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Provincetown’s Holly Folly Celebration: Making Your Holidays ‘Mary’ and Gay!
The nation’s original LGBTQ+ Holiday Celebration, Holly Folly, first began in 1997 as an opportunity to gather and celebrate the Holiday season with our chosen family in Provincetown. In 2022 we celebrated its 25 Year Anniversary from December 2nd – 4th.
Pink Friday in Provincetown: Support LGBTQ+ Owned And Allied Businesses This Holiday Season
With hundreds of unique shops, galleries and attractions in Provincetown, the Provincetown Business Guild encourages the LGBTQ+ community and our friends to support small businesses here in town on Friday, November 25th – what the PBG is calling ‘Pink Friday’.
The Provincetown Business Guild
is a group of business owners committed to the economic and cultural development of LGBTQ+ tourism for Provincetown and to maintaining Provincetown as the #1 gay community in America.
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Congratulations to Fanizzi’s on their quick recovery from last awful month’s storm and wreckage. Be sure to go and show some support for their return starting TODAY 🍸
Lunch: 11:30-3:30
Dinner: 4:15-9:00
“We want to THANK everyone for their support over the last month and to their continued support over the years! Unfortunately, Sunday Buffet Brunch is on hold until we open the restaurant fully. We hope the bay room dining area will be open in March sometime.”
Here are some more snaps from our biggest Jingle Bell Run yet, graciously hosted on the front end by Paul and the Fanizzi’s crew 🙏
Photos by @mckeondan
#visitptown #ptownbusinessguild #fanizzis #hollyfolly2022 #jinglebellrun
Looking forward into 2023?? We’ve been hearing from lodgers lately that some of your favorite theme weeks are already fully booked up season (Carnival, Bear Week, Labor Day, Spooky Bear, etc.)
Now is the time to get the best rates possible for whichever week(s) speaks most to you! Check out Ptown.org/lodging for a full list of diverse homes-away-from-home and support our gorgeous spread of inns, hotels and guest houses 🏘️
#visitptown #ptown2023 #ptownbusinessguild #booknow #carnival #hollyfolly #spookybear #themeweeks
For 40 years artist Jay Critchley @jaycritchley has performed his Re-Rooters day ceremony highlighting the perils of consumptive capitalism. At the ceremony’s apex Jay set aflame a constructed boat carrying four Christmas trees from the dump (peppered with symbolic items from the crowd of onlookers they wanted to dispose on in the twilight of a New Year.) With equal parts humor and sanctity more than a hundred folks shivered on in solidarity and wonder.
Only in Provincetown 🙏
Congratulations to Jay on the commitment of this 40-year-old piece of art and thank you to Mike Sullivan @mike3sullivan for the fantastic photo. For more information please check out JayCritchley.com
#visitptown #rerootersdayceremony #eastbay #ptown #performanceart #jaycritchley #ptownlocal #ptownart
Happy New Year from Provincetown 💜 Swipe for some of our favorite moments of 2022 👉🏼
OFFICIAL FIREWORKS UPDATE: Provincetown’s display will happen at dusk. The actual start time will vary based on ideal weather conditions. Please anticipate a start time as early as 4:45PM. Unfortunately the forecasted winds for tomorrow do not allow for a rain date.
#visitptown #ptownbusinessguild #firstlight2022 #firstlight #ptownies
Curious to know who’s open New Year’s Weekend?? Check out Ptown.org/Open to find out where you can go for shopping, dining, getting pampered and more…
👋🏼 to The Black Dog up top 🐶 open daily 10-8PM
#ptownbusinessguild #visitptown #theblackdog #ptowninwinter #openinptown #ptownie #ptownmag #firstlight
We are shocked by the damage caused by yesterday’s storm to our community, and our hearts go out to local businesses like Fanizzi’s @paulfanizzi East End Market @eastendmarketptown , and the community members who have dealt with major damage and/or lost electricity or have been displaced for the holidays…
However, we are heartened by the waves of community support: We saw that folks raised over 15k (in a matter of hours) to support service workers, heard stories of neighbors welcoming one another into their homes for the holidays, were glad to hear about the warming center at the VmCC today, and have seen other local businesses jump at the opportunity to help one another. This may be a great example of the spirit of the holidays, but it’s always the spirit of Provincetown.
