What Gay Events are Happening in Provincetown?
Provincetown's LGBTQ+ event calendar runs from spring through fall, with themed weeks nearly every week of summer.
Annual Events Calendar
- Lesbian Visibility Week — April 20–26 — Drag King Brunch, Pink Full Moon Par'Tea, storytelling panels, dance parties, film screenings
- Single Women's Weekend — May 15–17
- Memorial Day Weekend (LesbianNightLife Festival) — May 21–25
- Womxn of Color Weekend — June 3–8
- Provincetown Pride — June 4–7 — Sashay to Tea parade, Pride Market, 5K, T Dances
- CabaretFest — June 8–14
- Provincetown International Film Festival — June 10–14
- Juneteenth Celebration — June 19–21
- FROLIC — June 17–22
- Portuguese Festival — June 26–28
- Bear Week — July 11–18 — One of the largest bear gatherings in the world
- Girl Splash — July 22–25
- Family Week — July 25–August 1 — LGBTQ+ families celebration
- Carnival — mid-August — The biggest week of summer; a massive themed costume parade
- Fantasia Fair — October — One of the oldest transgender conferences in the world, running since 1975
Weekly Events (Summer Season)
- T Dances at Boatslip Resort & Beach Club — The legendary afternoon tea dance, daily in summer
- Drag shows nightly at The Crown & Anchor Hotel & Bars, Post Office Cafe & Cabaret, and Red Room
- Babes & Bois parties — The town's primary queer women's/non-binary event producers run weekly and pop-up parties in season (check current venues)
- Themed dance parties at Purgatory Gifford House and A-House
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