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Women's Week Returns!

Whether it’s getting to see the best performers and comics in LBGT culture today, or just walking down Commercial Street holding hands with the woman in your life, basking in the sunlight and taking in the natural beauty of Provincetown, there is no festival on the planet that celebrates women like Women’s Week.

October 9 - 15, 2023

September 21-24 | Tennessee Williams Theater Festival

September 28 - Oct 2 | Mates Leather Weekend XXVI

October 27 - 29 | Make Your Plans for Spookybear

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See Photos from Provincetown Carnival 2023: Land of Toys

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

August 22, 2023

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Order Your Carnival 2023 Poster Now

Now is the time to grab one of the last Land of Toys Carnival posters that we have in-stock by world-renowned illustrator Phil Jimenez.

August 19, 2023

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Winners of the 45th Annual Carnival Parade Awards Announced

The 45th annual Provincetown Carnival parade – Land of Toys – stepped off on Thursday August 17, 2023 to sunny skies and roaring crowds.

August 17, 2023

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Annual Theme Weeks

Womxn of Color, Carnival, Bear Week, Pride, Fan Fair, Women's Week, Holly Folly & more! Get dates & details for Ptown's 2023 theme weeks.

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Check out our community calendar for a list of current & upcoming events happening all throughout Provincetown

PRIDE

Rally, queer comedy, parties + more

May 31 - June 2, 2024

CARNIVAL

Provincetown's original summer celebration

August 17-24, 2024

HOLLY FOLLY

Kick off the holidays with shopping, shows + events

December 1-3, 2023

FIRST LIGHT

Ring in the New Year on the tip of Cape Cod

December 29 - January 1, 2024

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Who’s ready to walk THIS duck?? It’s Carnival

Who’s ready to walk THIS duck?? It’s Carnival time Provincetown, so let the games begin in the Land of Toys…

Plan your Toy Time at Ptown.org/Carnival - two events just sold out!!

#visitptown #carnival #ptowncarnival #landoftoys

LOVE makes a FAMILY 🌈 Congratulations to a joyf

LOVE makes a FAMILY 🌈 Congratulations to a joyful and beautiful Family Week to @familyequality and everyone who participated. Our community is grateful to have you and we’re already looking forward to 2024. Check out this jubilant parade departure 🎉

#visitptown #loveislove #familyequalitycouncil #familyequality #ptown #provincetown #ptownbusinessguild

Registration for the 45th Annual Carnival Parade e

Registration for the 45th Annual Carnival Parade ends this Friday, July 28th! If you're planning to enter a float or march with us as a walking contingent in The Land Of Toys themed parade, now is the time to complete your application. Visit Ptown.org/Carnival to submit your registration now. We can't wait to see you at the Carnival parade on Thursday, August 17th at 3pm in Provincetown! #capecod #provincetown #lgbtq

We had over sixty folks pop by to check out our se

We had over sixty folks pop by to check out our second exhibition opening at the new Provincetown Pride Center with artist and activist Jeremy Novy @jeremynovy , whose stencil-work has been popping up all over town this week on Commercial Street and Provincetown Brewing Co. @ptownbrewingco Jason’s sense of queer community through his artwork brings us together, and we are grateful to have his pieces up through the remainder of the month.

The exhibit will be open to the public with special extended hours for Bear Week this Friday (12 noon to 8pm), Saturday (10am to 6pm) and Sunday (12 noon to 6pm), with Novy's works available for sale to collectors during these times. Special thanks to Jeremy for the signature koi fish that now live on the sidewalks on 115 Bradford Street 🐠

#visitptown #ptownbusinessguild #ptownpridecenter #jeremynovy #gonegay #streetart #queerart #queerstreetart

Not all the nightlife during Bear Week happens in

Not all the nightlife during Bear Week happens in the bars; this Sunday, July 9th at 8pm join the Provincetown Conservation Trust @provincetownconservationtrust and Herpetologist Scott Smyers in an exploration of Amphibians and Insects After Dark as part of our Camp Provincetown initiative.

On this nighttime walk, we will listen to calling frogs and insects along Provincetown's Old Colony nature Pathway and White Cedar Swamps while discussing the life cycles, adaptations, behavior, and ecology of outer Cape amphibians.

Flashlights provided: be sure to wear long pants and sleeves, and appropriate footwear.

Registration is $25 and is limited to 15 people; so be sure book your space now at Ptown.org/bears

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