The 45th annual Provincetown Carnival parade – Land of Toys – stepped off on Thursday August 17, 2023 to sunny skies and roaring crowds that saw a record 40+ floats and 20+ groups of marchers sashay down Commercial Street. As is annual tradition, awards were given in multiple categories for creativity and artistic expression.
BEST OVERALL ENTRY
Provincetown Brewing Company: “tHot Wheels” (pictured above, photo by Robert Bardelmeier)
BEST LARGE FLOAT
Crown & Anchor: “Theys ‘R’ Us”
BEST SMALL FLOAT
Cape Cod Dog Cookies: “Toys in the Attic”
BEST MUSICAL ENTRY
Ciro & Sal’s: “Play Kitchen”
BEST SELF-PROPELLED ENTRY
B\well Pedicabs: “Trolls”
BEST WALKING ENTRY
Mid-Cape Lesbians: “UNO Brigade”
BEST ARTIST-MATCHMAKING
Josh Wilmoth & Alex Sprague for equalpride’s Out Magazine float
A special thank you goes out to Todd Flaherty for his help in organizing the parade as well the parade’s esteemed judges:
- From the Provincetown Public Art Foundation, Sam Tager
- Installation artist Myra Kooy
- Artists of Fagbash renown and beyond – Jimmy Lee Curtis and Aaron Korch
- Jeffrey Roberson aka Varla Jean Merman
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