Provincetown
Provincetown is at the very tip of the Cape Cod peninsula region of Massachusetts. Perhaps due to being at the remote end of the Cape and because of its variety of beautiful scenes, Provincetown has attracted artists of all types over the years. One of the oldest artist colonies in America, it has produced a large number of excellent galleries, cutting edge theatre, and many unique shops. There is also the persistence of an attitude of tolerance, making Provincetown a preferred home and travel destination for many LGBTQ people.
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Herring Cove
Lifeguards, rest rooms, changing facilities, food, handicapped accessible. Usually calmer waters than Race Point
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Long Point
Tip of Cape Cod
By some it's called "the end of the earth". An 1827 lighthouse graces the very tip of the Cape. Beware of poison ivy.
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Provincetown Theater
There are two companies operating within the theater. The Provincetown Repertory Theatre is an acclaimed company that presents a mix of classic and modern productions. The Provincetown Theatre Company is the birthplace of the modern American theater.
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Race Point Beach
Lifeguards, rest rooms, changing facilities. This is a nice, wide beach. The surf can be rough at times.
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Art House Theater
Presents high quality drag shows and Broadway divas all summer long. This is the home of Varla Jean Merman.
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Art's Dune Tours
Over 60 years experience providing a wide variety of tours, including a sunset clambake and a lighthouse tour. The only way to see the dunes and learn the history and see the natural, unspoilt beauty of the Cape and her dunes.
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Bear Week Provincetown
Annual week-long party for bears and their admirers. Attracts the largest number of attendees of any bear event in the world with over 5,000 registered attendees and thousands more in town. People come from around the world.
Mid-July
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Carnival Week
Premiere annual week-long party in August featuring the gamut of the LGBT community. Features a street parade with outlandish costumes and high spirits. Sponsored by the Provincetown Business Guild.
Mid-August
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Family Pride Week
Family Week is the largest national gathering of the LGBT-headed family community in the United States.
Late July
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Fantasia Fair
Fantasia Fair is the longest-running theme week in Provincetown: it began in 1975. Fantasia Fair has progressed from a holiday experience for transgender individuals into a mix of practical, social, and educational opportunities designed to enhance the personal growth and awareness of one's own gender expression.
Late October
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Girl Splash
Girl Splash is a fun, women-only week with lots of activities from a clam bake to theater to tea dances.
Late July
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Holly Folly
Weekend celebration of the Yule season with toy drives, the Snow Ball and live music performances and sing-alongs. Most shops and restaurants are open.
Early December
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Mr. New England Leather
Weekend contest and leather community celebration featuring dance parties and the crowning of Mr. New England Leather.
Late November
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Pedal Ptown Bike Tours
Explore the art, culture, & history of Provincetown on a guided bicycle tour departing from the center of town. Offers tours of town, the Cape Cod National Seashore's Province Lands Bike Trail, and bike school classes including "Survive Commercial Street."
9AM-5PM
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Provincetown Dramatic Arts
Presents professional quality theater, develops new scripts and interdisciplinary performances, and provides education in the arts on a year-round basis.
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Provincetown International Film Festival
This 5-day festival presents a wide array of American and international narrative features, documentaries and short films, and makes a particular point to honor and preserve Provincetown's rich and diverse history as an arts colony, Portuguese fishing village, and gay and lesbian mecca-while never forgetting the area's original Native American inhabitants.
Mid - late June
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SeaSalt Charters
Offering private whale watching and fishing trips (specializing in striped bass and bluefish).
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Snowbound Leather Weekend
Winter weekend featuring the leather community and dance parties, brunch and workshops sponsored by Full Kit Leather.
Late February
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Tennessee Williams Theater Festival
Theater fans flock to Provincetown to celebrate Tennessee Williams with live performances from as near as Cape Cod and as far as South Africa
Late September
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The Bike Shack
Bike rentals and service. Pick up and drop off available. Online reservations.
8AM-8PM
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The Portuguese Festival and Blessing of the Fleet
Annual celebration of Provincetown's Portuguese heritage with a parade and the Blessing of the Fleet.
Late June
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Women of Color Weekend
This weekend features the Absolut Inn Stroll, a writer's workshop and a Jazz Brunch on Sunday
Early June
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Arnold's Bikes
329 Commercial St.
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Bay Lady II Excursion Schooner
584 Commercial St.
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Beth Ann Fishing Charters
A 35-foot downeast fishing boat.
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Cee Jay Fishing Parties
Fishing parties and Cape Cod fishing charters.
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Dolphin Fleet Whale Watch
Dolphin Fleet
Educational and engaging whale watch including breakfast
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Gale Force Bikes
Free parking, helmet, locks. Near the start of the trail.
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Ptown Bikes
Rentals, service. Near start of the bike trail.
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Schooner Hindu
Go sailing on the Schooner Hindu.
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