Name: The Canteen Holiday Market
Start: 2024-12-27
End: 2024-12-27
Location: The Canteen

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First Light Celebration December 27, 2024 -
January 2, 2025

Ring in the New Year on the tip of Cape Cod! Enjoy great performances, fine art, delicious fare and festive shopping experiences along Commercial Street all before you catch a front-row seat to the fireworks off MacMillan Pier at dusk on New Year’s Eve. Afterwards, head to your favorite nightclub to dance the night away… But don’t party too hard, so you can join 500 of your closest friends as you dip into the East Harbor on January 1st for at The Annual Provincetown Polar Plunge. Come kick off the year in your happy place – Provincetown!

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New Year's Eve Fireworks

Catch a front row seat at the edge of the earth for this year's magical New Year's Eve Fireworks show off MacMillan Pier!

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The Canteen Holiday Market

OUTDOOR LOCAL VENDORS MARKET Each day of the market features 25 local vendors, ranging from local woodworkers & jewelers to painters, leatherworkers, & clothes makers. This is not your grandma’s craft fair, you have to see the talent out there! At least 10 new vendors each weekend! Opening Hours: 11 AM – 5 PM Days […]

Friday December 27th

11:00 am – 5:00 pm

The Canteen

225 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA 02657

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‘Decked’ First Light Gallery Stroll Exhibit Reception

‘First Light’ Weekend | JUST ADDED: Friday, December 27th from 4-7PM {First Light Reception}, Saturday, December 28th from 1-4PM & Sunday, December 29th from 12-4PM Do not miss this holiday group show featuring several of our artist friends from the Provincetown Commons on exhibit throughout the holidays at the Provincetown Pride Center! Featured artists include […]

Friday December 27th

4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Provincetown Pride Center

115 Bradford Street, Provincetown, MA 02657

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Freaky Fridays at Wave Bar

Get freaky with DJ @jake.glass every Friday night this winter at our FREAKY FRIDAY dance party in Wave Bar!

Friday December 27th

9:00 pm

Wave Bar @ The Crown & Anchor

247 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA 02657

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The Canteen Holiday Market

Saturday December 28th

11:00 am – 5:00 pm

The Canteen

225 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA 02657

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‘Decked’ x The Commons | A Holiday Group Show

Do not miss this holiday group show featuring several of our artist friends from the Provincetown Commons on exhibit throughout the holidays at the Provincetown Pride Center! Featured artists include Amy Ford, Beth Faherty, Elspeth Slayter, Jimmy Lee Curtis, Mary Gallagher, Mallory White, Fran O’Neill, Karen Miller and more. The Provincetown Pride Center | 115 […]

Saturday December 28th

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Provincetown Pride Center

115 Bradford Street, Provincetown, MA 02657

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New Year’s Follies: Ring in the New Year in Provincetown!

Ring in 2025 with this festive New Year’s Weekend version of the beloved Provincetown Follies presented by Jonathan Hawkins and The Crown & Anchor in historic Town Hall. Featuring John Riddle, Alysha Umpires, Brandon Contreras, Anne Fraser Thomas and many of Provincetown’s most beloved performers with this one-of-a-kind, one night only spectacular on Saturday, December […]

Saturday December 28th

8:00 pm

Provincetown Town Hall

260 Commercial Street, Provincetown

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The Canteen Holiday Market

Sunday December 29th

11:00 am – 5:00 pm

The Canteen

225 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA 02657

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‘Decked’ x The Commons | A Holiday Group Show

Sunday December 29th

12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Provincetown Pride Center

115 Bradford Street, Provincetown, MA 02657

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Trish on Trish BINGO

We can’t get enough of them! The Trishs are back on Sunday, December 29th for a New Year’s BINGO 🎉

Sunday December 29th

8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

The Wilde at The Gifford House

9 Carver Street, Provincetown MA 02657

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Music Bingo Mondays @ Bay Cafe

Music Bingo Mondays @ Bay Cafe (177 Commercial Street) Join the fun EVERY Monday night at Bay Cafe for Music Bingo with Cape Cod’s X 1023 and 1065 FM. Come by yourself or bring your friends and try the yummy new $10 Comfort Food Menu and play along to win some fun prizes from the […]

Monday December 30th

6:00 pm

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DROPPING THE BALL New Years Cabaret with Marti Cummings

Don’t drop the ball in 2025! This end of the year cabaret wraps up 2024 with hilarious antidotes and songs! With Out100 Honoree Winner MARTI CUMMINGS!

