Part of the Gay Provincetown Guide — bars, events & things to do.

Saturday, October 31, 2026
The Provincetown afternoon tea dance in full Halloween costume, 4pm to 7pm on the Boatslip's harbor-view deck. Tea Dance has pulled crowds down to this West End deck for roughly half a century; the Spooky Bear edition just adds the costumes and the late-October chill. Part of Spooky Bear (Oct 29–Nov 1).
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