Ptown Theme Weeks & Festivals
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Provincetown hosts an eclectic range of theme weeks and festivals throughout the year. These multi-day events celebrate the reflect the diverse history and make-up of this unique town: Arts, LGBTQ, theater, historic, holiday – and just the plain fun of Carnival and Halloween.
Be sure to plan in advance so you don’t miss out on the chance to experience one of these Provincetown events.
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2018 Carnival Week! Dates: Sat, August 11 – Fri, August 17, 2018
Theme: Mardis Gras by the Sea
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June 2018
Twenty Summers: Events run through 6/16
Provincetown Pride 2018: Fri, 6/1 – Sun, 6/3
Womxn of Color Weekend: Events run through Sun, 6/3/18
CabaretFest: Events run through Sun, 6/3
International Encaustic Conference: Fri, 6/1 – Sun, 6/3/18
Coastal Rowing Regatta and Mini Triathlon: Sat, 6/9/18
Provincetown Film Festival: Wed, 6/13 – Sun, 6/17/18
Portuguese Festival: Thurs, 6/21, – Sun, 6/24/18
TEDxProvincetown: Sat, 6/30/18
July 2018
July 4th: Fireworks & Parade: Wed, 7/4
Independence Week: Fri, 6/29 – Fri, 7/6/18
Bear Week: Sat, 7/7 – Sun, 7/15/18
Girl Splash: Tues, 7/17 – Sat, 7/21/18
Family Week: Sat, 7/28 – Fri, 8/3/18
Whale Week: Sun 7/29 – Fri, 8/3/18
August 2018
Carnival: Sat, August 11 – Fri, August 17, 2018
Carnival Parade: Thu, 8/16
September 2018
White Party: Sat, 9/1/18
The Great Provincetown Schooner Regatta: Tues, 9/4/18 – Thurs, 9/6/18
Afterglow Festival: Mon, 9/10 – Sun, 9/16/18
Gay Pilots Week: Thu, 9/13 – Sun, 9/16/18
Provincetown Book Festival: Fri, 9/14 & Sat, 9/15/18
Antique Car Show & Parade, Yankee Lambda Car Club: Sat, 9/15/18
Pet Appreciation Week: Sun, 9/23 – Sat, 9/29/18
Tennessee Williams Festival: Thurs, 9/27 – Sun, 9/30/18
Mates Leather Weekend: Thurs, 9/27 – Sun, 9/30/18
Provincetown Dance Trophy: Sat, 9/29/18
October 2018
Inspiration Weekend Provincetown: Fri, 10/5 – Sun, 10/7/18
Women’s Week: Mon, 10/8 – Sun, 10/14/18
Wellfleet Oyster Festival: Sat, 10/13 & Sun, 10/14/18
Fantasia Fair: Sun, 10/14 – Sun, 10/21/18
Provincetown Roundup: Wed, 10/17 – Sun, 10/21/18
Halloween: Fri: 10/26 – Wed, 10/31/18
Spooky Bear Weekend: Fri, 10/26 – Sun, 10/28/18
November 2018
Day of Dead Festival: Thu, 11/1 & Fri, 11/2/18
Provincetown Men’s Weekend: Fri, 11/9 – Sun, 11/11/18
Mr New England Leather Weekend, Fri, 11/16 – Sun, 11/18/18
Pilgrim Monument Lighting: Wed, 11/21/18
Thanksgiving: Wed, 11/21 – Sun, 11/25/18
Lobster Pot Tree Lighting: Sat, 11/24/18
December 2017
Holly Folly: Fri, 11/30 – Sun, 12/2/18
First Light New Year’s Celebration: Fri, 12/28/18 – Tue, 1/1/19
First Light Fireworks – TBA
February 2019
Snowbound Leather Weekend X: Fri, 2/22 – Sun, 2/24/19
March 2018
Out of Hibernation Bear Weekend: Fri, 3/15 – Sun, 3/17/19
April 2019
Women’s Media Summit / Film Financing Forum: Thu, 4/4 – Sun, 4/7/19
Gays for Patsy: Fri, 4/26 – Sun, 4/28, 2019
May 2019
Reebok Ragnar Relay: Sat, 5/11/19
Nauticon: Fri, 5/17 – Sun, 5/19/19
Single Women’s Weekend: Fri, 5/17 – Sun, 5/19/19
Twenty Summers: Events begin mid-May and run through mid-June | Watch performances online
Memorial Day Women’s Weekend: Thu, 5/23 – Mon, 5/27/19
Womxn of Color Weekend: Thu, 5/30 – Sun, 6/2/19
CabaretFest: Thu, 5/30 – Sun, 6/2/19
Provincetown Pride 2018: Fri, 5/31 – Sun, 6/2
International Encaustic Conference: Fri, 5/31 – Sun, 6/2/19
June 2019
Provincetown Pride 2018: Fri, 5/30 – Sun, 6/2/19
Womxn of Color Weekend: Events run through Sun, 6/2/19
CabaretFest: Events run through Sun, 6/2/19
International Encaustic Conference: Fri, 5/30 – Sun, 6/2/19
Twenty Summers: Events run through mid-June
Coastal Rowing Regatta and Mini Triathlon: Sat, 6/8/19
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