛓️ A D¥KE-centered Queer Carnival Party for EVERYONE at The Gifford House 🥵 🏳️‍⚧️🏋🏽‍♀️🏋🏽‍♀️🐾🐻🏳️‍🌈💪🏽
Monday August 19th @ 9p

Tuesday August 20th

Carnival Bingo with Paige Turner @ The Gifford House

Join Paige Turner as your hostess for eight rounds of Bingo for $40. Great local prizes for each round!
Tuesday August 20th @ 1p

The Watership Inn Carnival Party with Miss Richfield

Carnival's longest running party is back! Celebrated since 1979, spend an afternoon reveling in the Land of Toys with one of Ptown's favorite drag queens.
Tuesday August 20th @ 3p

Le Bal Masqué: Official Carnival Dance Party @ The A-House

Calling all carnival revelers for the bawdiest dance party of the week at Provincetown's oldest discoteque!
Tuesday August 20th @ 10p

Wednesday August 21st

Babes & Bois Carnival Pool Party

The second year for this Carnival Pool Party for the “queer and sapphically-inclined” hosted at the largest LGBTQ+ & female-owned Inn in Provincetown!
Wednesday August 21st @ 12p

Sapphira Cristál @ Town Hall

The RuPaul's Drag Race fan favorite and vocal sensation makes her Town Hall debut with appearances by local legend & drag daughter Qya Cristál.
Wednesday August 21st @ 8:30p

OPULENCE: A Diamond & Pearls Dance Party @ Red Room - Co-Presented with FROLIC Weekend

Get yourself a glam glow-up and come twirl on the Red Room dance floor with music by Frenchy & DJ Biscuit TMFS from Berlin.
Wednesday August 21st @ 10p

Thursday August 22nd

46th Annual Carnival Parade

Winding its way down Commercial Street from the Harbor Hotel in the East End to the Coast Guard Station in the West End, this year’s 45th Annual Carnival Parade will again serve as a symbol of Provincetown’s inclusiveness, creativity and diversity with 2024's theme: Renaissance & Revolution.
Thursday August 22nd @ 3p

Friday August 23rd

Dog Tag Tea @ The Boatslip

Think black, green & camo. Break out your harness, add some boots and you’re good to go! Resident DJ Maryalice spins current dance music.
Friday August 23rd @ 4p

VOGUE: The Renaissance Ball Closing Party with Kevin Aviance @ The Crown & Anchor

Close out Carnival 2024: Renaissance & Revolution on the dance floor at the Crown & Anchor with music and performance by Kevin Aviance and DJ Andrew Lenox.
Friday August 23rd @ 10p

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More About Carnival

Carnival 2023 Parade Grand Marshal

Jason Carter, aka drag artist Monica Moore from Taunton, MA, will lead the community of floats and parade walkers down Commercial Street.
Learn More About Jason

Recap Carnival 2023

The 45th annual Provincetown Carnival Celebration brought the toys out of the box for it’s 2023 theme: “Land of Toys”.
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Recap Carnival 2022

More than 100,000 people gathered in Ptown to celebrate Summer & last year's theme: Monsters, Myths & Legends
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Carnival Parade Artists Matchmaking Program

After a successful 2022, the program will return permanently to facilitate a stronger connection between Ptown’s business & creative communities.
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See Pics From Carnival 'Renaissance x Revolution' 2024

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