So wherever folks are tomorrow we hope they are warmed by that thought, and know we will continue to support in the ways we can. Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas Ptown 🌟
#visitptown #ptownbusinessguild #ptownstrong #ptownie #merrychristmas #happyholidays #happyholigays #pilgrimmonument
Ball Drop Bingo on Saturday Dec 31st at 1PM is your LAST chance to experience magical bingo host-duo Mackenzie @itsjustmackenzie & Austin @theaustintylerhorrorshow at @onlyatthecrown (well, in 2022 ; )
We have some INCREDIBLE prizes to finish off the year strong including an off-season weekend stay at @thegaslampptown and plenty of other Ptown gifts and treats (thank you to all that have supported the PBG in generating these 🙏) Make sure to reserve your daubers/seats now through the link up top. Special thanks to Mackenzie, Austin and @onlyatthecrown for helping to make this series of events so fun and QAF all year long!
#visitptown #ptownbusinessguild #firstlight #firstlight2022 #ptownbingo #dragbingo #onlyatthecrown
The magic of fireworks in Ptown returns to the bay this New Year’s Eve at 5:30PM during First Light ✨
Kick of the year in your happy place - check out the full First Light schedule in our bio for parties, shows, shopping and more!
#visitptown #ptownfireworks #firstlight2022 #provincetown #newyears2022 #firstlight #fireworks
Shiver, smile and splash your way into 2023 at Provincetown’s sixth-annual Polar Plunge this New Year’s Day at noon at the Johnson Street Lot!! 🧊🐻❄️💦
A fundraiser for the incredible work happening at The Center for Coastal Studies @coastalstudiesptown , this charity is a fixture of Provincetown’s First Light celebrations for New Years Weekend 2023. Co-sponsored by some of our fav businesses – Harbor Lounge, Yolqueria, Mezzeterranean and the 8 Dyer Hotel – registrants will enjoy warm-up cocktails and chili to fuel and recover from their wintery shock to the system. The registration link is in our link.tree up top!
The CCS is already 4k towards their 10k fundraising goal! Sign up and support NOW 🐋
Wonderful 📸s by @mckeondan
#visitptown #firstlightptown #firstlight2022 #newyearsinptown #newyears2022 #ptownie #ptownmag #capecodnews #centerforcoastalstudies #polarplunge #ptownbusinessguild
Many thanks to holigay hostess the stunning TaDonna @_tadonna_ for bringing sparkle and singalongs (and a few flurries!) to ‘White Christmas’ this past Sunday night at Water’s Edge Cinema. Are you surprised folks knew the lyrics to ‘Sisters’ over ‘White Christmas’?
Make sure to catch @_tadonna_ again this Friday with Gay Bible at Provincetown Brewing Co. @ptownbrewingco where they will be showing ‘Christmas at Pee Wee’s Playhouse.’
Special thanks to @youthxtralarge for the fat-washed old fashioned’s and @ptownfilm and @annehubbell for helping to co-host this event ⛄️
#visitptown #holidaysinptown #whitechristmas not #whitelotus #queerchristmas #ptowninwinter #ptownfilmfest #watersedgecinema #ptownbusinessguild
Sad you missed Holly Folly?? The spirit of Holly Folly will continue in Provincetown all December long! With the Canteen/Crown & Anchor Holiday Markets, Outer Cape Chorale at Town Hall, and a special presentation of Irving Berlin’s holiday classic White Christmas presented by TaDonna @_tadonna_ at Water’s Edge Cinema this Sunday, there’s plenty going on this weekend to keep you in the holigay spirit ☃️
#visitptown #hollyfolly2022 #decemberinptown #holigay #saddog #ptownbusinessguild
2022 was THE JOLLIEST Holly Folly we’ve ever seen!! Thank you to all the merry lovers of Provincetown for coming here to make the holidays as gay as possible with your chosen LGBTQ+ family. In it’s 25th year, the creation of Holly Folly (the original premier queer holiday celebration) and the PBG have the Women’s Innkeepers of Provincetown to thank, who helped to bring this holiday tradition to light, a tradition that continues to grow and bring a sense of warmth, community and glitter that is truly befitting of the season. Say hi to Melanie above who works at Stop & Shop and helped to create Holly Folly’s first year!
While Holly Folly is almost over, the holidays in Provincetown are nowhere near from done! The Holiday Market at Canteen is around all December and many of your favorite shops, galleries and restaurants are here to welcome you all season long. In Provincetown we are always here, and we are always queer ✨
Thank you again to our event sponsors @titosvodka , @gileadsciences , @krakenrum , @ptowntourism , @salthouseinn + our wonderful business members for hosting all the strolls this weekend and event hosts @onlyatthecrown @ptownbrewingco Town Hall @paulfanizzi and @coolasamoose AND OUR INCREDIBLE QUEER TALENT - all those in Hung with Care, The Holly Folly Follies, our event hosts @trampyg1 and @constance_waverly , our Santa Daddy @nathanbutera , DJs @djchrisracine @andrewlenox_music @sirgogogadget and all those performing about town to help bring that Ptown magic.