Monday December 30th

7:30 pm

Crown & Anchor

247 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA 02657

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Ball Drop BINGO on NYE

It’s FIRST LIGHT weekend, and everyone is encouraged to rally their family and friends to join Austin & Mackenzie at the Crown & Anchor for an afternoon of Ball Drop Bingo! Only $40 per person includes eight games of Bingo and the incredible holiday antics of Austin and Mackenzie! While you’re here, be sure […]

Tuesday December 31st

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

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Light Bright Bike Ride 2024

Get ready to LIGHT UP THE NIGHT with the coolest bike ride ever, as we pedal across town to ring in the new year! Join us for an electrifying evening of cycling fun starting at the Provincetown Public Library! Get ready to light up the night as we embark on a dazzling bike ride through […]

Tuesday December 31st

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Provincetown Public Library

356 Commercial Street

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New Year’s Eve 4-Course Epicurean Dinner at Ocean 193

The best place to view the NYE fire works in Provincetown is from the Ocean! Ocean 193 Restaurant

Tuesday December 31st

4:30 pm – 11:55 pm

Ocean 193

193 A Commercial Street

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Donna, Disco, and Us

Singer, storyteller and showman Todd Alsup brings Donna Summer’s iconic, infectious songbook to vivid life on hits like “I Feel Love,” “Bad Girls,” “Love To Love You Baby,” and “Last Dance.” All the while he delves into the Queen of Disco’s enduring legacy with gay men and the joyful role disco played in their struggle for liberation. […]

Tuesday December 31st

7:00 pm

Crown & Anchor

247 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA 02657

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New Year’s Eve Fireworks at MacMillan Pier

The Town of Provincetown is bringing in the New Year with a spectacular celebration is the fireworks from MacMillan Pier on December 31st at dusk. The best views for the fireworks are on the beach by the pier if it’s not too cold. You can also watch the fireworks from nearby bars, clubs and restaurant […]

Tuesday December 31st

MacMillan Pier

Ryder Street Extension, Provincetown, MA 02657

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Jamaican New Year’s Eve at Pilgrim House

Jamaican New Year’s Eve at Pilgrim House Join us New Year’s Eve at our Pilgrim House as we bring in the New Year in 🇯🇲 style. DJ Juvenile kicks off the party at 9PM! 💃🏻🕺🏼 Authentic Jamaican cuisine made with love by CARMEN and a Champagne Toast at midnight!🥂 Dance, dine, and drop-In for some […]

Tuesday December 31st

9:00 pm

Pilgrim House

336 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA 02657

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Polar Bear Plunge 2025

On New Years Day 2025, Provincetown will celebrate the ninth annual Polar Bear Plunge! On that day, hundreds of intrepid plungers will meet in the Johnson Street parking lot at 11am, collect tee-shirts, gather inspiration from tracks spun by our New Year’s Day DJ Chris Racine, and learn about the important work of the Center […]

Wednesday January 1st

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New Year’s Day Brunch at Ocean 193

Open for Brunch on Jan 1 serving breakfast and lunch all day starting 10am

Wednesday January 1st

11:00 am – 4:00 pm

Ocean 193

193 A Commercial Street

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Line Dancing

Line dancing class for beginner to intermediate levels. Step-by-step instruction. Great exercise! Mostly country western. Disco on the 4th Wednesday of the month.

Wednesday January 1st

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

The Wilde at The Gifford House

9 Carver Street, Provincetown MA 02657

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BINGO at A-House with Tiki!

*OFF-SEASON BINGO STARTS THIS WEDNESDAY* Starting Thursday, November 27th at 9pm, join all your friends at A-House for our very first BINGO of the season.. a long time Provincetown tradition with hostess Tiki! Cash only. Dancing to follow!

Wednesday January 1st

9:00 pm

A-House

4-6 Masonic Place, Provincetown, MA 02657