This morning’s Jingle Bell Run was our LARGEST YET!! Painting the town red, holiday style. Thank you consummate hosts Fanizzi’s and @ptownbrewingco (especially to Nikki and Vanessa in the kitchen.)
Don’t miss tonight’s Town Hall show Hung with Care: A Queer Burlesque Spectacular - tickets are almost gone!!
And thank you to Holly Folly event sponsors @titosvodka and @gileadsciences 💝
Here’s a shot of our volunteer family from last night 🎄 Thank you for helping to make all our events an organized success. You’re all on the nice list 🎅🏽
Speaking of massive support - MAJOR thanks go out to our newest PBG sponsor family, Gilead Sciences @gileadsciences - the leaders in HIV treatment and Descovy for PrEP. Thank you for helping to make the nation’s premier LGBTQ+ holiday celebration sparkle ✨
Please visit descovy.com or the table in the back to learn more about how you can help stop the virus.
#HIVAIDS #HIVAwareness #StopHIVTogether #ThisIsWhatWeLiveFor #gileadhivus #descovy_us, #GileadHIV
The Merry Mary Meter is off the CHARTS here in Provincetown 📈 Check out these beautiful Christmas lights around time that went up just in time for the weekend’s festivities…
With The Holly Folly Follies fully SOLD OUT for tonight and our 2nd Town Hall show ‘Hung with Care: A Queer Burlesque Spectacular’ also on track to sell out, we know it’s gonna be the jolliest folly of them all - make sure to check out the more-than-30 events going on this weekend at Ptown.org/Holidays
#visitptown #ptownbusinessguild #hollyfolly #hollyfolly2022 #merryqueersmas #queerchristmas #lgbtqfamily #holigay #holigays
Settle in for a scintillating sleigh ride of yuletide classic featuring performances from today’s premier cabaret artists with specialities ranging from burlesque to dance, circus acts, drag, live singing and more…
The Town Hall bar will be open at 7PM, so come have a drink and take pictures with our special Santa, Daddy @nathanbutera 🎅🏽
See you at Town Hall on Saturday night with MC Storm Marrero, GoGo Gadget, Pearls Daily, Jack Barrow, Broody Valentino & Ser Schoen!
#visitptown #hollyfolly #hollyfolly2022 #burlesque #queerchristmas #ptownbusinessguild
This World AIDS Day, we remember those lost to AIDS-related illnesses, and reengage people in care by prioritizing steps like HIV testing. Share to encourage action toward ending the HIV epidemic.
#HIVAIDS #HIVAwareness #WorldAIDSDay #StopHIVTogether #ThisIsWhatWeLiveFor #gileadhivus #descovy_us, #GileadHIV
HOLLY FOLLY IS ONLY TWO DAYS AWAY, and our lovely turtle doves & Holly Folly hostesses, Trampolina @trampyg1 and Constance Waverly @constance_waverly cannot WAIT to welcome you all to this jolly, gay-old time!! With over 30 events, two Town Hall shows and plenty of restaurants, shops, inns and galleries decorated and waiting to welcome you with cheer, there will be SNOW much going on - just visit Ptown.org/holidays to get the full schedule or click on the link.tree up top!
PS - how gorgeous does Anita Cocktail @anitacocktailpt look here? Do not miss her annual fundraiser for @aidssupportgroupofcapecod T’is the Season for Giving on Friday at 8PM at @postofficecafeandcabaret_
#visitptown #hollyfolly #ptownbusinessguild #holigay #gayholiday #queerchristmas
Shiver me tinsels!! Provincetown’s 25th Holly Folly kicks off in just four short days. With TWO Town Hall shows, The Jingle Bell Run, Snowball Bar Crawl, Inn Stroll, Gallery, Shop Hop, Gallery Strolls – and dozens of other events & parties listed online – there’s no reason to be left out in the cold ☃️
Make sure to check out the full schedule and book today through the links up top so you can have the merriest of merries this weekend…
#visitptown #hollyfolly #ptown #ptownbusinessguild #hollyfolly2022 #queerholiday #holigay #holigays #ptownbrewco
